Mortal Engines (2018)

Some scars never heal

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

Adventure Science Fiction based on novel or book dystopia post-apocalyptic future revenge wasteland steampunk futuristic vehicle based on young adult novel

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Epic, classical in form, relentless and resolved.

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Cast

Hera HilmarHester Shaw
Robert SheehanTom Natsworthy
Hugo WeavingThaddeus Valentine
JihaeAnna Fang
Ronan RafteryBevis Pod
Leila GeorgeKatherine Valentine
Patrick MalahideMagnus Crome
Stephen LangShrike
Colin SalmonChudleigh Pomeroy
Mark MitchinsonVambrace

Crew

Christian RiversDirector
Peter JacksonScreenplay
Philippa BoyensScreenplay
Fran WalshScreenplay
Philip ReeveNovel
Simon RabyDirector of Photography
Tom HolkenborgOriginal Music Composer
Jonathan Woodford-RobinsonEditor
Peter JacksonProducer
Fran WalshProducer

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