![]() ![]() Many of the academic archaeologists before and after WW2 were useless when it came to excavation and recording it. As an archaeologist myself I can say his work even by today's standards was of the highest order. I have visited Sutton Hoo a number of times and studied the excavation and I still marvel at the work Basil Brown did. The whole cast is superb and the backdrop of imminent war is ever present throughout the film. ![]() One small criticism is that Carey Mulligan is too young for the part but she carries it off superbly and the performance by Ralph Fiennes is one of the best I have seen in a long time. However the real stars of the story are Edith Pretty and Basil Brown portrayed brilliantly by Mulligan and Fiennes. The real story of Peggy Piggott is fascinating and worth a film in itself. Some liberties are taken with the truth but largely accurate. It tugs at the emotions as it tells a largely true. So rare to watch a wonderfully gentle but poignant film.
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