An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
- Gracy
- (as Arthur Nascarella)
- Passerby
- (as Robert Manning)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHugh Jackman took etiquette lessons from 19th-century etiquette expert Jane Gibson (who trained actors for such projects as Sense and Sensibility (1995)). He also studied ballroom dancing and trained to ride a horse for the film.
- GoofsAmong the people he admires, Leopold mentions "Edison with his lamp", Diesel, Bell, and Westinghouse. In 1876, when the movie takes place, Thomas A. Edison had just gotten his first interest in incandescent lamps, Rudolph Diesel was 18, and Alexander Graham Bell's telephone had just been patented. Although the Westinghouse Electric Company wasn't founded until 1886, George Westinghouse received his first patent in 1873.
- Quotes
Stuart: It is no more crazy than a dog finding a rainbow. Dogs are colourblind, Gretchen. They don't see colour. Just like we don't see time. We can feel it, we can feel it passing, but we can't see it. It's just like a blur. It's like we're riding in a supersonic train and the world is just blowing by, but imagine if we could stop that train, eh, Gretchen? Imagine if we could stop that train, get out, look around, and see time for what it really is? A universe, a world, a thing as unimaginable as colour to a dog, and as real, as tangible as that chair you're sitting in. Now if we could see it like that, really look at it, then maybe we could see the flaws as well as the form. And that's it; it's that simple. That's all I discovered. I'm just a... a guy who saw a crack in a chair that no one else could see. I'm that dog who saw a rainbow, only none of the other dogs believed me.
Gretchen: I believe you.
- Crazy creditsIn 1852, Elisha Graves Otis invented the safety brake for a lifting platform. One year later in 1853, he founded the Otis Elevator Company in Yonkers, New York. The Otis Elevator Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.
- Alternate versionsThe following scenes were cut from the film just a few days before the release:
- References suggesting that Kate has a genetic relationship to Stuart
- a scene where Ryan appears in the background of a 19th-century party
- a cameo by director James Mangold where he plays a director whose film is being changed to meet the demands of a test screening
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sting: Until (2001)
- SoundtracksManhattan Beach
Performed by University of Michigan Band
Composed by John Philip Sousa
Courtesy of Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
It's exactly the same as always, but this time they have added an interesting extra ingredient to it. Kate, her brother, her ex and Leopold all live in New York. The only problem is that Leopold is from the 1870's, while the others live in the 21st century. Kate's brother has found a way to travel through time, meets Leopold and accidentally takes him with him to the 21st century. I guess I don't have to explain everything that happens afterward...
Even though I'm not always a huge fan of romantic comedies, I have to admit that I had a good time watching this one. Thanks to the original approach, this movie is better than average. The actors are convincing, although I was surprised to see how easily a man from the 19th century adapted to the 21st. It never really seemed a shocking experience to him. If I had directed the movie, I would have accentuated it more... But hey, if you can see past that and you are a romantic soul, I'm sure that you'll love this modern fairy tale. You know it's impossible, but you would like to believe it. I give it a 7/10 for that.
- philip_vanderveken
- Dec 16, 2004
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- Also known as
- Kate and Leopold
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Box office
- Budget
- $48,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,121,859
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,725,408
- Dec 30, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $76,019,048
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1