V for Vendetta (2005) Movie Overview

Buy it at Amazon

V for Vendetta is a 2006 dystopian science fiction-thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is an adaptation of the graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in London in a near-future dystopian society, the film follows the mysterious V, a freedom fighter seeking to effect sociopolitical change while simultaneously pursuing his own violent personal vendetta. The film stars Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond, Hugo Weaving as V, Stephen Rea as Inspector Finch and John Hurt as Chancellor Sutler. The film was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Friday, November 4, 2005 (a day before the 400th Guy Fawkes Night), but was delayed; it opened on March 17, 2006. Reviews were positive and the worldwide box office was over $132 million, but Alan Moore, having been disappointed with the film adaptations of two of his other graphic novels, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, refused to view the film and subsequently distanced himself from it. The filmmakers removed many of the anarchist themes and drug references present in the original story and also… Source

• V for Vendetta Movie Details
• Director: James McTeigue
• Official Sites: Warner Bros. [us], Warner Bros [fr]
• Tagline: Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gun powder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.
• Country: USA , UK , Germany
• Run Time: 132 min
• Genre: Action , Sci-Fi , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond
• Hugo Weaving as V
• Stephen Rea as Inspector Finch
• Stephen Fry as Deitrich
• John Hurt as Adam Sutler
• Tim Pigott-Smith as Creedy

V for Vendetta Movie Details from Imdb

The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that’s a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally. Written by Siriuslydead… Source