The Fifth Estate

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The Fifth Estate is a 2013 biographical thriller film that dramatizes the rise of WikiLeaks and its controversial founder Julian Assange.


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instanceOf biographical thriller film
film
basedOn Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website
WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy
basedOnAuthor Daniel Domscheit-Berg
David Leigh
Luke Harding
characterPortrayedBy Alan Rusbridger – Peter Capaldi
Anke Domscheit-Berg – Alicia Vikander
Birgitta Jónsdóttir – Carice van Houten
Daniel Domscheit-Berg – Daniel Brühl
James Boswell – Stanley Tucci
Julian Assange – Benedict Cumberbatch
Sam Coulson – Anthony Mackie
Sarah Shaw – Laura Linney
cinematographer Tobias A. Schliessler
composer Carter Burwell
countryOfOrigin Belgium
United Kingdom
United States
director Bill Condon
distributor Touchstone Pictures
editor Virginia Katz NERFINISHED
genre biographical film
drama film
thriller film
mainCharacter Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Julian Assange
narrativeFocus ethical implications of leaking classified information
whistleblowing and government secrecy
originalLanguage English
portrays activities of WikiLeaks
controversies surrounding Julian Assange
rise of WikiLeaks
producer Brad Dorros
Michael Sugar
Steve Golin
productionCompany Anonymous Content
DreamWorks Pictures
Participant Media
releaseDate 2013-09-05
releaseEvent 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
runtimeMinutes 128
screenwriter Josh Singer
starred Alicia Vikander
Anthony Mackie
Benedict Cumberbatch
Carice van Houten
Daniel Brühl
Laura Linney
Peter Capaldi
Stanley Tucci
theatricalReleaseDate 2013-10-18

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Benedict Cumberbatch
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