I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle is the first novel of English author Dodie Smith. In the ruins of medieval castle, deep in rural 1930’s Suffolk, funny, intelligent 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain attempts to capture her family’s life in a journal. Their isolation is disrupted by the arrival of rich American brothers Simon and Neil and desperate to escape the family’s grinding poverty, Cassandra’s beautiful older sister Rose determines to marry Simon. Cassandra .... Holliday Grainger Rose .... Scarlett Alice Johnson Mortmain .... Toby Jones. Topaz .... Charlotte Emmerson Thomas .... Sam Hattersley Stephen .... Harry McEntire Simon .... John Macmillan Neil .... Henry Devas Shop Assistant .... Martha Loader Written by Dodie Smith Directed by Nadia Molinari