Persuasion (1995)

  • PG
  • 09/27/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 44m

A love lost, but never forgotten

Overview

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.

Nick Dear

Screenplay

Roger Michell

Director

Jane Austen

Novel

Cast

Amanda Root's headshot

Amanda Root

Anne Elliott
Ciarán Hinds's headshot

Ciarán Hinds

Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood's headshot

Susan Fleetwood

Lady Russell
Corin Redgrave's headshot

Corin Redgrave

Sir Walter Elliot
Fiona Shaw's headshot

Fiona Shaw

Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine's headshot

John Woodvine

Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls's headshot

Phoebe Nicholls

Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West's headshot

Samuel West

Mr. Elliot

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