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The Dig

The Dig

Nothing stays lost forever.
Jan 14, 2021 1h 52m
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Synopsis

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

Title The Dig
Companies Clerkenwell Films, Magnolia Mae Films
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords based on novel or book, excavation, single parent, based on true story, class differences, archaeologist, archaeological dig, excavator, 1930s, suffolk, england, widowed mother, eve of world war ii, ipswich
Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Edith Pretty
Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Basil Brown
Lily James

Lily James

Peggy Piggott
Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Rory Lomax
Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Stuart Piggott
Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Charles Phillips
Archie Barnes

Archie Barnes

Robert Pretty
Eamon Farren

Eamon Farren

John Brailsford
Paul Ready

Paul Ready

James Reid Moir
Danny Webb

Danny Webb

John Grateley
James Dryden

James Dryden

George Spooner
Joe Hurst

Joe Hurst

John Jacobs
Bronwyn James

Bronwyn James

Ellen Mckenzie
Des Kaliszewski

Des Kaliszewski

Barge Skipper
Jack Bennett

Jack Bennett

Air Raid Warden
Arsher Ali

Arsher Ali

William Grimes
Grant Crookes

Grant Crookes

Police Officer (uncredited)