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| Directed by | Mira Nair |
| Produced by | Janette Day |
| Written by | William Thackeray (novel), Julian Fellowes |
| Starring | Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gabriel Byrne, Eileen Atkins, Bob Hoskins, Romola Garai, Jim Broadbent |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Release date(s) | 1 September 2004 (USA) |
| Running time | 135 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$23,000,000 |
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- Tagline: All's fair in love & war.
William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair (1847 - 1848) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Vanity Fair is a 2004 drama/romance film, directed by Mira Nair. This version made substantial changes, including a happy ending (see Thackeray article for plot summary). It stars Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp. The film was nominated for "Golden Lion" Award in 2004 Venice Film Festival.
Cast
- Reese Witherspoon - Rebecca 'Becky' Sharp Crawley
- Angelica Mandy - Young Rebecca 'Becky' Sharp Crawley
- Romola Garai - Amelia Sedley Osborne
- James Purefoy - Colonel Rawdon Crawley
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers - George Henry Osborne
- Rhys Ifans - Major William Dobbin
- Eileen Atkins - Miss Matilda Crawley
- Geraldine McEwan - Lady Southdown
- Gabriel Byrne - Marquess of Steyne
- Kelly Hunter - Lady Steyne
- Bob Hoskins - Sir Pitt Crawley Sr.
- Douglas Hodge - Pitt Crawley Jr.
- Natasha Little - Lady Jane Sheepshanks Crawley
- Jim Broadbent - Mr. Osborne
- Tony Maudsley - Joseph 'Jos' Sedley
- John Franklyn-Robbins - Mr. Sedley
- Deborah Findlay - Mrs. Mary Sedley
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt - Lady Bareacres
- Tom Sturridge - Young Georgy
- Kathryn Drysdale - Rhoda Swartz
- Angelaca Maicy - Monica Shwartz
- Robert Pattinson - Rawdy Crawley
External links
- Official site
- Vanity Fair at the Internet Movie Database
- Vanity Fair at Box Office Mojo
- Opening titles designed by Trollback + Company
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| Directed films | Salaam Bombay! (1988) • Mississippi Masala (1991) • The Perez Family (1995) • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) • My Own Country (1998) • Monsoon Wedding (2001) • Hysterical Blindness (2002) • 11'9'01 September 11 (Section 'India') (2002) • Vanity Fair (2004) • The Namesake (2007) • Shantaram |
| Documentaries | Jama Masjid Street Journal (1979) • So Far from India (1982) • India Cabaret (1985) • Children of a Desired Sex (1987) • The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993) • My Own Country (1998) • The Laughing Club of India (1999) |
| Productions | Still, the Children Are Here (2004) • Blood Brothers (2007) • Gangsta M.D. |
