Copenhagen (2002 film)
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 in Michael Frayn's 1998 Tony Award-winning three-character play of the same name.[1]
| Copenhagen | |
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| 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 | |
| Producers | Megan Callaway Richard Fell Simon Curtis (executive producer) |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Editor | Kevin Lester |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC KCET |
| Distributor | Image Entertainment PBS |
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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
- Stephen Rea ... Niels Bohr
- Daniel Craig ... Werner Heisenberg
- Francesca Annis ... Margrethe Bohr
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.