The Sense of an Ending
Synopsis
Tony Webster is retired. Looking back over his quiet life — a career, a marriage, a daughter, an amicable divorce — he's certain that at the very least he never tried to hurt anyone. Memories, though, can be misleading as an unexpected and explosive letter from the days of his careless youth is about to prove…
Adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Sense of an Ending'.
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 108 mins
- Director
-
Ritesh Batra
- Producer
- Ed Rubin, David Thompson
- Co-Producer
- Joanie Blaikie, Sarada McDermott
- Executive Producer
- Ben Browning, Peter Hampden
- Editor
- John F. Lyons
- Screenwriter
- Nick Payne (adaptation, screenplay), Julian Barnes (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Ross
- Production Designer
- Jacqueline Abrahams
- Principal cast
- Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Harriet Walter, Edward Holcroft
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
BBC Films
BBC Broadcasting House7th Floor, Zone A
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Origin Pictures
4 Denmark StreetLondon
WC2H 8LP
Sales Company
FilmNation Entertainment LLC
150 West 22nd Street, 9th FloorNew York
NY 10011
USA
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