Movie
Across the Universe
Overview
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-14
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Revolution Studios, Team Todd, Gross Entertainment, Sound Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Evan Rachel Wood as Lucy Carrigan
- Jim Sturgess as Jude
- Joe Anderson as Max Carrigan
- Dana Fuchs as Sadie
- Martin Luther as Jo-Jo
- T.V. Carpio as Prudence
- Spencer Liff as Daniel
- Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Molly
- Nicholas Lumley as Cyril
- Michael Ryan as Phil
- Angela Mounsey as Martha Feeny (Jude's Mother)
- Robert Clohessy as Wesley "Wes" Huber (Jude's Father)
Crew
- Julie Taymor - Director
- Dick Clement - Screenplay
- Ian La Frenais - Screenplay
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