An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
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| Sally Hawkins | ... |
Philippa Langley
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Shonagh Price | ... |
Kelly
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| Helen Katamba | ... |
Awusi
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| Lewis Macleod | ... |
Tony
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Jenny Douglas | ... |
Kirsty
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| Steve Coogan | ... |
John Langley
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| Benjamin Scanlan | ... |
Raife
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| Adam Robb | ... |
Max
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| Harry Lloyd | ... |
Richard III / Pete
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| Robert Jack | ... |
Alex
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| Sarah MacGillivray | ... |
Susan
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| John-Paul Hurley | ... |
Buckingham
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| James Rottger | ... |
Richmond
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| Jessica Hardwick | ... |
Bookseller
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Bruce Fummey | ... |
Hamish
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| David Ireland | ... |
Big Keith
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Glenna Morrison | ... |
Lorna
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| Alison Peebles | ... |
Annette
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Kern Falconer | ... |
Ken
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Nomaan Khaan | ... |
Anil
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Harvey Reid | ... |
Jim
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| Annie Griffin | ... |
Jessica
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Simon Donaldson | ... |
Graham
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| Julian Firth | ... |
RR Lawrence
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| James Fleet | ... |
John Ashdown-Hill
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Manjot Sumal | ... |
Car Park Attendant
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| Iman Akhtar | ... |
Receptionist
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| Mark Addy | ... |
Richard Buckley
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| Alasdair Hankinson | ... |
Mathew Morris
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| Sharon Osdin | ... |
Buckley's PA
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| Amanda Abbington | ... |
Sarah Levitt
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| Ian Dunn | ... |
Martin Peters
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| Lee Ingleby | ... |
Richard Taylor
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Jade Ogugua | ... |
Taylor's PA
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| Phoebe Pryce | ... |
Jo Appleby
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Mark Jeary | ... |
Reporter
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Leigh Biagi | ... |
Buckley's Wife
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Violet Hughes | ... |
School Girl 1
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| Josie O'Brien | ... |
School Girl 2
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Dan Calvert | ... |
Royal Knight
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Tobias Capwell | ... |
Royal Knight
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Michael Collin | ... |
Royal Knight
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Andrew Deane | ... |
Royal Knight
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| Sean Francis George | ... |
Royal Knight
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Dominic Sewell | ... |
Royal Knight
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Saylor Lloyd | ... |
Pete's Daughter
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Katharine Edwards | ... |
Laura (uncredited)
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Lati Gbaja | ... |
Shopper (uncredited)
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Séamus Hanly | ... |
Digger (uncredited)
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Philippa Langley | ... |
Woman Attending the Re-Burial of Richard III (uncredited)
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| Sinead MacInnes | ... |
Hiker (uncredited)
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Robert Maloney | ... |
Heckling Bar Customer (uncredited)
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| Mahesh Patel | ... |
Foreign Dignitary (uncredited)
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Natasha Reid | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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| Charlie Rose | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Lukas Svoboda | ... |
Car Seller (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stephen Frears | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Philippa Langley | ... | (based on the book "The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III" by) and |
| Michael Jones | ... | (based on the book "The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III" by) |
| Steve Coogan | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Jeff Pope | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Jenny Borgars | ... | executive producer |
| Steve Coogan | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Rose Garnett | ... | executive producer |
| Wendy Griffin | ... | co-producer |
| Christine Langan | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Philippa Langley | ... | executive producer |
| Cameron McCracken | ... | executive producer |
| Jeff Pope | ... | executive producer |
| Andrea Scarso | ... | executive producer |
| Dan Winch | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Alexandre Desplat | ||
Cinematography by
| Zac Nicholson | ||
Editing by
| Pia Di Ciaula | ||
Editorial Department
| Anthony Berardo | ... | systems engineer |
| Maria Chamberlain | ... | lead digital colourist |
| Jonathan Collard | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Zoe Cousins | ... | digital film bureau |
| Elena Dedear | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| Rob Farris | ... | digital intermediate head of production |
| Harry Field | ... | digital film bureau |
| Jemma Fox | ... | conform editor |
| Lawrence Hook | ... | digital intermediate technical supervisor |
| Emma Liu | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Nele Mertens | ... | 1st assistant editor |
| Alexandra Montgomery | ... | contractual delivery coordinator |
| Dilek Osman | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Alexander Phillips | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Evangeline White | ... | digital intermediate assistant producer |
| Russell White | ... | digital online editor |
Casting By
| Leo Davis | ||
| Lissy Holm | ||
Production Design by
| Andy Harris | ||
Art Direction by
| Jean Kerr | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ann Marie Coulter | ... | (as Anne-Marie Coulter) |
Costume Design by
| Rhona Russell | ||
Makeup Department
| Maxine Dallas | ... | makeup designer |
| Catriona Johnstone | ... | Hair and Make up Artist |
| Alicia Pearce | ... | hair and makeup trainee |
| Vivienne Simpson | ... | hair and makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Jeanette Haley | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marcus Collier | ... | first assistant director: dailies |
| David Crabtree | ... | first assistant director |
| Angus Finlayson | ... | second assistant director |
| Doug Inman | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Hannah Jackson | ... | Crowd Coordinator |
| Rob John Mackenzie | ... | Stand in/Floor runner (as Rob Mackenzie) |
| Suzanna Swanson-Johnston | ... | Floor Runner / cast pa |
| Kyle Williams | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Ashleigh Blair | ... | scenic painter |
| Leanne Boyd | ... | supervising standby props |
| Daryl Campbell | ... | props |
| Amber Carter | ... | scenic painter |
| Fiona Clark | ... | scenic painter |
| Richard Evans | ... | production buyer |
| Kirsty Glover | ... | head of department scenic painter |
| Derek Gray | ... | storyboard artist |
| Matt Keenan | ... | Draughtsperson |
| Stuart Kennedy | ... | carpenter |
| Jay Leverage | ... | carpenter |
| Grant Mason | ... | propmaker |
| Stephen Mason | ... | supervising art director |
| Martin McNee | ... | stand-by art director |
| Alison Meloy | ... | graphic designer |
| Nicola Roberts | ... | graphic designer |
| Laurie Sutton | ... | Petty Cash Buyer |
| Cristina Venegas | ... | drapes |
Sound Department
| Howard Bargroff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Oliver Brierley | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
| Stuart Bruce | ... | sound recordist |
| Ryan Christoforou | ... | 1st Assistant Sound: dailies |
| Dean Covill | ... | adr mixer |
| Phil Diamond | ... | boom operator |
| Simon Diggins | ... | adr mixer |
| Grant Fraser | ... | ADR assistant: post-production |
| Kate Gibson | ... | sound facility manager |
| Phil Lee | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jordan Milliken | ... | sound mixer: Additional Photography |
| Keith Partridge | ... | foley mixer |
| Kobi Quist | ... | sound mix technician |
| Jamie Roden | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer |
| Kallis Shamaris | ... | adr supervisor |
| Barnaby Smyth | ... | foley artist / foley supervisor |
| Alex Stylianou | ... | adr recordist |
| Mark Timms | ... | mix assistant |
| Hannes Wannerberger | ... | mix technician |
| Ian Wilson | ... | supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Paul-John Ross | ... | special effects crew |
Visual Effects by
| Thomas Ashby | ... | pipeline td |
| Jonathan Atkins-Potts | ... | Digital Compositor: Union VFX |
| John Chelepis | ... | prep artist |
| Piers Clifton | ... | visual effects producer |
| Christiant D'Alberto | ... | senior compositor union VFX |
| James D. Etherington | ... | onset vfx Supervisor: Union VFX |
| Jake Green | ... | on-set vfx supervisor (as Jacob Green) / visual effects artist (as Jacob Green) |
| Evi Horn | ... | editorial assistant: Union VFX |
| Isabella Ippolito | ... | pipeline td |
| Timothy P. Jones | ... | digital film bureau |
| Matthew Lawrence | ... | title production |
| Callum Mckay | ... | prep artist: Union VFX |
| Evelyn Minango | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Kevin Norris | ... | department head of roto: Union VFX |
| Paul O'Hara | ... | visual effects line producer |
| Nino Oz | ... | compositor |
| Adam Passingham | ... | Environment Artist: Union VFX |
| Iain Read | ... | compositor |
| James Roberts | ... | visual effects artist |
| Shivani Sedani | ... | Matchmove Artist |
| Jamie Stokes | ... | matchmove artist: Union VFX |
| Siân Venables | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jenny Wan | ... | compositor |
| Nicholas Zissimos | ... | lead compositor |
Stunts
| Lloyd Bass | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Carter Ferguson | ... | fight director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nelisa Alcalde | ... | camera trainee |
| Finlay Anderson | ... | lighting technician |
| Thomas Barber | ... | second assistant "a" camera |
| Anna Benbow | ... | first assistant "a" camera |
| Harry Bennett-Snewin | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Aaron Boucher | ... | crane operator: heads and grip department services |
| Michael Collins | ... | Electrical rigger |
| Graham Colvan | ... | electrician: dailies |
| Leonidas Eleftheriadis | ... | dailies video assistant |
| Harlon Haveland | ... | gaffer |
| Matthew Hollis | ... | camera trainee: dailies |
| Graeme Hunter | ... | still photographer |
| Katie Iles-Spencer | ... | electrician |
| Keith Ingram | ... | c camera operator |
| Jakub Jachowicz | ... | video trainee |
| Hannah Jell | ... | steadicam operator leicester unit |
| Bartek Kloc | ... | video operator |
| Samuel J Liversidge | ... | data manager |
| Adam Main | ... | lighting technician |
| Lee Naylor-Vane | ... | key grip |
| Lee Perkins | ... | best boy |
| Alastair Rae | ... | A-Camera Operator / steadicam operator |
| Jennifer Souter | ... | Camera Trainee Dailies |
| Jacob Strookman | ... | trainee lighting technician |
| Patrick Watson | ... | lighting technician |
| Ash Whitfield | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jennifer Allen | ... | costume dailies |
| Grace Campbell | ... | principle costume standby |
| Adam Clement | ... | principle standby daily |
| Marcello Di Candia | ... | costume trainee daily |
| Kayrin Fraser | ... | costume trainee |
| Sarah Gaunt | ... | principle costume standby |
| Vivienne Low | ... | crowd daily |
| Michael McGarrigle | ... | crowd costume supervisor |
| Jacquie McNally | ... | Costume daily |
| Saehee Simmons | ... | crowd daily |
| Susie Will | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Keir Fraser | ... | unit assistant |
| Lloret MacKenna Dunn | ... | supervising location manager (as Lloret Dunn) |
| Morven MacPherson | ... | location manager (as Morven MacPherson) |
| Jackie McCraith-Smith | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Romain Allender | ... | Composer assistant / Music Programmer |
| Jean-Pascal Beintus | ... | orchestrator |
| Nicolas Charron | ... | orchestrator |
| Mario de Sa | ... | orchestra manager |
| Alexandre Desplat | ... | conductor |
| Diego Incertis | ... | French Horn |
| Gerard McCann | ... | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sylvain Morizet | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Emilia Aslan | ... | additional script supervisor |
| Lucy Enfield | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Roddy Bainton | ... | unit driver |
| Kenny Flockhart | ... | lead driver |
| Stuart W. Fraser | ... | unit driver |
| József Kiss-Jakab | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Rhona Armstrong | ... | 1st assistant accountant |
| Adam Bara-Laskowski | ... | For Pathé |
| Tobias Capwell | ... | historical advisor |
| Juliette Caron | ... | french subtitles |
| Isabel Chick | ... | production accountant |
| Lewis Clark | ... | Production Runner |
| Katarina Complova | ... | production runner |
| Emma Dixon | ... | Location Marshall |
| Jamie Fallen | ... | covid supervisor |
| Alessia Bologna Finkelstein | ... | For Pathé |
| Jamie Ford | ... | covid supervisor |
| Agar Forjan | ... | for Golden Arrow Entertainment |
| Zoe Gilchrist | ... | production coordinator |
| Paul Hillier | ... | e&o insurance / insurance |
| Gemma Kent | ... | Post Production Accountant |
| Ben King | ... | floor runner |
| Edward Kondracki | ... | production secretary |
| Steven Little | ... | Head of Production: Screen Scotland |
| Nadine Luque | ... | for Golden Arrow Entertainment |
| Errin MacDonald | ... | location marshall |
| Jonathan Merrell | ... | finance director |
| Max Pope | ... | researcher |
| Thomas Ramage | ... | covid supervisor |
| Patrick Spencer | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Suzanna Swanson-Johnston | ... | location marshall |
| Clea Tammes | ... | unit publicist |
| Emily Tillman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Mark Tinkler | ... | Archive Consultant |
| Lloyd Vanson | ... | For Pathe Productions |
| John Wark | ... | loop group actor |
| David Monteath | ... | voice actor (uncredited) / voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Arthouse Traffic (2023) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Cinemanse (2022) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Empire Entertainment (2023) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2023) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- IFC Films (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pathé (2023) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- X Verleih AG (2023) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2023) (Hong Kong)
- Mis. Label (2023) (Finland) (DVD)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2022) (Portugal)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2024) (Finland) (tv) (also Internet)
Special Effects
- Union Visual Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 80 HERTZ (sound post-production: adr)
- Abbey Road Studios (mixed at)
- Creative Scotland (funding)
- Film Edinburgh (thanks)
- Film Finances (completion bond)
- Film Leicester (thanks)
- HireWorks (Avid rental and support)
- Hiventy (french subtitling)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Procam Take 2 (camera equipment provided by)
- Setkeeper (production office software)
- The Chapter of Leicester Cathedral (special thanks)
- The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 2012, after having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley, whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with skepticism by experts and academics. THE LOST KING is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England's history. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | There was some mild controversy prior to this films' UK release when several people involved in the archaeological dig gave interviews to some UK newspapers (notably The Guardian and Daily Mail) disputing the events depicted in the film and accused the scriptwriters of romanticizing and overplaying the role of Philippa Langley ( as played by Sally Hawkins) in the actual locating and discovery of Richard III's resting place. This criticism prompted the film's producer, co-writer and co-star Steve Coogan to give an interview to the BBC defending the story-line of the film and accusing the University of Leicester of trying to discredit the role Langley played in the discovery and believing that, despite Langley being an amateur, they were embarrassed she had out-thought several of their renowned historical experts and they were not happy that this was portrayed within the film. See more » |
| Goofs | Philippa Langley's ex-husband and two sons go to a local cinema to see the James Bond 007 movie SKYFALL, before King Richard III's body was exhumed in September 2012. However the London première of SKYFALL was on the 23rd of October 2012. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Looking for Richard (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | King's Lynn See more » |