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Sense and Sensibility

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.

1995 |2h 16m |  Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

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Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

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Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon

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Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars

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Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood

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Greg Wise

John Willoughby

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Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings

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Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

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Harriet Walter

Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

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James Fleet

John Dashwood

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Imelda Staunton

Charlotte Jennings Palmer

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Hugh Laurie

Mr. Palmer

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Emilie François

Margaret Dashwood

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Robert Hardy

Sir John Middleton

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Richard Lumsden

Robert Ferrars

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Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Dashwood

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Ian Brimble

Thomas

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Isabelle Amyes

Betsy

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Lone Madsen

Miss Grey

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Oliver Ford Davies

Doctor Harris

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$16,000,000.00

Revenue

$134,582,776.00