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I Capture the Castle
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.
2003 · Directed by Tim Fywell · 113 min · Drama · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
You can't choose who you fall in love with
Crew
- Screenplay: Heidi Thomas
- Cinematography: Richard Greatrex
- Edited by: Roy Sharman
- Music: Dario Marianelli
- Production design: John Paul Kelly
- Produced by: David Parfitt, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson
Cast
- Romola Garai as Cassandra Mortmain
- Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain
- Tara Fitzgerald as Topaz Mortmain
- Bill Nighy as James Mortmain
- Henry Thomas as Simon Cotton
- Henry Cavill as Stephen Colley
- Marc Blucas as Neil Cotton
- Sinéad Cusack as Mrs Cotton
- Joe Sowerbutts as Thomas
- Sophie Stuckey as Cassandra (aged 7)
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English, Italian
- Studios: Take 3 Partnership, Trademark Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, BBC
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Box office: $6,586,341
- Themes: sibling relationship, based on novel or book, castle, 1930s, father daughter relationship, teenage protagonist
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