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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

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

BBC

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

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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