V for Vendetta (2005)

Director:

James McTeigue

Writers (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (screenplay) &
Larry Wachowski (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gun powder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.

Plot:

A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally.

Plot Keywords:

Film Making | Feature Length | Police Raid | Parliament Building | Idealism

Awards:

3 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Natalie Portman	...	Evey
Hugo Weaving	...	V
Stephen Rea	...	Inspector Finch
Stephen Fry	...	Deitrich
John Hurt	...	Adam Sutler
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	Creedy
Rupert Graves	...	Dominic
Roger Allam	...	Lewis Prothero
Ben Miles	...	Dascomb
Sinéad Cusack	...	Delia Surridge
Natasha Wightman	...	Valerie
John Standing	...	Lilliman
Eddie Marsan	...	Etheridge
Clive Ashborn	...	Guy Fawkes
Emma Field-Rayner	...	Guy Fawkes Lover (as Emma Field Rayner)

Also Known As:

V for Vendetta: At the IMAX (UK) (IMAX version)
V wie Vendetta (Germany)
V de venganza (Argentina) (Panama) [es]
V pour vendetta (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
V като Вендета (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
V - V for Vendetta (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
V ako Vendeta (Slovakia) [sk]
V de Vingança (Brazil) [pt]
V de vendetta (Spain) [es]
V för Vendetta (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
V för vendetta (Sweden) [sv]
V for Vendetta (Greece) [el]
V jako Vendeta (Czech Republic) [cs]
V nagu veritasu (Estonia) [et]
V niin kuin verikosto (Finland) [fi]
V per vendetta (Italy) [it]
Ve kao vendeta (Serbia) [sr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX prints) | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | France:U (with warning) | Greece:K-17 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Chile:Y7 | New Zealand:R13 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Sweden:15 | Colombia:12 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R (certificate #42210) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T | Singapore:NC-16 (theatrical release) (edited version) | Norway:15 | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 (video rating) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Israel:PG

Filming Locations:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

Silver Pictures

Trivia:

The supervising art director, Kevin Phipps, and the production designer, Owen Paterson, are listed on the Larkhill staff list.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The newspaper article with a picture of St. Mary's has two articles, both with exactly the same text but widely differing headlines.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Evey Hammond: [voiceover] Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament...

Movie Connections:

References White Heat (1949)

Soundtrack:

Cry Me a River

OMG! Absolutely Amazing

OK, I only went to see this because of the Wachowski brothers involvement. I went totally expecting to hate this movie about a terrorist but it was so much more. I'm amazed to say that it's AWESOME! While not an action picture there's plenty of action and at least one funny homage to The Matrix. You've gotta see it. It's very inspiring, believe it or not and it didn't make me want to blow up buildings either. It just made me appreciate freedom even more. Hugo Weaving is terrific and Natalie Portman leaves Princess Amadala far behind with her performance as Evey. Everyone's great. Stephen Rea is terrific too. I just can't believe I liked this movie. I'm still in shock.