CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 2h 8m · R
The History of Sound
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In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

Directed byOliver Hermanus

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
EN
Released
September 12, 2025
Budget
$2,500,000
Revenue
$3,220,241
Studios
End CueFilm4 ProductionsTango Entertainment

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Lionel Worthing

Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor

David White

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Older Lionel

Molly Price

Molly Price

Lionel's Mother

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Lionel's Father

Hadley Robinson

Hadley Robinson

Belle Sinclair

Michael Schantz

Michael Schantz

Bob Sinclair

Peter Mark Kendall

Peter Mark Kendall

Nathan McCloud

Emma Canning

Emma Canning

Clarissa Roux

Alison Bartlett

Alison Bartlett

Samantha

Creative team
Directed by
Oliver Hermanus
Oliver Hermanus
Written by
Ben Shattuck
Produced by
Lisa Ciuffetti
Andrew Kortschak

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