Page Eight

Page Eight
UK DVD cover
GenrePolitical thriller, action drama
Screenplay byDavid Hare
Directed byDavid Hare
StarringBill Nighy
Rachel Weisz
Michael Gambon
Ralph Fiennes
Judy Davis
Theme music composerPaul Englishby
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
CinematographyMartin Ruhe
EditorJinx Godfrey
Running time99 minutes
Production companiesCarnival Films
Runaway Fridge
BBC Films
Heyday Films
Original release
NetworkBBC Two & BBC HD
Release28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)
Related
Turks & Caicos
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Page Eight is a 2011 British political thriller, written and directed for the BBC by the British dramatist David Hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film Strapless.[1] The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Tom Hughes, Ralph Fiennes, and Judy Davis. The film was followed by Turks & Caicos (2014) and Salting the Battlefield (2014), which were broadcast on BBC Two in March 2014. The three films are collectively known as The Worricker Trilogy.[2]

  1. ^ Child, Ben (5 May 2011). "Edinburgh film festival announces initial lineup". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Bill Nighy to reprise his role in The Worricker Trilogy". BBC Press Release. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013.