Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

136 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 13, 1995

Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Sense and Sensibility

136 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 13, 1995

Sense and Sensibility
Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Mirage Enterprises
Original title Sense and Sensibility
Directors Ben Howarth, Libbie Barr, Christopher Newman, Bernard Bellew, Ang Lee
Writers Jane Austen, Emma Thompson

Cast

Emma Thompson

as Elinor Dashwood

Kate Winslet

as Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman

as Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant

as Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones

as Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise

as John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs

as Lucy Steele

Harriet Walter

as Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

James Fleet

as John Dashwood

Imelda Staunton

as Charlotte Jennings Palmer

Hugh Laurie

as Mr. Palmer

Emilie François

as Margaret Dashwood

Robert Hardy

as Sir John Middleton

Richard Lumsden

as Robert Ferrars

Tom Wilkinson

as Mr. Dashwood

Ian Brimble

as Thomas

Isabelle Amyes

as Betsy

Alexander John

as Curate

Allan Mitchell

as Pigeon

Josephine Gradwell

as Maid to Mrs. Jennings

Lone Madsen

as Miss Grey

Oliver Ford Davies

as Doctor Harris

Eleanor McCready

as Mrs. Bunting

Lindsay Doran

as Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)