The Claim
The gold rush of 1849 brings a young man (Mullan) to California, where he founds the town
Kingdom Come. One drunken night, he trades his wife (Kinski) and daughter (Polley) for a bag of gold.
Twenty years later, they come back for him, and it's the beginning of his downfall in a time that's
already shaky for the town as the prosperity of the gold rush has already long since faded.
Based on the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.
Based on the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.
| Director: | Michael Winterbottom |
| Studio: | United Artists Films |
| Producer(s): | Andrew Eaton |
| Cast: | Sarah Polley, Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski |
| Writer(s): | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Official Site: | www.kingdomcomemovie.com |
