- Original name: The dig
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: drama, biography, history
- Producer: S. Stone
- World premiere: 2021
- Starring: L. James, K. Mulligan, R. Fiennes, J. Flynn, B. Chaplin, K. Stott, M. Dolan, A. Ali, K. Wilson, E. Davis, etc.
Ralph Fiennes will embark on a treasure hunt in the new Netflix movie "The Dig". There is no exact release date or trailer yet, but the premiere of the tape is expected in 2021. The tape is based on the novel of the same name by John Preston, released in 2007. This is a fictional recreation of the famous Sutton Hoo site in one hot summer of 1939 in the UK.
Expectations rating - 97%.
Plot
The year is 1938. As World War II looms, Mrs. Pretty, a wealthy widow, hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate burial mounds at her private estate in Suffolk, unaware of the area's historic treasures. When they make a great discovery, echoes of Britain's past resonate with the country's uncertain future.
New footage from the film gives us a glimpse of these beautiful people in the appropriate clothes of the time.
Production
Director - Simon Stone (Eye of the Storm, La Traviata, 10 Moments of Fate, Daughter, Yerma).
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre, The Courtesans); John Preston (A Very English Scandal);
- Producers: Carolyn Marks-Blackwood (The Dancer, The Duchess, Philomena), Murray Ferguson (Reason, The Dregs, The End of the ***, Aradox), Ellie Wood, etc. .;
- Artists: Maria Dzhurkovich ("Billy Elliot", "The Imitation Game", "Clock", "Wilde", "Mamma MIA!"), Max Klaentschi ("Chernobyl"), Zuzia Mazurczak-Beska, etc .;
- Operator: Mike Ealy (Touching the Void, Bob Marley, Outcast, Coach, Gray Gardens);
- Editing: John Harris (Jackpot, Stardust, 127 Hours, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Dots Above I);
- Music: Stefan Gregory (The Red Robber, Marla).
- BBC Films
- Clerkenwell Films
- Magnolia Mae Inc.
- NetFlix
Filming Location: Shackleford, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Actors
Leading roles:
- Lily James (The Broken, The Darkest Hours, The Potato Peel Book & Pie Club, Baby Drive, Cinderella);
- Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby, Sentiment Education, Drive, The Best, Northanger Abbey);
- Rafe Fiennes (Schindler's List, The Reader, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The English Patient, The Red Dragon);
- Johnny Flynn (Jeans Crusade, Twelfth Night);
- Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line, Washington Square, My Home Dinosaur, English Beauty, The Kid);
- Ken Stott (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Inspector's Visit, Shallow Grave, Plunkett & MacLaine, The Boxer);
- Monica Dolan ("Pride", "Don't Let Me Go");
- Arsher Ali (Beaver Falls, Doctor Who, On Duty, Wallander);
- Chris Wilson (Namaste London, Stuart: A Past Life, Unfavorable Quarters);
- Eileen Davis (Stephen Hawking Universe, Faith, Drake, Bright Star, Miss You Already).
Interesting Facts
Did you know:
- The rights to the film passed from BBC Films to Netflix.
- Nicole Kidman was supposed to play Excavation (2021), but she had to be excluded from the cast due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Carey Mulligan.
- Rafe Fiennes, along with his brother, helped found the Archaeological Field School in Cheshire. The Poulton Research Project is a multi-period site with a significant medieval cemetery that archeology students and volunteers help to excavate every spring and summer.
- Cate Blanchett was supposed to play the role of Edith Preity and has been in the cast since 2013.
- In October 2019, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott and Monica Dolan joined the cast of the film.
- Filming started in October 2019.
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