The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)

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The Pillars of the Earth
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Screenplay by	John Pielmeier
Story by	Ken Follett
Directed by	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Starring	Ian McShane Donald Sutherland Matthew Macfadyen Rufus Sewell Eddie Redmayne Hayley Atwell David Oakes Natalia Wörner Robert Bathurst Sarah Parish
Theme music composer	Trevor Morris
Country of origin	Canada Germany Hungary
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	David A. Rosemont Jonas Bauer Tim Halkin Michael Prupas David W. Zucker Rola Bauer Tony Scott Ridley Scott
Producer	John Ryan
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Tandem Communications Muse Entertainment Enterprises Scott Free
Budget	$40 million
Original release
Network	The Movie Network Movie Central Starz Sat.1
Release	23 July (2010-07-23) – 27 August 2010 (2010-08-27)
Related
World Without End
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The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 television miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's 1989 novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and in Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on 23 July 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010. The series was nominated for three awards at the 68th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Film, while Ian McShane and Hayley Atwell received acting nominations.