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6.5A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Cast
- Colin Farrell as Captain Smith
- Q'orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas
- Christopher Plummer as Captain Newport
- Christian Bale as John Rolfe
- August Schellenberg as Powhatan
- Wes Studi as Opechancanough
Themes
- native american
- native american attack
- interracial romance
- colonialism
- virginia
- british colonial
- new world
- 17th century
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
92,238 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 34 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Terrence Malick
- Written by
- Terrence Malick
- Produced by
- Sarah Green
- Starring
- Colin Farrell Christopher Plummer Christian Bale August Schellenberg Wes Studi Q'orianka Kilcher
- Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki
- Edited by
- Richard Chew Hank Corwin Saar Klein Mark Yoshikawa
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- First Foot Films Sarah Green Film Sunflower Productions
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
- Release date
- December 25, 2005 ( 2005-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 150 minutes , (2005 limited release) 136 minutes , (2006 wide release)
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Languages
- English Powhatan
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $49.3 million
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powhatan tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. It is the fourth feature film written and directed by Malick.
The cast includes Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, and introduces Q'orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas. Supporting actors include Ben Mendelsohn, John Savage, and Jonathan Pryce. The production team includes director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki, producer Sarah Green, production designer Jack Fisk, costume designer Jacqueline West, composer James Horner and film editors Richard Chew, Hank Corwin, Saar Klein and Mark Yoshikawa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The New World” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.