Persuasion
Persuasion

Persuasion

A love lost, but never forgotten in this new BBC dramatization

May 1, 1995107 min7.1EN
DramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Amanda Root
Amanda RootAnne Elliott
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán HindsCaptain Frederick Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood
Susan FleetwoodLady Russell
Fiona Shaw
Fiona ShawMrs. Croft
John Woodvine
John WoodvineAdmiral Croft
Phoebe Nicholls
Phoebe NichollsElizabeth Elliot
Samuel West
Samuel WestMr. Elliot
Sophie Thompson
Sophie ThompsonMary Musgrave
Judy Cornwell
Judy CornwellMrs. Musgrove
Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell BealeCharles Musgrove