Italy / Sep 05, 2004 / Venice Film Festival
All's fair in love & war.
2h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Geraldine McEwan | Lady Southdown |
| James Purefoy | Rawdon Crawley |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | George Osborne |
| Douglas Hodge | Pitt Crawley |
| Natasha Little | Lady Jane Sheepshanks |
| Tony Maudsley | Joseph Sedley |
| Tom Sturridge | Older Georgy Osborne |
| Ruth Sheen | Miss Pinkerton |
| William Melling | Rawdy |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Lady Bareacres |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Francis Sharp |
| Angelica Mandy | Young Becky |
| Deborah Findlay | Mrs. Sedley |
| John Franklyn-Robbins | Mr. Sedley |
| Tim Preece | Horrocks |
| Kathryn Drysdale | Rhoda Swartz |
| Kelly Hunter | Lady Steyne |
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| Richard McCabe | The King |
| John Woodvine | Lord Bareacres |
| Robert Pattinson | Older Rawdy Crawley (uncredited) |
| Kate Fleetwood | Miss Pinkerton's Crone |
| Lillete Dubey | Ms. Green |
| Paul Bazely | Biju |
| Charlie Beall | Gambler |
| David Sterne | Queen's Crawley Mail Coach Driver |
| Meg Wynn Owen | Lady Crawley |
| Helen Coker | Firkin |
| Tim Seely | Doctor |
| Sophie Hunter | Maria Osborne |
| Paul Bentall | Coalman |
| Sean McKenzie | Auctioneer |
| Nicholas Jones | Lord Darlington |
| Sian Thomas | Lady Darlington |
| Trevor Cooper | General Tufto |
| Brian Pettifer | Mr. Raggles |
| Steven Elder | Curzon Street Footman |
| Gabrielle Lloyd | Nursemaid |
| Daniel Hay | Georgy |
| Niall O'Brien | Mr. Moss |
| Anu Gopalakrishnan | Desert Beauty |
| Tom Beard | Officer |
| Gledis Cinque | Celia Crawley |
| Thomas Grant | Little Pitt |
| Camilla Rutherford | Lady Gaunt |
| Alexandra Staden | Lady George |
| Jonny Phillips | Mr. Wenham |
| Veerendra Saxena | Coventry Island Man |
| Bruce Mackinnon | Casino Boy |
| Mathew Horne | Casino Boy |
| Tim Bentinck | German Official |
| Andrew Price | Casino Stranger |
| Chloe Treend | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Louise Rhian Poole | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' (as Louise Weekley) |
| Amanda Courtney-Davies | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' (as Amanda Courtney Davies) |
| Sarah Mogg | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Tracey Lushington | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Sandy Borne | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Stephenie McMillan | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Suzanne Thomas | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Mari Baade | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| K. Knight | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Sylvano Clarke | Dancer - 'Slave Dance' |
| Nikita Ramsey | Public School Girl (uncredited) |
| Jade Ramsey | Public School Girl (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vanity Fair |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Focus Features, Tempesta Films, Granada Productions, Inside Track |
| Release date | 1 settembre 2004 |
| Executive producer | Pippa Cross, Jonathan Lynn, Howard Cohen |
| Production | Janette Day, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Donna Gigliotti, Jane Frazer |
| Writer | Matthew Faulk, Mark Skeet, Julian Fellowes, William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Casting | Mary Selway, Loveleen Tandan |
| Editing | Allyson C. Johnson |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Assistant directors | Mira Nair |
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| Camera operators | Declan Quinn |
| Additional photography | Declan Quinn |
| Production design | Maria Djurkovic, Nick Palmer, Sam Stokes, Lucinda Thomson, Kalpa Dave, Tatiana Macdonald |
| Art direction | Nick Palmer, Sam Stokes, Lucinda Thomson, Maria Djurkovic, Kalpa Dave, Tatiana Macdonald |
| Set decoration | Kalpa Dave, Tatiana Macdonald, Maria Djurkovic, Nick Palmer, Sam Stokes, Lucinda Thomson |
| Stunts | Levan Doran |
| Music | Mychael Danna, Marko Costanzo, Peter Gleaves |
| Sound | Mychael Danna, Marko Costanzo, Peter Gleaves |
| Costume design | Beatrix Aruna Pasztor, Jenny Shircore, Loulia Sheppard, Jacqueline Russon, Fran Needham, Annabel Hill |
| Makeup | Jenny Shircore, Loulia Sheppard, Jacqueline Russon, Fran Needham, Annabel Hill, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor |
| Hairstyling | Beatrix Aruna Pasztor, Jenny Shircore, Loulia Sheppard, Jacqueline Russon, Fran Needham, Annabel Hill |
| Budget | 23.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 16.123.851 € |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Oct 27, 2004 / Seoul European Film Festival
United Kingdom / Nov 01, 2004 / BFI London Film Festival
Czechia / Apr 02, 2005 / Febio Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 01, 2004 / PG-13
United Kingdom / Sep 16, 2004 / PG
Germany / Oct 23, 2004 / 12
Israel / Oct 28, 2004
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Spain / Nov 05, 2004
South Korea / Jan 21, 2005 / 15
Italy / Mar 11, 2005
Brazil / Apr 05, 2005 / 12 / AB Video mj.gov.br
Czechia / Apr 14, 2005 / 15+
France / May 04, 2005
Digital
Ireland / Jan 14, 2005 / 12
Switzerland / Feb 17, 2005 / 6
Hungary / Mar 31, 2005 / 6
Japan / Oct 28, 2005 / PG12
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