Jude

Jude

123 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 6, 1996

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.

Jude

123 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 6, 1996

Jude
In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Revolution Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, BBC
Original title Jude
Directors Julie Robinson, Michael Winterbottom
Writers Hossein Amini, Thomas Hardy

Cast

Kate Winslet

as Sue Bridehead

Christopher Eccleston

as Jude Fawley

Liam Cunningham

as Phillotson

Rachel Griffiths

as Arabella

June Whitfield

as Aunt Drusilla

James Nesbitt

as Uncle Joe

Paul Bown

as Uncle Jim

Paul Copley

as Mr. Willis

Ken Jones

as Mr Biles

Emma Turner

as Sarah

Caitlin Bossley

as Anny

Berwick Kaler

as Farmer Troutham

Mark Lambert

as Tinker Taylor

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Curator

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

as Auctioneer

David Tennant

as Drunk Undergraduate

Freda Dowie

as Elderly Landlady

Amanda Ryan

as Gypsy Saleswoman

Darren Tighe

as Punter

Dexter Fletcher

as Priest

Adrian Bower

as Blacksmith

Kerry Shale

as Showman

Moray Hunter

as Politician

Raymond Ross

as Old Man

Lorraine Hilton

as Shopkeeper

Sean McKenzie

as 1st Stonemason

Richard Albrecht

as 2nd Stonemason

James Daley

as Jude as a Boy

Ross Colvin Turnbull

as Little Jude