We'll Take Manhattan
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57% Critic Match

We'll Take Manhattan

5.7 / 10 2012 1h 30mNR English
DramaRomanceTV Movie

Storyline

We’ll Take Manhattan explores the explosive love affair between sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey. Focusing on a wild and unpredictable 1962 Vogue photo shoot in New York, the drama brings to life the story of two young people falling in love, misbehaving and inadvertently defining the style of the Sixties along the way.

Cast & Crew

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Jean Shrimpton

Lead
Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard

David Bailey

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Diana Vreeland

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Lady Clare Rendlesham

Fiona Button

Fiona Button

Lavinia

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Lucie Clayton

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Alex Liberman

Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

Ted Shrimpton

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John McKay's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. We'll Take Manhattan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker