Across the Universe
Sep 14 2007
•2h 13m
•Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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.
Cast
See allEvan Rachel Wood
Lucy Carrigan
Jim Sturgess
Jude
Joe Anderson
Max Carrigan
Dana Fuchs
Sadie
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