

Possession
"The past will connect them. The passion will possess them."
Overview
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Movie Details
Budget
$25.0M
$25,000,000
Revenue
$10.1M
$10,113,733
Languages
English
Studio
Focus Features
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Key Crew

Neil LaBute
Screenplay

Neil LaBute
Director

David Barron
Executive Producer

Barry Levinson
Producer

Paula Weinstein
Producer
Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow
Maud Bailey

Aaron Eckhart
Roland Mitchell

Jeremy Northam
Randolph Henry Ash

Jennifer Ehle
Christabel LaMotte

Lena Headey
Blanche Glover

Holly Aird
Ellen Ash

Toby Stephens
Fergus Wolfe

Trevor Eve
Cropper

Georgia Mackenzie
Paola

Tom Hollander
Euan

Graham Crowden
Sir George

Anna Massey
Lady Bailey

Elodie Frenck
Sabine

Shelley Conn
Candi

Holly Earl
May Bailey
Kate O'Toole
Mrs. Jameson

Meg Wynn Owen
Mrs. Lees

Roger Hammond
Professor Spear

Jeanne Marine
University Secretary

Tom Hickey
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