Movie · drama, mystery
The Ruby in the Smoke
2006 · 1h 35m
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What is it about? The Ruby in the Smoke
Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn into a mystery filled with opium, secrets from her own past and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur.
Genres: drama, mystery, crime. Themes: father, victorian england, death, amateur sleuth.
Cast and crew The Ruby in the Smoke
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Creators
- Directed byBrian Percival
- ScreenplayAdrian Hodges
- Based on the novel byPhilip Pullman
- MusicMartin Phipps
- CinematographyPeter Greenhalgh
- EditingKristina Hetherington
Full cast and crew32 cast members, 62 crew
Cast:
- Billie Piper · Sally Lockhart
- Matt Smith · Jim Taylor
- Julie Walters · Holland
- JJ Feild · Frederick Garland
- Hayley Atwell · Rosa Garland
- Elliot Cowan · Hendrick Van Eeden
- Sian Thomas · Rees
- Trevor Cooper · Higgs
- Robert Glenister · Samuel Selby
- Dominic Coleman · Jeremiah Blyth
- Miles Anderson · Major Marchbanks
- Ramon Tikaram · Maharaja
- Don Gilet · Henry Hopkins
- David Harewood · Matthew Bedwell
- Tony Maudsley · Berry
- Martin Jarvis · Voice
- Kay Lyon · Ellen
- Robert Putt · Porter
- Tilly Vosburgh · Thorpe
- Tom Davey · Lockhart
- Pik-Sen Lim · Madame Sheng
- Julia Joyce · Sally
- Tom Wu · Perak
- Sandra Maitland · Landlady
- Dennis Banks · Cabbie
- Billy Seymour · Paddy
- Chloe Walker · Adelaide
- Matthew Cureton · Marchbanks
- Kevin John Harvey · Seadog
- Jason Chan · Chinese Man
- Nathanael Kelly · Clerk
- Elliot Cowan · Van Eeden
Crew:
- Brian Percival · Director
- Peter Greenhalgh · Director of Photography
- Kate Bartlett · Producer
- Rebecca Eaton · Executive Producer
- Kristina Hetherington · Editor
- Matt Harrigan · Producer
- Sally Woodward Gentle · Executive Producer
- Philip Pullman · Novel
- Adrian Hodges · Screenplay
- Donal Woods · Production Design
- Martin Phipps · Original Music Composer
Trailer The Ruby in the Smoke
ENTrailer - The Ruby in the Smoke - Billie Piper & Matt SmithMay 16, 2018Movies like this The Ruby in the Smoke
Details The Ruby in the Smoke
- First theatrical release
- December 27, 2006
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- BBC, GBH
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Ruby in the Smoke?
1h 35m (95 minutes).
Who’s in The Ruby in the Smoke?
Billie Piper, Matt Smith, Julie Walters, JJ Feild, Hayley Atwell, Elliot Cowan, Sian Thomas, Trevor Cooper, Robert Glenister, and Dominic Coleman. Directed by Brian Percival.
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