''Jane Austen in Manhattan'' is a 1980 American
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
produced by
Merchant Ivory Productions
Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their ...
for
LWT
London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 un ...
, but released for theatrical exhibition in UK and USA. It was the last film appearance of
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy.
A granddaughter of Fra ...
and the début film of
Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young's early roles include the independent romance ''Jane Auste ...
.
The film concerns competing theatrical productions in present-day New York, of a recently discovered early Austen work.
Plot
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Cast
Starring
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Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy.
A granddaughter of Fra ...
- Lilliana Zorska
*
Robert Powell
Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in ''Mahler'' (1974) and '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its ...
- Pierre
*
Michael Wager
Michael Wager (born Emanuel Weisgal, April 29, 1925December 26, 2011) was an American film and television actor.
Wager was born in New York, New York, and nicknamed "Mendy". He was the son of Meyer W. and Shirley (Hirshfeld) Weisgal.
He appea ...
- George Midash
*
Tim Choate
Timothy Clark Choate (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as '' Dragnet'' and ''Babylon 5''.
Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son ...
- Jamie
*
John Guerrasio
John Guerrasio is an American, New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York ma ...
- Gregory
*
Katrina Hodiak - Katya
*
Kurt Johnson - Victor Charlton
*
Philip Lenkowsky
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
- Fritz
*
Charles McCaughan
Charles McCaughan is an American actor and director.
Filmography
Director and writer
*'' Angel on Fire'' (2005)
*'' Picture of Priority'' (1998)
Acting
*''The Cisco Kid'' (1994, TV) - Haynie
*''V.I. Warshawski'' (1991) - Trumble Grafalk
*''Legal ...
- Billie
*
Nancy New
Nancy may refer to:
Places France
* Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine
** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ...
- Jenny
*
Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young's early roles include the independent romance ''Jane Auste ...
- Ariadne Charlton
*
Iman
Iman, Imann, Imaan, Eman, Emaan, or Imman may refer to:
Places
* Iman, Iran, a village in Kalashi District, Kermanshah Province
* The Iman River, the former name of the Bolshaya Ussurka River, a tributary of the Ussuri River in Russia's Primors ...
- Sufi Leader
External links
Merchant Ivory Productions*
1980 films
1980 romantic drama films
American romantic drama films
Merchant Ivory Productions films
Films directed by James Ivory
Films with screenplays by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Works about Jane Austen
1980s English-language films
1980s American films
English-language romantic drama films
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