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The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?

20176.42h 21m

Overview

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

Directed by James Gray
Written by David Grann, James Gray
Produced by Jeremy Kleiner, Anthony Katagas, Dede Gardner
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $8.6M

Top Cast

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam

Percival Fawcett

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Henry Costin

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Nina Fawcett

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Jack Fawcett

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

James Murray

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Arthur Manley

Clive Francis

Clive Francis

Sir John Scott Keltie

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Sir George Goldie

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Baron de Gondoriz

Matthew Sunderland

Matthew Sunderland

Dan

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksnakeworld war iriverexpeditionlost civilisationtribebiographyamazon rainforestcoloneljunglesouth americaexplorerjourney1920smysterious landsmischievousadmiring

About The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z is a adventure, drama, history film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, snake, world war i, river, expedition, lost civilisation. Directed by James Gray, it stars Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller. A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

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