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The Fall

The Fall

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The Fall

"A little blessing in disguise."

2006

1h 57m

7.6(1567 votes)

Adventure

Fantasy

Drama

Overview

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Roy Walker

Justine Waddell

Justine Waddell

Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn

Daniel Caltagirone

Daniel Caltagirone

Sinclair / Governor Odious

Leo Bill

Leo Bill

Darwin / Orderly

Sean Gilder

Sean Gilder

Walt Purdy

Julian Bleach

Julian Bleach

Mystic / Orange Picker

Marcus Wesley

Marcus Wesley

Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man

Robin Smith

Robin Smith

Luigi / One Legged Actor

Jeetu Verma

Jeetu Verma

Indian / Orange Picker

Catinca Untaru

Catinca Untaru

Alexandria

Creative team

Directed by: Tarsem Singh
Written by: Tarsem Singh
Dan Gilroy
Produced by: Nico Soultanakis
Lionel Kopp

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