The Laureate
| The Laureate | |
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| Directed by | William Nunez |
| Written by | William Nunez |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Barnett |
| Music by | Brian Byrne |
Production companies | NorthEnd Pictures Cool Web Pictures |
| Distributed by | Creative Artists Agency (US) Metro International[1] |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Laureate is a 2021 biographical
war poet and novelist Robert Graves. The film premiered at the 2021 Mallorca Film Festival.[2] The film won Film of the Festival at the 2021 Oxford International Film Awards as well as Best Feature, Best Director (William Nunez) and Best Actor (Tom Hughes).[3]
Cast
- Tom Hughes as Robert Graves
- Laura Haddock as Nancy Nicholson
- Dianna Agron as Laura Riding
- Julian Glover as Alfred Graves[4]
- Patricia Hodge as Amy Graves[4]
- Indica Watson as Catherine Nicholson [5]
- Christien Anholt as T. S. Eliot[6]
Production
In February 2018, Kathy Bates was attached to the production with Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock already cast.[7] Hayley Atwell and Dominic Cooper were also attached the production, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.[8]
References
- ^ "Metro International takes sales on Robert Graves drama 'The Laureate' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "World premiere of Robert Graves film at Mallorca festival, Tom Hughes stars". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "2021 Oxford International Film Festival". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b Alberge, Dalya (21 March 2020). "Robert Graves: Writer of biopic drew on experiences of friends who suffered PTSD from Iraq War". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ @TheLaureate (June 20, 2020). "Indica Watson as Catherine Nicholson #TheLaureate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "William Nunez Shares His Thoughts On The Laureate". 2021-03-31. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Kathy Bates Joins Robert Graves Biopic 'The Laureate'". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Robert Graves True Story: The Laureate". 21 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
- The Laureate at IMDb
- The Laureate on Metro International
