The Mill on the Floss (1997)

6.4/10 116 min Drama Romance

Overview

Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300 years) and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, Maggie, grows up, she falls in love with Wakem's son Philip. However, her brother Tom (true to the memory of their father) forbids her to meet him again. When she visits her cousin Lucy Deane, Lucy's fiance, Stephen Guest, falls in love with Maggie at first sight, further complicating matters.

Cast

Emily Watson

Maggie Tulliver

James Frain

Philip Wakem

Cheryl Campbell

Bessy Tulliver

Bernard Hill

Edward Tulliver

Joanna David

Sophy Deane

Shenagh Govan

Aunt Gritty

Nicholas Gecks

Lawyer Wakem

Peter Gunn

Rev Stelling

Paul Ridley

Mr. Deane

Jessica Turner

Jane Glegg

James Weber Brown

Stephen Guest

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