Daniel Craig has had a glittering career including five outings as James Bond and three (so far) as Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out franchise, but one of his most lauded works is a lesser-known television film from 2002.
Copenhagen is an adaptation of Michael Frayn’s Tony Award-winning play of the same name, which itself was based on a meeting between noted physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg.
The film sees Stephen Rea and Craig portray the respective scientists, who discuss their friendship, work and roles within World War II. Francesca Annis also features, playing Niels’s wife Margrethe.
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Written and directed by Howard Davies, the period drama is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer having aired on BBC Four recently. There’s also a nine-minute prologue, with an introduction from Frayn, on the service.
Both the film and the introduction from Frayn are available for a while, with neither scheduled to leave the streamer for another 10 months. Still, you should definitely check both out if you have the time!
Though not widely reviewed by critics at the time of its airing, Copenhagen has proven to be popular among viewers over the years, with IMDb currently reporting a solid user rating of 7.2/10 from 1200 logs.
“This is a fascinating character study, it raises so many questions about Heisenberg, and questions his motives for research, self indulgence, search for greatness, or simply because he was subjugated by Hitler,” wrote one viewer, who called it a “fascinating character study”.
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“As a film it kept my attention from start to finish, it’s a truly fascinating story, so incredibly interesting… I loved it, would love to see it on the stage one day. This is an exceptional film.”
“The way that it was acted and filmed was amazing. It made you think and really get into the film, not just watch it, but to become part of it. The acting was amazing and the characters were portrayed realistically,” opined another user.
Copenhagen is streaming on BBC iPlayer.
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Reporter, Digital Spy George is a freelance writer who specialises in Movies and TV. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, in which he analysed the early works of Richard Linklater for his dissertation, he wrote for several websites for GRV Media. His film tastes vary from blockbusters like Mission: Impossible and John Wick to international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and has attended both the London and Berlin film festivals.