To Have and to Hold (1996): Cast
To Have and to Hold is a 1996 mystery thriller directed by John Hillcoat, starring Tchéky Karyo as Jack, Rachel Griffiths and Anni Finsterer. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- John Hillcoat
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Small Man Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is To Have and to Hold About?
The premise of To Have and to Hold without spoilers.
He meets a woman who is smart, alluring, and uncannily resembles his deceased wife. An Australian widower stationed in New Guinea begins a romance with this look‑alike, only to discover that their life together falls short of the idealized love he imagined, leading to unexpected complications and emotional turmoil.
To Have and to Hold Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female topless nudity
- rape
- male rear nudity
- loss of wife
- man hits a woman
- melodrama
- friend
- watching a video
- husband suspects his wife of having an affair
- dead wife
- drukenness
- female nudity
+38 more Show fewer
- female writer
- male female relationship
- sepik river papua new guinea
- red dress
- widower
- heat the temperature
- sex
- drink
- drunken man
- violence
- male nudity
- haunted by the past
- indigenous people
- nudity
- marriage
- drinking
- woman wears a red dress
- naivete
- love
- suspicion
- melbourne australia
- falling in love
- mysterious death
- hoodlum
- husband wife relationship
- jungle
- obsessive love
- death
- village
- humidity
- man tries to make a woman look like his dead wife
- french accent
- fear
- exotic setting
- friendship
- barkeeper
- ex missionary
- suspense
To Have and to Hold Cast & Characters
Tchéky Karyo leads the cast as Jack, with Rachel Griffiths as Kate and Anni Finsterer as Rose. Directed by John Hillcoat; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director John Hillcoat
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Tchéky Karyo as Jack -
Rachel Griffiths as Kate -
Anni Finsterer as Rose - David Field as Stevie
Also Starring in To Have and to Hold
· 6 more- Justine Bateman
- Steve Jacobs Sal
- Larry Lavai James
- John Parinjo Noah
- Ura Eri Gabby
- Robert Kunsa Luther Yamu
More from John Hillcoat
More films directed by John Hillcoat, best-rated first: The Proposition, The Road, Lawless and Triple 9.
To Have and to Hold Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Tener y Poseer” and “Posesión obsesiva”.
- Also known as
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- Tener y Poseer
- Posesión obsesiva
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To Have and to Hold FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of To Have and to Hold, each answered in a sentence.
How long is To Have and to Hold?
To Have and to Hold runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was To Have and to Hold released?
To Have and to Hold was released on October 31, 1996.
Who directed To Have and to Hold?
To Have and to Hold was directed by John Hillcoat.
More films by John Hillcoat Who is in the cast of To Have and to Hold?
To Have and to Hold stars Tchéky Karyo as Jack, Rachel Griffiths as Kate and Anni Finsterer as Rose, among 10 credited actors.
Does To Have and to Hold have a post-credit scene?
No. To Have and to Hold has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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