The Dig
"Nothing stays lost forever."
DramaHistory
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
🎬 DirectorSimon Stone
📅 Release2021-01-14
🌍 CountryUnited Kingdom
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioClerkenwell Films, Magnolia Mae Films
🗳 Votes1,329
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$15,000,000
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🎭 Cast
Carey Mulligan
Edith Pretty
Ralph Fiennes
Basil Brown
Lily James
Peggy Piggott
Johnny Flynn
Rory Lomax
Ben Chaplin
Stuart Piggott
Ken Stott
Charles Phillips
Archie Barnes
Robert Pretty
Monica Dolan
May Brown
Eamon Farren
John Brailsford
Paul Ready
James Reid Moir
Peter McDonald
Guy Maynard
Stephen Worrall
Ferryman
Danny Webb
John Grateley
Robert Wilfort
Billy Lyons
James Dryden
George Spooner
🎥 Crew
Rigging Gaffer
Mark Johnson
Orchestrator
Steve Wright
Unit Publicist
Eugene O'Connor
Stunt Double
Kye Mckee
Screenplay
Moira Buffini
Novel
John Preston
Director
Simon Stone
Producer
Gabrielle Tana
Production Design
Maria Djurkovic
Producer
Ellie Wood
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🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
Before watching this film, I had absolutely no idea who Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), or even Peggy Piggott (Lily James) were and what they did. As an engineer and a science enthusiast myself, I rarely struggle to find some sort of enjoyment in movies based on true stories about scientific discoveries, technological advancements, or impactful historical events. Theref…
The Dig reminded me of another movie about archaeology and which was not only also based on a true story but also involved a woman’s contribution to that scientific field. That other movie was Ammonite, about a woman archaeologist in a time when women were more than rare in that field of endeavor. Unlike that character, however, Edith Pretty in The Dig does not do the work herself. Instead, h…
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