Atonement

Year:

2008

Duration:

123 min

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Joe Wright

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 50 wins & 123 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2008-01-11

Filming Locations: British Steel works, now Tata Steel works, Redcar, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $796,836 (USA) (9 December 2007)

Gross: $50,921,738 (USA) (6 April 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Alfie Allen

Daniel Mays

Juno Temple

Atonement

Saoirse Ronan

Briony Tallis, aged 13

Ailidh Mackay

Singing Housemaid

Brenda Blethyn

Grace Turner

Julia West

Betty

James McAvoy

Robbie Turner

Harriet Walter

Emily Tallis

Keira Knightley

Cecilia Tallis

Felix von Simson

Pierrot Quincey

Charlie von Simson

Jackson Quincey

Patrick Kennedy

Leon Tallis

Benedict Cumberbatch

Paul Marshall

Peter Wight

Police Inspector

Leander Deeny

Police Constable

Peter O'Connor

Police Sergeant (as Peter McNeil O'Connor)

Nonso Anozie

Frank Mace

Michel Vuillermoz

Frenchman

Lionel Abelanski

Frenchman

Tobias Menzies

Naval Officer

Paul Stocker

Crying Soldier

Alex Noodle

Solitary Sunbather

Roger Evans

Beach Soldier

Bronson Webb

Beach Soldier

Ian Bonar

Beach Soldier

Oliver Gilbert

Beach Soldier

Jamie Beamish

Soldier in Bray Bar

Johnny Harris

Soldier in Bray Bar

Nick Bagnall

Soldier in Bray Bar

Billy Seymour

Soldier in Bray Bar

Neil Maskell

Soldier in Bray Bar

Paul Harper

Soldier with Ukeleke

Gina McKee

Sister Drummond

Charlie Banks

Probationary Nurse

Madeline Crowe

Probationary Nurse (as Madeleine Crowe)

Scarlett Dalton

Probationary Nurse

Olivia Grant

Probationary Nurse

Katy Lawrence

Probationary Nurse

Jade Moulla

Probationary Nurse

Georgia Oakley

Probationary Nurse

Alice Orr-Ewing

Probationary Nurse

Catherine Philps

Probationary Nurse

Bryony Reiss

Probationary Nurse

Sarah Shaul

Probationary Nurse

Anna Singleton

Probationary Nurse

Emily Thomson

Probationary Nurse

Michelle Duncan

Fiona Maguire

Romola Garai

Briony Tallis, 18

Kelly Scott

Hospital Admin Assistant

Mark Holgate

Soldier at Hospital Entrance

Ryan Kiggell

Registrar

Vivienne Gibbs

Staff Nurse

Matthew Forest

Second Soldier at Hospital Entrance

Richard Stacey

Injured Sergeant

Jay Quinn

Soldier Who Looks Like Robbie

Jérémie Renier

Luc Cornet (as Jérémie Rénier)

John Normington

Vicar

Jack Harcourt

Pierrot Quincey, 14

Ben Harcourt

Jackson Quincey, 14

Tilly Vosburgh

Mother of Evacuees

Angel Witney

Evacuee Child

Bonnie Witney

Evacuee Child

Ben Webb

Evacuee Child

Wendy Nottingham

Mrs. Jarvis

Vanessa Redgrave

Older Briony

Anthony Minghella

Interviewer

Tom Barker

Boy in Tunnel (uncredited)

Ro Barrett

Soldier (uncredited)

James Fiddy

RAF Officer (uncredited)

Elliott Francis

Soldier (uncredited)

Craig Leonard

Bandstand singer (uncredited)

Christopher Maudsley

Soldier (uncredited)

Tom Rooke

Soldier (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Saoirse Ronan was only 12-years-old when this production began shooting and turned 13 by the time she received her first Oscar nomination.

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The locals of Redcar, who served as extras in the Dunkirk scene, were paid 50 pounds.

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This is the first movie of Cumberbatch set during World War II. The second was The Imitation Game.

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Goofs

In the Dunkirk beach scene, after Robbie and Tommy walk around the stern of the boat, one of the horses that had just been shot can be seen trying to get up again.

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On arriving on the beach at Dunkirk, Robbie is told of the sinking of the Lancastria and the loss of 3000 men. This event actually occurred 17 days later on June 17 1940.

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Any apparent continuity errors in the fountain scene - the position of the vase, the tennis shoes, Robbie's sitting position, Cecilia's strap slip, the buttons on her blouse etc. - are not what they seem: we are seeing the same event in different ways through different pairs of eyes.

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Quotes

Lola Quincey: [Lola has just extracted the lead role in Briony's play - Arabella - from its obviously reluctant author] I suppose we should start by reading it.

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Briony Tallis, aged 13: Cee?

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Tommy Nettle: No one speaks the fucking lingo out here. You can't say 'pass the biscuit' or 'where's me hand grenade?', they just shrug. Cause they hate us too. I mean, that's the point. We fight in France and the French fucking hate us. Make me Home Secretary and I'll sort this out in a fucking minute. We got India and Africa, right? Jerry can have France and Belgium and whatever else they want. Who's fucking ever been to Poland? It's all about room, Empire. They want more empire, give 'em this shithole, we keep ours and it's Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your fucking aunt! Think about it.

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Faq

Q

What song are the soldiers singing in the bandstand at Dunkirk during the extended beach shot?

A

In "Elegy for Dunkirk", the soldiers on the bandstand can be heard singing the hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind", sung to the tune "Repton".Lyrics: Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence praise. In deeper reverence praise.In simple trust like theirs who heard, Beside the Syrian sea, The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word Rise up and follow thee. Rise up and follow thee.O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, Where Jesus knelt to share with thee The silence of eternity, Interpreted by love! Interpreted by love!Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of thy peace. The beauty of thy peace.Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and thy balm; Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still small voice of calm! O still small voice of calm!

Q

The scene where Robbie sees a bit of a movie on a projector ? What was the movie ?

A

Port Of Shadows 1938

Q

What is the significance of the typewriter noise?

A

It's above all for keeping the theme of writing in the viewers mind and it's also to create an atmosphere and to induce tension.

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