A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
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Release Date:
Friday, October 18, 2013 Nationwide
language and some violence
Plot: What's the story about?
Following Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Brühl), an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange (Cumberbatch), The Fifth Estate traces the heady, early days of WikiLeaks, culminating in the release of a series of controversial and history changing information leaks. The website’s overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects and transformed the flow of information to news media and the world at large.
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Who stars in The Fifth Estate: Cast List
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Julian Assange
The Book of Clarence, The End We Start From
Abigail, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Rumours, Firebrand
Daniel Brühl ... Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Race for Glory, 7 Days in Entebbe
Laura Linney ... Sarah Shaw
The Miracle Club, Wildcat
Anthony Mackie ... Sam Coulson
Captain America: Brave New World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
David Thewlis ... Nick Davies
Zero Theorem, Legend
Paddington 2, The Suicide Squad
Carice van Houten ... Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Brimstone , Satisfaction
Stanley Tucci ... James Boswell
What Is Life Worth, Jack the Giant Slayer
Who's making The Fifth Estate: Crew List
A look at the The Fifth Estate behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bill Condon last directed The Good Liar and Beauty and the Beast. The film's writer Josh Singer last wrote Maestro and First Man.
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Production: What we know about The Fifth Estate?
Key Facts
- Said director Bill Condon, "It may be decades before we understand the full impact of WikiLeaks and how it's revolutionized the spread of information. So this film won't claim any long view authority on its subject, or attempt any final judgment. We want to explore the complexities and challenges of transparency in the information age and, we hope, enliven and enrich the conversations WikiLeaks has already provoked."
- Distribution internationally will be split among Disney, DreamWorks partner Reliance, and deals made through the studio's partnership with Mister Smith Entertainment.
- "Downton Abbey" actor Dan Stevens will play a hacker friend of Daniel Bruhl's character who comes to work for the website.
- Based on "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website" by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy" by David Leigh and Luke Harding.
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - May: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2013 - January: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography has begun. The film will open in theaters on November 15, 2013.
- 2012 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Lensing to start in 2013.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Announced status.
The Fifth Estate Release Date: When was the film released?
The Fifth Estate was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, October 18, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Carrie, Escape Plan and Broadway Idiot.
The Fifth Estate DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Fifth Estate was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 .