Sense and Sensibility

2h 16min

Drama

Romance

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Mirage Enterprises

Good Machine

Cast

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise

Greg Wise

John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele
Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
James Fleet

James Fleet

John Dashwood
Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Palmer
Emilie François

Emilie François

Margaret Dashwood
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Sir John Middleton
Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

Robert Ferrars
Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Mr. Dashwood
Josephine Gradwell

Josephine Gradwell

Maid to Mrs. Jennings
Lone Madsen

Lone Madsen

Miss Grey
Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Doctor Harris
Eleanor McCready

Eleanor McCready

Mrs. Bunting
Lindsay Doran

Lindsay Doran

Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)

Release date

13th Dec 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English