The Awakening
A skeptical writer and paranormal investigator is summoned to a post‑World War I boys’ boarding school to debunk a reported haunting, but as she uncovers the school's dark secrets, she must confront a vengeful spirit before it claims another victim.
“Sometimes dead does not mean gone.”
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In post–War England, a writer and occasional ghost hunter looks into a reported haunting at a boys' boarding school.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Edited by Victoria BoydellShot by Eduard GrauScored by Daniel PembertonDesigned by Jon Henson
Box Office
2011 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$6.9M
Also known as
- Geister der Vergangenheitde
- The Awakeningde
- The Awakening - Geister der Vergangenheitde
- La Maison des ombresfr
- 1921 - Il mistero di Rookfordit
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Rebecca Hall
as Florence Cathcart
Dominic West
as Robert Mallory
Imelda Staunton
as Maud Hill
Lucy Cohu
as Constance Strickland
Isaac Hempstead Wright
as Tom
Shaun Dooley
as Malcolm McNair
Cal Macaninch
as Freddie Strickland
Joseph Mawle
as Edward Judd
John Shrapnel
as Reverend Hugh Purslow
Diana Kent
as Harriet Cathcart
Richard Durden
as Alexander Cathcart
Alfie Field
as Victor Parry
Supporting cast
17Tilly Vosburgh
as Vera Flood
Ian Hanmore
as Albert Flood
Andrew Havill
as George Vandermeer
Anastasia Hille
as Dorothy Vandermeer
Steven Cree
as Sergeant Evans
Felix Soper
as Julian Dowden
Sidney Johnston
as John Franklin
Spike White
as Alistair Howell
Charlie Callaghan
as Chris Hartley
James Kirkham
as William Ramsbottom
Ewan Andrew Walker
as Richard McGorian
Adam Thomas Wright
as Max Tebbitts
Ben Greaves Neal
as Child Impostor
Daniel Pirrie
as Captain Mills
Nicholas Amer
as Edgar Hirsthwit
Nick Murphy
as Teacher 1
Neil Broome
as School Master (uncredited)
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