I Capture the Castle

Name: I Capture the Castle
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2003-08-08
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Romola Garai, Sophie Stuckey, Bill Nighy, Helena Little, Florence Jones

IMDb ID: tt0300015 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.8 (8,310 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: I Capture the Castle
Canada: I Capture the Castle (English)
Germany: I Capture the Castle
United Kingdom: I Capture the Castle
Ireland: I Capture the Castle (English)
India: I Capture the Castle (English)
Japan: I Capture the Castle (Japanese)
New Zealand: I Capture the Castle (English)
United States: I Capture the Castle
South Africa: I Capture the Castle (English)
Spain: El castillo soñado
Mexico: El castillo soñado
United States: El castillo soñado (Spanish)
Greece: Aihmaloti kardia (transliterated title)
Brazil: Castelo dos Sonhos
Hungary: Enyém a vár
Sweden: I capture the castle (DVD Title)
Italy: Il profumo delle campanule
Croatia: Kasandrin dvorac
Canada: Les demoiselles du château (French)
Finland: Linnan neidot
Poland: Nie oddam zamku
Portugal: O Meu Castelo
France: Rose & Cassandra
Greece: Αιχμάλωτη καρδιά
Bulgaria: Моят замък (Bulgarian)
Russia: Я захватываю замок
Taiwan: 我的祕密城堡
China: 我的秘密城堡 (Mandarin)
El castillo soñadoContent RatingRRelease Date2003-08-08Runtime113 minutesMetascore63IMDb Popularity0User Reviews72Critic Reviews42Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfemale nudity
female topless nudity
suffolk england
year 1936
povertyFilming LocationsManorbier Castle, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKProduction CompaniesBBC Film
Isle of Man Film Commission
Isle of Man FilmIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300015/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0300015.jpgUpdated At2025-12-27T19:35:45

Directors

Tim Fywell

Writers

Dodie Smith
Heidi Thomas

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Romola Garai | Character: Cassandra
Actor: Sophie Stuckey | Character: Cassandra (aged 7)
Actor: Bill Nighy | Character: Mortmain
Actor: Helena Little | Character: Mother
Actor: Florence Jones | Character: Rose (aged 10)
Actor: Harrison Ward | Character: Thomas (aged 4)
Actor: Rose Byrne | Character: Rose
Actor: Tara Fitzgerald | Character: Topaz
Actor: Joe Sowerbutts | Character: Thomas
Actor: Henry Cavill | Character: Stephen
Actor: Henry Thomas | Character: Simon
Actor: Marc Blucas | Character: Neil
Actor: David Bamber | Character: Vicar
Actor: James Faulkner | Character: Aubrey Fox-Cotton
Actor: Sarah Woodward | Character: Leda Fox-Cotton
Actor: Ray De-Haan | Character: Neighbour
Actor: Sorel Johnson | Character: Lady in Simpsons
Actor: Dolly Wells | Character: Fur Department Vendeuse
Actor: Sinéad Cusack | Character: Mrs Cotton
Actor: James Warrior | Character: Station Master
Actor: Christopher Ettridge | Character: Station Bystander
Actor: Jean Warren | Character: Waitress in Café
Actor: Bernadette Windsor | Character: Girl in Café
Actor: Richard Shelton | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Tim Fywell | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Dodie Smith | Role: Writer
Name: Heidi Thomas | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Steve Christian | Role: Producer
Name: Cleone Clarke | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Cooper | Role: Producer
Name: Keith Evans | Role: Producer
Name: Mike Newell | Role: Producer
Name: David Parfitt | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Shivas | Role: Producer
Name: Anant Singh | Role: Producer
Name: David M. Thompson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Dario Marianelli | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Richard Greatrex | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Roy Sharman | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kate Rhodes James | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: John Paul Kelly | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Paul Cross | Role: Art Director
Name: Mike Stallion | Role: Art Director
Name: Leigh Walker | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Judy Farr | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Charlotte Walter | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jayne Buxton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deborah Jarvis | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lisa Westcott | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jo Beckett | Role: Production Manager
Name: Duncan Flower | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jeremy Johns | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Phil Booth | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Guy Heeley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vicky Marks | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Stanley Apperley | Role: Art Department
Name: John Bohan | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Brown | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas Brown | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Brown-Jones | Role: Art Department
Name: Darren Conway | Role: Art Department
Name: Nigel Crafts | Role: Art Department
Name: Gary Crosby | Role: Art Department
Name: Dean Dunham | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Finlay | Role: Art Department
Name: Gavin Gordon | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Higgins | Role: Art Department
Name: Roger Holden | Role: Art Department
Name: David Knight | Role: Art Department
Name: Melanie Livermore | Role: Art Department
Name: David Lowery | Role: Art Department
Name: Emma MacDevitt | Role: Art Department
Name: John E. Madden | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Martin | Role: Art Department
Name: Eamon McLoughlin | Role: Art Department
Name: Colin Mutch | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny O'Regan Jr. | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel O'Regan | Role: Art Department
Name: Seamus O'Sullivan | Role: Art Department
Name: Darryl Paterson | Role: Art Department
Name: Sui Rajakaruna | Role: Art Department
Name: Colin Smith | Role: Art Department
Name: Glenn Start | Role: Art Department
Name: Clive Ward | Role: Art Department
Name: Derek Whorlow | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Wishart | Role: Art Department
Name: David Youngs | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Paula Boram | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gianluca Buttari | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fiona Curran | Role: Sound Department
Name: Evelyn Ficarra | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Gleaves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Glossop | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Grimes | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Harris | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Hudd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugh Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Melissa Lake | Role: Sound Department
Name: Miriam Ludbrook | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave McGrath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shaun Mills | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernard O'Reilly | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jay Simon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Barnaby Smyth | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Steele | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graeme Stoten | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ruth Sullivan | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Paul Dimmer | Role: Special Effects
Name: Dominic Tuohy | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jim Davey | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Robin Beard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Steve Boag | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Frame | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Hocking | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gruff Owen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matthew Symonds | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sabine Kertscher | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jim Dowdall | Role: Stunts
Name: Steve Griffin | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Nick Beeks-Sanders | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fred Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frederick Crawford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Dale | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wick Finch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Will Finch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Hamshere | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dermot Hickey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Hillier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Lowen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy O'Sullivan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Pattenden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ed Rutherford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ronnie Savory | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Smart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Weightman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glyn Williams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Deborah Aquila | Role: Casting Department
Name: Buffy Hall | Role: Casting Department
Name: Rachel Himbury | Role: Casting Department
Name: Buffy Kirkpatrick | Role: Casting Department
Name: Stephen Moore | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jennifer L. Smith | Role: Casting Department
Name: Tricia Wood | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Richard Cooke | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kate Eden | Role: Costume Department
Name: Helen Hill | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carin Hoff | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ann Nichols | Role: Costume Department
Name: Yvonne Otzen | Role: Costume Department
Name: Luan Placks | Role: Costume Department
Name: Caroline Rigby | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jilly Thompson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Tom Hornsby | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Differ | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Laura Evans | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Huw Phillips | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jason Wheeler | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Jo Beckett | Role: Location Management
Name: Tom Crooke | Role: Location Management
Name: Duncan Flower | Role: Location Management
Name: Amanda Stevens | Role: Location Management
Name: Keith Whale | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Matt Biffa | Role: Music Department
Name: Mikael Carlsson | Role: Music Department
Name: Tonia Davall | Role: Music Department
Name: Dario Marianelli | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Maggie Rodford | Role: Music Department
Name: Hilary Skewes | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Marshall Leviten | Role: Production Department
Name: Becky Scoffield | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher Hutchins | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Irena Brignull | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Sue Hills | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ian Clarke | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Mark Barry-Jackson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joanna Beckett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Botton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Budd | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Burgess | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roy Chapman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Desbois | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chloe Emmerson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barry Gibbs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jane Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Hargreaves | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rohan Harris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Hawkins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daisy Isabel Hughes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darren Mackie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ivan Mavor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victoria Mielewska | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tariq Mirza | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Scott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shruti Shah | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony Swaby | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hollie Unett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Walsh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah-Jane Wheale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julia Wilson Dickson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Saunders | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sean Thornton | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

I Capture The Castle | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1504575769/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1504575769/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564100377119.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=QzL~JGXYsls5gDkisIn2JwxYbunEisaUY4zBjZCZAw0b7b6Mgu8HOkF6BkKt0zmV0iVBj~-M6GbFOVBDDvmJJK1cIvXnVi1n8JUv2YFWEfudCV~XXN2EpN1mo1r1ZVft35qSm0nbdVySmj7t3Tlgbk-OgggGNs5tORtjIeLsCzsbKEODegPS3fvwhABxLoPyEKuOqMRKZjbUj~gZEiyQesn1JweBP5lJRitx5zu03lpEUhYQ-c5ZvJT3uUi7T-uNsed8eowQueVWDjnhVIULKK6Tdsn1T0gkx2L3nZ4kEEmfuzvTwgIghQLskpGAmvjZAVx2sQC3dTr1FbyOW5EYqg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I Capture The Castle | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi531104025/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi531104025/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564578923718.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=TewGlkS0X-UkN~RYXgniRltBiZn0e~2LsHueSyYzcDOh3s3EE0LQGVE~c8mPzMHXbqihOozU-8p7QtNJygRM9yR5aiQ7YceLMCrzBPn0AzMd7HRkHx-hjGe4OvjVRKxa7gjn9DYNkt2Gf7ZkhAObupHlLkIpSW0KQY9F-de8TvC7sp~FZb9qaN-OYFPgf15RKAT46jVypGA2~jEkiyyWWhM8rBAslIODS73Famist2h2XKy2~OYFvgGrS0JDwIq6qV02ItSI-5WerJdxw29KEKQzxujoAV4eM2IGPD4BMAWM6NdFYLVVGL4qomR4z01LNzoExkQucTqrOm2w~v775A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I Capture The Castle Scene: 6 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3888563225/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3888563225/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678000021599.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=ZHkFG4XZNOO7UfNDFlzfWAj6yfxB9brw7OGU0j393CX71laOEuFkrnWD2FoOHeaYyhDvRtr6CfTXhJq1w1TFX0PO86Bjm1xnECzmZ-u953ulPL8~vVmKRewloc-RjbG-9n4QfYcTL0zg26y98Lh8yMuTSw0y8TF4GPo4FMOlzkuBifV-K-63HL4K42IV8ORQhtvR0zIW3L~y5aglDlxv2-VI3rAmgSlG6Br~Zh03DZw~aIXIs24ptQEskZN5VHYr~bEZh~kMhM1k9xqIN5JF~f8iKg3kpMgqKDY7qLrYaqXeHF3uH9yeqLbN-7EpddY0Hy9igODohrQ7AK8YxIZ-ow__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I Capture The Castle Scene: 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3938894873/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3938894873/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677995944089.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=AsFidpc-KupXY~OYzSP0WP9uEs4LzBWhTLKVRtWsNMmlFHiiD9y4e7FBMK1sVFfzjb8cdNRhrusTfb3ALaCcotYTxvHPXmooj2IGt28AfQWCCtudhXqpkNHygioI875Z04EBIe95DEgBuQbZsfQM6yhOKqZbeWq8JygD3mfxe8uT5wCO9MnBaW9Y~wldAy0yI19Ez1OHT-I~jFj5N3ciPkYc0dhwvCG31CIuG835634efkD1HMtxS52vcLdnL8GLsCY48jYZRMwieNekFuj2FTJcDSaD8kyApT~ucxlmk3bYlKGIHnO6rcv6GsyHln7i~rnEiHiSvLQFVBaxN7F3Rg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I Capture The Castle Scene: 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi835109913/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi835109913/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677918068307.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=HSTbsS93gxMXFihE4Q3zBzulJPdheZhj1w42WD8BFb~fL0qAmN-hlh~TjUQoP-p74APVOe04inpTyTyy94Ld4gxZJuBWrJl2KdWOtV7G28p9GxBzb28T5g0XxIohK7kRzVrwfZKhTjb3xYyVqRBwftzIEQu2sjC4zhdEaKpCI3AtEX7NTkttL~uARbjfgO2HB-nCc7TYnNS1zJTlxl6FKIPEM76qdogc7q7cwD2pwjHdCuZnjAhhvTLh7r9K9I98jLZ5W~BWa-SZ4O3vFGXAE5XiQI5Pdoh1kEjofCAQuVgwoq-7CU8OlKC3lUwcKFKFhDa9iShb0nCYq0RXszawkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
I Capture The Castle Scene: 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi96912409/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi96912409/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677916268970.mp4?Expires=1788280319&Signature=g9AXafkDqZpkzbYIupX2S9tPgMh6o-malLVfL38j1e67vFfTEdA-EATzDA~qjzahH6QXh0g7fd~a9lhWmMCVayui02pFWGCEc~z7SjwxRzPkFMqWz1WmTfJcMQcpLK4VSOILdGntCR4et6nSqdQFlLPSGzNayYGJ34b1L777ck-yVSrKa8KFLvNrwpOCjWlYlmWDZyCM3rGEY5Vt0zAL7RjXavljCyU-xxzR~ZMn-ykxoQMpI8ImwoIvbsE6mRd1rPAleLSXI1-f1WgRgDyg-2nTjPtMHn3iHKLt5ptT1vHaizLRnWZQS4o7bd4sd5d-iza2rnMssYFpOhALL7KcUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
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Release Schedule

United States: January 11, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 9, 2003
France: May 16, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Ireland: May 30, 2003
New Zealand: July 2003 (New Zealand International Film Festival)
Australia: July 10, 2003
United States: July 11, 2003 (limited)
New Zealand: July 31, 2003
United States: August 8, 2003
Netherlands: September 9, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Israel: September 11, 2003
France: October 11, 2003 (Festival de Cherbourg)
Iceland: December 8, 2003 (video premiere)
France: April 3, 2004 (Paris Film Festival)
China: June 5, 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Portugal: June 21, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Greece: July 30, 2004
France: October 2, 2004 (Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema)
France: October 8, 2004 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
Thailand: November 11, 2004 (limited)
France: March 19, 2005 (Mamers en Mars Film Festival)
France: August 3, 2005
Hungary: November 21, 2005 (TV premiere)
Sweden: April 26, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Italy: June 15, 2023 (internet)

Awards

Box Office