I Capture the Castle

About I Capture the Castle

In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.

I Capture the Castle is a 2003 romance film directed by Tim Fywell. At 113 minutes long, it arrived in May 2003.

Its themes are castle, teenage protagonist, sibling relationship, and father daughter relationship. It is adapted from a novel.

Romola Garai appears as Cassandra Mortmain, Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain, Tara Fitzgerald as Topaz Mortmain, and Bill Nighy as James Mortmain. The screenplay is by Heidi Thomas. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Starz Apple TV channel in the United States.

To Kill a Mockingbird, Young and Innocent, and Brideshead Revisited make useful companions to I Capture the Castle, all filed under 1930s. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 100 votes and it carries a R rating.