Across the Universe

Synopsis

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.

Release date

14 Sept 2007

Directed by

Julie Taymor

Runtime

2h 13m

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood

Lucy Carrigan

Jim Sturgess

Jude

Joe Anderson

Max Carrigan

Dana Fuchs

Sadie

ML

Martin Luther

Jo-Jo

T.V. Carpio

Prudence

SL

Spencer Liff

Daniel

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Molly

NL

Nicholas Lumley

Cyril

MR

Michael Ryan

Phil

AM

Angela Mounsey

Martha Feeny (Jude's Mother)

Robert Clohessy

Wesley "Wes" Huber (Jude's Father)