Film record

The Fifth Estate

2013Feature film124 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · India
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · thriller film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Bill Condon — Directing

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch — Acting (Julian Assange)
Daniel Brühl — Acting (Daniel Domscheit-Berg)
Anthony Mackie — Acting (Sam Coulson)
David Thewlis — Acting (Nick Davies)
Alicia Vikander — Acting (Anke Domscheit-Berg)
Stanley Tucci — Acting (James Boswell)
Laura Linney — Acting (Sarah Shaw)
Carice van Houten — Acting (Birgitta Jónsdóttir)
Peter Capaldi — Acting (Alan Rusbridger)
Dan Stevens — Acting (Ian Katz)
Alexander Siddig — Acting (Dr. Tarek Haliseh)
Alexander Beyer — Acting (Marcel Rosenbach)
Moritz Bleibtreu — Acting (Marcus)
Jamie Blackley — Acting (Ziggy)
Xenia Georgia Assenza — Acting (Pretty Girl)
George W. Bush — Acting (Self (archive footage))
Hillary Clinton — Acting (Self (archive footage))
Barack Obama — Acting (Self (archive footage))
Michelle Obama — Acting (Self (archive footage))
Christoph Franken — Acting (Game Console Hacker)
Sonya Cassidy — Acting (Alan's Secretary)
Martin Glade — Acting (WikiLeaks Fan)
Philip Bretherton — Acting (Bill Keller)
Cornelia Ivancan — Acting (WikiLeaks Fan)
Kyle Soller — Acting (Young Staffer)
Cedric Tylleman — Acting
Anatole Taubman — Acting (Holger Stark)
Edgar Selge — Acting (Daniel's Father)
Lydia Leonard — Acting (Alex Lang)
Hera Hilmar — Acting (Wikileaks staffer)
Peter Nzioki — Acting (Oscar Kamau Kingara)
Joseph Muriuki — Acting (John Paul Oulu)

Writing

Josh Singer — Screenwriting
David Leigh — Screenwriting
Daniel Domscheit-Berg — Screenwriting
Luke Harding — Screenwriting

Production

Steve Golin — Production
Jeff Skoll — Executive production
Jeff Skoll — Production

Music

Carter Burwell — Music composition

Cinematography

Tobias A. Schliessler — Cinematography

Editing

Virginia Katz — Editing
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified
Distribution

Disney+

International
Verified
Distribution

Q135288

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
18 Oct 2013Checked 18 Sep 2026
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