Jane Austen in Manhattan
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| Jane Austen in Manhattan | |
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Libretto "Sir Charles Grandison" by Jane Austen & Samuel Richardson, based on a play "Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man" by Jane Austen) |
| Starring | Anne Baxter Robert Powell Michael Wager Sean Young Charles McCaughan Tim Choate |
| Music by | Richard Robbins (arranged from Mozart's works) Katrina Hodiak (songs) |
| Cinematography | Ernest Vincze, Larry Pizer (opera sequence) |
| Editing by | David E. McKenna |
| Release date(s) | 1980 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Jane Austen in Manhattan is a Merchant Ivory Film made for LWT in 1980, but released for theatrical in UK and USA. Last theatrical film of Anne Baxter and debut film of Sean Young.
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[edit] Crew
- Directed by James Ivory
- Libretto Sir Charles Grandison by Jane Austen & Samuel Richardson
- Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man by Jane Austen
- Produced by Ismail Merchant
- Associate Producer Connie Kaiserman
- Music by Richard Robbins
- Art director Jeremiah Rusconi
- Workshop directed by Andrei Serban
[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Anne Baxter - Lilliana Zorska
- Robert Powell - Pierre
- Michael Wager - George Midash
- Tim Choate - Jamie
- John Guerrasio - Gregory
- Katrina Hodiak - Katya
- Kurt Johnson - Victor Charlton
- Philip Lenkowsky - Fritz
- Charles McCaughan - Billie
- Nancy New - Jenny
- Sean Young - Ariadne Charlton
[edit] Rest of cast
- Bernard Barrow - Mr. Polson
- Lee Doyle - Mr. Jarvis
- Bella Jarett - Miss Klein
- Naomi Riordan - Mrs. Polson
- David Redden - Auctioneer
- Gael Hammer - Unsuccessful Bidders
- Peter McPherson - Unsuccessful Bidders
- John Boyle, Tim Burke - Chair Carriers
- Iman - Sufi Leader
- Brenda Holmes, Michon Peacock, Christina Stolberg - Dancers
- Michael Shawn - Choreographer
- Susan Hovey - Marianne
- Sarallen - Fairbanks
- Jacquelyn Roberts - Mis Auberry
- Sandra Seacat - Thrift-Shop Lady
- James Riatt - Pianist
- Wayne Tuthill - Clergyman's Clerk
[edit] Opera Singers
- Jane Bryden - Mezzo-soprano
- Joyce Andrews - Soprano
- Frank Hoffmeister - Tenor
- David Evitts - Bass
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