Rent Vanity Fair (2018)
3.7 of 5 from 69 ratings
5h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, orphan Becky Sharp (Olivia Cooke) sets out to claw her way to the top of English society. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, 'Vanity Fair' is a new adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th century literary classic. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Becky's story of villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.
- Actors:
- Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Johnny Flynn, Claudia Jessie, Mark Bowsher, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale, Ellie Kendrick, Robert Pugh, Charlie Rowe, Sian Clifford, Martin Clunes, David Fynn, Bernardo Santos, Mathew Baynton, Monica Dolan, Patrick FitzSymons, Felicity Montagu, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight
- Directors:
- James Strong
- Writers:
- Gwyneth Hughes, William Makepeace Thackeray
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas
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