Across the Universe

All you need is love.

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Drama
Fantasy
Romance

Media

Overview

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.

Keywords

anti war
vietnam war
1960s
england
woman director
musical
university
jukebox musical
fantasy sequence
liverpool
protest
riot
cultural difference
police arrest
march
liverpool, england

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 14, 2007
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Team Todd,Revolution Studios,Gross Entertainment,Sound Films
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood,Jim Sturgess,Joe Anderson,Dana Fuchs,Martin Luther,T.V. Carpio,Spencer Liff,Lisa Dwyer Hogg,Nicholas Lumley,Michael Ryanand 129 more
Director: Julie Taymor
Writer: Dick Clement,Ian La Frenais
Producer: Matthew Gross,Richard Baratta,Derek Dauchy,Jennifer Todd
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Budget: $45,000,000
Revenue: $29,625,761
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0445922