| I Capture the Castle | |
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| Directed by | Tim Fywell |
| Written by | Heidi Thomas Dodie Smith (novel) |
| Starring | Romola Garai Rose Byrne Bill Nighy Henry Thomas Marc Blucas Tara FitzGerald Henry Cavill Joe Sowerbutts |
| 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 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $6,586,341 |
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 and Tara FitzGerald.
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The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in genteel poverty 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 older sister Rose (Rose Byrne) who rails against their fate and hopes to marry for money; and their Bohemian stepmother, Topaz (Tara FitzGerald), an ex-model still apt to sun-bathe in the nude. The possibility of salvation seems to loom in the form of their wealthy American landlord Simon Cotton (Henry Thomas) and his brother Neil (Marc Blucas). Although Simon initially turns her away, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra appears left on the sidelines. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends many expectations will have been overturned.
Parts of the film were shot on the Isle of Man. Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, supplied exteriors for the castle, and Eltham Palace in London some interiors.[1]