"Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love."

2007

2h 3m

7.6(4441 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

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Cast & Crew

50 members

Acting

James McAvoy

Robbie Turner

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Keira Knightley

Cecilia Tallis

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Saoirse Ronan

Briony Tallis (Age 13)

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Romola Garai

Briony Tallis (Age 18)

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Vanessa Redgrave

Briony Tallis (Age 77)

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Brenda Blethyn

Grace Turner

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Juno Temple

Lola Quincey

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Paul Marshall

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Harriet Walter

Emily Tallis

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Alfie Allen

Danny Hardman

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Jérémie Renier

Luc Cornet

Production

Anthony Minghella

Interviewer

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Tobias Menzies

Naval Officer

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Peter Wight

Police Inspector

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Gina McKee

Sister Drummond

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Tilly Vosburgh

Mother of Evacuees

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John Normington

Vicar

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Patrick Kennedy

Leon Tallis

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Peter McNeil O'Connor

Police Sergeant

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Daniel Mays

Tommy Nettle

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Nonso Anozie

Frank Mace

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Michelle Duncan

Fiona Maguire

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Michel Vuillermoz

Frenchman

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Lionel Abelanski

Frenchman

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Roger Evans

Beach Soldier

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Bronson Webb

Beach Soldier

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Ian Bonar

Beach Soldier

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Jamie Beamish

Soldier in Bray Bar

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Johnny Harris

Soldier in Bray Bar

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Billy Seymour

Soldier in Bray Bar

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Neil Maskell

Soldier in Bray Bar

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Nick Bagnall

Soldier in Bray Bar

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Vivienne Gibbs

Staff Nurse

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Alice Orr-Ewing

Probationary Nurse

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Olivia Grant

Probationary Nurse

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Katy Lawrence

Probationary Nurse

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Paul Stocker

Crying Soldier

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Alex Noodle

Solitary Sunbather

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Kelly Scott

Hospital Admin Assistant

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Ryan Kiggell

Registrar

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Wendy Nottingham

Mrs. Jarvis

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Julia West

Betty

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Felix von Simson

Pierrot Quincey

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Charlie von Simson

Jackson Quincey

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Leander Deeny

Police Constable

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Mark Holgate

Soldier at Hospital Entrance

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Romola Garai

Briony, 18

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Elliott Francis

Soldier (uncredited)

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Craig Douglas

Soldier (uncredited)

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Elliott Jo Sinclair

Girl (Uncredited)

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