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I Capture the Castle

2003-1h 53min
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6.8 / 10 91

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.

Directed by Tim Fywell

Writers Irena Brignull Heidi Thomas Dodie Smith

Stars Romola Garai Rose Byrne Tara Fitzgerald

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Romola Garai

Cassandra Mortmain
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Rose Byrne

Rose Mortmain
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Tara Fitzgerald

Topaz Mortmain
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Bill Nighy

James Mortmain
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Henry Thomas

Simon Cotton
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Henry Cavill

Stephen Colley
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Marc Blucas

Neil Cotton
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Sinéad Cusack

Mrs Cotton
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Joe Sowerbutts

Thomas
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Sophie Stuckey

Cassandra (aged 7)
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David Bamber

Vicar
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James Faulkner

Aubrey Fox-Cotton

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