---
title: 'Empire of Light (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Mendes'
released: '2022-09-03'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-light-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14402146/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Empire of Light (2022)

2022 · R · 119 min · Drama, Romance · United States, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Empire of Light is a 2022 romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Sam Mendes. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times. It stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Monica Dolan, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones and Colin Firth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes)
- **Screenplay:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes)
- **Producer:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes), [Pippa Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/pippa-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trent Reznor](https://cinepixo.com/people/trent-reznor), [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman), [Atticus Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/atticus-ross)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Lee Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-smith)

## Cast

- [Monica Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-dolan) as Rosemary Bates
- [Crystal Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/crystal-clarke) as Ruby
- [Tom Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-brooke) as Neil
- [Colin Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-firth) as M. Ellis
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones) as Norman
- [Justin Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-edwards) as Jim Booth
- [Tanya Moodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanya-moodie) as Delia
- [Adrian McLoughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-mcloughlin) as Bill
- [Sara Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-stewart) as Brenda
- [Micheal Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheal-ward) as Stephen
- [Jacob Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-avery) as Colin
- [Ron Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-cook) as M. Cooper
- [Olivia Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-colman) as Hilary

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-light-2022
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