---
title: 'V for Vendetta (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James McTeigue'
released: '2005-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 132
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/v-for-vendetta-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# V for Vendetta (2005)

2005 · R · 132 min · Thriller · Germany, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It was McTeigue's directorial debut. It is based on the 1988–89 DC Vertigo Comics limited series graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. The film, which is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, centres on V (Weaving), a masked vigilante who attempts to ignite a revolution, and Evey Hammond (Portman), a young woman caught up in V's plot.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James McTeigue](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mcteigue)
- **Screenplay:** [Lilly Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilly-wachowski), [Lana Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-wachowski)
- **Producer:** [Lilly Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilly-wachowski), [Lana Wachowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-wachowski), [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver), [Grant Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Marianelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-marianelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adrian Biddle](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-biddle)
- **Editor:** [Martin Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-walsh)

## Cast

- [Matt Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-wilkinson)
- [Forbes KB](https://cinepixo.com/people/forbes-kb)
- [Stephen Rea](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-rea)
- [John Standing](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-standing)
- [Sinéad Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sinead-cusack)
- [Martin Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-savage)
- [David Leitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-leitch)
- [Stephen Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-fry)
- [Guy Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-henry)
- [Roger Allam](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-allam)
- [Imogen Poots](https://cinepixo.com/people/imogen-poots)
- [Rupert Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-graves)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt) as Adam Susan
- [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman) as Evey Hammond
- [Eddie Marsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marsan)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/v-vendetta
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/v-for-vendetta-2005
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