---
title: 'Sense and Sensibility (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ang Lee'
released: '1995-12-13'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sense-and-sensibility-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sense and Sensibility (1995)

1995 · 136 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their suitors.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- **Director:** [Ang Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ang-lee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-doyle)
- **Producer:** [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack), [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus), [Lindsay Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-doran)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Coulter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-coulter)
- **Editor:** [Tim Squyres](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-squyres)

## Cast

- [Hugh Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-grant) as Edward Ferrars
- [Robert Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hardy) as Sir John Middleton
- [James Fleet](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-fleet) as John Dashwood
- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson) as Elinor Dashwood
- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter) as Fanny Dashwood
- [Greg Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-wise) as John Willoughby
- [Oliver Ford Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-ford-davies)
- [Imogen Stubbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/imogen-stubbs) as Lucy Steele
- [Alan Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rickman) as Colonel Brandon
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson) as Mr. Dashwood
- [Gemma Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gemma-jones) as Mrs. Dashwood
- [Hugh Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-laurie) as Mr. Palmer
- [Richard Lumsden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lumsden) as Robert Ferrars
- [Kate Winslet](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-winslet) as Marianne Dashwood
- [Elizabeth Spriggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-spriggs) as Mrs. Jennings

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sense-and-sensibility-1995
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