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Effie Gray
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Richard Laxton
Casts & Crew
Emma Thompson
Dakota Fanning
Greg Wise
Tom Sturridge
Robbie Coltrane
Julie Walters
Derek Jacobi
Claudia Cardinale
David Suchet
James Fox
Patrick Doyle
Russell Tovey
Linda Bassett
Pip Torrens
Nicholas Jones
Joanna Hole
Riccardo Scamarcio
Polly Dartford
Tom Herriott
Sam Churchill
Martin Keatman
Chris Haggart
Alex Best
George Laing
Peter Farr
Nicola Draffan
Saskia Keatman
Kelly Healey
Frida Baranek
Tigerlily Hutchinson
Iain Marshall
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