Ang Lee Director Emma Thompson Elinor Dashwood Actor, Writer Alan Rickman Col. Christopher Brandon Actor Kate Winslet Marianne Dashwood Actor Hugh Grant Edward Ferrars Actor James Fleet John Dashwood Actor Harriet Walter Fanny Dashwood Actor Gemma Jones Mrs. Dashwood Actor Elizabeth Spriggs Mrs. Jennings Actor Robert Hardy Sir John Middleton Actor Greg Wise John Willoughby Actor Imelda Staunton Charlotte Palmer Actor Imogen Stubbs Lucy Steele Actor Hugh Laurie Mr. Palmer Actor Emile Francois Margaret Dashwood Actor Richard Lumsden Robert Ferrars Actor Jane Austen Writer Lindsay Doran Producer Sydney Pollack Executive Producer Michael Coulter Cinematographer Tim Squyres Film Editing Patrick Doyle Original Music Luciana Arrighi Production Design Philip Elton Art Director Ian Whittaker Set Decoration Jenny Beavan Costume Design John Bright Costume Design Michelle Guish Casting