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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

All's fair in love & war.

Genres

DramaRomance

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Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?

Others

Budget

$23000000

Revenue

$16123851

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

141 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

01 September 2004

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Becky Sharp

James Purefoy

James Purefoy

Rawdon Crawley

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

George Osborne

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Amelia Sedley

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

The Marquess of Steyne

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

William Dobbin

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Mr. Osborne

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Sir Pitt Crawley

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Miss Matilda Crawley

Tony Maudsley

Tony Maudsley

Joseph Sedley

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

Pitt Crawley

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Older Georgy Osborne

Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

Miss Pinkerton

William Melling

William Melling

Rawdy

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Lady Bareacres

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Francis Sharp

Angelica Mandy

Angelica Mandy

Young Becky

Deborah Findlay

Deborah Findlay

Mrs. Sedley

John Franklyn-Robbins

John Franklyn-Robbins

Mr. Sedley

Tim Preece

Tim Preece

Horrocks

Natasha Little

Natasha Little

Lady Jane Sheepshanks

Geraldine McEwan

Geraldine McEwan

Lady Southdown

Kathryn Drysdale

Kathryn Drysdale

Rhoda Swartz

Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter

Lady Steyne

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

The King

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Lord Bareacres

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Older Rawdy Crawley (uncredited)

Nikita Ramsey

Nikita Ramsey

Public School Girl (uncredited)

Jade Ramsey

Jade Ramsey

Public School Girl (uncredited)

Chloe Treend

Chloe Treend

Dancer - 'Slave Dance'

Amanda Courtney-Davies

Amanda Courtney-Davies

Dancer - 'Slave Dance' (as Amanda Courtney Davies)

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