Resurrected (film)

1989 British film
  • February 1989 (1989-02)
Running time
97 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Resurrected is a 1989 drama film directed by Paul Greengrass in his directorial debut. Written by Martin Allen, and starring David Thewlis, it is based on the story of the British soldier Philip Williams.[1]

Resurrected premiered at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1989.[2]

Plot

Soldier Kevin Deakin is presumed dead and left behind in the Falklands but is accused of desertion when he reappears seven weeks after the Falklands War ends.


Cast

  • Tom Bell as Mr Deakin
  • Rita Tushingham as Mrs. Deakin
  • David Thewlis as Kevin Deakin
  • Rudi Davies as Julie
  • Michael Pollitt as Gregory Deakin
  • Christopher Fulford as Slaven
  • Ewan Stewart as Corporal Byker
  • David Lonsdale as Hibbert
  • Peter Gunn as Bonner
  • William Hoyland as Captain Sinclair
  • Mark Wing-Davey as Major Dunbar
  • Gary Mavers as Johnny Fodden
  • Kenny Ireland as Denzil Clausen
  • Philomena McDonagh as Ileen Clausen
  • Lorraine Ashbourne as Reeva
  • Michelle O'hare as Nurse 1
  • Steve Coogan as Youth 2

References

  1. ^ Philip Williams with M S Power (1990), Summer Soldier, Bloomsbury London ISBN 0-7475-0598-5.
  2. ^ "Berlinale: 1989 Programme". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

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Films directed by Paul Greengrass
Feature films
  • Resurrected (1989)
  • The Theory of Flight (1998)
  • Bloody Sunday (2002)
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  • United 93 (2006)
  • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  • Green Zone (2010)
  • Captain Phillips (2013)
  • Jason Bourne (2016)
  • 22 July (2018)
  • News of the World (2020)
  • The Lost Bus (TBA)
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