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The Nightingale

The Nightingale

20270

Overview

The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.

Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Kristin Hannah, Dana Stevens
Produced by Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Elizabeth Cantillon
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Top Cast

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Isabelle

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Vianne

Edmund Donovan

Edmund Donovan

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Shira Haas

Shira Haas

Luke Newton

Luke Newton

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookworld war iihistorical fictionsibling1940ssisters

About The Nightingale

The Nightingale is a drama, history, war film released in 2027 exploring themes of sibling relationship, based on novel or book, world war ii, historical fiction, sibling, 1940s. Directed by Michael Morris, it stars Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Edmund Donovan. The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.

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