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In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.
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Reese Witherspoon
Becky Sharp
Eileen Atkins
Miss Matilda Crawley
Jim Broadbent
Mr. Osborne
Gabriel Byrne
The Marquess of Steyne
Romola Garai
Amelia Sedley
Bob Hoskins
Sir Pitt Crawley
Rhys Ifans
William Dobbin
Geraldine McEwan
Lady Southdown
James Purefoy
Rawdon Crawley
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
George Osborne
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