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· PILLARS OF THE EARTH, THE
(released: 11/23/10)






PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/23/10 - 8/27/10
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Starz's press release, June 2010) Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to TANDEM Communications' ground-breaking eight-hour television adaptation of Ken Follett's bestselling novel "The Pillars of the Earth." Starz kicks-off with a two-hour premiere of the series, produced by Tandem Communications, MUSE Entertainment and Ridley and Tony Scott's SCOTT FREE Films, on July 23 at 10pm et/pt. The hour-long eight-part series will air Fridays at 10pm et/pt. The $40 million series is directed by three-time DGA award-winner Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ("Heroes," "Into the West") and was shot on location in Hungary and Austria with a star-studded cast including: Ian McShane ("Deadwood," Sexy Beast), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist, A Knight's Tale), Matthew Macfadyen (Ridley Scott's upcoming Robin Hood, Pride and Prejudice), Eddie Redmayne (The Yellow Handkerchief, The Good Shepherd), Hayley Atwell (The Duchess), Sarah Parish ("Merlin"), Donald Sutherland ("Dirty Sexy Money," The Italian Job), Alison Pill (Milk) and Gordon Pinsent (Away From Her).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alison Pill
· Donald Sutherland
· Eddie Redmayne
· Gordon Pinsent
· Hayley Atwell
· Ian McShane
· Matthew Macfadyen
· Rufus Sewell
· Sarah Parish
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as WRTR
· David W. Zucker as EP
· Ken Follett as BOOK
· Ridley Scott as EP
· Sergio Mimica-Gezzan as DIR
· Tony Scott as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Muse Entertainment Enterprises
· Scott Free Productions
· Tandem Communications