A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
Acting
Bettany and Connelly's real marriage electrifies every scene.
Writing
Darwin's actual letters woven throughout dialogue.
Cinematography
Mossy, melancholic England that breathes repression.
Director
Jon Amiel
Paul Bettany
Charles Darwin
Jennifer Connelly
Emma Darwin
Martha West
Anne Darwin
Guy Henry
Technician
Jeremy Northam
John Brodie-Innes
Toby Jones
Thomas Henry Huxley
Benedict Cumberbatch
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Jim Carter
Parslow
Robert Glenister
Dr. Holland
Ian Mercer
Goodman
Bill Paterson
Dr. Gully
Teresa Churcher
Mrs. Davies
Richard Ridings
Thatcher
Freya Parks
Etty Darwin
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