Summary
Bridget Jones’s Diary is a British-French romantic film drama first released in 2001,
directed by Sharon Maguire.
The film stars Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, James Faulkner and Jim Broadbent.
It has also been released under the title: Bridget Jones.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sharon Maguire
- Script: Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis
- Photo: Stuart Dryburgh
- Music: Patrick Doyle
- Cast: Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones), Gemma Jones (Bridget’s Mum), Celia Imrie (Una Alconbury), James Faulkner (Uncle Geoffrey), Jim Broadbent (Bridget’s Dad), Colin Firth (Mark Darcy), Charmian May (Mrs. Darcy), Hugh Grant (Daniel Cleaver), Paul Brooke (Mr. Fitzherbert), Felicity Montagu (Perpetua), Shirley Henderson (Jude), Sally Phillips (Shazza), James Callis (Tom), Charlie Caine (Handsome Stranger), Gareth Marks (Simon in Marketing), John Clegg (Elderly Man), Embeth Davidtz (Natasha), Matthew Bates (Kafka Author), Jeffrey Archer (Himself), Patrick Barlow (Julian), Rebecca Charles (Receptionist), Honor Blackman (Penny Husbands-Bosworth), Dominic McHale (Bernard), Joan Blackham (Shirley), Lisa Barbuscia (Lara), Joseph Alessi (Interviewer 1), Rhydian Jai-Persad (Interviewer 2), Neil Pearson (Richard Finch), Paul Ross (Mr. Sit Up Britain), Stewart Wright (Stage Manager), Claire Skinner (Magda), Dolly Wells (Woney), Mark Lingwood (Cosmo), Toby Whithouse (Alastair), David Cann (Cameraman), Lisa Kay (Eleanor Ross Heaney), Sulayman Al-Bassam (Kafir Aghani), Donald Douglas (Mr. Darcy), Renu Setna (Mr. Ramdas), Emma Amos (Paula), Sara Stockbridge (Melinda), Sarah Alexander (Daniel Cleaver lover), Julian Barnes (Himself), Crispin Bonham-Carter (Greg), Stefan Booth (Drunken man), Max Digby (Office worker), Campbell Graham (Hamish), Christine Hewett (Guest at the Darcy’s), Christopher Kouros (Chef Nikos), Camilla Mathias (Journalist), Ben Peyton (Bridegroom), Salman Rushdie (Himself)
- Country: UK / France
- Language: English
- Runtime: 97 min
- Aka: Bridget Jones; Journal de Bridget Jones, Le
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