Die Erbin vom Washington Square (1997)
Wir befinden uns im Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts. Catherine die Tochter eines wohlhabenden Arztes, verliebt sich in den charmanten Morris Townsend. Catherines Vater Dr. Austin Sloper vermutet in Townsend allerdings nur einen Erbschleicher, der es über die Ehe mit Catherine lediglich auf das Geld der Familie abgesehen hat. Als sich Catherine, mit der Unterstützung ihrer Tante Lavinia Penniman durchsetzt und Townsend auch nach einer Europareise, die ihr Vater organisiert hat, damit sie ihre Gefühle nochmals überdenkt, heiraten will, kommt es zum Eklat. Sloper droht seiner Tochter im Falle einer Ehe mit dem Entzug des Erbes! Als diese Townsend auch ohne Wohlstand ehelichen will, macht der ein überraschendes Geständnis...
Der Regisseur:
Agnieszka Holland
Der Autor:
Carol Doyle
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as Catherine Sloper |
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Albert Finney as Dr. Austin Sloper |
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Maggie Smith as Aunt Lavinia Penniman |
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Ben Chaplin as Morris Townsend |
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Judith Ivey as Aunt Elizabeth Almond |
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Arthur Laupus as Mr. Almond |
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Jennifer Garner as Marian Almond |
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Robert Stanton as Arthur Townsend |
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Betsy Brantley as Mrs. Montgomery |
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Nancy Daly as Maureen (Maid) |
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Sara Ruzicka as Young Catherine Sloper |
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Rachel Layne Sacrey as Sarah Almond |
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Rachel Osborne as Alice Almond |
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Scott Jaeck as John Ludlow |
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Peter Maloney as Jacob Webber (Notary) |
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Lauren Hulsey as Edith |
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Sara Constance Marshall as Therese (Maid) |
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Marissa Anna Muro as Paris Singer |
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Loretto McNally as Midwife |
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Eva Jean Berg as Slopers' Cook |
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David Hildebrand as Engagement Party Pianist |
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James J. Waltz as Engagement Party Singer |
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Peter Klaus as Engagement Party Guest |
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Jack Lilley as Carriage Driver |
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Janet Paparazzo as Guillotine Victim |
| Directing | Agnieszka Holland | Director |
| Art | Michael Davis | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Camera | Jerzy Zieliński | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Production | Julie Bergman Sender | Producer |
| Production | Roger Birnbaum | Producer |
| Editing | David Siegel | Editor |
| Art | Alan E. Muraoka | Art Direction |
| Directing | Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor |
| Art | William A. Cimino | Set Decoration |
| Art | Allan Starski | Production Design |
| Crew | Elizabeth Aldrich | Choreographer |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morgan Elliott | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ossama Khuluki | Foley |
| Sound | David Melhase | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Vojislav Mikulic | Gaffer |
| Production | John Strawbridge | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Sound | Derek Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron F. Quarles | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael O'Conner | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas F. Timlin Jr. | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Richard Merryman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joseph E. Gallagher | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Christian Guillon | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martha R. Timlin | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Pascal Charpentier | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Andy Hill | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Burchard | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne Herndon | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Mark L. Levine | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Douglas Retzler | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Ellen Sara Popiel | Art Department Coordinator |
| Directing | Carol DePasquale | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Javier Bennassar | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Rodney French | Rigging Grip |
| Sound | John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Frank Gaeta | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Henry James | Novel |
| Production | Chrisann Verges | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Mary-Jane April | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | J. Miller Tobin | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Chrisann Verges | Associate Producer |
| Production | Randy Ostrow | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Jeff Ward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Michael Ferdie | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tim Boggs | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Art | Lorraine Walker | Property Master |
| Sound | Jan A. P. Kaczmarek | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stephen B. Walker | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Grant | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Joseph F. Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Susan Shin | Dialogue Editor |
| Writing | Carol Doyle | Screenplay |
| Sound | Thomas Jones | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marilyn Graf | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Giraudi | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunt Coordinator |