Jane Austen in Manhattan - Production & Contact Info

Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
111 min | Drama, Romance

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Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

111 min | Drama, Romance

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

Director

James Ivory

Writers

Jane Austen (libretto Sir Charles Grandison) (text Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man) | Samuel Richardson (libretto Sir Charles Grandison) | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (written by)

Producer

Ismail Merchant

Composer

Richard Robbins

Cinematographers

Larry Pizer (opera sequence) | Ernest Vincze

Editor

David E. McKenna

Casting Director

Judy Abbott

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Updated Jul 31, 1980

Release date

Nov 18, 1981 (United States)

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35 cast members

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