Beyond the Pale

2014 1h 29m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 14

CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

Synopsis

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Mr. Whicher is hired by former Home Secretary Sir Edward Shore to investigate the violent threats made against his son Charles, who has recently returned from India with his family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paddy Considine
Mr. Whicher
Nancy Carroll
Mrs. Piper
John Heffernan
Captain Charles Shore
Laura Morgan
Katherine Shore
Nicholas Jones
Sir Edward Shore
Kate Fahy
Georgina Shore
Ellora Torchia
Miss Khan / Zeenat Jabour
Akshay Kumar
Roshan Jabour

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Blair
Writers: Helen Edmundson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Melanie Viner Cuneo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Paddy Considine and Nancy Carroll and John Heffernan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3919364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Blair directs. Melanie Viner Cuneo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Melanie Viner Cuneo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paddy Considine and Nancy Carroll and John Heffernan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3919364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Melanie Viner Cuneo
Makeup / hair: Nadia Stacey
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Beyond the Pale (2014)

Part of

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Collection

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. The two-hour drama was an adaptation of Kate Summerscale's novel of the same name. A follow-up story, The Murder In Angel Lane was broadcast in May 2013 and saw Whicher working as a private inquiry agent having left the Metropolitan Police.