V for Vendetta (2005)

Coming Out at 15 March 2006 in theaters.

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

V for Vendetta is dystopian political thriller action film directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowskis, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in an alternative future where a Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, the film centers on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, while Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V’s mission and Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate quest to stop V.

Produced by Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios and Anarchos Productions Inc., V for Vendetta was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 4, 2005 (a day before the 400th Guy Fawkes Night), but was delayed; it instead opened in the United States on March 17, 2006 to mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. However, Alan Moore, having been dissatisfied with the film adaptations of his other works, From Hell (2001) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), declined to watch the film and asked to be uncredited or not be paid royalties.

In 2032, the world is in turmoil. The United Kingdom is ruled by the fascist Norsefire Party, under High Chancellor Adam Sutler.

On November 4, a vigilante in a Guy Fawkes mask, “V”, rescues Evey Hammond, an employee of state-run British Television Network, from members of the “Fingermen” secret police. They watch his demolition of the Old Bailey, accompanied by fireworks and the “1812 Overture”. Inspector Finch of Scotland Yard investigates V’s activities. V hijacks a BTN broadcast to claim responsibility for the destruction, encouraging the people of Britain to rise up against their government and meet him on next year’s Guy Fawkes Night outside the Houses of Parliament. The police attempt to capture V. Evey helps him escape, but is knocked unconscious.

Director: James McTeigue

Writers: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, David Lloyd (graphic novel art)

Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack

Cast:

Natalie Portman	…	Evey
Hugo Weaving	…	V
Stephen Rea	…	Finch
Stephen Fry	…	Deitrich
John Hurt	…	Adam Sutler
Tim Pigott-Smith	…	Creedy
Rupert Graves	…	Dominic
Roger Allam	…	Lewis Prothero
Ben Miles	…	Dascomb
Sinéad Cusack	…	Delia Surridge
Natasha Wightman	…	Valerie
John Standing	…	Lilliman
Eddie Marsan	…	Etheridge
Clive Ashborn	…	Guy Fawkes
Emma Field-Rayner	…	Guy Fawkes Lover
Ian Burfield	…	Tweed Coat Fingerman
Mark Phoenix	…	Willy Fingerman
Alister Mazzotti	…	Baldy Fingerman
Billie Cook	…	Little Glasses Girl
Guy Henry	…	Heyer
Cosima Shaw	…	Patricia
Megan Gay	…	BTN News Poppet
Roderic Culver	…	BTN News Poppet
Tara Hacking	…	Vicky
Andy Rashleigh	…	Fred
Chad Stahelski	…	Storm Saxon
Antje Rau	…	Laser Lass
Amelda Brown	…	Wardrobe Mistress
Richard Campbell	…	Security Guard
Patricia Gannon	…	Little Glasses Girl Mum
Mark Longhurst	…	Little Glasses Girl Dad
Simon Holmes	…	Barman
Charles Cork	…	Barfly
John Ringham	…	Old Man
Oliver Bradshaw	…	Old Man
Jack Schouten	…	Middle Class Boy
Caoimhe Murdock	…	Middle Class Sister
Juliet Howland	…	Middle Class Mum
Brin Rosser	…	TV Executive
Raife Patrick Burchell	…	Studio Technician
Joseph Rye	…	Jones
Adrian Finighan	…	News Anchor
Malcolm Sinclair	…	Major Wilson
Bradley Steve Ford	…	Evey’s Brother
Madeleine Rakic-Platt	…	Young Evey
Selina Giles	…	Evey’s Mother
Carsten Hayes	…	Evey’s Father
Derek Hutchinson	…	Bureaucrat
Martin Savage	…	Denis
Grant Burgin	…	Operator
Greg Donaldson	…	Operator
Imogen Poots	…	Young Valerie
Jason Griffiths	…	Biology Teacher
Laura Greenwood	…	Sarah
Kyra Meyer	…	Christina
Paul Antony-Barber	…	Valerie’s Father
Anna Farnworth	…	Valerie’s Mother
Mary Stockley	…	Ruth
Simon Newby	…	Tube Station News Poppet
David Merheb	…	Young Man
Daniel Donaldson	…	Young Black Detainee
Dulcie Smart	…	Civil War News Poppet
Ben Posener	…	Water Shortage News Poppet
Ian T. Dickinson	…	Avian Flu News Poppet
Sophia New	…	Quarantine News Poppet
Julie Brown	…	Three Waters News Poppet
Gerard Gilroy	…	Surveillance Man
Eamon Geoghegan	…	Surveillance Man
Matthew Bates	…	Finch’s Fedco Man
David Leitch	…	Convenience Store V
Matt Wilkinson	…	Little Glasses Girl Fingerman
Martin McGlade	…	Victoria Station Fingerman
Richard Laing	…	Parliament Lieutenant
Michael Simkins	…	Parliament General
William Tapley	…	Radio Man
Lee Asquith-Coe	…	V Follower
Paul Bateman	…	V Follower
Luke Burnyeat	…	Soldier
Andy Callaghan	…	Soldier
Tony Cook	…	Soldier
Mat Curtis	…	News Reporter
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	…	Marshal
David Decio	…	V Street Vigilante
Christopher Fosh	…	V Follower
Gordon Gram	…	V Follower V110
Rogan Grant	…	Military Officer
Rami Hilmi	…	V Army Member
David Hood	…	V Follower
Keith How	…	V Follower
Forbes KB	…	Soldier
Edsel Kragg	…	Masked Protester
Mathis Landwehr	…	Bodyguard
Talal Malik	…	Arab Man at Parliament
João Costa Menezes	…	Soldier
Arnold Montey	…	V Follower
Jason Oettle	…	Policeman
Norman Campbell Rees	…	V Follower
Peter Ryder	…	V Follower
Kit Sinnett	…	V Army Member
Wolfgang Stegemann	…	Creedy Guard

Sources: imdb & wikipedia