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18 April 1971 (UK) more
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Jane Austen's last novel provides the plot for this earlier Granada miniseries. Set in pre-Victorian England... more
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The movie "Persuasion" was very true to the novel, but that doesn't mean it was any good. more (16 total)

Cast

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Ann Firbank ... Anne Elliot (5 episodes, 1971)
Bryan Marshall ... Captain Wentworth (5 episodes, 1971)
Richard Vernon ... Admiral Croft (5 episodes, 1971)
Marian Spencer ... Lady Russell (4 episodes, 1971)
Georgine Anderson ... Mrs. Croft (4 episodes, 1971)
Morag Hood ... Mary Musgrove (4 episodes, 1971)
Rowland Davies ... Charles Musgrove (4 episodes, 1971)
Mel Martin ... Henrietta Musgrove (4 episodes, 1971)
Basil Dignam ... Sir Walter Elliot (3 episodes, 1971)
Valerie Gearon ... Elizabeth Elliot (3 episodes, 1971)
Zhivila Roche ... Louisa Musgrove (3 episodes, 1971)
Noel Dyson ... Mrs. Musgrove (3 episodes, 1971)
Charlotte Mitchell ... Mrs. Clay (3 episodes, 1971)
William Kendall ... Mr. Musgrove (2 episodes, 1971)
David Savile ... Mr. Elliot (2 episodes, 1971)
Michael Culver ... Captain Harville (2 episodes, 1971)
Ernest Hare ... Colonel Wallis (2 episodes, 1971)
Gabrielle Daye ... Mrs. Rooke (2 episodes, 1971)
Polly Murch ... Mrs. Smith (2 episodes, 1971)
Beatrix Mackey ... Lady Dalrymple (2 episodes, 1971)
Angela Galbraith ... Miss Carteret (2 episodes, 1971)
Walter Horsbrugh ... Butler (2 episodes, 1971)
Liz Goulding ... Maid (2 episodes, 1971)
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60 min (5 episodes)
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Trivia:
The gray pelisse with the scalloped cape worn by Ann Firbank (Anne Elliot) in Bath is the same costume worn by an extra at the church at the end of "Mansfield Park" (1983), by an extra in the London street in Sharpe's Justice (1997) (TV), and by an extra at the Cricket match in Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) (TV). more
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Anachronisms: Walking down country lane, actors pass WWII tank traps. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Persuasion (1995) more
Soundtrack:
A Downland Suite: III - Minuet: Allegretto grazioso more

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The movie "Persuasion" was very true to the novel, but that doesn't mean it was any good., 4 September 2001
Author: superterri128 from U.S.A.

When it comes to most movies made about classic novels, most people complain that it wasn't true to the novel. You can't say that about this. That's the one (and only) good point about this movie. I couldn't stand the woman who played Anne. I know she was supposed to be older, but not THAT old! She looked like she was 40! Anne's only supposed to be 27 or something like that. And I could NOT stand how she did her hair. Captain Wentworth was ok, but no where near as dashing as you imagine him when you read the book, and Captain Benwick was just plain frightening. I thought the girl who played Louisa Musgrove was really good, the same with the woman who played Mary. I don't remember having any specific complaints with any of the other characters, so I suppose they did well enough. The script was very close, sometimes word for word, with the book. However, this did make the movie rather boring. I thoroughly enjoyed the book...every time i read it. I never was bored at all throughout the entire novel, so I'm blaming my boredom on the movie's direction and acting. The character of Anne was supposed to be calm, not completely dull...which is what this actress was. Overall I must say i was disappointed with this movie. Compared to the newer version I preferred the newer one, mainly because of the actress who played Anne. This movies wasn't completely terrible, but it wasn't any good either.

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