City of Ember (2008)

 

City of Ember

2008 ‧ Adventure/Fantasy ‧ 1h 30m

MOVIE INFO

For generations a massive generator has sustained the needs of the underground city of Ember. But the generator was built to last only 200 years, and as its lights start to flicker and fade, it remains to two youths, Lina Mayfleet (Saoirse Ronan) and Doon Harrow (Harry Treadaway), to follow a cryptic series of clues that will restore light to to the place.

• Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Peril)

• Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure

• Original Language: English

• Director: Gil Kenan

• Producer: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks

• Writer: Caroline Thompson

• Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2008  Wide

• Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013

• Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M

• Runtime: 1h 35m

• Production Co: Playtone Productions, Walden Media

CAST & CREW

Saoirse Ronan

Lina Mayfleet

Harry Treadaway

Doon Harrow

Bill Murray

Mayor Cole

Tim Robbins

Loris

Martin Landau

Sul

Toby Jones

Barton Snode

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Clary

Mary Kay Place

Mrs. Murdo

Gil Kenan

Director

Caroline Thompson

Screenwriter

Gary Goetzman

Producer

Tom Hanks

Producer

Ruth Myers

Costume Design

Martin Laing

Production Design

Xavier Grobet

Cinematographer

Jon Billington

Supervising Art Direction

James Foster

Art Director

Andrew Lockington

Original Music