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Northanger Abbey

  • Episode aired Dec 6, 1987
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Northanger Abbey (1987)
Drama
Catherine Morland is a young woman who enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She is invited to Bath by a family friend, Mrs. Allen, and there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. Upon retu... Read allCatherine Morland is a young woman who enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She is invited to Bath by a family friend, Mrs. Allen, and there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning to her home with her family, Eleanor invites Catherine to come along as her guest an... Read allCatherine Morland is a young woman who enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She is invited to Bath by a family friend, Mrs. Allen, and there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning to her home with her family, Eleanor invites Catherine to come along as her guest and companion. There Catherine's imagination continues to flourish and she begins to suspect... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
905
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    • Giles Foster
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Maggie Wadey
  • Stars
    • Katharine Schlesinger
    • Peter Firth
    • Robert Hardy
    • Giles Foster
    • Jane Austen(novel)
    • Maggie Wadey
  • Stars
    • Katharine Schlesinger
    • Peter Firth
    • Robert Hardy
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    • 56User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Northanger Abbey (1987)
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    Peter Firth and Katharine Schlesinger in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Katharine Schlesinger in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Philip Bird and Cassie Stuart in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Peter Firth in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Katharine Schlesinger and Googie Withers in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Ingrid Lacey and Katharine Schlesinger in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Katharine Schlesinger in Northanger Abbey (1987)
    Jonathan Coy and Cassie Stuart in Northanger Abbey (1987)

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    Katharine Schlesinger
    Katharine Schlesinger
    • Catherine Morland
    Peter Firth
    Peter Firth
    • Henry Tilney
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • General Tilney
    Googie Withers
    Googie Withers
    • Mrs. Allen
    Geoffrey Chater
    Geoffrey Chater
    • Mr. Allen
    Cassie Stuart
    Cassie Stuart
    • Isabella Thorpe
    Jonathan Coy
    Jonathan Coy
    • John Thorpe
    Ingrid Lacey
    Ingrid Lacey
    • Eleanor Tilney
    Greg Hicks
    Greg Hicks
    • Frederick Tilney
    Philip Bird
    • James Morland
    Elvi Hale
    Elvi Hale
    • Mrs. Thorpe
    Helen Fraser
    • Mrs. Morland
    David Rolfe
    • Mr. Morland
    Elaine Ives-Cameron
    • Marchioness
    Angela Curran
    • Alice
    Tricia Morrish
    • Miss Digby
    Oliver Hembrough
    Oliver Hembrough
    • Edward Morland
    Anne-Marie Mullane
    • Thorpe Sisters
      • Giles Foster
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Maggie Wadey
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    • Trivia
      The "little shoemaker" Mr. Allen refers to while reading the newspaper is Thomas Hardy, who was tried for sedition in London in 1794 for leading a parliamentary reform movement.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Real Jane Austen (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Lancer's Quadrilles: Ladoiska
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Kruetzer

      [first dance in Bath Assembly Room on Catherine's first visit)

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    2/10
    Completely strips Austen's satire of its spirit
    Sometimes, changes to novels when they're made into films are not only necessary, but a good thing. However, in the case of Northanger Abbey, it's a very, very bad thing. Not only is the story itself ripped to shreds, but the satire is almost completely absent from the film, and it's mixture of romance and intrigue doesn't even touch upon the biting commentary that Austen put into her work. It fails to be amusing or satirical at all, and instead turns the character's fascination with her fantasy world into mostly a drama.

    This affects the romance as well. It's meandering and aimless. Chemistry and interest are never established. The reasons Tilney is attracted to Catherine are completely absent from the film, leaving the audience to wonder what it is he sees in her at all.

    Hopefully some day soon, we'll get a more faithful version if Austen's satire.
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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1987 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • PBS (United States)
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • A+E Networks
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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