I Capture the Castle (film)
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| I Capture the Castle | |
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 U.S. Poster for I Capture the Castle |
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| Directed by | Tim Fywell |
| Written by | Novel: Dodie Smith Screenplay: Heidi Thomas |
| Starring | Romola Garai Rose Byrne Bill Nighy Henry Thomas Marc Blucas Tara Fitzgerald Henry Cavill |
| Music by | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Editing by | Roy Sharman |
| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures (UK) Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 9 May 2003 (UK) 11 July 2003 (USA) |
| Running time | 117 min |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | £725,775 (UK) $5,403,151 (Non-USA) $1,174,139 (USA) |
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I Capture The Castle is a 2003 film directed by Tim Fywell. It is based on the 1948 novel of the same title by Dodie Smith and was adapted to screenplay by Heidi Thomas. The film was released in the UK on 9 May 2003.
Romola Garai played the lead role of Cassandra Mortmain alongside Bill Nighy, Rose Byrne, Tara Fitzgerald and Joe Sowerbutts.
[edit] Plot
The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. The characters include: Cassandra's father (Bill Nighy), a writer who hasn't written anything in the twelve years since the spectacular success of his first novel; her exquisite sister Rose (Rose Byrne) who can only rail against their fate; and their Bohemian stepmother, Topaz (Tara Fitzgerald), a nudist who is no help at all. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton (Henry Thomas) and his brother Neil (Marc Blucas). Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra is left on the sidelines as everyone around her is drawn into a maelstrom of interconnected relationships. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends she will experience frustrated desire, first love, and a broken heart
[edit] Production
Much of the film was shot on the Isle of Man.
[edit] Cast
- Romola Garai as Cassandra Mortmain
- Henry Thomas as Simon Cotton
- Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain
- Bill Nighy as James Mortmain
- Tara Fitzgerald as Topaz Mortmain
- Marc Blucas as Neil Cotton
- Sinéad Cusack as Elspeth Cotton
- Joe Sowerbutts as Thomas Mortmain
- David Bamber as the Vicar
- Henry Cavill as Stephen Colley
