The Dig

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.

Cast

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

as Edith Pretty

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

as Basil Brown

Lily James

Lily James

as Peggy Piggott

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

as Rory Lomax

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

as Stuart Piggott

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

as Charles Phillips

Archie Barnes

Archie Barnes

as Robert Pretty

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

as May Brown

Eamon Farren

Eamon Farren

as John Brailsford

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

as James Reid Moir

Reviews

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. ...

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