The Dig (2021)

Movie Details

Original Title The Dig

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 1.4

Cast

Carey Mulligan

Edith Pretty

Popularity: 2.8

Ralph Fiennes

Basil Brown

Popularity: 6.7

Lily James

Peggy Piggott

Popularity: 4.1

Johnny Flynn

Rory Lomax

Popularity: 1.1

Ben Chaplin

Stuart Piggott

Popularity: 2.7

Ken Stott

Charles Phillips

Popularity: 6.7

Archie Barnes

Robert Pretty

Popularity: 0.5

Monica Dolan

May Brown

Popularity: 2.0

Eamon Farren

John Brailsford

Popularity: 1.9

Paul Ready

James Reid Moir

Popularity: 0.3

Peter McDonald

Guy Maynard

Popularity: 0.7

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Stephen Worrall

Ferryman

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Moira Buffini

Director Simon Stone

Producer Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Carolyn Marks Blackwood

Executive Producer Anne Sheehan

Editor Jon Harris

Production

Clerkenwell Films

Magnolia Mae Films

Videos & Trailers

THE DIG starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Manuel São Bento 7/10

Jul 15, 2021

Before watching this film, I had absolutely no idea who Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), or even Peggy Piggott (Lily James) were and what they did. As an engineer and a science enthusiast myself, I rarely struggle to find some sort of enjoyment in movies based on true stor ... Read more

Peter McGinn 8/10

Aug 5, 2021

The Dig reminded me of another movie about archaeology and which was not only also based on a true story but also involved a woman’s contribution to that scientific field. That other movie was Ammonite, about a woman archaeologist in a time when women were more than rare in that field of endeavor. ... Read more