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The Fall (2006) -- This is the U.S. theatrical trailer for The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh.
The Fall (2006) -- Clip: "May I be frank with you?"
The Fall (2006) -- Interview: Lee Pace "On shooting action sequences"
The Fall (2006) -- In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman (Pace) begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm (Untaru), a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid ima
The Fall (2006) -- In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy.

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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dan Gilroy (screenplay) and
Nico Soultanakis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 May 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Little Blessing In Disguise.
Plot:
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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 (From Cinematical. 28 November 2009, 6:02 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Catinca Untaru ... Alexandria

Justine Waddell ... Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn

Lee Pace ... Roy Walker / Blue Bandit

Kim Uylenbroek ... Doctor / Alexander the Great

Aiden Lithgow ... Alexander's Messenger

Sean Gilder ... Walt Purdy
Ronald France ... Otto
Andrew Roussouw ... Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff ... Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby ... Father Augustine
Emil Hostina ... Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith ... Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma ... Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill ... Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley ... Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images.
Runtime:
117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:15 (cut) | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16

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Trivia:
A miscommunication between the casting agent and Catinca Untaru led her to believe that Lee Pace was a real-life paraplegic. Director Tarsem Singh found that this brought an added level of believability to their dialogue, so he decided to keep almost the entire cast and crew under the same impression. Singh had to speak to the actor playing Alexandria's father and explain that his role was smaller than it appeared, since the script implied that he played the role of the bandit (actually played by Pace) in the fantasy scenes. Apparently it was hard to keep up the lie - a makeup artist walked into a room to find Pace standing and almost passed out from shock. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alexandra brings Ron the communion wafer she takes a big bite leaving nothing but a sliver left but in the next shot she offers the rest to Ron and it is much bigger than it was when she took a bite. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Luigi: Kaboom.
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Features One Week (1920) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto more

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Why does it say 2006 next to the title? Did it come out then? Why is it barely in theatres now?
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87 out of 103 people found the following comment useful.
A grand journey, 18 January 2007
10/10
Author: whitehotjazz from SoCal, United States

I saw this film recently at a test screening. For me it worked brilliantly on so many levels. Not the least of which is in it's originality. This is a film unlike any other and one that kept me thinking about it for days afterward. Director Tarsem Singh, as expected,delivers every scene as a work of beauty, and peppers the film throughout with visual surprises. But The Fall is about much more than eye candy. High adventure, spectacular vistas, love, betrayal, and two lead actors who develop a relationship that is actually moving in more than a superficial way. Think David Lean as filtered through Jean-Pierre Jeaunet. The Fall is simply Tarsem Singh's love letter to cinema.

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