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The Limehouse Golem

Synopsis

London, 1880. In the dangerous Limehouse district, a series of murders has shaken the community. So monstrous and ruthless are these crimes the press claim they are the work of The Golem - a legendary creature from dark times...
Based on Peter Ackroyd’s best-selling novel 'Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem'.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Director
Juan Carlos Medina
Producer
Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Joanna Laurie
Co-Producer
Caroline Levy
Executive Producer
Jane Goldman, Thorsten Schumacher, Zygi Kamasa, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Nicki Hattingh, Chris Simon, Anne Sheehan
Editor
Justin Krish
Screenwriter
Jane Goldman (screenplay), Peter Ackroyd (novel)
Director of Photography
Simon Dennis
Production Designer
Grant Montgomery
Composer
Johan Soderqvist
Principal cast
Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays, Sam Reid, Maria Valverde, Eddie Marsan, Alan Rickman

Genre

Action Horror Literary Adaptation Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Number 9 Films

8-9 Stephen Mews
London
W1T 1AF

Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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