Persuasion

Persuasion

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:2007-04-01
Duration:93 min
Director:Adrian Shergold
Actors:Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige, Tobias Menzies, Anthony Stewart Head
Production:Clerkenwell Films, GBH

Overview:

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?

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