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Persuasion (1995)

PG  107 min  -  Romance | Drama   -  27 September 1995 (USA)
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Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Michell

Writers:

Jane Austen (novel), Nick Dear (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Root ...
Ciarán Hinds ...
Susan Fleetwood ...
Corin Redgrave ...
Fiona Shaw ...
John Woodvine John Woodvine ...
Phoebe Nicholls Phoebe Nicholls ...
Samuel West ...
Sophie Thompson Sophie Thompson ...
Judy Cornwell ...
Simon Russell Beale Simon Russell Beale ...
Felicity Dean Felicity Dean ...
Roger Hammond Roger Hammond ...
Emma Roberts Emma Roberts ...
Victoria Hamilton Victoria Hamilton ...
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Storyline

Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young seaman, who, though promising, had poor family connections. When her father rents out the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is thrown into company with Frederick, because his sister is Mrs. Croft. Frederick is now a rich and successful Captain, and a highly eligible bachelor. Whom will he marry? One of Anne's sister's husband's sisters? Or will he and Anne rekindle the old flame? Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Captain | Napoleonic Wars | England | Old Flame | Marriage  | See more »

Genres:

Romance | Drama

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Rated PG for brief mild language See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | USA | France

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Övertalning See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$5,462,325 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The sage-green Spencer with white cuffs Amanda Root (Anne Elliot) wears on the street in Bath is the same costume Sally Hawkins (Anne Elliot) wears in the final scene of Persuasion. The jacket is also worn by an extra at the salon in Byron. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: At the dinner at the Musgrove's, the Musgrove girls read from the Navy List that the Laconia is a 74 gun frigate. Frigates of that era had at a maximum around 44 guns. A ship with 74 guns would have been a "ship of the line". See more »

Quotes

Lady Russell: He had no fortune, no connections. It was entirely prudent of you to reject him.
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Connections

Featured in The Real Jane Austen (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Minstrel Boy"
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Written by Thomas Moore See more »