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I Capture the Castle (2003) -- A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
I Capture the Castle (2003) -- A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,692 votes
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Writers:
Dodie Smith (novel)
Heidi Thomas (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 May 2003 (UK) more
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Plot:
A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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Best adaptation ever more (63 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marc Blucas ... Neil Cotton

Rose Byrne ... Rose Mortmain
Sinéad Cusack ... Mrs. Cotton (as Sinead Cusack)
Tara Fitzgerald ... Topaz Mortmain

Romola Garai ... Cassandra Mortmain

Bill Nighy ... James Mortmain

Henry Thomas ... Simon Cotton
David Bamber ... Vicar

Henry Cavill ... Stephen Colley

James Faulkner ... Aubrey Fox-Cotton
Sarah Woodward ... Leda Fox-Cotton
Helena Little ... Mother
Florence Jones ... Rose (aged 10)
Harrison Ward ... Thomas (aged 4)
Joe Sowerbutts ... Thomas
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for brief nudity.
Runtime:
113 min | USA:111 min (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Rose Byrne did all of her own piano playing. more
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Errors in geography: The story is supposedly set in Suffolk, where you simply would not find the wild heather-covered moorland of the location shots on the Isle of Man. more
Quotes:
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Cassandra: I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.
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References "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) more

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What is the meaning of the title "I Capture the Castle"?
Why is this film rated R?
Was Cassandra's father put in prison for killing/attempting to kill his wife?
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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Best adaptation ever, 13 May 2003
10/10
Author: Emma Glaisher from Leeds England

The rights to this film were rescued from Disney. I dread to think what Disney would have done with the book. Thank goodness they never tried it!

This book was one of my favourites, so I went to see the film in fear and trepidation. I needn't have worried. It is a beautiful film in its own right. Nothing was overstated. The emotions and nuances were captured perfectly by some wonderful performances, without the need to spell everything out in black and white.

Please see this film. I haven't enjoyed anything so much in ages.

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