Copenhagen (2002 film)

2002 British television film directed by Howard Davies

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Copenhagen

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Based on| Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn
Screenplay by| Howard Davies
Directed by| Howard Davies
Starring| Francesca Annis
Daniel Craig
Stephen Rea
Theme music composer| Dominic Muldowney
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Production
Executive producer| Simon Curtis
Producers| Megan Callaway
Richard Fell
Cinematography| Ian Wilson
Editor| Kevin Lester
Running time| 90 minutes
Production companies| BBC
KCET
Original release
Release| 26 September 2002 (2002-09-26)

Copenhagen is a 2002 British television drama film written and directed by Howard Davies, and starring Daniel Craig, Stephen Rea, and Francesca Annis. It is based on Michael Frayn's 1998 Tony Award-winning three-character play of the same name.[1]

## Synopsis

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The story concerns a meeting between the physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen in 1941 to discuss their work and past friendship, and also revolves around Heisenberg's role in the German atomic bomb program during World War II.

## Cast

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* Stephen Rea as Niels Bohr
* Daniel Craig as Werner Heisenberg
* Francesca Annis as Margrethe Bohr

## Production

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The film was produced by BBC Fictionlab for BBC Four, in association with KCET.

## Release

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The film was first broadcast on BBC Four on 26 September 2002, preceded by a prologue with Frayn, and followed by an epilogue by physicist Michio Kaku and a documentary on the historical events. It was broadcast in the United States on PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) as part of the series Hollywood Presents.

## References

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1. ^ Copenhagen | PBS: Copenhagen - Playwright Michael Frayn PBS.

## External links

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* Copenhagen at IMDb
* Copenhagen at the TCM Movie Database

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