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63% Critic Match
Salting the Battlefield
6.3 / 10• 2014• 1h 33m•PG-13• English
ActionDramaCrime
Storyline
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the former MI5 man knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront prime minister Alec Beasley.
Cast & Crew
Bill Nighy
Johnny Worricker
Lead
Helena Bonham Carter
Margot Tyrell
Ralph Fiennes
Prime Minister Alec Beasley
Ewen Bremner
Rollo Madeley
Judy Davis
Jill Tankard
Felicity Jones
Julianne Worricker
Olivia Williams
Belinda Kay
Rupert Graves
Stirling Rogers
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Hare's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Salting the Battlefield is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
