Cloud Atlas
Sign in to save2012 film directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis
Film · TMDB
6.9A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
Released: 2012-10-26172 minDir: Lilly WachowskiDrama, Science Fiction
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
- Halle Berry as Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
- Jim Broadbent as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
- Hugo Weaving as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
- Jim Sturgess as Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law
- Bae Doona as Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
385,516 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
66%
Metacritic
55/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 15 wins & 79 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lana Wachowski Tom Tykwer Lilly Wachowski
- Written by
- Lana Wachowski Tom Tykwer Lilly Wachowski
- Based on
- Cloud Atlas , by David Mitchell
- Produced by
- Grant Hill Stefan Arndt Lana Wachowski Tom Tykwer Lilly Wachowski
- Starring
- Tom Hanks Halle Berry Jim Broadbent Hugo Weaving Jim Sturgess Doona Bae Ben Whishaw James D'Arcy Zhou Xun Keith David Susan Sarandon Hugh Grant
- Cinematography
- John Toll Frank Griebe
- Edited by
- Alexander Berner
- Music by
- Tom Tykwer Johnny Klimek Reinhold Heil
- Production companies
- Cloud Atlas Productions X Filme Creative Pool Anarchos Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (Select territories) Focus Features International (International)
- Release dates
- 8 September 2012 ( 2012-09-08 ) ( TIFF ) 26 October 2012 ( 2012-10-26 ) (United States) 15 November 2012 ( 2012-11-15 ) (Germany)
Key dates
- Published
- 8 September 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Cloud Atlas
- Main subject
- reincarnation
- Director
- Lilly Wachowski
- Screenwriter
- Lilly Wachowski
- Composer
- Reinhold Heil
- Producer
- Lana Wachowski
- Production company
- X-Filme Creative Pool
Article
Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer. Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, it has multiple plots occurring during six eras and features an ensemble cast who perform multiple roles across these time periods.
The film was produced by Grant Hill and Stefan Arndt, in addition to the Wachowskis and Tykwer. During its four years of development, the producers had difficulties securing financial support. It was eventually produced with a budget between US$100 million and US$146.7 million provided by independent sources, making it one of the most expensive independent films ever produced. Filming for Cloud Atlas began in September 2011 at Babelsberg Studio in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany.