Movie · 2007
Becoming Jane
“Her own life is her greatest inspiration.”
Released 2 March 2007 120 min Romance / Drama More from 2007 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
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How old were they?
Maggie Smith
as Lady Gresham
Ian Richardson
as Richter Langlois
James Cromwell
as Mr. Austen
Julie Walters
as Mrs. Austen
Lucy Cohu
as Eliza de Feuillide
Helen McCrory
as Mrs. Radcliffe
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Cassandra Austen
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
as Robert Fowle
Laurence Fox
as Mr. Wisley
James McAvoy
as Tom Lefroy
Leo Bill
as John Warren
Anne Hathaway
as Jane Austen
Joe Anderson
as Henry Austen
Jessica Ashworth
as Lucy Lefroy
Michael James Ford
as Mr. Lefroy
Chris McHallem
as Mr. Curtis
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The numbers
53years between the oldest and youngest billed
72Maggie Smith — oldest on the call sheet
19Jessica Ashworth — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast