V for Vendetta [WS]

Overview

Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power. During a threatening run in with the secret police, an unassuming young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) is rescued by a vigilante named V (Hugo Weaving) -- a caped figure both articulate and skilled in combat. V embodies the principles of rebellion from an authoritarian state, donning a mask of vilified would-be terrorist of British history Guy Fawkes and leading a revolution sparked by assassination and destruction. Evey becomes his unlikely ally, newly aware of the cruelty of her own society and her role in it.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/01/2006
UPC:	0012569736603
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:12:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Freedom! Forever!: Making V for Vendetta; Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Natalie Portman	Evey
Hugo Weaving	V
Rea	Finch
Steven Fry	Deitrich
John Hurt	Adam Sutler
Tim Pigott-Smith	Creedy
Rupert Graves	Dominic
Roger Allan	Lewis Prothero
Ben Miles	Dascomb
Sinead Cusack	Delia Surridge
Natasha Wightman	Valerie
John Standing	Lilliman
Eddie Marsan	Etheridge
Clive Ashborn	Guy Fawkes
Emma Field-Rayner	Guy Fawkes Lover
Ian Burfield	Tweed Coat Fingerman
Mark Phoenix	Willy Fingerman
Alister Mazzotti	Baldy Fingerman
Billie Cook	Little Glasses Girl,Soldier
Guy Henry	Heyer
Cosima Shaw	Patricia
Megan Gay	BTN News Poppet
Roderick Culver	BTN News Poppet
Tara Hacking	Vicky
Andy Rashleigh	Fred
Chad Stahelski	Storm Saxon
Antje Rau	Laser Lass
Amelda Brown	Wardrobe Mistress,Three Waters News Poppet
Patricia Gannon	Little Glasses Girl Mum
Simon Holmes	Barman
Charles Cork	Barfly
Oliver Bradshaw	Old Man
Jack Schouten	Middle Class Boy
Caoimhe Murdock	Middle Class Sister
Juliet Howland	Middle Class Mum
Brin Rosser	TV Executive
Raife Patrick Burchell	Studio Technician
Joseph Rye	Jones
Adrian Finighan	News Anchor
Malcolm Sinclair	Major Wilson
Madeleine Rakic-Platt	Young Evey
Carsten Hayes	Evey's Father
Derek Hutchinson	Bureaucrat
Martin Savage	Denis
Grant Burgin	Operator
Gregory Donaldson	Operator,Young Black Detainee
Imogen Poots	Young Valerie
Jason Griffiths	Biology Teacher
Laura Greenwood	Sarah
Kyra Meyer	Christina
Paul Antony-Barber	Valerie's Father
Anna Farnworth	Valerie's Mother
Mary Stockley	Ruth
Simon Newby	Tube Station News Poppet
David Merheb	Young Man
Dulcie Smart	Civil War News Poppet
Ben Posener	Water Shortage News Poppet
Ian T. Dickinson	Avian Flu News Poppet
Richard Campbell	Security Guard
Sophia New	Quarantine News Poppet
Eamon Geoghegan	Surveillance Man
Mark Longhurst	Little Glasses Girl Dad
John Ringham	Old Man
Matthew Bates	Finch's Fedco Man
David Leitch	Convenience Store V
Matt Wilkinson	Little Glasses Girl Fingerman
Martin McGlade	Victoria Station Fingerman
Bradley Ford	Evey's Brother
Richard Laing	Parliament Lieutenant
Michael Simkins	Parliament General
Selina Giles	Evey's Mother
William Tapley	Radio Man
Christopher Fosh	V Follower
Keith How	V Follower
Norman Campbell Rees	V Follower
Andy Callaghan	Soldier
Forbes KB	Soldier
João Costa Menezes	Soldier
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	Marshal
David Decio	V Street Vigilante
Rami Hilmi	V Army Member
Mathis Landwehr	Bodyguard
Jason Oettle	Policeman
Wolfgang Stegemann	Creedy Guard
Gerard Gilroy	Surveillance Man
Benjamin Wallfisch	Conductor,Composer
Tim Piggott-Smith	Actor
Dario Marianelli	Composer

Technical Credits

Lana Wachowski

James McTeigue	Director
Lana Wachowski	Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer,Producer
Joel Silver	Producer
Grant Hill	Producer
Lorne Orleans	Producer
Ben Waisbren	Executive Producer
Matthias Gunther	Stunts
Cyrille Hertel	Stunts
Heiko Kiesow	Stunts
Michael Gast	Stunts
Thorsten Gliewe	Stunts
Uwe Gösche	Stunts
Alexander Hardt	Stunts
Udo Lüttich	Stunts
Alexandra Nazahn	Stunts
Markus Papiernek	Stunts
Andreas Schulz	Stunts
Steven Thiede	Stunts
Oliver Wiesner	Stunts
Dieter Bähr	Key Grip
Annette Borgmann	Casting
Katrin Schaake	Stunts
Rob Inch	Stunts
David Cronnelly	Stunts
Wolfgang Lindner	Stunts
Eunice Huthart	Stunts
Stuart Clark	Stunts
Oliver Fritsche	Stunts
Siegfried Gordes	Stunts
Tomas Jester	Stunts
Mathis Landwehr	Stunts
Christian Peterson	Stunts
Armin Sauer	Stunts
Andreas Tietz	Stunts
Carl Woebcken	Executive Producer
Heiko Jorke	Key Grip
Vladimir Vilanov	Stunts
Rainer Werner	Stunts
Thierry Saelens	Stunts
Talila Craig	Stunts
Andy Smart	Stunts
James O'Dee	Stunts
Daniel Bohn	Stunts
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	Stunts
Eduart Geber	Stunts
Sascha Girndt	Stunts
Udo Harnach	Stunts
Thorsten Papst	Stunts
Katja Richter	Stunts
Bernhard Schirmer	Stunts
Rene Schobess	Stunts
Ralph Tillman	Stunts
David Lietch	Stunts
Lucinda Syson	Casting
Mark Southworth	Stunts
Adam Kirley	Stunts
Jan Böhme	Stunts
Michael Bornhütter	Stunts
Yvonne Dietzel	Stunts
Martin Göres	Stunts
Wanja Götz	Stunts
Timo Honsa	Stunts
Stefan Langel	Stunts
Mike Luft	Stunts
Jason Oettle	Stunts
Swen Raschka	Stunts
Matthias Schendel	Stunts
Babette Schimanek	Stunts
Karsten Schmidt	Stunts
Matthew Stirling	Stunts
Tom Sayers	Sound/Sound Designer
Reelsound	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

V for Vendetta could have easily been a cliché dystopian fantasy set against a stock totalitarian backdrop. It could have also been a heavy-handed warning about the power of fear in the post-9/11 world or, still worse, a wordy treatise on the philosophy of government. In actuality, V for Vendetta manages an almost impossible compromise between these options. Those banking on the Wachowski brothers' trademark balletic action sequences and epic explosions will not be disappointed, while those worried about the brothers' tendency to get lost in their own exposition (a la the Matrix sequels) can have no fear. This movie is fun, enthralling, and thought provoking. Hugo Weaving's meticulous voice acting and deft gesticulations rival the movements of trained dancers as he brings V to life, while Natalie Portman provides a full range of emotion and believable development as we watch her transform from frightened speck within the masses to fully liberated citizen of her own mind. The two find a strong dynamic on which to build their both tangible and symbolic onscreen relationship, and this is the same dynamic that provides the story itself with such a strong backbone. V himself acknowledges that he is a man acting as a symbol, summarized best with V's own exclamation, "Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. There is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof." As a result, the symbolic quality of the story itself is not at all difficult for the audience to understand. By the end of the film, legions of masked and caped citizens descending on the houses of Parliament in improbably perfect formation come off not as unrealistic, but as a beautifully stylized illustration. V for Vendetta succeeds where the Matrix sequels failed because despite its disinclination to answer all of the questions it poses, it holds tight to a focused, cohesive theme. This can be attributed to first-time director James McTeigue's ability to place a coherent story at the heart of his philosophizing. There is no simple answer to what role vengeance should play in a revolution, but V for Vendetta leaves to the audience not only the question but the option of whether or not they want to answer it.