Movie
Becoming Jane
Released: March 2, 2007 (2007)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genres: Romance, Drama
Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Maggie Smith as Lady Gresham
Age at release: 72
- Ian Richardson as Richter Langlois
Age at release: 72
- James Cromwell as Mr. Austen
Age at release: 67
- Julie Walters as Mrs. Austen
Age at release: 57
- Lucy Cohu as Eliza de Feuillide
Age at release: 38
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Cassandra Austen
Age at release: 29
- Laurence Fox as Mr. Wisley
Age at release: 28
- James McAvoy as Tom Lefroy
Age at release: 27
- Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen
Age at release: 24
- Joe Anderson as Henry Austen
Age at release: 24
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- Helen McCrory as Mrs. Radcliffe
Age at release: 38
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Robert Fowle
Age at release: 29
- Leo Bill as John Warren
Age at release: 26
- Tom Maguire as Miscreant
Age at release: 24
- Jessica Ashworth as Lucy Lefroy
Age at release: 19
- Michael James Ford as Mr. Lefroy
Age at release: Unknown
- Chris McHallem as Mr. Curtis
Age at release: Unknown
- Michael Patric as Don Dogarty
Age at release: Unknown
- Elaine Murphy as Jenny
Age at release: Unknown