Starring Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") and Frances O'Connor ("Mansfield Park"), Darwin?s Darkest Hour depicts the professional and personal trauma Charles Darwin endured the year before the publication of On the Origin of Species. Darwin's life's work, what he called "his abominable volume," is in danger of being scooped by Alfred Wallace; at the same time, one of his children is stricken by scarlet fever and one with diphtheria. His wife, Emma, is his rock--helping him through the turmoil even though his work challenges her deep Christian faith. We flash back with Charles to his journey as he figures out what he called "the mystery of mysteries" and come to understand why a letter from Wallace is such a bombshell. In the end, it is the remarkable, erudite Emma who will see Charles through this nightmare, even as one of her children dies of fever. Darwin's Darkest Hour brings to life the compelling human story behind the publication of one of history's most influential theories.
Released:
Tue, 11/17/2009
Format Aspect Ratio:
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Actors:
Henry Ian Cusick - Charles Darwin
Actors:
Frances O'Connor - Emma Darwin
Actors:
Nigel Bennett - Sir Charles Lyell
Actors:
Richard Donat - Dr. Robert Darwin
Actors:
Vanessa Walton-Bone - Elizabeth Wedgwood
Actors:
Jeremy Akerman - Parslow
Actors:
Daniel Lillford - Dr. Engleheart
Actors:
John O'Keefe - Postman
Actors:
Rhys Bevan-John - Alfred Wallace
Actors:
Mike McPhee - William Fitzroy
Actors:
Jacob Robertson - Frank Darwin
Actors:
Simon Pattison - Horace arwin
Actors:
Owen Pattison - Lenny Darwin
Actors:
Roisin Boyle - Etty Darwin
Actors:
Jeff Schwager - John Gould
Actors:
Andrea Lee Norwood - Jane
Actors:
Lee J. Campbell - John Bennett
Actors:
Jeremy Webb - John Gray
Actors:
David Hughes - Reverend Innes
Actors:
Andrew Gillies - Uncle Jos Wedgwood
Actors:
Emily Power - Annie Darwin
Actors:
Gordan Gammie - Dr. Robert Grant
Actors:
Gary Levert - Joseph Dalton Hooker
