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The Dig (2021)

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Nothing stays lost forever.

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 & Crew

Director
Simon Stone
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    Edith Pretty Carey Mulligan
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    Basil Brown Ralph Fiennes
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    Peggy Piggott Lily James
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    Rory Lomax Johnny Flynn
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    Stuart Piggott Ben Chaplin
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    Charles Phillips Ken Stott
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    Robert Pretty Archie Barnes
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    May Brown Monica Dolan

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  • excavation
  • single parent
  • based on true story
  • class differences
  • archaeologist
  • archaeological dig
  • excavator
  • 1930s
  • suffolk, england
  • widowed mother
  • eve of world war ii
  • ipswich