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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$134582776

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

13 December 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

James Fleet

James Fleet

John Dashwood

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Charlotte Jennings Palmer

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Palmer

Emilie François

Emilie François

Margaret Dashwood

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Sir John Middleton

Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

Robert Ferrars

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Dashwood

Ian Brimble

Ian Brimble

Thomas

Isabelle Amyes

Isabelle Amyes

Betsy

Alexander John

Alexander John

Curate

Allan Mitchell

Allan Mitchell

Pigeon

Josephine Gradwell

Josephine Gradwell

Maid to Mrs. Jennings

Lone Madsen

Lone Madsen

Miss Grey

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Doctor Harris

Eleanor McCready

Eleanor McCready

Mrs. Bunting

Lindsay Doran

Lindsay Doran

Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)

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