John Preston's recreation of the Sutton Hoo dig - the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever in Britain - brilliantly and comically dramatizes three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Pretty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. ![]() In the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. 'An enthralling story of love and loss' Robert Harris The film serves to shed light on the iconic Sutton Hoo hoard, and the people involved in its discovery, whilst including a romantic subplot to entertain a wider demographic. A brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James. Netflix’s The Dig, released in January 2021, is based on the 1939 excavation at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England.
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