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Casanova
Series Details

Title: Casanova

Release Date: 13 Mar 2005

Runtime: 58m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Russell T Davies

Production Companies: BBC Cymru Wales, Red Production Company

Overview: Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, tells Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle, his remarkable life story, and about falling in love with Henriette.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.048 (52 votes)

Cast

  • Edith: Rose Byrne
  • Giacomo Casanova: Peter O'Toole
  • Giacomo Casanova: David Tennant
  • Villars: Matt Lucas
  • Henriette: Laura Fraser
  • Grimani: Rupert Penry-Jones
  • Rocco: Shaun Parkes
  • Bellino: Nina Sosanya
  • Cook: Clare Higgins
  • Bragadin: Freddie Jones
  • Prisoner: Ron Cook
  • English Chancellor: Andrew Havill
  • Casanova's Mother: Dervla Kirwan
  • Casanova (Season 1)

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