The Hole (2001 film)

The Hole
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNick Hamm
Screenplay by
  • Ben Court
  • Caroline Ip
Based onAfter the Hole
by Guy Burt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDenis Crossan
Edited byNiven Howie
Music byClint Mansell
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release date
  • 20 April 2001 (2001-04-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7.8 million[1]

The Hole is a 2001 British psychological thriller film directed by Nick Hamm, based on the 1993 novel After the Hole by Guy Burt. The film stars Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Laurence Fox, Keira Knightley, and Embeth Davidtz. Filmed in 2000, the film featured Thora Birch in the lead role which was attributed to her appearance in American Beauty (1999).[2] It also marked Knightley's first major role in a feature film.

The Hole was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2001 and grossed a total of $7.8 million. Dimension Films, which in October 2001 acquired the rights to distribute the film theatrically in the United States, never did so; it was instead released direct-to-video nearly two years later, by Dimension's then-fellow Disney subsidiary Buena Vista Distribution.[3] The film was shot at Bray Studios and various locations around southern England, including Downside School in Somerset.

  1. ^ "The Hole". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Interview with Thora Birch". Netribution Film Network. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ Preview and Summary from Yahoo! Movies