The Dig

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.

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Cast

Carey Mulligan

Edith Pretty

Ralph Fiennes

Basil Brown

Lily James

Peggy Piggott

Johnny Flynn

Rory Lomax

Ben Chaplin

Stuart Piggott

Ken Stott

Charles Phillips

Archie Barnes

Robert Pretty

Monica Dolan

May Brown

Eamon Farren

John Brailsford

Paul Ready

James Reid Moir

Peter McDonald

Guy Maynard

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Stephen Worrall

Ferryman

Danny Webb

John Grateley

Robert Wilfort

Billy Lyons

James Dryden

George Spooner

Joe Hurst

John Jacobs

Christopher Godwin

Dr Parry

Ellie Piercy

Mrs Lyons

Bronwyn James

Ellen Mckenzie

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Des Kaliszewski

Barge Skipper

Crew

Art

• Maria Djurkovic Production Design
• Thomas Davies Dressing Prop
• Toby Carpenter Greensman
• Max Klaentschi Art Direction
• Lisa Ioane Dressing Prop
• Dale Trotter Greensman
• Nick Barton Dressing Prop
• Iveta Šmidtaitė Draughtsman
• Tatiana Macdonald Set Decoration
• Steve Carter Art Direction
• Karen Wakefield Supervising Art Director
• Samuel Cook Dressing Prop

Camera

• Marie-Sophie Daniel First Assistant "A" Camera
• Mike Eley Director of Photography
• Alan Perrin Drone Pilot
• Jeremy Braben Aerial Director of Photography
• Mike Eley "A" Camera Operator
• Niall Daly Enright Camera Trainee
• Louis Spanswick O'Brien Data Wrangler
• James R. Powell Grip
• Mark Silk Underwater Director of Photography
• Phoebe Fraser Digital Imaging Technician
• Michael Hannan First Assistant "B" Camera
• Pippa Griffith-Jones Second Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Jenny Shircore Hair Designer
• Jenny Shircore Makeup Designer
• Amy De Rees Makeup Artist
• Louise Fisher Hairstylist
• Marta Torres Pena Costume Standby
• Lucy Hannah Vick Makeup Trainee
• Mel Page Assistant Costume Designer
• Anna Cavaliere Costumer
• Rose Grant Costumer
• Alex Locke Costume Supervisor
• Olivia Simpson Costume Assistant
• Amy De Rees Hairstylist

Crew

• Eugene O'Connor Unit Publicist
• Kye Mckee Stunt Double
• Andy Bennett Stunt Coordinator
• Heather Phillips Stunts
• Robbie Keane Stunts
• Marc Cass Stunt Coordinator
• Dave Shaw Marine Coordinator
• Christian Cole Stunts
• Jim Swanson Drone Operator
• Benos Noble Stunts
• Matt Hermiston Stunts
• Len Wheeler Prop Maker

Directing

• Simon Stone Director
• Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
• Barrie McCulloch First Assistant Director
• Alexandra Beahan Third Assistant Director
• James Metcalf Additional Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Ruth Antoine First Assistant Editor
• Russell White Online Editor
• Karolina Dziwinska Digital Intermediate Producer
• Alexander Phillips Digital Intermediate Assistant
• Jon Harris Editor
• Adam Glasman Digital Colorist

Lighting

• Mark Johnson Rigging Gaffer
• Matt Moffatt Gaffer
• Pat Crawford Electrician
• Mark Fortune Electrician
• Ian Jewels Electrician
• Fabien Peulvast Electrician
• George Lengyel Electrician
• Liam Perry Electrician
• Gavin Ogden Best Boy Electric
• Anthony Farrell Electrician
• Bernie Prentice Underwater Gaffer
• Thomas Woodvine Electrician

Production

• Gabrielle Tana Producer
• Anne Sheehan Executive Producer
• Ellie Wood Producer
• Lucy Bevan Casting Director
• Meg Clark Co-Producer
• Redmond Morris Co-Producer
• Andrew Bonner Unit Production Manager
• Lucy Heno Location Assistant
• Katie Brydon Casting Assistant
• Emma Crompton Casting Assistant
• Lara Sargent Post Production Accountant
• Sam Martin Production Secretary

Sound

• Steve Wright Orchestrator
• Paul Carter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Atli Örvarsson Conductor
• Stefan Gregory Original Music Composer
• Matthias Gohl Music Producer
• Paul Cotterell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Danny Sheehan Supervising Sound Editor
• Stephen McLaughlin Music Producer
• Robert Chen Second Assistant Sound
• Greta Salóme Stefànsdóttir Musician
• Julian Kershaw Orchestrator
• Matt Davies Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Emanuele Farnesi CG Artist
• Katie Hardwick Visual Effects Compositor
• Maybrit Bulla VFX Artist
• Dan Victoire Visual Effects Compositor
• Serena Lee Visual Effects Compositor
• Philip Johnson Rotoscoping Artist
• Iain Read Visual Effects Compositor
• Christopher Lok Wah Tang Visual Effects Compositor
• Hyson Pereira Visual Effects Compositor
• Cameron Butler Rotoscoping Artist
• Jonathan Atkins-Pott Visual Effects Compositor
• Zafar Janjua Visual Effects Producer

Writing

• Moira Buffini Screenplay
• John Preston Novel

Photos