The Rocket Post
| The Rocket Post | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Whittaker |
| Written by | James MacInnes William Morrissey |
| Starring | Ulrich Thomsen Shauna Macdonald Kevin McKidd Patrick Malahide |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Distributed by | Ultimate Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2006 |
| Running time | 112 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Rocket Post is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Whittaker and starring Ulrich Thomsen, Shauna Macdonald, Kevin McKidd and Patrick Malahide.[1] It is set on a remote Scottish island during the late 1930s. The arrival of a German rocket scientist is not initially welcomed by the inhabitants of the island.
The film was shot in 2001, but its release was delayed by several years.[2] Additional footage was shot in 2005, and the film was given a limited release in Scotland the following year.
The story is very loosely based on experiments in 1934 by the German inventor Gerhard Zucker to provide a postal service to the island of Scarp by rocket mail.[3] Another fictionalised account of the experiment formed the basis of a 2001 film, also called The Rocket Post, which was filmed on Taransay.[4] The film's original score was composed by Nigel Clarke & Michael Csanyi-Wills and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
[edit] Cast
- Ulrich Thomsen as Gerhard Zucher
- Shauna Macdonald as Catriona Mackay
- Gary Lewis as Jimmy Roach
- Kevin McKidd as Thomas McKinnon
- Patrick Malahide as Charles Ilford
- Eddie Marsan as Heinz Dombrowsky
- Clive Russell as Angus MacKay
- Jimmy Yuill as James MacLeod
- Ian McNeice as Alex Miln
- John Wood as Sir Wilson Ramsay
- Niall Maclennan as James Maclennan
- Alasdair Maclennan as Paul Maclennan
- Tim Barlow as Hector McDougal
- Iain MacRae as Islander 1
- Lewis Iain MacNeill as Islander 2
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337708/
- ^ http://www.moviescoremedia.com/rocketpost.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A17606540
- ^ "The Rocket Post (2001)" Film Hebrides. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
[edit] External links
Original Score by Nigel Clarke & Michael Csanyi Wills at www.moviefonics.com
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