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Jan 31, 2021 · Netflix’s The Dig is based on the true story of the 1939 archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo, but not everything in the movie is pulled from history; some has been changed. The excavation unearthed the monumental find of an ancient Anglo-Saxon ship burial, and The Dig tells the story of the people behind the discovery of the priceless ...
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Feb 5, 2021 · The Dig, the new Netflix film starring Carey Mulligan as Pretty and Ralph Fiennes as Brown, is adapted from a 2016 novel of the same name by John Preston, nephew of Peggy Piggott, a junior...
Jan 18, 2021 · We've unearthed The Dig movie's true story to determine if the film about the Sutton Hoo dig and ship burial is historically accurate. Meet the real Basil Brown and Edith Pretty.
Feb 15, 2021 · The true story of the event is dramatized in a new Netflix film titled The Dig, directed by Simon Stone and based on a 2007 book of the same name by John Preston. Preston’s aunt, Margaret Preston, was one of the archaeologists who participated in the dig (played by Mama Mia! Here We Go Again actress Lily James in the movie).
Jan 29, 2021 · NETFLIX'S The Dig was released on the streaming service earlier today - but is it based on fact or fiction? The drama film, based John Preston's 2007 novel of the same name, follows the events that happened during the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo.
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Feb 1, 2021 · Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James and Johnny Flynn feature in the film based on John Preston's 2007 novel, also called The Dig, which follows the excavation of burial mounds at the Sutton...
Jan 13, 2021 · Features. The true story behind The Dig - Netflix's film about the excavation of Sutton Hoo. The film starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes tells the story of the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon burial site at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk set against the backdrop of the Second World War. By Rebecca Cope. 13 January 2021.
