Overview - The Sleeping Dictionary

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance

Runtime: 109 minutes

Homepage: The Sleeping Dictionary

Budget

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Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Fine Line Features

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Hat Trick Productions

    Production country United Kingdom

  • Name: Katira Productions GmbH & Co. KG

    Production country

Overview

A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting object of his affections.

Cast

  • Name: Jessica Alba

    Character: Selima

    Popularity: 23.675

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  • Name: Hugh Dancy

    Character: John Truscott

    Popularity: 14.429

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  • Name: Brenda Blethyn

    Character: Aggie

    Popularity: 18.48

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  • Name: Christopher Ling Lee Ian

    Character: Jasmine

    Popularity: 0.761

  • Name: Emily Mortimer

    Character: Cecil

    Popularity: 24.388

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  • Name: Bob Hoskins

    Character: Henry

    Popularity: 9.546

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  • Name: K.K. Moggie

    Character: Tipong

    Popularity: 3.874

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  • Name: Noah Taylor

    Character: Neville

    Popularity: 16.482

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