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| Director: | Agnieszka Holland | 
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| Writer: | Henry James, Carol Doyle | 
| Staring: | 
| In 1870s New York, spinster heiress Catherine Sloper is courted by the much younger, penniless Morris Townsend, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father. Catherine must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man interested in her solely for her inheritence. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1997 | 
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| Director: | Agnieszka Holland | 
| Writer: | Henry James, Carol Doyle | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, single father, marriage for money, older woman younger man relationship, woman director, spinster, 19th century, father daughter relationship, 1870s, romantic drama | 
| Production Companies | Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Alchemy Filmworks | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $1,851,761 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Catherine Sloper | 
| Albert Finney | Dr. Austin Sloper | 
| Maggie Smith | Aunt Lavinia Penniman | 
| Ben Chaplin | Morris Townsend | 
| Judith Ivey | Aunt Elizabeth Almond | 
| Arthur Laupus | Mr. Almond | 
| Jennifer Garner | Marian Almond | 
| Robert Stanton | Arthur Townsend | 
| Betsy Brantley | Mrs. Montgomery | 
| Nancy Daly | Maureen (Maid) | 
| Sara Ruzicka | Young Catherine Sloper | 
| Rachel Layne Sacrey | Sarah Almond | 
| Rachel Osborne | Alice Almond | 
| Scott Jaeck | John Ludlow | 
| Peter Maloney | Jacob Webber (Notary) | 
| Lauren Hulsey | Edith | 
| Sara Constance Marshall | Therese (Maid) | 
| Marissa Anna Muro | Paris Singer | 
| Loretto McNally | Midwife | 
| Eva Jean Berg | Slopers' Cook | 
| David Hildebrand | Engagement Party Pianist | 
| James J. Waltz | Engagement Party Singer | 
| Peter Klaus | Engagement Party Guest | 
| Jack Lilley | Carriage Driver | 
| Janet Paparazzo | Guillotine Victim | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Debra Zane | Casting | 
| Alan E. Muraoka | Art Direction | 
| Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design | 
| Agnieszka Holland | Director | 
| Jerzy Zieliński | Director of Photography | 
| Allan Starski | Production Design | 
| Frank Gaeta | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Christian Guillon | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Jeff Ward | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Henry James | Novel | 
| Derek Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| David Siegel | Editor | 
| Morgan Elliott | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Wayne Herndon | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Carol DePasquale | Script Supervisor | 
| Thomas F. Timlin Jr. | Set Costumer | 
| William A. Cimino | Set Decoration | 
| Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor | 
| Mark Burchard | Costume Supervisor | 
| Rodney French | Rigging Grip | 
| Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer | 
| Jim McConkey | Steadicam Operator | 
| Andy Hill | Music Supervisor | 
| John Strawbridge | Casting Associate | 
| Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor | 
| Ellen Sara Popiel | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Mark L. Levine | First Assistant Editor | 
| Elizabeth Aldrich | Choreographer | 
| Pascal Charpentier | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Susan Shin | Dialogue Editor | 
| Carol Doyle | Screenplay | 
| Michael Ferdie | Dialogue Editor | 
| Marilyn Graf | Dialogue Editor | 
| Michael Davis | Construction Coordinator | 
| Chrisann Verges | Unit Production Manager | 
| Ossama Khuluki | Foley | 
| Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist | 
| David Melhase | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Joseph E. Gallagher | First Assistant Camera | 
| Vojislav Mikulic | Gaffer | 
| John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Aaron F. Quarles | Hairstylist | 
| Catherine Harper | Foley | 
| Richard Merryman | Camera Operator | 
| Robert Jackson | Dialogue Editor | 
| Patrick Giraudi | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Joseph F. Brennan | Boom Operator | 
| Lorraine Walker | Property Master | 
| Mary-Jane April | Second Assistant Director | 
| Michael O'Conner | Costume Supervisor | 
| Javier Bennassar | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Martha R. Timlin | Set Costumer | 
| Douglas Retzler | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist | 
| Thomas Jones | Dialogue Editor | 
| Tim Boggs | Supervising ADR Editor | 
| Stephen B. Walker | Property Master | 
| David Grant | Supervising Dialogue Editor | 
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts | 
| J. Miller Tobin | First Assistant Director | 
| Jan A. P. Kaczmarek | Original Music Composer | 
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Chrisann Verges | Associate Producer | 
| Julie Bergman Sender | Producer | 
| Randy Ostrow | Executive Producer | 
| Roger Birnbaum | Producer | 
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