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The Last Witness
"When war ends, the fight for the truth begins."
2018 1h 37m EN
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★5.8TMDB · 85
HistoryThriller
Synopsis
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An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers during World War II, a secret kept hidden for far too many years.
“When war ends, the fight for the truth begins.”
Cast
Alex Pettyfer
Stephen Underwood
Robert Więckiewicz
Michael Loboda
Talulah Riley
Jeanette Mitchell
Michael Gambon
Frank Hamilton
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Mason Mitchell
Piotr Stramowski
Andrzej Nowak
Gwilym Lee
Captain John Underwood
Chris Walker
Gerrard
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Piotr Szkopiak
- Writers
- Piotr Szkopiak, Paul Szambowski, Phil King
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Poland, United Kingdom
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Poland, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Piotr Szkopiak, shot by Edward Ames. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bartosz Chajdecki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jo Dixon 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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Alex Pettyfer and Robert Więckiewicz and Talulah Riley carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "When war ends, the fight for the truth begins.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Piotr Szkopiak directs. Edward Ames behind the camera. Bartosz Chajdecki scores. Jo Dixon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Poland, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Piotr Szkopiak, shot by Edward Ames. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Bartosz Chajdecki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jo Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Alex Pettyfer and Robert Więckiewicz and Talulah Riley carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "When war ends, the fight for the truth begins.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt3709552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 11Classified under 8 themes, including "journalist", "refugee", "joseph stalin", "love".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Edward Ames
- Original score
- Bartosz Chajdecki
- Editing
- Jo Dixon
- Production design
- Nick Turner
- Costume design
- Hilary Hughes
- Makeup / hair
- Amy Wilkinson
- VFX supervisor
- Brooke Lyndon-Stanford
- Sound
- Aran Clifford
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
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Production companies
Who made it
- VI
Vicarious Productions Limited
- VI
Vicarious Productions
Dignity Film Finance
GB
- FI
Film Polska Production
- RO
Rosevine Films
GB
Key crew
- Executive ProducerLaurence Brown
- Executive ProducerGrant Bradley
- Executive ProducerMaggie Monteith
- Executive ProducerAndrew Boswell
- Co-ProducerAlex Pettyfer
- Executive ProducerFred Hedman
- Executive ProducerChris Reed
- ProducerCarol Harding
- Executive ProducerEdoardo Bussi
- Executive ProducerSteve Hodges
- Executive ProducerJoe Osunsanmi
- Production DesignNick Turner
- Executive ProducerGuy Collins
- Executive ProducerMichael Ryan
- EditorJo Dixon
- Makeup & HairAmy Wilkinson
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAran Clifford
- First Assistant DirectorGrantly Butters
- Dressing PropDaniel Elcock
- Scenic ArtistJames Darnbrough
- ADR RecordistJames Trusson
- Foley ArtistRicky Butt
- Makeup & HairShamirah Sairally
- Boom OperatorPeter Styles
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- journalist
- refugee
- joseph stalin
- love
- collusion
- true identity
- eastern european
- british government
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2018-05-29
