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The New World (2005)

PG_13  135 min  -  Biography | Drama | History   -  20 January 2006 (USA)
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A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

Director:

Terrence Malick
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Farrell ...
Q'orianka Kilcher ...
Christopher Plummer ...
Christian Bale ...
August Schellenberg ...
Wes Studi ...
David Thewlis ...
Yorick van Wageningen ...
Raoul Trujillo ...
Michael Greyeyes ...
Kalani Queypo ...
Ben Mendelsohn ...
Ben
Noah Taylor ...
Brían F. O'Byrne ...
Ben Chaplin ...
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Storyline

Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly natives, who have no personal property concept, turn hostile after a 'theft' is 'punished' violently on the spot. During an armed exploration, Smith is captured, but spared when the chief's favorite daughter Pocahontas pleads for the stranger who soon becomes her lover and learns to love their naive 'savage' way of harmonious life. Ultimately he returns to the grim fort, which would starve hadn't she arranged for Indian generosity. Alas, each side soon brands their own lover a traitor, so she is banished and he flogged as introduction to slavish toiling. Changes turn again, leading Smiyth to accept a northern-more mission and anglicized Pocahontas, believing him dead, becoming the mother of aristocratic new lover John Rolfe's son... Written by KGF Vissers  

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Captain | Fort | Love | Attack | Colony  | See more »

Taglines:

Once discovered, it was changed forever

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some intense battle sequences See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Algonquin (some dialogue) (some with English subtitles, some without)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El nuevo mundo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$57,000 (USA) (25 December 2005) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$12,712,093 (USA) (2 April 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

All actors were required to lose 20 pounds in a month and then went to boot camp where they learned to use artillery weapons and live like the settlers See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: After the Powhatans flee their village as the settlers burn the huts, two smoke canisters can be seen to the right of the shot as the camera moves over an empty field. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Captain Christopher Newport: Let him go.
Colonist: You said to hang him, sir.
Captain Christopher Newport: Now remember Smith, you've come to theses shores in chains. You're under a cloud, which you'll darkened considerably if I hear any more of your mutinous remarks. Is that understood?
John Smith: [nods in recognition]
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Connections

Featured in "HBO First Look: The New World (#13.1)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Melt Earth to Sea"
Music composed by Peter Holman
Lyrics by Ben Jonson
Performed by Philip Pickett / Musicians of the Globe
Courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »