The Way We Live Now (2001): Cast
The Way We Live Now is a 2001 drama directed by David Yates, starring David Suchet as Augustus Melmotte, Shirley Henderson and David Bradley. It runs 5 hours.
- Runtime
- 5h (300 min)
- Director
- David Yates
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- BBC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Way We Live Now About?
The premise of The Way We Live Now without spoilers.
Set in the 1870s, this Victorian saga follows financier Augustus Melmotte as he arrives in London announcing a railway from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico. His scheme ensnares cash‑poor, land‑rich aristocrats desperate to sell failing estates and draws naïve speculators with promises of wealth, exposing the era’s web of power and corruption.
The Way We Live Now Themes & Keywords
· 43 tags- railroad business
- period drama
- grosvenor square
- 1870s
- marriage
- foreigner
- con artist
- victorian london
- board of directors
- in love with a cousin
- rejected marriage proposal
- male cousin female cousin relationship
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- woman wears a bustle
- premarital sex
- father daughter relationship
- stock fraud
- mexico
- love triangle
- class snobbery
- parliament
- stock speculation
- engagement
- accepted marriage proposal
- gambling
- different social classes
- reference to marriage between cousins
- jilted lover
- anti semitism
- hoop skirt
- cousins relationship
- marriage proposal
- nouveau riche
- 1800s
- wastrel
- social climber
- greed
- society
- snob
- period piece
- costume drama
- based on novel
- tv mini series
- title spoken by character
The Way We Live Now Cast & Characters
David Suchet leads the cast as Augustus Melmotte, with Shirley Henderson as Marie Melmotte and David Bradley as Mr Broune. Directed by David Yates; 14 actors are credited in all.
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Director David Yates
- David Suchet as Augustus Melmotte
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Shirley Henderson as Marie Melmotte -
David Bradley as Mr Broune -
Miranda Otto as Mrs Hurtle
Also Starring in The Way We Live Now
· 10 more- Cillian Murphy Paul Montague
- Douglas Hodge Roger Carbury
- Matthew Macfadyen Sir Felix Carbury
- Allan Corduner Croll
- Richard Cant Dolly Longestaffe
- Tony Britton Lord Alfred Grendall
- Angus Wright Miles Grendall
- Cheryl Campbell Lady Carbury
- Paloma Baeza Hetta Carbury
- Tom Fahy Butler - Grosvenor Square
The Way We Live Now Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Viața noastră de acum” and “Дороги, которые мы выбираем”.
- Also known as
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- Viața noastră de acum
- Дороги, которые мы выбираем
- 紅塵浮生錄
- Svindlarens Dotter
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The Way We Live Now FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Way We Live Now, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Way We Live Now?
The Way We Live Now runs 5 hours (300 minutes).
Who directed The Way We Live Now?
The Way We Live Now was directed by David Yates.
More films by David Yates Who is in the cast of The Way We Live Now?
The Way We Live Now stars David Suchet as Augustus Melmotte, Shirley Henderson as Marie Melmotte and David Bradley as Mr Broune, among 14 credited actors.
Does The Way We Live Now have a post-credit scene?
No. The Way We Live Now has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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