Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair

1923

1h 20m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

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9 members

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Mabel Ballin

Becky Sharp

Mabel Ballin

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Hobart Bosworth

Marquis of Steyne

Hobart Bosworth

Acting

George Walsh

Rawdon Crawley

George Walsh

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Harrison Ford

George Osborne

Harrison Ford

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Earle Foxe

Captain Dobbin

Earle Foxe

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Eleanor Boardman

Amelia Sedley

Eleanor Boardman

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Willard Louis

Joseph Sedley

Willard Louis

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Laura Pollard

Mrs. Tinker

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Georgia Sherart

Miss Briggs

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