Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Da Vinci Code


2006 Action Suspense Film

Director: Ron Howard

Writer: Akiva Goldsman

Cinematography: Salvatore Totino

Running time: 149 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: Break The Codes

Cast:
Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon
Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu
Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing
Paul Bettany as Silas
Jean Reno as Bezu Fache
Alfred Molina as Bishop Aringarosa
Charlotte Graham as Mary Magdalene
Jürgen Prochnow as André Vernet
Etienne Chicot as Lt. Jérôme Collet
Jean-Yves Berteloot as Remy Jean
Jean-Pierre Marielle as Jacques Saunière
Hugh Mitchell as Young Silas
Seth Gabel as Michael the Cleric
Marie-Françoise Audollent as Sister Sandrine

Plot
A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

Awards: None

Trivia
Because it was not certain that the movie would be a hit and that other adaptations of Dan Brown's novels would follow, this film was made as a "stand-alone" movie, rather than the beginning of a series. All references to the fact that Robert Langdon had already solved another murder riddle (in the novel "Angels and Demons", which precedes "The Da Vinci Code") were therefore purposefully left out of the script. When the movie was a huge financial success, production of Angels & Demons was started shortly after the release (but rewritten as a follow-up, not a prequel). 

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4 stars out of 5 stars

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