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Movie
The Governess
Released: July 31, 1998 (1998)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Tom Wilkinson as Mr. Charles Cavendish
Age at release: 50
- Harriet Walter as Mrs. Cavendish
Age at release: 47
- Minnie Driver as Rosina da Silva
Age at release: 28
- Adam Levy as Benjamin
Age at release: 27
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry Cavendish
Age at release: 21
- Florence Hoath as Clementina Cavendish
Age at release: 14
- Arlene Cockburn as Lily Milk, the Maid
Age at release: Unknown
- Emma Bird as Rebecca
Age at release: Unknown
- Countess Koulinskyi as Aunt Sofka
Age at release: Unknown
- Bruce Myers as Rosina's Father
Age at release: Unknown
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- Cyril Shaps as Doctor
Age at release: 74
- Ralph Riach as Mr. Hewlett
Age at release: 62
- Raymond Brody as Litnoff
Age at release: 58
- Ofra Haza as Featured Vocalist (voice)
Age at release: 40
- Diana Brooks as Rosina's Mother
Age at release: Unknown
- Joe Bromley as Prostitute
Age at release: Unknown
- Stephen Robbins as Rabbi
Age at release: Unknown