While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Gwyneth Paltrow | ... |
Emma Woodhouse
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James Cosmo | ... |
Mr Weston
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Greta Scacchi | ... |
Mrs Weston
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Alan Cumming | ... |
Mr Elton
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Denys Hawthorne | ... |
Mr Woodhouse
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Sophie Thompson | ... |
Miss Bates
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Jeremy Northam | ... |
Mr Knightley
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Toni Collette | ... |
Harriet Smith
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Kathleen Byron | ... |
Mrs Goddard
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Phyllida Law | ... |
Mrs Bates
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Edward Woodall | ... |
Mr. Martin
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Brett Miley | ... |
Little Boy
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Brian Capron | ... |
John Knightley
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Karen Westwood | ... |
Isabella
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Paul Williamson | ... |
Footman
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Polly Walker | ... |
Jane Fairfax
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Rebecca Craig | ... |
Miss Martin
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Ewan McGregor | ... |
Frank Churchill
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Angela Down | ... |
Mrs Cole
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John Franklyn-Robbins | ... |
Mr Cole
(as John Franklyn Robbins)
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Juliet Stevenson | ... |
Mrs Elton
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Ruth Jones | ... |
Bates' Maid
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Lee Boardman | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Tony Miller | ... |
Shepherd (uncredited)
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Directed by
Douglas McGrath |
Written by
Jane Austen | ... | (novel) |
Douglas McGrath | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Patrick Cassavetti | ... | producer |
Donna Gigliotti | ... | executive producer |
Donna Grey | ... | associate producer |
Steven Haft | ... | producer |
Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Rachel Portman |
Cinematography by
Ian Wilson | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
Lesley Walker |
Editorial Department
Martin Corbett | ... | second assistant editor |
Jeremy Hume | ... | assistant editor |
Peter Hunt | ... | color grader |
Sylvia Wheeler | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
Mary Selway | ||
Sarah Trevis |
Production Design by
Michael Howells |
Art Direction by
Joshua Meath-Baker | ... | (as Joshua Meath Baker) |
Sam Riley |
Set Decoration by
Totty Lowther | ... | (as Totty Whately) |
Costume Design by
Ruth Myers |
Makeup Department
Susie Adams | ... | chief makeup designer |
Polly Earnshaw | ... | makeup runner |
Tina Earnshaw | ... | chief makeup designer |
Kay Georgiou | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Sian Grigg | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Simon Thompson | ... | chief hair designer |
Sara Raeburn | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alison Begg | ... | second assistant director |
Russell Channon | ... | third assistant director |
Caleb Menges | ... | third assistant director |
Davina Nicholson | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Graham Barford | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Clive Brown | ... | stand-by prop |
Carlo Bulley | ... | art department trainee |
Dempsey Cook | ... | dressing propman |
Danny Euston | ... | property master |
Gary Evans | ... | stand-by stagehand |
Andrew Golding | ... | construction manager |
Jason Line | ... | scenic artist |
Brian Lofthouse | ... | storeman |
David Meeking | ... | stand-by painter (as Dave Meeking) |
Ray Morgan | ... | dressing propman |
Ian Newton | ... | chargehand stand-by prop |
David Packard | ... | runner |
Stephen Scott | ... | scenic artist |
Philip Shaw | ... | carpenter |
Lucinda Sturgis | ... | production buyer |
Harry Van Rooij | ... | carpenter |
James Winby | ... | carpenter |
Roger Holden | ... | key greensman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Brian Blamey | ... | footsteps editor |
Mike Bleach | ... | sound assistant |
Geoff R. Brown | ... | assistant sound editor (as Geoff Brown) |
Paul Carr | ... | re-recording mixer |
Robert Farr | ... | re-recording mixer |
Derek Holding | ... | dialogue editor |
Colin Miller | ... | supervising sound editor |
Chris Munro | ... | sound mixer |
Lionel Selwyn | ... | foley artist |
Jason Swanscott | ... | foley artist |
Colin Wood | ... | sound maintenance |
Visual Effects by
David Smith | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
John Swinnerton | ... | motion control camerman (uncredited) |
Stunts
Lyndon S. Hellewell | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby | ... | still photographer |
James Bloom | ... | clapper loader |
Richard Broome | ... | grip |
David Bruce | ... | electrician (as Dave Bruce) |
Mark 'Rocky' Evans | ... | electrician (as Mark Evans) |
Wayne Leach | ... | electrician |
Roz Naylor | ... | focus puller |
Ricky Pattenden | ... | electrician |
Ray Potter | ... | best boy |
Steven Spud Slater | ... | stand-by rigger (as Stephen Slater) |
Norman Smith | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
Emma Buckley | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Crouch | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Lou Durkin | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Morgan Elliott | ... | costume design assistant |
Magot Forster | ... | costume maker |
Sharon Long | ... | costume design assistant |
Michael O'Connor | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
Bill Darby | ... | location manager |
Teresa Darby | ... | location assistant (as Teresa Hidalgo) |
Music Department
Keith Grant | ... | music recordist |
George Hamer | ... | orchestral contractor |
Mitchell Leib | ... | executive in charge of soundtracks |
Rachel Portman | ... | orchestrator |
David Snell | ... | conductor |
Tony Stanton | ... | copyist |
Script and Continuity Department
Jean Bourne | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Bryan Baverstock | ... | transport department |
Fred Brown | ... | transport department |
John Critch | ... | transport department |
John Dawson | ... | transport department |
Terry Dorchester | ... | transport department |
Ravi Dube | ... | transport department (as Ravi Dubi) |
Terry English | ... | unit driver |
John Fisher | ... | transport department |
Gerry Floyd | ... | unit driver |
Townsley Knott | ... | transport department (as Townley Knott) |
Jim Magill | ... | unit driver |
Enyo Mortty | ... | unit driver |
Terry Reece | ... | unit driver |
Vanessa Smiles | ... | unit driver |
John Tiny Topping | ... | transport department (as Tiny Topping) |
Gerry Turner | ... | transport department (as Jerry Turner) |
Keith West | ... | transport department |
Additional Crew
Barbara Berkery | ... | voice coach |
Carles Berot | ... | marketing and creative services |
Jane Biro | ... | assistant to producers |
Anna Bourdon-Smith | ... | food stylist |
Keith Bryant | ... | laboratory contact: Technicolor |
Karen Firestone | ... | assistant to producers |
Rachelle Gryn | ... | assistant to producers |
Hugo Hedley | ... | production runner |
Jenny Hilton | ... | unit nurse |
Polly Jefferies | ... | assistant to producers |
Luke Jones | ... | production runner |
Debbie Kaye | ... | horses and carriages |
Sara Keene | ... | unit publicist: Corbett and Keene |
Sue Lefton | ... | choreographer |
Louise Mansfield | ... | production runner |
Joshua Meath-Baker | ... | title backgrounds: Peerless Camera Co. (as Joshua Meath Baker) |
Gary Nixon | ... | accounting assistant |
Simon Steele | ... | unit nurse |
Kevin Trehy | ... | production accountant |
Fran Triefus | ... | production coordinator |
Christopher Gambale | ... | assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited) |
Thanks
Isabel Begg | ... | thanks |
John Hadity | ... | thanks |
Mrs. R. MacGregor | ... | thanks |
R. MacGregor | ... | thanks (as Captain R. MacGregor) |
Laura Madden | ... | thanks |
Jennifer McAlear | ... | thanks |
George Sheanshang | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Miramax (presents) (copyright owners)
- Matchmaker Films (copyright owners)
- Haft Entertainment
Distributors
- Buena Vista International (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Disney Channel (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- KSM (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lumière (Brazil) (VHS)
- Miramax (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Moviemax Family (2012) (Turkey) (tv) (cable)
- Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Touchstone Home Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Effects Associates (special effects)
Other Companies
- Pinewood Studios (movie studio)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (music recorded at)
- Corbett & Keene (publicity consultants)
- Cosprop (costume supplier)
- Domaine de Chevalier (thanks)
- Estée Lauder (thanks)
- Finchcocks Living Museum of Music (thanks)
- Giorgio Armani (thanks)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (post-production facilities)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (sound post-production)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (sound re-recorded at)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Isis Ceramics (thanks)
- Joe Dunton & Company (camera equipment)
- Kodak (Eastman color film supplied by)
- Lee Lighting (lighting equipment)
- Limolux Transportation (transport and facilities)
- Miramax (soundtrack published by)
- Mobile Mouthful (catering)
- Movietech (camera equipment provided by)
- Olswang (legal services)
- Paul Mitchell International (thanks)
- Peerless Camera Company (titles and opticals)
- Rare Poultry Pig & Plant Centre (thanks)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Spode U.S.A. (thanks)
- Studio Solutions Group (Film Rights Acquisition)
- Technicolor (laboratory)
- The Creek Music studios - Sunbury, England (music mixed at)
- William Yeoward Crystal (thanks)
- Willie's Wheels (transport and facilities)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Written by Philip Brubaker |
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Taglines | Cupid is armed and dangerous! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP402,499, 13 Sep 1996 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $15,600,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Toni Collette had to gain weight to portray "the Rubenesque Harriet" and she explained, "I think it's important for people to look real in films. There's a tendency to go Barbie doll and I don't agree with that at all." See more » |
Goofs | Frank Churchill's hair changes length in the scenes when he says goodbye to Emma - shorter when he arrives and longer when he leaves. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Chain Reaction/Matilda/Emma/Stonewall (1996). See more » |
Soundtracks | Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly See more » |
Crazy Credits | Thanks to ... the people of Evershot. See more » |
Quotes |
Mr. Knightley:
I rode through the rain! I'd - I'd ride through worse than that if I could just hear your voice telling me that I might, at least, have some chance to win you. See more » |