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]

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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
Producers	Megan Callaway Richard Fell Simon Curtis (executive producer)
Cinematography	Ian Wilson
Editor	Kevin Lester
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	BBC KCET
Distributor	Image Entertainment PBS
Release
Original release	26 September 2002 (2002-09-26)

Synopsis

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

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

Production

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

Release

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

External links

• Copenhagen at IMDb
• Copenhagen at the TCM Movie Database
• Copenhagen at AllMovie

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