The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Synopsis
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2021 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - Gala Presentations
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 111 min
- Director
-
Will Sharpe
- Producer
- Adam Ackland, Ed Clarke, Leah Clarke, Guy Heeley
- Executive Producer
- Ron Halpern, Didier Lupfer, Dan MacRae, Julia Oh, Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Stephenson
- Editor
- Selina Macarthur
- Screenwriter
- Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe
- Director of Photography
- Erik Alexander Wilson
- Production Designer
- Suzie Davies
- Sound
- Rashad Hall-Heinz, Richard Straker
- Composer
- Arthur Sharpe
- Principal cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Taika Waititi, Olivia Colman
- Story
- Simon Stephenson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Shoebox Films, SunnyMarch production with support from Studiocanal, Film4, Amazon Studios
Shoebox Films
48 Russell SquareLondon WC1B 4JP
Sales Company
STUDIOCANAL
1, Place du Spectacle92130 Issy les Moulineaux
France
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