Overview:
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.| Status: | Released (1998-02-27) |
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| Awards: | 12 wins & 19 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $14,378,331 |
| Screen: | Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer |
| Productions: | New Line Cinema, Mystery Clock Cinema |
| Production Countries: | Australia, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 17328: Rufus Sewell - John Murdoch
- 227: William Hurt - Inspector Frank Bumstead
- 2628: Kiefer Sutherland - Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
- 6161: Jennifer Connelly - Emma Murdoch
- 13474: Richard O'Brien - Mr. Hand
- 385: Ian Richardson - Mr. Book
- 27752: Bruce Spence - Mr. Wall
Crews
- 21085: Alex Proyas - Story - Writing
- 21085: Alex Proyas - Screenplay - Writing
- 7020: Trevor Jones - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8299: Andrew Mason - Producer - Production
- 88115: Barbara Gibbs - Line Producer - Production
- 15842: Dov Hoenig - Editor - Editing
- 120: Dariusz Wolski - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
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This review is of the Director's Cut. Welcome To Shell Beach. Dark City is directed by Alex Proyas who also co-writes the screenplay with Leon Dobbs and David S. Goyer. It stars Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardso ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_Atmospheric, dark mixture of film noir, comic book horror and sci-fi_** A man (Rufus Sewell) wakes up one night to great mysteries: There's a dead prostitute nearby that he gets blamed for murdering, but he can't remember much of anything. Several people seek him in the ensuin ....
Continue reading ->dfle3
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Intriguing sci-fi This is one of my favourite movies of a spate of movies dealing with philosophical themes. This group would include The Matrix (reviewed here by me), The Thirteenth Floor and Gattaca. I saw this movie many years ago and it has stuck with me all this time. Don' ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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This is one I probably haven't seen since the Director's Cut Blu-ray release in 2008 and while I liked it then, I now absolutely love it today. The cast and plot were wonderful to go along with the impressive visual effects, admittedly shrouded in darkness. I always like seeing Rufus ....
Continue reading ->Dr_Nostromo
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99/100 The inhabitants of a dark city are being used in an experiment by an alien race that rebuilds both the city and everyone's memories every night in an attempt to determine what makes us humans tick. Although very different films, you can't help notice the similarities with t ....
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