Bill (2015 film)
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United Kingdom theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Richard Bracewell |
| Produced by |
Richard Bracewell Tony Bracewell Alasdair Flind Charles Steel |
| Screenplay by |
Laurence Rickard Ben Willbond |
| Story by |
Laurence Rickard Ben Willbond |
| Starring |
Mathew Baynton Simon Farnaby Martha Howe-Douglas Jim Howick Laurence Rickard Ben Willbond Helen McCrory Damian Lewis |
| Music by | Andrew Hewitt |
| Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
| Edited by | Gary Dollner David Freeman Billy Sneddon |
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| Distributed by | Vertigo Films (UK) |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Box office | $968,534 |
| Bill: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Andrew Hewitt | ||||
| Released | 18 September 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 58:43 | |||
| Label | Varese Sarabande | |||
| Producer | Mark Lo | |||
| Andrew Hewitt film scores chronology | ||||
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Bill is a 2015 British family adventure comedy film from the principal performers behind children's TV series Horrible Histories and Yonderland. It was produced by Punk Cinema, Cowboy Films and BBC Films and was released in the UK on 18 September 2015 by Vertigo Films. The film is a fictional take on the young William Shakespeare's search for fame and fortune, as written by Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond and directed by Richard Bracewell who co-produced with Tony Bracewell, Alasdair Flind and Charles Steel. It features the six lead performers playing several different roles each including Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick and Laurence Rickard. Bill has received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed $968,534 worldwide. The film also received nominations for the Evening Standard British Film Award for Award for Comedy and the Into Film Award for Family Film of the Year.
Bill is set during Shakespeare's "lost years"—the crucial period, long a mystery to scholars, covering his rise from obscurity in Stratford-upon-Avon to fame as a playwright in London. According to the official synopsis, the film will tell the "real story" of what happens when "hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his family and home to follow his dream. It’s a tale of murderous kings, spies, lost loves, and a plot to blow up Queen Elizabeth I." Writer Rickard further explained that this "very different" version of the future Bard has already tried "everything from contemporary dance to playing lute in a band. He's never found his calling."
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