As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Carey Mulligan
as Edith Pretty
Ralph Fiennes
as Basil Brown
Lily James
as Peggy Piggott
Johnny Flynn
as Rory Lomax
Ben Chaplin
as Stuart Piggott
Ken Stott
as Charles Phillips
Archie Barnes
as Robert Pretty
Monica Dolan
as May Brown
Eamon Farren
as John Brailsford
Paul Ready
as James Reid Moir
Manuel São Bento
Before watching this film, I had absolutely no idea who Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), or even Peggy Piggott (Lily James) were and what they did. As an engineer and a science enthusiast myself, I rarely struggle to find some sort of enjoyment in movies based on true stor...
Peter McGinn
The Dig reminded me of another movie about archaeology and which was not only also based on a true story but also involved a woman’s contribution to that scientific field. That other movie was Ammonite, about a woman archaeologist in a time when women were more than rare in that field of endeavor. ...