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The Awakening -- In post-WWI England, Florence Cathcart travels to a boarding school to investigate sightings of a ghost haunting the school's pupils.
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The Awakening -- In post-World War I England, an author and paranormal skeptic (Hall) is invited to a countryside boarding school by the head master (West) to investigate rumors of an apparent haunting. But just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, she has a chilling encounter which makes her question all her rational beliefs.

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Director:
Writers:
Stephen Volk (screenplay) and
Nick Murphy (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 November 2011 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
All the children are gone... except one.
Plot:
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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4 wins & 2 nominations See more »
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a must see for those who like being intrigued See more (71 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Rebecca Hall ... Florence Cathcart

Dominic West ... Robert Mallory

Imelda Staunton ... Maud Hill

Lucy Cohu ... Constance Strickland

John Shrapnel ... Reverend Hugh Purslow
Diana Kent ... Harriet Cathcart

Richard Durden ... Alexander Cathcart

Alfie Field ... Victor Parry
Tilly Vosburgh ... Vera Flood

Ian Hanmore ... Albert Flood

Cal Macaninch ... Freddie Strickland

Isaac Hempstead Wright ... Tom Hill
Anastasia Hille ... Dorothy Vandermeer
Andrew Havill ... George Vandermeer

Joseph Mawle ... Edward Judd

Shaun Dooley ... Malcolm McNair
Nicholas Amer ... Edgar Hirstwit

Steven Cree ... Sergeant Paul Evans
Ben Greaves-Neil ... Child Impostor

Sidney Johnston ... John Franklin

Charlie Callaghan ... Chris Hartley
Spike White ... Alistair Howell

James Kirkham ... William Ramsbottom
Felix Soper ... Julian Dowden

Daniel Pirrie ... Captain Mills

Ewan Andrew Walker ... Richard McGorian (as Ewan Walker)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Katie Hart ... Katie Forbes
Joseph M. Jenkins ... Child Ghost
Molly Lewis ... Child Florence
Nick Murphy ... Teacher

Adam Thomas Wright ... Max Tebbitts

Neil Broome ... School Master (uncredited)
Andy Callaghan ... Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Andrew Foster ... Removal Man (uncredited)
Terry Swoffer ... The gardener (uncredited)
Sarah Weldon ... Passerby (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nick Murphy 
 
Writing credits
Stephen Volk (screenplay) and
Nick Murphy (screenplay)

Produced by
Joanie Blaikie .... co-producer
Jenny Borgars .... executive producer
Will Clarke .... executive producer
Olivier Courson .... executive producer
Sarah Curtis .... producer
Robin Guise .... executive producer: LipSync
Peter Hampden .... executive producer: LipSync
Norman Merry .... executive producer
Joe Oppenheimer .... executive producer
Peter Raven .... executive producer: LipSync
Ed Rubin .... associate producer
Carole Sheridan .... executive producer
Julia Stannard .... producer
David M. Thompson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Daniel Pemberton 
 
Cinematography by
Eduard Grau 
 
Film Editing by
Victoria Boydell 
 
Casting by
Shaheen Baig 
 
Production Design by
Jon Henson 
 
Art Direction by
Fiona Gavin 
Nicki McCallum (supervising art director) (as Nicola McCallum)
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Wischhusen-Hayes 
 
Costume Design by
Caroline Harris 
 
Makeup Department
Anita Anderson .... crowd hair/makeup artist: dailies
Julie Dorrat-Keenan .... makeup artist
Olivia Jones .... crowd makeup artist
Daniel Phillips .... makeup & hair designer
Tapio Salmi .... make up & hair supervisor
Melissa van Tongeren .... hair stylist
Caroline Greenough .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Jane Hawley .... production executive
Alistair Hopkins .... post-production supervisor
Danny Perkins .... chief executive: Optimum (as Daniel Perkins)
Emma Pike .... production manager
Suzie Shearer .... production manager: reshoot
Lesley Stewart .... head of physical production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Toby Ford .... first assistant director
Alison Goring .... second assistant director
Sarah Mooney .... third assistant director: reshoots
Christian Otty .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Helen Allingham .... art department assistant
David Berry .... stand-by rigger
Mark Billingham .... dressing props
Brian Boyne .... carpenter
Catherine Carruthers .... graphics
Chris Chandler .... prop master: London
Craig Cheeseman .... property master
Susan Collin .... graphics
Paul Curren .... supervising painter
Sam Curren .... painter
Fiona Dickson .... draughtswoman
Jim Elliott .... prop master: Scotland
Colin H. Fraser .... charge hand
Derek Fraser .... construction manager
Iain Geddes .... painter
Alan Harley .... property hand
Allan Henderson .... stand-by props
Peter Knotts .... carpenter
Colin Macinnes .... stand-by carpenter
Neil Maguire .... storyboard artist
Gary Martin .... dressing props
Jamie McCallum .... carpenter (as James McCallum)
George McKay .... painter
Paul McNamara .... property hand
Matt Mooney .... stand-by props
Danny Oji .... plasterer (as Daniel Oji)
Claire Pidgeon .... production buyer
Kara Ramsay .... standby art director
David Richmond .... carpenter
Tom Walker .... standby carpenter
Robert Ward .... props driver
Mark White .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Mark Appleby .... adr mixer
Laurent Boudaud .... sound mixer
Ben Brazier .... foley editor
Robert Brazier .... foley recordist
Paul Cotterell .... adr mixer
Paul Cotterell .... sound re-recording mixer
Garry Davis .... sound trainee
Colin Gregory .... sound maintenance engineer
Sue Harding .... foley artist
James Harrison .... sound effects designer
Colin Nicolson .... sound mixer
Ben Tat .... assistant adr mixer
Andy Walsh .... sound trainee
Ian Wilkinson .... dialogue and adr editor
Rowena Wilkinson .... foley artist
Yanti Windrich .... assistant adr mixer
 
Special Effects by
Neal Champion .... special effects
Kristyan Mallett .... prosthetics supplier
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Anderson .... main title sequence and end credits
Stefan Drury .... head of visual effects
James Elster .... digital compositor
Sean Farrow .... executive visual effects supervisor
Matt Foster .... matte painter: LipSync Post
Scott Goulding .... online editor
Lisa Jordan .... senior post producer
Simon Leech .... digital compositor
Abigail McKenzie .... digital lab operator
Emelie Nilsson .... digital compositor
Antonio Rodríguez Díaz .... digital compositor
David Sjodin .... digital compositor
Daniel Spain .... systems engineer
Angela Stanley .... digital compositor (as Angela Rose)
Jon Stanley .... senior systems engineer
Lucy Tanner .... visual effects coordinator
Daniel Tomlinson .... senior DI operator
Diana Vasquez .... digital lab operator
 
Stunts
Abbi Collins .... stunt coordinator
Susan Horton .... stunt double: Mishael Morgan
Rob Jarman .... stunt double (as Robert Jarman)
Belinda McGinley .... stunt double
Daz Parker .... stunt double
William Willoughby .... stunt double (as Will Willoughby)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey .... still photographer
Alasdair Boyce .... video assist
Ray Brown .... electrician
Perry Costello .... rigger
Robert Dibble .... first assistant camera
Andrew Duncan .... lighting gaffer
Paul Edwards .... Steadicam operator
Pau Esteve Birba .... camera operator
Pau Esteve Birba .... second unit director of photography
Robert Etherson .... grip
Claire Louise Fraser .... camera trainee (as Claire Fraser)
Jamie Gavin .... rushes runner
Olivia Gifford .... rushes runner
Eduard Grau .... camera operator
Chris Hayden .... camera trainee
Keith Hunt .... best boy
Tracey Larcombe .... epk
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip
Alfredo Matallana .... rushes runner
Dave McKay .... aerial camera operator
Grant McPhee .... clapper loader: b camera
Tom Miller .... period still photographer
Mark Morley .... co-key grip
Martin Palmer .... electrician
Kevin Robertson .... electrician
Peter Robertson .... Steadicam operator
Tony Sankey .... grip
Mike Scott .... steadicam operator
Maite Sánchez .... second assistant camera (as Maite Sanchez Astiz)
David Tyler .... lighting gaffer
 
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker .... adr voice casting
Aisha Walters .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harriet Edmonds .... standby costume
Louise Egan .... costume daily
Graham Hunter .... assistant costume designer
Anna Lau .... costume supervisor
John Laurie .... standby costume
Lyndie MacIntyre .... costume construction
Elizabeth Pittok .... costume trainee
Molly Rae Withers .... costume trainee
 
Editorial Department
Rob Ackerman .... technical support
Chris Bentley .... d-lab operator
Linden Brownbill .... post production engineer
Alberto Buron .... digital restoration technician
James Clarke .... digital intermediate supervisor
Ritchie Ferguson .... technical support
Stuart Fyvie .... digital colourist
Scott Goulding .... on-line editor
Ruth Halliday .... negative checker
Scott Macbeth .... technical support
Lea Morement .... assistant editor
Daniel Tomlinson .... senior d-lab operator
Diana Vasquez .... d-lab operator
Rick White .... technical support
 
Music Department
Jennifer Bern .... soloist: soprano
Gordon Davidson .... music assistant
Andrew Dudman .... music mixer
Andrew Dudman .... score recordist
Stephanie Gonley .... leader: music
Gareth Griffiths .... music coordinator
Phil Hope .... music executive producer
Helen Kaminga .... soloist: viola
Daniel Pemberton .... score producer
Andrew Skeet .... conductor
Andrew Skeet .... orchestrator
Hilary Skewes .... orchestra contractor
David Temple .... choir director
Alison Wright .... music supervisor
Aled Jenkins .... assistant score engineer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Reno Antoniades .... legal services
Willie Bennie .... action cars coordinator
Nicola Blacker .... senior production executive
Mary Brehony .... legal services
David Broder .... location manager
James Buckler .... production and delivery coordinator
Neil Calder .... completion guarantor
Chris Cameron .... unit manager: Scotland (as Christopher Cameron)
Lucy Cargill .... assistant to director
Charlie Cobb .... fine art painter
Joseph Courtney .... stand-in: child ghost
Rob Darnell .... runner
Peter Eardley .... production accountant
Lorraine Edwards .... pre-production assistant
Jim Elliott .... armourer
Tina Ellis .... post-production assistant accountant
Lucy Enfield .... script supervisor
Leslie Finlay .... development executive
James Forde .... chief financial officer
Katie Goodson .... senior production executive (as Katie Goodson-Thomas)
Clare Hardwick .... completion guarantor
Tarn Harper .... post-production accountant
Glynn Henderson .... health and safety advisor
Robyn Henderson .... floor runner
Stuart Hendry .... assistant stills photographer
Billy Hinshelwood .... legal services
Ruth Hodgson .... completion guarantor
Steve Joberns .... auditor (as Stephen Joberns)
Ian Johnson .... unit publicist
Helene Lenszner .... location manager: England
Zander Levy .... development executive
Alison Macdonald .... unit nurse
Dan MacRae .... head of development
Jacqui McBride .... assistant accountant (as Jacqueline McBride)
Linda McClure .... business affairs
Alex McEwan .... production assistant: reshoots
Ashley McFarlane .... floor runner
Zach Mitchell .... stand-in: child ghost
Alexandra Montgomery .... post-production delivery
Steven Moore .... production runner
Paul Mortimer .... unit nurse
Suzanne Noble .... head of press: and publicity
Neeral Patel .... production assistant: Origin Pictures
Linda Pather .... completion guarantor
Ruth Price .... floor runner: dailies (as Ruth Howard)
Peter Raven .... production executive: Lip Sync Productions
Livy Sandler .... legal & business affairs: manager
Hugh Spearing .... head of theatrical: marketing
Andy Surry .... assistant production coordinator (as Andrew Surry)
Cindy Thomson .... location manager: Scotland
Michael D. Walsh .... assistant production coordinator
Kevin Westley .... unit manager: England
Ed Wethered .... development editor
Jenny Williams .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Kenny Dalglish .... special thanks
Catherine Remy .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence and sexuality/nudity
Runtime:
107 min
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
The painting, of two woman killing a man, that is said to be the boys' favorite is titled "Judith beheading Holofernes" and painted in 1612 by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: After finding her cigarette case in the pillow that she's ripped open, Florence goes outside with feathers stuck in her hair. In the next shot, however, the feathers are gone and her hair is clean again.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Vera Flood:[answering the door] Miss Simpson? Are you prepared?
Florence Cathcart:[yes] I brought this.
[shows envelope]
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Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
Oh CoccinelleSee more »

FAQ

Is there any extra scene during or after the end credits?
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34 out of 43 people found the following review useful.
a must see for those who like being intrigued, 25 March 2012
Author: ivanaaaaaaaaa from birmingham, al

I can't believe I almost didn't see this movie based on the lower rating and negative reviews. What a shame that would have been! There are always plenty of long reviews, so I won't bore you with mine.

This movie was absolutely wonderful. It has some drama, suspenseful music and scenes from start to finish, and even a bit of romance (but not nearly enough to make this a romantic or "chick" movie).

Each of the chosen actors were perfect for their part and they portrayed assigned characters beautifully. They were very likable and believable.

I'm not going to compare this movie with any other, but if you're like me and love movies such as The Sixth Sense, Shutter Island, Inception, Dream House, etc... I promise you will love this movie as well. You also, like me, may decide to immediately watch it the 2nd time to see if there are any clues you missed preparing you for the last 15 minutes of movie.

Out of over 700 movies in my collection, only 32 have a 10 star rating. This movie comes VERY close to that category. Definitely a must see!

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