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You can't choose who you fall in love with - I Capture the Castle
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Title: I Capture the Castle

Release Date: 9 May 2003

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Take 3 Partnership, Trademark Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, BBC

Production Companies: Take 3 Partnership, Trademark Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, BBC

Overview: 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. Based on Dodie Smith's 1948 novel with the same name.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (88 votes)

Cast

  • Cassandra Mortmain: Romola Garai
  • Rose Mortmain: Rose Byrne
  • Topaz Mortmain: Tara Fitzgerald
  • James Mortmain: Bill Nighy
  • Simon Cotton: Henry Thomas
  • Stephen Colley: Henry Cavill
  • Neil Cotton: Marc Blucas
  • Mrs Cotton: Sinéad Cusack
  • Thomas: Joe Sowerbutts
  • Cassandra (aged 7): Sophie Stuckey
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