Effie Gray Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The sotry centers on the epic scandal surrounding the marriage between John Ruskin, the eminent Victorian art critic, and Effie Gray. As her husband begins to lose his mind, Effie has to make sure that she is not subject to scandal because of a love affair with John Everett Millais, the young artist who is the darling of her husband’s critical eye.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Effie Gray.

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  Emma Thompson

  ... Lady Eastlake

  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

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  Greg Wise

  ... Ruskin

  Walking On Sunshine , Heidi and the Magic Pool

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  Saoirse Ronan

  Blitz, The Outrun

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  Imelda Staunton

  Paddington in Peru, Maleficent

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  Dakota Fanning

  ... Effie

  The Watchers, The Nightingale

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  Tom Sturridge

  ... John Everett Millais

  Velvet Buzzsaw, Widow Clicquot

Crew Behind the Film

The Effie Gray behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Emma Thompson last wrote Last Christmas and Nanny McPhee Returns.

Director

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Screenwriter

Emma Thompson

Producers

Andrea Calderwood
Gail Egan
Greg Wise

Production Details

What we know about the Effie Gray movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the true story of Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his marriage to Effie Gray.

Production Updates for Effie Gray

Apr 2014

Completed

Changed Effie Gray movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production will begin Oct. 17, 2011 in Scotland, London and Venice.

Nov 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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