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Persuasion (1995)  link to Persuasion on IMDb  

Number: 1092

cover Persuasion

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (9.2K votes)

Country: UK, 107 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Roger Michell

Storyline:
Eight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young seaman, who, though promising, had poor family connections. When her father rents out the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is thrown into company with Frederick, because his sister is Mrs. Croft. Frederick is now a rich and successful Captain, and a highly eligible bachelor. Whom will he marry? One of Anne's sister's husband's sisters? Or will he and Anne rekindle the old flame?

Cast:

Amanda Root Anne Elliot
Ciarán Hinds Captain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood Lady Russell
Corin Redgrave Sir Walter Elliot
Fiona Shaw Mrs. Croft

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 8 Slot 85

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1