Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?
Persuasion (2007) is a drama, romance and tv movie film directed by Adrian Shergold, released on April 1, 2007 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige and Tobias Menzies. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 287 ratings.
Sally Hawkins
as Anne Elliot
Rupert Penry-Jones
as Captain Wentworth
Alice Krige
as Lady Russell
Tobias Menzies
as William Elliot
Anthony Stewart Head
as Sir Walter Elliot
Julia Davis
as Elizabeth Elliot
Michael Fenton Stevens
as Mr. Shepherd
Mary Stockley
as Mrs. Clay
Peter Wight
as Admiral Croft
Marion Bailey
as Mrs. Croft
Amanda Hale
as Mary Musgrove
Jennifer Higham
as Louisa Musgrove
Directed by Adrian Shergold, written by Jane Austen and Simon Burke, produced by David Snodin.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 287 ratings.
You may well ask, why should you watch this particular version of Jane Austen's Persuasion? well, settle in and let me tell you. I think I own almost every filmed version of every Austen novel. I find different strengths and weaknesses in all of them, but I would not trash any of them the way people do some versions because they don't stay true enough to the books. I write novels myself in my spare time and - were…
Reviewed on April 5, 2020
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Persuasion (2007) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Passionflix Amazon Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Persuasion (2007) includes Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige, Tobias Menzies and Anthony Stewart Head. The film was directed by Adrian Shergold. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Persuasion was released on April 1, 2007 and runs for 1h 33m.
Persuasion (2007) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 287 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, romance and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
