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Persuasion

PG
Movie
1995
1h 47m
English
Drama, Romance
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.
Rating
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7.6
IMDB
Persuasion (1995) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
82

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Amanda Root
Anne Elliott
Ciarn Hinds
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Lady Russell
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Croft
John Woodvine
Admiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls
Elizabeth Elliot
Samuel West
Mr. Elliot
Sophie Thompson
Mary Musgrave
Judy Cornwell
Mrs. Musgrove
Simon Russell Beale
Charles Musgrove
Felicity Dean
Mrs. Clay
Roger Hammond
Mr. Musgrove
Victoria Hamilton
Henrietta Musgrove
Emma Roberts
Louisa Musgrove
Robert Glenister
Captain Harvile
Richard McCabe
Captain Benwick
Jane Wood
Nurse Rooke
David Collings
Mr. Shepherd
Darlene Johnson
Lady Dairympie
Roger Llewellyn
Sir Henry Willoughby
Sally George
Mrs. Harville
Corin Redgrave
Sir Walter Eliot
Directed By: Roger Michell
Written By: Jane Austen (Novel), Nick Dear (Screenplay)

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My life journey says...
10 months ago
I don't know why, but I rewatch this film at least once a year and each time I am more and more convinced that it is the best adaptation of Persuasion that exists.
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samtasia says...
4 years ago
we need a good Persuasion adaptation, _please_! Also all those "artistic" and shaky camera shots were annoying, not quirky. sorry.
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Featured User Reviews

Peter McGinn
3 years ago
I recently watched this production of Jane Austen’s Persuasion after not seeing it for many years. It is not the best version in my opinion, but it was well worth watching. Like most British productions of this sort, it depends upon a talented ensemble cast rather than a few superstars as top bil More
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