| Release Date: | Jan 1998 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Romance |
| Awards: | 1 win&1 nomination |
| 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...