![]() ![]() ![]() The majority of what was discovered at Sutton Hoo - including the famous Sutton Hoo helmet - is largely glossed over, despite its very real importance to English history.īut The Dig is gentle, where so many dramas deem sadness to be the right answer. Ages are flipped about like a spilled deck of cards, with Mulligan playing fifty-six-year old Pretty, and archaeologist Charles Phillips (thirty-eight at the time) played by Ken Stott, an actor well into his sixties. Photographer Rory Lomax (Johnny Flynn) is entirely fictionalized, as is his romance with Lily James’s Peggy Piggott - replacing what could be deemed as vital work from real female photographers Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff. The Dig trailerįor a closer look at the film, you can check out the trailer below.Some elements of the story, as always with adaptations, are warped for dramatic effect. With World War II looming, it’s a race against time to uncover the secrets of the burial mounds. She hires a self-taught excavator and archaeologist who begins to unearth the mysteries in the ground. Inspired by a true story, The Dig tells the story of a British woman who suspects that something significant is under the large burial mounds on her property. You will recognize Carey Mulligan from The Great Gatsby, Promising Young Woman, and An Education. You might recognize Ralph Fiennes from his performance as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise and Lily James is known for projects like Downton Abbey, Cinderella, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The supporting cast includes Johnny Flynn as Rory Lomax, Archie Barnes as Robert Pretty, and Monica Dolan as May Brown. The mast cast includes Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty, Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown, Lily James as Peggy Piggott, Ben Chaplin as Stuart Piggott, and Ken Stott as Charles Phillips. ![]() Without further ado, below you will find the details we could dig up (see what I did there?) about the film. The film tells the story of a startling archeological discovery made in England on the cusp of the Second World War. Based on the novel of the same name by John Preston, The Dig premiered on Netflix just a few days ago on January 29, 2021. ![]()
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