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The Fall -- This is the U.S. theatrical trailer for The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh.
The Fall -- Clip: "May I be frank with you?"
The Fall -- Interview: Lee Pace "On shooting action sequences"
The Fall -- In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman (Pace) begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm (Untaru), a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid ima
The Fall -- In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dan Gilroy (screenplay) and
Nico Soultanakis (screenplay) &
Tarsem Singh (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 May 2008 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
A Little Blessing In Disguise.
Plot:
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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User Reviews:
A grand journey See more (213 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Catinca Untaru ... Alexandria

Justine Waddell ... Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn

Lee Pace ... Roy Walker / Black Bandit
Kim Uylenbroek ... Doctor / Alexander the Great

Aiden Lithgow ... Alexander's Messenger

Sean Gilder ... Walt Purdy
Ronald France ... Otto
Andrew Roussouw ... Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff ... Dr. Whitaker

Grant Swanby ... Father Augustine
Emil Hostina ... Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith ... Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma ... Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill ... Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley ... Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images.
Runtime:
117 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 (cut) | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12

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The cinematic poster for this movie is based on the Salvador Dali painting, "1935_03_Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment", circa 1935.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alexandria brings Roy the communion wafer she takes a big bite leaving nothing but a sliver left but in the next shot she offers the rest to Ron and it is much bigger than it was when she took a bite.See more »
Quotes:
Doctor:[suspicious Alexandria is not translating correctly for her mother] Alexandria, did she just ask me a question?
Alexandria:No it's just how we talk.
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Movie Connections:
Features Never Weaken (1921)See more »
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. AllegrettoSee more »

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96 out of 113 people found the following review useful.
A grand journey, 18 January 2007
Author: whitehotjazz from SoCal, United States

I saw this film recently at a test screening. For me it worked brilliantly on so many levels. Not the least of which is in it's originality. This is a film unlike any other and one that kept me thinking about it for days afterward. Director Tarsem Singh, as expected,delivers every scene as a work of beauty, and peppers the film throughout with visual surprises. But The Fall is about much more than eye candy. High adventure, spectacular vistas, love, betrayal, and two lead actors who develop a relationship that is actually moving in more than a superficial way. Think David Lean as filtered through Jean-Pierre Jeaunet. The Fall is simply Tarsem Singh's love letter to cinema.

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