Emma | |
---|---|
![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Douglas McGrath |
Screenplay by | Douglas McGrath |
Based on | Emma by Jane Austen |
Produced by | Patrick Cassavetti Steven Haft |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
Edited by | Lesley Walker |
Music by | Rachel Portman |
Production companies | Matchmaker Films Haft Entertainment |
Distributed by | Miramax Films (United States) Buena Vista International (United Kingdom)[1] |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million[2] |
Box office | $37.3 million[3] |
Emma is a 1996 period comedy film based on the 1815 novel of the same name by Jane Austen. Written and directed by Douglas McGrath, and produced by Patrick Cassavetti and Steven Haft, the film stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Alan Cumming, Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Jeremy Northam.
The film follows a young 19th-century English woman named Emma Woodhouse who, while matchmaking for friends and neighbours, nearly misses her chance at love.
The film was first released on 7 June 1996 on the Seattle International Film Festival, and then was theatrically released on 2 August 1996 by Miramax Films in the United States, and on 13 September 1996 in the United Kingdom. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $37.3 million worldwide at the box office.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search