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 |
| Directing | Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Editing | David Siegel | Editor |
| Art | Alan E. Muraoka | Art Direction |
| Production | Julie Bergman Sender | Producer |
| Art | William A. Cimino | Set Decoration |
| Art | Allan Starski | Production Design |
| Production | Roger Birnbaum | Producer |
| Camera | Jerzy Zieliński | Director of Photography |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Burchard | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne Herndon | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Sound | Derek Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Elizabeth Aldrich | Choreographer |
| Directing | Carol DePasquale | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Production | John Strawbridge | Casting Associate |
| Lighting | Rodney French | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael O'Conner | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Andy Hill | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Ellen Sara Popiel | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron F. Quarles | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Javier Bennassar | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Pascal Charpentier | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | David Melhase | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Douglas Retzler | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Richard Merryman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Christian Guillon | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley |
| Camera | Joseph E. Gallagher | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morgan Elliott | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Ossama Khuluki | Foley |
| Sound | Frank Gaeta | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Vojislav Mikulic | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martha R. Timlin | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas F. Timlin Jr. | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Mark L. Levine | First Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Henry James | Novel |
| Directing | Mary-Jane April | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Chrisann Verges | Associate Producer |
| Production | Chrisann Verges | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Randy Ostrow | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Jeff Ward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | J. Miller Tobin | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Grant | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marilyn Graf | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Jones | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Ferdie | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Lorraine Walker | Property Master |
| Sound | Patrick Giraudi | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Boggs | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Art | Stephen B. Walker | Property Master |
| Sound | Susan Shin | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jan A. P. Kaczmarek | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joseph F. Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Carol Doyle | Screenplay |
| Crew | Janet Paparazzo | Stunt Coordinator |