The Fifth Estate
Brief Synopsis
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg join forces to become watchdogs over actions of the privileged and powerful. Despite scant resources, they are able to create a platform for whistle-blowers to leak covert data anonymously, thereby exposing government secrets and corporate crimes. However, a major battle erupts when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest cache of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history.
Cast & Crew
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Bill Condon
Director
Benedict Cumberbatch
Daniel Brühl
Alicia Vikander
Dan Stevens
Carice Van Houten
Film Details
Also Known As
Den femte statsmakt, El 5to Poder, El quinto poder, Fifth Estate, Il quinto potere, Inside Wikileaks - Die Fünfte Gewalt, Le cinquième pouvoir, Man Who Sold the World, The, Penktoji Vald?ia, Peta veja oblasti, Piekta vara, Untilted (Dreamworks/WikiLeaks Project), Untitled (DreamWorks/Julian Assange Project), Viides valta, cinquième pouvoir, quinto poder
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2013
Production Company
Heike Hutt ; James Mbawi ; Mark Ayabei ; Ronnie Mugambi
Distribution Company
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Berlin, Germany; Belgium; Reykjavík, Iceland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Synopsis
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg join forces to become watchdogs over actions of the privileged and powerful. Despite scant resources, they are able to create a platform for whistle-blowers to leak covert data anonymously, thereby exposing government secrets and corporate crimes. However, a major battle erupts when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest cache of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history.
Director
Bill Condon
Director
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Daniel Brühl
Alicia Vikander
Dan Stevens
Carice Van Houten
Lukas Piloty
Philip Bretherton
Martin Glade
Darren Evans
Alexander Beyer
Fares Ahmed Alahmadi
Mimi Ferrer
Guy Paul
Franziska Walser
Michael Culkin
Rachel Handshaw
Camilla Rutherford
Philipp Langenegger
David Thewlis
Peter Capaldi
Alexander Siddig
John Schwab
Peter King Nzioki
Amr El-bayoumi
Edgar Selge
Chris Mckinney
Christoph Franken
Christin Nichols
Lisa Kreuzer
Joseph Kinyua Muriuki
Anthony Mackie
Sonya Cassidy
Ben Rook
Moritz Bleibtreu
Axel Milberg
Mounir Margoum
Jamie Blackley
Eben Young
Kyle Soller
Laura Linney
Stanley Tucci
Ludger Pistor
Anatole Taubman
Gudmundur Thorvaldsson
Marleen Lohse
Hera Hilmar
Lydia Leonard
Jeany Spark
Phil Kaiser
Nigel Whitmey
Lucinda Raikes
William French
Thomas Ancora
Wilfred Maina
Milena Karas
Avye Leventis
Christian Contreras
Cornelia Ivancan
Birger Frehse
Michael Kranz
Amir Boutrous
Simon Connolly
Michael Jibson
John Moraitis
Crew
Tinna Adalbjornsdottir
Assistant Director
Sumarlidi Adalsteinsson
Transportation
Ingrid Adomat
Accounting Assistant
Kevina Agatha
Wardrobe Assistant
Ari Birgir Agustsson
Assistant Director
Thorir G. Agustsson
Electrician
Isabelle Airaud
Art Department
Anton Akatsa
Props
Viktor Alexander
Assistant
Gina R. Alfano
Adr Editor
Olivier Alle
Swing Gang
Philip Alle
Swing Gang
Steven Allebosch
Electrician
Glenn Allen
Visual Effects Producer
Renaud Anciaux
Best Boy Grip
Newton Andabwa
Electrician
Christopher Th. Anderiman
Assistant
Ezekiel Andika
Electrician
Phylis Andika
Production Assistant
Susan Chika Anisiobi
Accounting Assistant
Denis Antheunissens
Electrician
Egill Antonsson
Grip
Michael Apling
Special Effects
Kristin Margret Arnarsdottir
Craft Service
Daniel Arnold
Song
Nicolas Arnould
Swing Gang
Laetitia Arwacher
Driver
Tobias Asam
Assistant Director
Arna S. Asgeirsdottir
Office Production Assistant
Evelyn Atsiaya
Production Accountant
George Atsiaya
Transportation
Pierre Aubry
Coordinator
Mark Ayabei
Cable Operator
Max Bachmann
Director Of Photography
Max Bachmann
Dp/Cinematographer
Herve Badiel
Swing Gang
Lieven Baes
Painter
Katrien Baetsle
Wardrobe
Koen Baeyens
Driver
Kaatje Bailleul
Caterer
Alex Baily
Art Department
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Justine Baker
Rerecording
Vanessa Baker
Adr Voice Casting
Gudjon Baldursson
Transportation
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
Oliver Pablo Bambach
Driver
Ule Barcelos
Dresser
Matthew Barry
Craft Service
Patrick Barton
Electrician
Annette Batz
Dresser
Kevin Baulcomb
Production Coordinator
Stefan Baumgartner
Props
Halldor Bech
Driver
Katharina Beck
Production Accountant
Christoph Becker
Electrician
Tommy Van Den Bempt
Rigging Gaffer
Axel Bendiba
Driver
Josh Berger
Sound Engineer
Patrick Berghold
Production Assistant
Ingibjorg Bergthorsdottir
Craft Service
Serge Berkenbaum
Property Buyer
Gauthier Berlaimont
Generator Operator
Frederic Bernier
Swing Gang
Indra Besing
On-Set Dresser
Caroline De Bethune
Driver
Senne De Beul
Casting
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Gert Beyns
Swing Gang
Dimitri Billiet
Construction
Steven Bingley-ellison
Song Performer
Helga Bjarnason
Assistant Production Coordinator
Arni Bjorgvinsson
Coordinator
Jon Kjartan Bjornson
Pilot
Liam Black
Song
Nicolas Blampain
Electrician
Ellen Blereau
Costumes
Pascal Block
Construction
Christine Blundell
Makeup
Karl Heinz Bochnig
Special Effects Technician
Dieter De Bock
Electrician
Stella Bogadottir
Payroll Accountant
Jakob Bogatzki
Painter
Thomas Bojan
Electrician
Lisa Bolan
Main Title Design
Gilles Bolland
Props Assistant
Dirk Bombey
Sound Engineer
Andrew Booth
Visual Effects
Benoit Boquet
Accounting Assistant
Adrian Van Der Borch
Art Department
Jacques Borguet
Rigging Grip
Robert Borlon
Construction
Nadine Borreman
Production Manager
Sofie Van Bos
Assistant Camera
Melanie Van Bosstraeten
Location Manager
Maxence Bottreau
Head Stage Technician
Nicolas Boucart
Rigging Grip
Romain Bouchard
Swing Gang
Renaud Boucquey
Location Scout
David Boulton
Sound Mixer
Boris Bourgois
Grip
Katia Boutin
Adr Editor
Brian Bowles
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Charlotte Brabant
Costumes
Andrea Brabin
Casting
Matthias Braun
Assistant Director
Sam Breckman
Unit Production Manager
Ben De Bremaecker
Boom Operator
Philipp Von Bremen
Transportation Captain
Nils Brillat
Location Assistant
Elke Van Broekhoven
Set Production Assistant
Barbara Broucke
Makeup Artist
Mathias Brouns
Location Assistant
Thomas Olive Bruce
Set Decorator
Thomas Olive Bruce
Property Master
Wayne Buck
Caterer
Christian Burgis
Location Assistant
Carter Burwell
Music
David Cain
Production Manager
Sofie Callaerts
Seamstress Supervisor
Marc Cambre
Driver
Tom Campers
Assistant
Peter Carpentier
Location Scout
Philipp Carriere
Driver
Andy Van Cauwenbergh
Construction
Christopher Cavanagh
Videotape Operator
Olivier Cazzitti
Electrician
Julien Celdran
Swing Gang
Jennifer Chabaudie
Property Buyer
Agnès Challe-grandits
Assistant Editor
Julian Chapman
Driver
John Chavanga
Location Manager
Marianne Chazelas
Costumes
Marianne Chazelas
Construction
Jonathan Cheetham
Visual Effects Supervisor
Annie Chen
Visual Effects Producer
Julien Cherpion
Electrician
Krissopher Chevannes
Sound Mixer
Deco Child
Song Performer
Kati Chwist
Costumer
Quentin Claessens
Location Assistant
Catherine Clarinval
Makeup Artist
Craig Cobb
Assistant Editor
Charline Cocset
Set Decorator
Kristof Collier
Electrician
Vivian Connolly
Visual Effects Producer
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Jason Conradt
Digital Artist
Paul Conway
Adr Editor
Kyle Cooper
Main Title Design
Gert Jan Coorevits
Electrician
Isabelle Copet
Construction
Zoe Corbett
Set Costumer
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Filip Cotton
Location Scout
Sophie Coucke
Painter
Dan Cox
Assistant Director
Melissa Herrera Crespo
Floor Runner
Alice Crosby
Coordinator
Volkmar Croyé
Director Of Photography
Volkmar Croyé
Dp/Cinematographer
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Designer
Els Cuppens
Seamstress Supervisor
Daniel Czinkota
Dailies
Cristiano D'urso
Accounting Assistant
Tanja Daberitz
Assistant Director
Lawson Dada
Electrician
Elke Van Den Daele
Travel Coordinator
Barbara Daemen
Production Assistant
Leifur B Dagfinnsson
Line Producer
Tinus Dam
Electrician
Garun Danielsdottir
Assistant Director
Lothar Dankert
Construction
Hilde De Laere
Coproducer
Olivier De Laveleye
Special Effects Supervisor
Wouter De Wilde
Assistant Camera
Anais Debus
Location Assistant
Florian Decort
Special Effects Technician
Jacques Decort
Special Effects Technician
Rudi Decorte
On-Set Dresser
Dominique Degand
Rigging Grip
Geert Degelaen
Assistant Location Manager
Pascal Degrune
Storyboard Artist
Boris Dekeyser
Assistant Director
Maarten Delaere
Stand-In
Quentin Delfosse
Construction
Christophe Delineaoumis
Rigging Grip
Jeremy Demaret
Driver
Sabrina Demey
Accountant
Stijn Depla
Electrician
Grant Derkac
Assistant
Bert Deruyk
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeroen Derycke
Driver
David Desgain
Construction
Mark Desimone
Sound Mixer
Ludovic Destrebecq
Electrician
Ronald Deter
Electrician
Maria Devane
Post-Production Accountant
Anita Dhillon
Graphic Designer
Jerome Dicola
Best Boy
Film Details
Also Known As
Den femte statsmakt, El 5to Poder, El quinto poder, Fifth Estate, Il quinto potere, Inside Wikileaks - Die Fünfte Gewalt, Le cinquième pouvoir, Man Who Sold the World, The, Penktoji Vald?ia, Peta veja oblasti, Piekta vara, Untilted (Dreamworks/WikiLeaks Project), Untitled (DreamWorks/Julian Assange Project), Viides valta, cinquième pouvoir, quinto poder
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2013
Production Company
Heike Hutt ; James Mbawi ; Mark Ayabei ; Ronnie Mugambi
Distribution Company
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Berlin, Germany; Belgium; Reykjavík, Iceland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States October 18, 2013
Released in United States on Video January 28, 2014
Released in United States 2013
DreamWorks acquired screen rights to "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website" written by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and published by Crown, and "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy" written by David Leigh and Luke Harding and published by Guardian Books, and plans to develop a feature based on both books.
Wide Release in United States October 18, 2013
Released in United States on Video January 28, 2014
Released in United States 2013 (Special Presentation)
