Red Joan
To change the world, she betrayed her country
2018 | 101m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Trevor Nunn |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Lindsay Shapero, Jennie Rooney |
| Staring: |
| London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Trevor Nunn |
| Writer: | Lindsay Shapero, Jennie Rooney |
| Genres: | Thriller, History |
| Keywords | london, england, based on novel or book, atomic bomb, world war ii, cold war, soviet union, cambridge, based on true story, co-workers relationship, older man younger woman relationship, female spy, british secret service, physics professor, 1940s, 1930s, communist espionage, mother son relationship, 2000s |
| Production Companies | Trademark Films, Cambridge Picture Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Judi Dench | Joan Elizabeth Stanley |
| Sophie Cookson | Young Joan Elizabeth Stanley |
| Tom Hughes | Leo Galich |
| Tereza Srbova | Sonya Galich |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | Max |
| Ben Miles | Nick |
| Nina Sosanya | Ms. Hart |
| Laurence Spellman | Mr Adams |
| Nicola Sloane | Joan's Neighbor |
| Freddie Gaminara | William |
| Raj Swamy | Kharak |
| Adrian Wheeler | Heckler |
| Lulu Meissner | Waitress |
| Phill Langhorne | Uniformed Policeman |
| Mike Sykes | Security Guard |
| Ed Birch | Donald |
| Debbie Chazen | Karen |
| Robin Soans | Clement Attlee |
| Raymond Coulthard | James Chadwick |
| Simon Ludders | Naval Captain |
| Stuart Milligan | Taylor Scott |
| Stephen Boxer | Peter Kierl |
| Lily Delderfield | Katya |
| Jessica Delderfield | Katya |
| Ciarán Owens | Detective Hughes |
| Kevin Fuller | Detective Phillips |
| Hasan Dixon | Police Constable |
| Richard Teverson | Detective Watson |
| Steven Hillman | Prison Guard |
| Irfan Shamji | Journalist |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Trevor Nunn | Director |
| Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Kristina Hetherington | Editor |
| Charlotte Walter | Costume Designer |
| Cristina Casali | Production Design |
| George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Jo McLaren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Orla Maxwell | Casting |
| Beth Timbrell | Production Manager |
| Will Whale | Sound Mixer |
| Frances Bennett | Graphic Designer |
| Nick Wall | Still Photographer |
| Chris Reynolds | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Vanessa Taylor | Colorist |
| Max Walsh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dario Swade | Foley Editor |
| Sam Smart | Makeup & Hair |
| Russell Daly | Construction Manager |
| Polly Stevens | Assistant Art Director |
| Chus Lucas | Stunt Double |
| Anthony Skrimshire | Stunts |
| Alex Coverley | Key Grip |
| Luke Redgrave | Camera Operator |
| Andreya Lynham | Casting Associate |
| Lindsay Shapero | Screenplay |
| Priscilla John | Casting |
| Sallie Jaye | Makeup & Hair |
| Jennie Rooney | Novel |
| Cordelia Hardy | First Assistant Director |
| Sion Clarke | Supervising Art Director |
| Kim Armitage | Script Supervisor |
| Andy Long | Gaffer |
| Parisa Taghizadeh | Still Photographer |
| Nick Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Craig Irving | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sue Harding | Foley Artist |
| Mark Knapton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Abbie Bellwood | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Douglas Ingram | Storyboard Artist |
| Steve Register | Property Master |
| Nick Baldock | ADR Mixer |
| Wailoon Chung | Electrician |
| Barney Davis | Steadicam Operator |
| Paul Sallent | Electrician |
| Mariem Bey | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Hannah Warren | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Thora Woodward | First Assistant Editor |
| Carmen Cristea | Wardrobe Master |
| Malcolm Crowe | Assistant Editor |
| Samuel Pegg | Music Editor |
| Elfyn Wyn Jones | Production Accountant |
| Graham Sutton | Music Editor |
| Amelia Southgate | Production Coordinator |
| Tanya Bowd | Set Decoration |
| Charlie Meakin | Assistant Art Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Parfitt | Producer |
| Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
| James Atherton | Executive Producer |
| Jan Pace | Executive Producer |
| Karl Sydow | Executive Producer |
| Tim Haslam | Executive Producer |
| Hugo Grumbar | Executive Producer |
| Kelly E. Ashton | Executive Producer |
| Ivan Mactaggart | Co-Producer |
| Cleone Clarke | Associate Producer |
| Alice Dawson | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 824 | 848 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 581 | 581 |
Geronimo1967
6.0
It may well be inspired by real events but that doesn't stop it flowing like glue most of the time. Dame Judi Dench leads a workmanlike cast with Sophie Cookson playing her younger self; Tom Hughes and Stephen Campbell Moore in the story of a suburban housewife with a treacherous secret past. Sir Tr ... evor Nunn doesn't manage to inject any sort of pace into this and as such it just ends up being another star vehicle for the star who features sparingly. Watchable, if only because it does give you some indications as to how people who felt they were doing the "right thing" in the sixties were easy pickings for the KGB recruiters; but otherwise this film is a little empty.
May 29, 2024