I Capture the Castle
“You can't choose who you fall in love with”
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.
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Cast
21 people
Romola Garai
Cassandra Mortmain
Known for
Atonement
The Miniaturist
Rose Byrne
Rose Mortmain
Known for
Insidious
Spy
Tara Fitzgerald
Topaz Mortmain
Known for
Game of Thrones
The ABC Murders
Bill Nighy
James Mortmain
Known for
About Time
Castlevania
Henry Thomas
Simon Cotton
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Haunting of Hill House
Henry Cavill
Stephen Colley
Known for
Man of Steel
The Witcher
Marc Blucas
Neil Cotton
Known for
Reacher
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sinéad Cusack
Mrs Cotton
Known for
V for Vendetta
Eastern Promises
Joe Sowerbutts
Thomas
Also in
Late Shift
The Turn of the Screw
Sophie Stuckey
Cassandra (aged 7)
Known for
The Woman in Black
The Dark
David Bamber
Vicar
Known for
Rome
Pride and Prejudice
James Faulkner
Aubrey Fox-Cotton
Known for
Atomic Blonde
Tribes of Europa
Tim Fywell Director · Heidi Thomas Screenplay Dodie Smith Author
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $8M · United States release July 11, 2003
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Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,586,341
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Take 3 Partnership
Production
Trademark Films
Production
Isle of Man Film Commission
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 11, 2003
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
United Kingdom · May 9, 2003
Theatrical
United States · July 11, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
July 10, 2003 · Theatrical
China
June 5, 2004 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
May 16, 2003 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 11, 2003 · Premiere · Festival de Cherbourg
April 3, 2004 · Premiere · Paris Film Festival
October 2, 2004 · Premiere · Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema
October 8, 2004 · Premiere · Dinard Festival of British Cinema
March 19, 2005 · Premiere · Mamers en Mars Film Festival
August 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
July 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 21, 2005 · TV
Iceland
December 8, 2003 · Physical
Ireland
May 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
September 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 9, 2003 · Premiere · Film by the Sea
New Zealand
July 31, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 21, 2004 · Physical
Sweden
April 26, 2006 · Physical
Thailand
November 11, 2004 · Limited theatrical
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