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Persuasion

Persuasion

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Persuasion

2022

1h 48m

6.1(669 votes)

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

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Netflix

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MRC

Bisous Pictures

Mad Chance

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson

Anne Elliot

Cosmo Jarvis

Cosmo Jarvis

Captain Frederick Wentworth

Henry Golding

Henry Golding

William Elliot

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Sir Walter Elliot

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Lady Russell

Ben Bailey Smith

Ben Bailey Smith

Charles Musgrove (as Ben Bailey-Smith)

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Mary Musgrove

Izuka Hoyle

Izuka Hoyle

Henrietta Musgrove

Nia Towle

Nia Towle

Louisa Musgrove

Edward Bluemel

Edward Bluemel

Captain Harville

Creative team

Directed by: Carrie Cracknell
Written by: Ronald Bass
Alice Victoria Winslow
Produced by: Christina Weiss Lurie
Andrew Lazar

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