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The novel relates the adventures of an eccentric family, the Mortmains, struggling to live in genteel poverty in a decaying castle during the 1930s. The first-person narrator is Cassandra Mortmain, an intelligent teenager who tells the story through her journal.
- Novel
- Dodie Smith
- 1948
Aug 8, 2003 · A romantic drama based on Dodie Smith's novel about a young girl and her eccentric family in 1930s England. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more on IMDb.
- Tim Fywell
- 71
- 2 min
Dodie Smith. 4.00. 105,056 ratings10,806 reviews. Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries about her home, a ruined Suffolk castle, and her eccentric and penniless family.
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- Hardcover
- Dodie Smith
United Kingdom. Language. English. Budget. $8 million. Box office. $6,586,341. I Capture the Castle is a 2003 British romantic comedy film directed by Tim Fywell. It is based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Dodie Smith, with the screenplay written by Heidi Thomas.
- $8 million
- Dario Marianelli
- 9 May 2003
- David Parfitt
A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
May 9, 2003 · Watch I Capture the Castle with a subscription on Prime Video. A handsome and charming adaptation of the novel. After his successful first novel, James Mortmain (Bill Nighy) has been unable...
- (85)
- Drama, Romance
- R
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Jul 18, 2003 · A romantic comedy based on Dodie Smith's novel about a poor but eccentric family living in a castle. The film follows the love stories of Cassandra, Rose and Neil, and their clash with the wealthy Cottons.