Movie
The Dig
2021PG-131h 52m6.8 / 10
Nothing stays lost forever.
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Dig
Cast
Carey MulliganEdith Pretty
Ralph FiennesBasil Brown
Lily JamesPeggy Piggott
Johnny FlynnRory Lomax
Ben ChaplinStuart Piggott
Ken StottCharles Phillips
Archie BarnesRobert Pretty
Monica DolanMay BrownCredits
- Directed by
- Simon Stone
- Written by
- Moira Buffini, John Preston
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
Production
Clerkenwell FilmsUnited Kingdom
Magnolia Mae FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
1930sarchaeological digarchaeologistbased on novel or bookbased on true storyclass differenceseve of world war iiexcavation
