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'The Dig' is an upcoming movie that reimagines the discovery of the ship burial of Sutton Hoo and stars Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes

Mick LaSalle January 25, 2021Updated: January 29, 2021, 9:22 am Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes star in “The Dig.” Photo: Larry Horricks “The Dig” is the story of how priceless archaeological discoveries were made in Sutton Hoo, England. But you don’t need to know anything about that to enjoy the movie. Think of it, instead, as a satisfying human story about people involved in a fascinating project that starts off promising and ends up enormous. Along the way, it deals w...

It is one of the most important archaeological finds in British history, and it was made right here in East Anglia. The 1939 excavation of the...

Meet the Real People Behind the Sutton Hoo Excavations, as Portrayed in Netflixs The Dig 22 Shares The excavations at Sutton Hoo, the site of Dark Age-era Anglo-Saxon burial mounds located in Suffolk, East Anglia, are considered Englands greatest archeological find of the 20th century. Mere months before England entered the second World War, the story captivated British consciousness, as well as the attentions of budding archeologists the world over, and not only for the spe...

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes lead cast in story of archaeological find at Sutton Hoo

Recently seen in "Promising Young Woman," Carey Mulligan stars alongside Ralph Fiennes, Johnny Flynn and Lily James

Carey Mulligan stars opposite Ralph Fiennes in The Dig The Dig will see Ralph Fiennes lead an all-star cast... The Dig, Netflix’s much-anticipated new film, is heading to our screens this January and stars acclaimed British actors Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. The three-part drama will see an all-star cast and tell the story of the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon burial ship at Sutton Hoo in 1939 Here’s everything you need to know about the new film… Ralph Fiennes stars as Basil Brown...

‘I have a darkness I didn’t have before’ ... Ben Chaplin at the National Theatre in London. Photograph: Rii Schroer/Eyevine ‘I have a darkness I didn’t have before’ ... Ben Chaplin at the National Theatre in London. Photograph: Rii Schroer/Eyevine The Game On actor has had Hollywood success without becoming an A-lister. But working with Malick, Stone and Francis Ford Coppola has made for an interesting career Thu 14 Jan 2021 11.00 EST Last modified on Tue 19 Jan 20...

Photo: Netflix Imagine a faded photograph of a bouquet of flowers. Blushing rose has mellowed into apricot and radiant gold into the color of wheat, as what was once a tangible object with weight and scent is reduced to a scrap of paper brittled by time. Someday soon, that paper will also disintegrate, a melancholy idea that’s expressed rather poetically in director Simon Stone’s otherwise stuffy adaptation of The Dig. The subjects of this period drama are buried treasure and repressed lon...

Not an entirely smooth disinterment but satisfying all the same. TWITTER 1/15/2021 Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes head the cast of Simon Stones period drama about the excavation of an ancient burial site on an English estate as World War II looms, also featuring Lily James and Johnny Flynn. Class as much as gender constraints obscured the achievements of 19th century English paleontologist Mary Anning, magnificently played by Kate Winslet in Francis Lees slow-burn elemental love story Ammoni...