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Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 25 September 2009 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Jon Amiel

Synopsis: Drama. Charles Darwin's theories on evolution put him at odds with his religious wife.

Genre:
Biopic

Subjects:
Religion, Natural selection, Relationships, Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)
Releases
Date: 25 September 2009Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (202)
©: Hanway Nature Limited, Ocean Pictures Limited, a Recorded Picture Company production: Recorded Picture Company, Developed in association with: BBC Films, Made with the support of: UK Film Council Development Fund, Presents: Jeremy Thomas, Ocean Pictures Limited, Production Services in Thailand by: De Warrenne Pictures Co. Ltd., Worldwide Sales by: HanWay Films Ltd, Executive Producer: Peter Watson, Executive Producer: Christina Yao, Executive Producer: Janice Eymann, Executive Producer: Jamie Laurenson, Executive Producer: David M. Thompson, Produced by: Jeremy Thomas, Co-producer: Nick O'Hagan, Line Producer (Thailand Unit): Tom Waller, For RPC (Development Executive): Alainée Kent, For RPC (Business Affairs Consultant): Sara Curran, For BBC Films (Production Executive): Michael Wood, For BBC Films (Legal/Business Affairs): Livy Sandler, For BBC Films (Prod'n/Delivery Co-ord'r): Matthew Vizard, Unit Production Manager: Sara Desmond, Unit Manager: Duncan Broadfoot, Production Supervisor (Thailand Unit): Oscar Kahar, Production Co-ordinator: Philippa Naughten, Production Co-ordinator (Thailand Unit): Anuchit Muanprom, Production Accountant: John Miles, Production Accountant (Thailand Unit): Sunin Enchai, Location Manager: Jamie Lengyel, Location Manager (Thailand Unit): Kittipat Boonvanno, Post-production Supervisor: Layla Blackman, 1st Assistant Director: Mick Ward, 1st Assistant Director (Thailand Unit): Desho Bernard, Key 2nd Assistant Director: Simon Downes, 2nd Assistant Director (Thailand Unit): Chanida Yasiri, 3rd Assistant Director: Alex Kaye-Besley, Crowd Assistant Director: Terence P. Madden, Glen Carroll, Script Supervisor: Sue Field, Script Supervisor (Thailand Unit): Navarutt Roongaroon, Casting Director: Celestia Fox, Extras Casting (Thailand Unit): Wimonwan Boonchan, Kanlaya Netrayon, Screenplay by: John Collee, Screen Story by: Jon Amiel, John Collee, Based on the book 'Annie's Box' by: Randal Keynes, Director of Photography: Jess Hall, Add'l Photo'y Director of Photography: Haris Zambarloukos, Time-lapse Photographer: Nick Pitt, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Martin Kenzie, Camera Operator (A): Peter Robertson, Camera Operator (Wildlife): Mark Payne-Gill, Steadicam Operator: Peter Robertson, Focus Puller (A Camera): Ashley Bond, Focus Puller (Wildlife/B Camera): Jennie Paddon, Focus Puller (2nd Unit): Axel Ulrich, Focus Puller (Additional): Rawdon Hayne, 1st Assistant Camera (Add'l Photo'y): Brad Lerner, Clapper Loader (A Camera): Alice Hobden, Clapper Loader (Additional): Jon Hurley, Clapper Loader (Add'l Photo'y): Iain McKay, Additional Loader: Chris McAleese, Gaffer: Lee Walters, Rigging Gaffer: Gavin Walters, Gaffer (Thailand Unit): Tawutchai Sungkaew, Gaffer (Additional Photography): Julian White, Rigger (Additional Photography): Ricky Stelling, Key Grip (Cornwall Locations): Nicholas Ray, Key Grip (London Locations): Andy Hopkins, Video Playback Operator: Phineas Conrad Page, Stills Photographer: Liam Daniel, Visual Effects by: Machine, Machine (Visual Effects Supervisor): John Lockwood, Steve Street, Machine (Executive Producer): Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Machine (Digital Visual Effects S'visor): Keith Devlin, Machine (Visual Effects Producer): Standish Millennas, Visual Effects by: Crazy Horse Effects, CHE (Visual Effects Supervisor): Paul Graff, CHE (Visual Effects Producer): Christina Graff, CHE (Visual Effects Designer): Robert Stromberg, CHE (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Lily Kerrigan, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Neil Champion, Special Effects Technician: Nick Phillips, Graphic Artist: Felicity Hickson, Editor: Melanie Oliver, 1st Assistant Editor: Brenna Rangott, 2nd Assistant Editor: Chris McGloin, Production Designer: Laurence Dorman, Supervising Art Director: Bill Crutcher, Art Director: Gary Jopling, Art Director (Thailand Unit): Stuart Rose, Pongnarin Jonghawklang, Assistant Art Director: James Wakefield, Art Department Co-ord'r (Thailand Unit): Somboon Vichaisre, Set Decorator: Dominic Capon, Set Decorator (Thailand Unit): Saharat Boonsathit, Storyboard Artist: Giles Asbury, Production Buyer: Kathryn Jennifer Pyle, Props Master: Noel Cowell, Property Master (Thailand Unit): Ekkachai Labsomboon, Costume Designer: Louise Stjernsward, Assistant Costume Designer: Rosie Grant, Costume Supervisor: Nigel Egerton, Wardrobe Mistress: Kathryn Blight, Wardrobe Mistress (Thailand Unit): Yai Panchawan, Hair/Make-up Designer: Veronica McAleer, Make-up Artist (Thailand Unit): Vitchu Chavasit, Animatronic Effects by: Creature Effects, CE (Animatronic Effects by): Cliff Wallace, CE (Animatronic Effects by): Andy Garner, CE (Animatronic Effects by): Guy Stevens, CE (Animatronic Effects by): Darren Robinson, CE (Animatronic Effects by): Steve Painter, Dee Sherwood Wallace, Hairdresser/Wig Specialist: Carol Robinson, Hairdresser: Francesco Alberico, Make-up Artist/Hairstylist: Ashley Johnson, Hairstylist (Thailand Unit): Amnuay Saelim, Titles Designed by: FrameStore, FrameStore (Titles Design): Sharon Lock, End Roller: Fugitive Studios (London), Camera/Lighting Equip't (Thailand Unit): Gearhead Co. Ltd, Digital Intermediate by: FrameStore, Film Stock: Kodak, Laboratory: DeLuxe, Negative Cutter: Rightway Film Services, Negative Cutter: Wayne Jones, Mark Wright, Filmed with: Panavision Cameras & Lenses, Logo [Film Stock]: Kodak Motion Picture Film, Composer: Christopher Young, Music Performed by: Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, Music Conducted by: Allan Wilson, Orchestrator: Richard Brunskill, Orchestrator: Sean McMahon, Orchestrator: David Shephard, Orchestrator: David Blumberg, Benoit Grey, Score Co-ordinator: Brandon Verrett, Score Co-ordinator: Sunna Wehrmeijer, Score Co-ordinator: Joohyun Park, Peter Bateman, Music Editor: Thomas Milano, Music Editor: Tony Lewis, [Music] Recording/Mixing Engineer: Peter Fuchs, Production Sound Mixer: John Midgley, Thailand Unit Sound Recordist: Ekkarat Assavajameekorn, Boom Operator: June Prinz, Boom Operator: Christian Bourne, Boom Operator: Steve Hancock, Re-recording Mixer: Chris Burdon, Doug Cooper, Co-supervising Sound Editor: Tim Hands, Nick Adams, Additional Sound Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel, Crowd Voices Arranged by: Brendan Donnison, Lyps Inc, Additional ADR Recordist: David Boulton, Jovan Adjer, ADR Mixer: Peter Gleaves, Foley Supervisor: Alex Joseph, Foley Artist (Realworld): Ruth Sullivan, Sue Harding, Foley Artist (Universal): Jack Stew, Paul Hanks, Foley Mixer (Realworld): Andy Thompson, Foley Mixer (Universal): Simon Trundle, Stunt Co-ordinator: Mark Southworth, Darwin Consultant: Randal Keynes, Stock Footage Adviser: Lawrence Breen, BBC Natural History Unit [Adviser]: Jeremy Bristow, Geology Adviser: John Macadam, Piano Adviser: Elena Nalimova, Dialogue Coach: Julia Wilson-Dickson, Thailand Unit Thai Interpreter: Samavee Pummoung, Animals Supplied by: Rona Brown's Movie Animals, Animal Consultant: Rona Brown, Animal Co-ordinator: Tanya Steel, Animal Trainer: Rona Brown, Animal Trainer: Tanya Steel, Animal Trainer: Anthony Bloom, Animal Trainer: Peter Bloom, Animal Trainer: Aaron Bloom, Animal Trainer: Mark Vaughan, Animal Trainer: Richard Masson, Animal Trainer: Tracey Jacobs, Animal Trainer: Steve Cain, Animal Trainer: Dan Mildenhall, Animal Trainer: Emma Hills, Animal Trainer: Andi Probert, Animal Trainer: Michael Howes, Animal Trainer (Thailand Unit): Santisak Dunlayapitak, Animal Trainer (Thailand Unit): Boonniem Dunlayapitak, Suwan Nateluk, Unit Publicist: Rachel Kennedy, Behind-the-Scenes Producer: Pip Ayers, Behind-the-Scenes Cameraman: Martyn Dunham, Filmed at: Pinewood Studios
Cast (25)
Paul Bettany (Charles Darwin), Jennifer Connelly (Emma Darwin), Jeremy Northam (Reverend Innes), Toby Jones (Thomas Huxley), Benedict Cumberbatch (Joseph Hooker), Jim Carter (Parslow), Bill Paterson (Dr Gully), Martha West (Annie Darwin), Ian Kelly (Captain Fitzroy), Guy Henry (technician), Anabolena Rodriguez (Fuegia Basket), Paul Campbell (boat memory), Zak Davies (Jemmy Button), Teresa Churcher (Mrs Davies), Freya Parks (Etty Darwin), Christopher Dunkin (George Darwin), Gene Goodman (Franky Darwin), Harrison Sansostri (Lenny Darwin), Ellie Haddington (Nanny Brodie), Richard Ridings (Thatcher), Ian Mercer (Goodman), Robert Glenister (Dr Holland), Catherine Terris (landlady), Ken Drury (landlord), Nigel Bowden (zoo keeper)