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The Fall

The Fall

A little blessing in disguise.

20067.61h 57m

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.

Directed by Tarsem Singh
Written by Tarsem Singh, Dan Gilroy, Valeri Petrov
Produced by Nico Soultanakis, Lionel Kopp, Ray Leakey
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

suicide attemptstuntmanremakemorphinehospitalpatientbanditfilmmakingstorytelling1920sgrimold hollywoodlovingplayfulintrospectiveaudaciousexuberanthopefulvibrant

About The Fall

The Fall is a adventure, fantasy, drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of suicide attempt, stuntman, remake, morphine, hospital, patient. Directed by Tarsem Singh, it stars Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone. 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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