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2001

The Weight of Water

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Credits

Director

Kathryn Bigelow

Producers

Sigurjón Sighvatsson , Lisa Henson , Steven-Charles Jaffe

Writers

Alice Arlen , Christopher Kyle

Cinematographer

Adrian Biddle

Editor

Howard E. Smith

Production Design

Karl Júlíusson

Costume Design

Marit Allen

Composer

David Hirschfelder

Visual Effects

Alison Savitch

Casting

Mali Finn

Cast

Sean Penn , Catherine McCormack , Elizabeth Hurley , Sarah Polley , Josh Lucas , Ciarán Hinds , Richard Donat , Ulrich Thomsen , Anders W. Berthelsen , Joseph Rutten

Studios

StudioCanal , Palomar Pictures , Miracle Pictures , Manifest Film Company

Genres

Drama Thriller Mystery

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
The Weight of Water (2001) movie poster
The Weight of Water (2001) movie poster
The Weight of Water (2001) movie poster
The Weight of Water (2001) movie poster
The Weight of Water (2001) movie poster

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