Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp (Witherspoon) defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.
cast
Gabriel Byrne as The Marquess of Steyne James Purefoy as Rawdon Crawley Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as George Osborne Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp Rhys Ifans as Dobbin Romola Garai as Amelia Sedley