The Dig (2021)

01/14/2021 (GB) • 1h 52m

Drama, History

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 future‎.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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