Washington Square


1h 55m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Set in 1870's New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father, and must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man who is interested in her only because of her inheritence.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1997
Production Company
American Humane Association; Caravan Pictures; Central Casting, Inc.; City Council of Baltimore City; Digital Sound & Pictures; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Pictures; Pacific Title & Art Studio
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Ctv International; Focus Features; Haskolabio; Village Roadshow Limited; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Paris, France; Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 55m

Synopsis

Set in 1870's New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father, and must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man who is interested in her only because of her inheritence.

Crew

Kasia Adamik

Storyboard Artist

Elizabeth Aldrich

Choreographer

Michael Alexonis

Grip (Alps Unit)

Joan Altman

Production Accountant

Mary-jane April

2nd Assistant Director

April Armstrong

Other

Charlie Armstrong

Assistant Location Manager

Mike Asher

Piano Teacher

Christian Auber

Adr Voice

Chris Barbour

Production Assistant

Michael Barosky

Sound Mixer

Ron Batzdorff

Still Photographer

Christine Baur

Stunts

Charles Bazaldua

Adr Voice

Denise A Beale

Production Assistant

Terrence Beasor

Adr Voice

Elizabeth Bell

Set Dresser

Javier Bennassar

Sound Effects Editor

Jill Bennett

2nd Assistant Accountant

Patrick Bentz

Transportation Co-Captain

Julie Bergman Sender

Producer

Carley A Berkman

Other

Roger Birnbaum

Producer

Tim Boggs

Adr Supervisor

Sherri Bramlett

Hair Stylist

Joseph Brennan

Boom Operator (Alps Unit)

Elizabeth Brikowski

Supervisor

Mark Burchard

Costume Supervisor

Catherine Cavadini

Adr Voice

Shad Challis

Production Assistant

Andrew Chojecki

Assistant (To Agnieszka Holland)

Daniel'le Christine

Adr Voice

Ann S. Christman

Production Assistant

Bill Cimino

Set Decorator

William A Cimino

Set Decorator

Dean Citroni

Grip

Terry Claborn

Color Timer

David Coburn

Adr Voice

Melissa "stanley" Cohen

Assistant Production Coordinator

Benjamin Cook

Sound Effects Editor

Fred Cooper

Dolly Grip

Deb Dalton

Women'S Key Costumer

F Dale Davis

Set Dresser

Michael E Davis

Construction Coordinator

Bobby Deal

Other

Krzesimir Debski

Conductor And Orchestrator

Carol Depasquale

Script Supervisor

Deirdre Detappan

Production Coordinator (Caravan Pictures)

Cody Dorkin

Adr Voice

Debra Donaldson Dorsey

Location Manager

Ned Dowd

Head Of Production (Caravan Pictures)

Carol Doyle

Screenwriter

Ross Dunkerley

Other

Judi Durand

Adr Voice

Morgan Elliott

Assistant (To Costume Designer)

Lauren Erickson

Assistant (To Jennifer Jason Leigh)

Mary Erstad

Foley Mixer

Carol Everson

Other

Sean Fahimian

Assistant Editor

Deborah Fallender

Adr Voice

Megan Forste

2nd Assistant Camera

Alan Freedman

Adr Mixer

Frank Gaeta

Supervising Sound Editor

Joseph E Gallagher

1st Assistant Camera

Hank Garfield

Sound Mixer (Alps Unit)

Lillian Garrett

Adr Voice

Jason George

Assistant Editor

David Gerlach

Special Effects

Francesca Gerlach

Charge Scenic

Walter Glinowiecki

Craft Service

Kurt Godel

Digital Transfer Engineer

Anneliese Goldman

Adr Voice

Marilyn Graf

Dialogue Editor

David Grant

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Gregory Grudt

Adr Voice

Vernon Guinn

Production Assistant

Trishalee Hardy

Adr Voice

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Barbara Harris

Adr Voice Casting

Wayne Herndon

Key Hair

Doris Hess

Adr Voice

Lil Heyman

London Production Assistant

Andy Hill

Music Consultant

Shane Toulouse Holliday

Grip (Alps Unit)

Luther Horine

Supervisor

Mark R Hughes

Assistant Props

Jerry Jackson

Wrangler Consultant

Robert C Jackson

Dialogue Editor

Henry James

Source Material (From Novel)

Jeffrey L Johnson

Set Medic

Marisa Johnston

Post-Production Coordinator (Caravan Pictures)

Dan Jones

Electrician

Thomas Jones

Dialogue Editor

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Music

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Music Producer

Cary Kelley

Transportation Coordinator (Alps Unit)

Jay Kemp

Electrician

Christopher Kennedy

Music Editor

Susan Kershaw

Other

Ossama Khuluki

Foley Artist

Carlyle King

Adr Voice

Daamen Krall

Adr Voice

Marsha Kramer

Adr Voice

Richard Kryder

Electrician

Jennifer Kushner

Production Assistant

Michael Kvirikadze

Production Assistant

Barbara Lacy

Makeup Artist

Adam Laws

Assistant Location Manager

Shelley Levin

Assistant (To Executive Producer)

Mark Levine

1st Assistant Editor

Marshall Lewy

Production Assistant

Marshall Lewy

Production Assistant

Nita Long-mawyer

Specialty Wrangler

Michael Luckeroth

Transportation Captain

Mara Majorowicz

Women'S Key Costumer

Robena Malicoat

Best Boy Grip

David Mann

Foley Editor

Derek Marcil

Re-Recording Mixer

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

David Mccharen

Adr Voice

Jim Mcconkey

Steadicam Operator

Timothy R Mckelvey

Men'S Key Costumer

David Melhase

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Merryman

Camera Operator

Carla Meyer

Dialect Coach

Carrie Mikkleson

Piano Teacher

Voya Mikulic

Gaffer

John Millard

Set Dresser

Jose Gilberto Molinari-rosaly

Dga Trainee

Pat Moran

Baltimore Casting

Alan Muraoka

Art Director

Marissa A Muro

Other

Jack L. Murray

Production Supervisor (Alps Unit)

Kathy Nelson

Executive In Charge Of Music (For The Walt Disney Motion Picture Group)

Michael O'connor

Costume Supervisor (London)

Roger O'malley

Location Manager (Alps Unit)

Michael O'melic

Other

Randy Ostrow

Executive Producer

Steve C Owen

Best Boy Grip (Alps Unit)

Rafal Paczkowski

Recorder And Mixer

Janet Paparazzo

Stunt Coordinator

Carlo Papica

Best Boy Electric (Alps Unit)

Dick Parkinson

Head Wrangler

Jacqueline Shea Pfeifer

Production Coordinator

Michael J Pierre

Music Consultant

Ebick Pizzadili

Adr Voice

Lani Pollock

Assistant (To Julie Bergman Sender)

Ellen Sara Popiel

Art Department Coordinator

Aaron F. Quarles

Maggie Smith'S Hairstylist

Pat Rand

Post-Production Manager (Caravan Pictures)

Dale Raoul

Adr Voice

Sarah Rayne

Adr Voice

Paul Real

Post-Production Accountant

Douglas Retzler

Special Effects Coordinator

Brian H Reynolds

Key Grip

Judith D Rheiner

Unit Publicist

Guy H Rocourt

Production Assistant

John Ross

Rerecording

Richard M Ryan

Other

Dennis Salomone

Transportation Coordinator

Robert Schick

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Ellen H. Schwartz

1st Assistant Director (Alps Unit)

Gary Schwartz

Adr Voice

Vernon Scott

Adr Voice

Lee Shapira

Grip

Kenny Sheehan

Set Dresser

Mark William Shell

Electrician

Anna Sheppard

Costume Designer

Susan Shin

Dialogue Editor

David J Siegel

Editor

Rob Simons

Assistant Art Director

Amanda Slater

Key Production Assistant

Todd Micah Solomon

Boom Operator

Stuart Sperling

2nd Assistant Editor

Jeff Stacy

Set Dresser

Allan Starski

Production Designer

Susan Stolar

Casting Assistant

John Strawbridge

Assistant Baltimore Casting

Richard William Strodel

Grip

Jay Price Stump

Horticultural Consultant

Tony Suraci

Foley Editor

Lucy Sustar

Foley Editor

Joel Swetow

Adr Voice

Terri R. Taylor

Casting Assistant

Marlena Thomas

Assistant (To Roger Birnbaum (Caravan Pictures))

David J Thompson

Second 2nd Assistant Camera

David Thompson

Assistant Camera Operator

Martha R Timlin

Set Costumer

Thomas F Timlin

Set Costumer

Gerald T Titus

Transportation Co-Captain

J Miller Tobin

1st Assistant Director

Michael Tolochko

Best Boy

Alice Tompkins

Script Supervisor (Alps Unit)

Peter Torrey

Adr Voice

Micheline Trepanier

Key Makeup

Thomas Turnbull

Construction Foreman

Richard Uva

Grip (Alps Unit)

David H Venghaus

2nd Assistant Director (Alps Unit)

Chrisann Verges

Unit Production Manager

Chrisann Verges

Associate Producer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1997
Production Company
American Humane Association; Caravan Pictures; Central Casting, Inc.; City Council of Baltimore City; Digital Sound & Pictures; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Pictures; Pacific Title & Art Studio
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Ctv International; Focus Features; Haskolabio; Village Roadshow Limited; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Paris, France; Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 55m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States October 10, 1997

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States Fall October 5, 1997

Released in United States March 1998

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States on Video May 12, 1998

Released in United States September 1997

Shown at Dublin Film Festival March 3-12, 1998.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

Shown at Polish Feature Film Festival (Closing Night) in Gdynia October 14-19, 1997.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.

Buena Vista was previously attached as US distributor.

Henry James' novel was previously adapted as "The Heiress" (USA/1949), directed by William Wyler and starring Olivia DeHavilland, Sir Ralph Richardson and Montgomery Clift.

Began shooting June 17, 1996.

Completed shooting August 14, 1996.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)

Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Dublin Film Festival March 3-12, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video May 12, 1998

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Polish Feature Film Festival (Closing Night) in Gdynia October 14-19, 1997.)

Released in United States Fall October 5, 1997

Limited Release in United States October 10, 1997