Copenhagen is a 2002 British television drama film written and directed by Howard Davies, and starring Daniel Craig, Stephen Rea, and Francesca Annis. It is based on Michael Frayn's 1998 Tony Award-winning three-character play of the same name.[1]
| Copenhagen | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Based on | Copenhagen by Michael Frayn |
| Screenplay by | Howard Davies |
| Directed by | Howard Davies |
| Starring | Francesca Annis Daniel Craig Stephen Rea |
| Theme music composer | Dominic Muldowney |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Simon Curtis |
| Producers | Megan Callaway Richard Fell |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Editor | Kevin Lester |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC KCET |
| Original release | |
| Release | 26 September 2002 |
Synopsis
The story concerns a meeting between the physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen in 1941 to discuss their work and past friendship, and also revolves around Heisenberg's role in the German atomic bomb program during World War II.
Cast
Production
The film was produced by BBC Fictionlab for BBC Four, in association with KCET.
Release
The film was first broadcast on BBC Four on 26 September 2002, preceded by a prologue with Frayn, and followed by an epilogue by physicist Michio Kaku and a documentary on the historical events. It was broadcast in the United States on PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) as part of the series Hollywood Presents.
References
External links
- Copenhagen at IMDb
- Copenhagen at the TCM Movie Database
- Copenhagen at AllMovie
