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# The Portrait of a Lady (1996): cast and crew

22 cast and 24 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Nicole Kidman](https://film.one/person/nicole-kidman.md) as Isabel Archer
- [John Malkovich](https://film.one/person/john-malkovich.md) as Gilbert Osmond
- [Barbara Hershey](https://film.one/person/barbara-hershey.md) as Madame Serena Merle
- [Mary-Louise Parker](https://film.one/person/mary-louise-parker.md) as Henrietta Stackpole
- [Christian Bale](https://film.one/person/christian-bale.md) as Edward Rosier
- [Shelley Winters](https://film.one/person/shelley-winters.md) as Mrs. Touchett
- [Richard E. Grant](https://film.one/person/richard-e-grant.md) as Lord Warburton
- [Shelley Duvall](https://film.one/person/shelley-duvall.md) as Countess Gemini
- [John Gielgud](https://film.one/person/john-gielgud.md) as Mr. Touchett
- [Viggo Mortensen](https://film.one/person/viggo-mortensen.md) as Caspar Goodwood
- [Martin Donovan](https://film.one/person/martin-donovan.md) as Ralph Touchett
- [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://film.one/person/roger-ashton-griffiths.md) as Bob Bantling
- Catherine Zago as Mother Superior
- Alessandra Vanzi as Nun #2
- [Valentina Cervi](https://film.one/person/valentina-cervi.md) as Pansy Osmond
- [Pat Roach](https://film.one/person/pat-roach.md) as Strongman
- Amy Lindsay as Miss Molyneux #1
- Katherine Anne Porter as Miss Molyneux #2
- Eddy Seager as Strongman's Spruiker
- Emanuele Carucci Viterbi as Roccanera Butler
- Francesca Bartellini as Isabel's Maid
- [Achille Brugnini](https://film.one/person/achille-brugnini.md) as Footman At Ballroom

## Directing

- [Jane Campion](https://film.one/person/jane-campion.md): Director

## Writing

- [Laura Jones](https://film.one/person/laura-jones.md): Screenplay
- Henry James: Novel

## Production

- Johanna Ray: Casting
- Ann Wingate: Co-Producer
- Heidrun Reshöft: Associate Producer
- [Steve Golin](https://film.one/person/steve-golin.md): Producer
- [Monty Montgomery](https://film.one/person/monty-montgomery.md): Producer
- Mark Turnbull: Associate Producer
- Ute Leonhardt: Associate Producer

## Camera

- [Stuart Dryburgh](https://film.one/person/stuart-dryburgh.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Veronika Jenet](https://film.one/person/veronika-jenet.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Wojciech Kilar](https://film.one/person/wojciech-kilar.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- [Janet Patterson](https://film.one/person/janet-patterson.md): Production Design
- [Martin Childs](https://film.one/person/martin-childs.md): Supervising Art Director
- Mark Raggett: Art Direction
- Peter Long: Title Designer

## Costume and make-up

- [Janet Patterson](https://film.one/person/janet-patterson.md): Costume Design
- Ken Lintott: Makeup Artist
- Magdalen Gaffney: Makeup Artist
- Peter Swords King: Makeup Artist
- Amanda Knight: Makeup Artist

## Lighting

- Jim Smart: Electrician

## Crew

- Massimo Biondi: Transportation Coordinator

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