| Persuasion | |
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 Persuasion DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Roger Michell |
| Produced by | Fiona Finlay |
| Written by | Nick Dear (based on the novel by Jane Austen) |
| Starring | Amanda Root Ciarán Hinds Susan Fleetwood Corin Redgrave |
| Music by | Jeremy Sams |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Editing by | Kate Evans |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 16 April 1995 (UK) September 27, 1995 (USA) |
| Running time | 107 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Persuasion is a 1995's BBC TV-film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. It was directed by British theatre director Roger Michell and starred Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds. The film premiered on television in Britain, but was released theatrically in the US and other countries.
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Cast
Starring
- Amanda Root - Anne Elliot
- Ciarán Hinds - Captain Frederick Wentworth
- Susan Fleetwood - Lady Russell
- Corin Redgrave - Sir Walter Elliot
- Fiona Shaw - Mrs. Croft
- John Woodvine - Admiral Croft
- Phoebe Nicholls - Elizabeth Elliot
- Samuel West - Mr. Elliot
- Sophie Thompson - Mary Musgrove
- Judy Cornwell - Mrs. Musgrove
- Simon Russell Beale - Charles Musgrove
- Felicity Dean - Mrs. Clay
- Roger Hammond - Mr. Musgrove
- Emma Roberts - Louisa Musgrove
- Victoria Hamilton - Henrietta Musgrove
- Robert Glenister - Captain Harvile
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- Richard McCabe - Captain Benwick
- Helen Schlesinger - Mrs. Smith
- Jane Wood - Nurse Rooke
- David Collings - Mr. Shepherd
- Darlene Johnson - Lady Dalrymple
- Cinnamon Faye - Miss Carteret
- Isaac Maxwell-Hunt - Henry Hayter
- Roger Llewellyn - Sir Henry Willoughby
- Sally George - Mrs. Harville
- David Acton - Naval Officer
- Justin Avoth - Naval Officer
- Lonnie James - Jemima
- Roger Watkins - Landlord
- David Plummer - Apothecary
- Richard Brenner - Coachman
- Bill McGuirk - Tradesman
- Niall Refoy - Tradesman
- Ken Shorter - Lady Dalrymple's Butler
- Dermot Kerrigan - Footman
- Tom Rigby - Little Charles
- Alex Wilman - Little Walter
- Rosa Mannion - Concert Opera Singer
Awards
1996 BAFTA TVAwards
- Won, Best Single Drama - Fiona Finlay, Roger Michell and Nick Dear
- Won, Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment) - John Daly
- Won, Best Costume Design - Alexandra Byrne
- Won, Best Design - William Dudley and Brian Sykes
- Won, Best Original Television Music - Jeremy Sams
