Possession (2002)
Overview
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,113,733.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.383 |
Directed By
Neil LaBute
Crew
David Henry Hwang
Neil LaBute
Neil LaBute
Laura Jones
Claire Simpson
Mike Dowson
Peter Burgis
Astrid Schikorra
Sallie Jaye
Sandy Buchanan
Mark Taylor
David Crozier
Peter Gleaves
Christine Whitney
Silvia Muñoz Romero
Jan Archibald
Belinda Parish
Daniel Laurie
Kay Georgiou
Kate Holloway
Loulia Sheppard
Rebecca Lafford
John Casali
Jim Smart
David Appleby
Barry Levinson
Andrew Sanders
Ian Whittaker
Jenny Beavan
David Barron
Luciana Arrighi
Stephen Pevner
Paul Ghirardani
A.S. Byatt
Guy Tannahill
Jean-Yves Escoffier
Paula Weinstein
Sue Whitaker
Len Amato
Rowley Irlam
Daniel Laurie
Gabriel Yared
TOP CAST
Gwyneth Paltrow
Maud Bailey
Aaron Eckhart
Roland Mitchell
Jeremy Northam
Randolph Henry Ash
Jennifer Ehle
Christabel LaMotte
Lena Headey
Blanche Glover
Holly Aird
Ellen Ash
Toby Stephens
Fergus Wolfe
Trevor Eve
Cropper
Georgia Mackenzie
Paola
Tom Hollander
Euan
Graham Crowden
Sir George
Anna Massey
Lady Bailey
Elodie Frenck
Sabine
Shelley Conn
Candi
Holly Earl
May Bailey
Kate O'Toole
Mrs. Jameson
Meg Wynn Owen
Mrs. Lees
Roger Hammond
Professor Spear
Jeanne Marine
University Secretary
Tom Hickey
Blackadder
Craig Crosbie
Hildebrand
Christopher Good
Crabb-Robinson
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