Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
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Cast of Sense and Sensibility
Emma ThompsonElinor Dashwood
Kate WinsletMarianne Dashwood
Alan RickmanColonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh GrantEdward Ferrars
Gemma JonesMrs. Dashwood
Greg WiseJohn Willoughby
Elizabeth SpriggsMrs. Jennings
Imogen StubbsLucy Steele
Harriet WalterFanny Ferrars Dashwood
James FleetJohn Dashwood
Imelda StauntonCharlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh LaurieMr. Palmer
Emilie FrançoisMargaret Dashwood
Robert HardySir John Middleton
Richard LumsdenRobert Ferrars
Tom WilkinsonMr. Dashwood
Ian BrimbleThomas
Isabelle AmyesBetsy
Alexander JohnCurate
Allan MitchellPigeon
Josephine GradwellMaid to Mrs. Jennings
Lone MadsenMiss Grey
Oliver Ford DaviesDoctor Harris
Eleanor McCreadyMrs. Bunting
Lindsay DoranMaid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)
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