Cloud Atlas (2012)
Release: October 26, 2012 | Runtime: 2h 52m | Rating: 6.9
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
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Main cast
- Tom Hanks as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
- Halle Berry as Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
- Jim Broadbent as Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
- Hugo Weaving as Haskell Moore / Tadeusz Kesselring / Bill Smoke / Nurse Noakes / Boardman Mephi / Old Georgie
- Jim Sturgess as Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law
- Bae Doona as Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
- Ben Whishaw as Cabin Boy / Robert Frobisher / Store Clerk / Georgette / Tribesman
- James D'Arcy as Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist
- Zhou Xun as Talbot / Hotel Manager / Yoona-939 / Rose
- Keith David as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
- Susan Sarandon as Madame Horrox / Older Ursula / Yusouf Suleiman / Abbess
- Hugh Grant as Rev. Giles Horrox / Hotel Heavy / Lloyd Hooks / Denholme Cavendish / Seer Rhee / Kona Chief
- David Gyasi as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
- Robert Fyfe as Old Salty Dog / Mr. Meeks / Prescient 1
- Martin Wuttke as Mr. Boerhaave / Guard / Leary the Healer
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What is Cloud Atlas about?
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
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