Project Detail

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 Adaption Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Number 9 Films

8-9 Stephen Mews
London
W1T 1AF

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Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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