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Page Eight

Synopsis

Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving M15 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, Page Eight is a contemporary spy film for the BBC, which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.

Details

Year: 2011
Type of project: Features
Running time: 100 mins
Director: David Hare
Producer: David Barron, David Heyman
Co-Producer: Rosie Alison, Celia Duval
Executive Producer: Christine Langan, Gareth Neame, Scott Rudin
Editor: Jinx Godfrey
Screenwriter: David Hare
Director of Photography: Martin Ruhe
Production Designer: Cristina Casali
Composer: Paul Englishby
Principal cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Felicity Jones, Michael Gambon, Bill Nighy, Ewen Bremner

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

BBC

BBC Television Centre
Wood Lane
London
W12 7RJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8743 8000

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Carnival Films

Oxford House
76 Oxford St
London
W1D 1BS
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 6600
Fax: +44 (0)20 7307 6666

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