V for Vendetta
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"V for Vendetta" is a 2005 film directed by James McTeigue about a masked vigilante fighting against a totalitarian government in a dystopian future. The film became influential in popular culture and has been referenced in real-world activism, making it notable for how it shaped discussions about resistance and authoritarianism in modern society.
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7.9In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Released: 2006-02-23132 minDir: James McTeigueAction, Thriller, Science Fiction
Cast
- Natalie Portman as Evey
- Hugo Weaving as V / William Rookwood
- Stephen Rea as Finch
- Stephen Fry as Deitrich
- John Hurt as Adam Sutler
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Creedy
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Key dates
- Published
- 16 March 2006
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V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It was McTeigue's directorial debut. It is based on the 1988–89 DC Vertigo Comics limited series graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. The film, which is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, centres on V (Weaving), a masked vigilante who attempts to ignite a revolution, and Evey Hammond (Portman), a young woman caught up in V's plot.
Produced by Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios and Anarchos Productions, Inc., V for Vendetta was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures on 4 November 2005—a day before the 400th Guy Fawkes Night—but was delayed; it instead opened in the United States on 17 March 2006. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $134.7 million against a budget of $50–54 million. Alan Moore, who was dissatisfied with the film adaptations of his other works From Hell (2001) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), declined to watch the film and asked not to be credited or paid royalties.