The read
Scores higher than 91% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
153 audience votes
Key crew
- Roger MichellDirector
- Nick DearScreenplay
- Jeremy SamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Amanda RootAnne Elliott
- Ciarán HindsCaptain Frederick Wentworth
- Susan FleetwoodLady Russell
- Corin RedgraveSir Walter Elliot
- Fiona ShawMrs. Croft
- John WoodvineAdmiral Croft
- Phoebe NichollsElizabeth Elliot
- Samuel WestMr. Elliot
- Sophie ThompsonMary Musgrove
- Simon Russell BealeCharles Musgrove
- Felicity DeanMrs. Clay
- Judy CornwellMrs. Musgrove
Stills
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Themes
marriage proposalstrong womanbased on novel or booklove trianglemarriageunrequited lovefamily in perilold flameadmiralbankruptcymarriage brokerlovers reunited
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