The New World (2005 film)

The New World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerrence Malick
Written byTerrence Malick
Produced bySarah Green
Starring
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki
Edited by
Music byJames Horner
Production
companies
  • First Foot Films
  • Sarah Green Film
  • Sunflower Productions
Distributed byNew Line Cinema (Worldwide)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom and Ireland)[1]
Release dates
  • December 25, 2005 (2005-12-25) (United States)
  • January 27, 2006 (2006-01-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
  • 150 minutes[2]
    (2005 limited release)
  • 136 minutes[3]
    (2006 wide release)
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
Budget$30 million[1]
Box office$49.3 million[1]

The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powhatan tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. It is the fourth feature film written and directed by Malick.

The cast includes Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, Yorick van Wageningen and John Savage. The production team includes director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki, producer Sarah Green, production designer Jack Fisk, costume designer Jacqueline West, composer James Horner and film editors Richard Chew, Hank Corwin, Saar Klein and Mark Yoshikawa.

The New World was a box-office failure even though it received many award nominations for Lubezki's cinematography, Kilcher's acting and Horner's score. The film was initially met with an only mildly positive critical response, although several critics later ranked it as one of the best films of the decade.

  1. ^ a b c The New World (2005). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2010-12-22.
  2. ^ "The New World (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "The New World [Abridged Version] (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. February 2, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2014.