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The Lost City of Z

2017PG-132h 21m6.4 / 10

A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

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Synopsis

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

Cast, crew and production details

About The Lost City of Z

Cast

Charlie HunnamPercival Fawcett
Robert PattinsonHenry Costin
Sienna MillerNina Fawcett
Tom HollandJack Fawcett
Angus MacfadyenJames Murray
Edward AshleyArthur Manley
Clive FrancisSir John Scott Keltie
Ian McDiarmidSir George Goldie

Credits

Directed by
James Gray
Written by
James Gray, David Grann

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$30M
Box office
$8.6M

Production

  • Northern Ireland ScreenUnited Kingdom
  • Plan B EntertainmentUnited States
  • Sierra/AffinityUnited States
  • MICA Entertainment
  • MadRiver PicturesUnited States
  • Keep Your Head ProductionsUnited States

Themes

1920sadmiringamazon rainforestbased on novel or bookbiographycolonelexpeditionexplorerjourneyjunglelost civilisationmischievousmysterious landsriver