Project Detail

The Awakening

Synopsis

Set in post-World War I England in 1921, The Awakening follows a skeptical woman (Rebecca Hall) who travels to a countryside boarding school to investigate rumours of an apparent haunting. Just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, she has a chilling spectral encounter which defies all her rational beliefs.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Features
Running time
106 mins
Director
Nick Murphy
Producer
Ed Rubin, Julia Stannard, David M. Thompson, Sarah Curtis
Executive Producer
Jenny Borgars, Will Clarke, Joe Oppenheimer
Editor
Victoria Boydell
Screenwriter
Nick Murphy, Stephen Volk
Director of Photography
Eduard Grau
Production Designer
Jon Henson
Composer
Daniel Pemberton
Principal cast
Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Origin Pictures

23 Denmark St
3rd Floor
London
WC2H 8NH
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 6818

Sales Company

Studio Canal

1 Place du spectacle
Issy-les Moulineaux
France
Tel: +33 1 71 35 35 35
Fax: +33 1 71 35 11 98

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