The Dig
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The Dig (2021)

12A
29/01/2021 (GB)
Drama, History
1h 52m

Nothing stays lost forever.

Overview

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 futureā€Ž.

  • Simon StoneDirector
  • Moira BuffiniScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • excavation
  • single parent
  • based on true story
  • class differences
  • archaeologist
  • archaeological dig
  • excavator
  • 1930s
  • suffolk, england
  • widowed mother
  • eve of world war ii
  • ipswich

Top Billed Cast

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Edith Pretty

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Basil Brown

Lily James

Lily James

Peggy Piggott

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Rory Lomax

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Stuart Piggott

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Charles Phillips

Archie Barnes

Archie Barnes

Robert Pretty

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

May Brown

Eamon Farren

Eamon Farren

John Brailsford

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

James Reid Moir

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