The Fall (2006)

A little blessing in disguise.

AdventureFantasyDrama

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 fantastic 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.

Release Date: September 9, 2006
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rating: 7.6/10 (1530 votes)

Director: Tarsem Singh

Cast: Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone, Leo Bill, Sean Gilder, Julian Bleach, Marcus Wesley, Robin Smith

Production: Googly Films, Absolute Entertainment, RadicalMedia, Tree Top Films, Deep Films

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Budget: $30M
Revenue: $4M

Full Cast (31 people)

Lee Pace as Roy Walker
Justine Waddell as Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn
Daniel Caltagirone as Sinclair / Governor Odious
Leo Bill as Darwin / Orderly
Sean Gilder as Walt Purdy
Julian Bleach as Mystic / Orange Picker
Marcus Wesley as Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
Robin Smith as Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma as Indian / Orange Picker
Catinca Untaru as Alexandria
Kim Uylenbroek as Doctor / Alexander the Great
Aiden Lithgow as Alexander's Messenger
Ronald France as Otto
Emil Hostina as Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Andrew Roussouw as Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff as Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby as Father Augustine
Ayesha Verman as Indian's Bride
Ketut Rina as Chief Mystic
Camilla Waldman as Crying Woman
Elvira Deatcu as Alexandria's Mother
Emma Johnston as Alexandria's Sister
Nico Soultanakis as Horace
Jon Kamen as Morty
Karen Haacke as Alice
Emma Landberg as Flicker Film Woman
Miguel Hernández as Cowboy 1
Oscar Moreno as Cowboy 2
David Parra as Cowboy 3
Ged Clarke as Palm Collector (uncredited)

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Reviews

Andres Gomez - 6/10

Maybe too ambitious this drama told through a children's tale. Photography is great, though.

January 14, 2014

CinemaSerf - 7/10

This is quite an enjoyable depiction of some multi-lingual Arabian Nights-style scenarios as we find "Roy" (Lee Pace) in an hospital in 1920s Los Angeles. He had previously been a movie stuntman but an accident has robbed him of the use of his legs and so with medical science being somewhat limited, he is pretty much bedridden. Also in the hospital is the young "Alexandria" (Catinca Untaru) who is...

October 20, 2024

The Fall

The Fall

The Fall

A little blessing in disguise.

The Fall

The Fall

A little blessing in disguise.

117 min

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 fantastic 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.

A little blessing in disguise.

117 min

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 fantastic 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.

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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$30,000,000

Revenue$3,984,390

Release Date9/9/2006

Director & Writers

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Produced by

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Production Companies

Absolute Entertainment

Keywords

suicide attempt

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Cast

Lee Pace

as Roy Walker

Justine Waddell

as Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn

Daniel Caltagirone

as Sinclair / Governor Odious

Leo Bill

as Darwin / Orderly

Sean Gilder

as Walt Purdy

Julian Bleach

as Mystic / Orange Picker

Marcus Wesley

as Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man

Robin Smith

as Luigi / One Legged Actor

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Images

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Videos

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Featurette

In Conversation with Lee Pace

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Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Teaser

The Fall (2006) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Fall about?▾

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 fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his frac…

How long is The Fall?▾

1h 57m

When was The Fall released?▾

September 9, 2006

Who directed The Fall?▾

Tarsem Singh

Who stars in The Fall?▾

Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Daniel Caltagirone

What genre is The Fall?▾

Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Is The Fall available to stream?▾

Yes, on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel