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Across the Universe (2007)

Across the Universe (2007)

Drama Romance Fantasy

All you need is love.

Release Date: 2007, September 14
Directors: Julie Taymor
Countries: United States of America
Production: Revolution Studios, Team Todd, Gross Entertainment, Sound Films
Cast: Robert Clohessy, Bill Irwin, Bill Buell, Dennis Jay Funny, Geoffrey J.D. Payne, Logan Marshall-Green, Joe Anderson, P.J. Griffith, James Urbaniak, Dylan Baker, Marissa Labog, Sam Kitchin

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.

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