Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and cinema adaptations. The story concerns courtship and marriage among the gentry of pre-industrial England, focusing on the pursuit of love vs. the pursuit of financial security and social status. This Academy Award-nominated version was produced by Working Title Films, directed by Joe Wright and based on a screenplay by Deborah Moggach. It was released on September 16, 2005 in the UK and on November 11, 2005 in the US. ----From Wikipedia