| Release Date: | Jan 1998 |
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| Genres: | Drama / Romance |
| Awards: | 1 win&1 nomination |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Cast: | Ethan Hawke (Finnegan Bell), Gwyneth Paltrow (Estella) Hank Azaria (Walter Plane) Chris Cooper (Joe) Anne Bancroft (Ms. Dinsmoor) Robert De Niro (Prisoner / Lustig) Josh Mostel (Jerry Ragno) Kim Dickens (Maggie) Nell Campbell (Erica Thrall) Gabriel Mann (Owen (as Gabriel Mick)) Jeremy James Kissner (Finnegan at Age 10) Raquel Beaudene (Estella - Age 10) Stephen Spinella (Carter Macleish) Marla Sucharetza (Ruth Shepard) Isabelle Anderson (Lois Pope) |
Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him...
