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127 Hours
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*127 Hours* is a 2010 American biographical survival drama film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy and Boyle, based on Aron Ralston’s work *Between a Rock and a Hard Place*. The cast includes James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Clémence Poésy. Production was handled by Searchlight Pictures and Pathé, with Christian Colson and Boyle serving as producers. The film was shot in English and set in Utah.
The 94-minute film was distributed by Searchlight Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The movie has a runtime of 94 minutes and was released in 2010.
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7.1The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Cast
- James Franco as Aron Ralston
- Kate Mara as Kristi Moore
- Amber Tamblyn as Megan McBride
- Clémence Poésy as Rana
- Lizzy Caplan as Sonja Ralston
- Kate Burton as Aron's Mom
Themes
- canyon
- based on novel or book
- utah
- photography
- despair
- hiking
- biography
- engineer
- based on true story
- alone
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- independent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Screenwriter
- Danny Boyle
- Cast member
- Aron Ralston
- Composer
- A. R. Rahman
- Production company
- Pathé
- Cinematographer
- Enrique Chediak
- Narrative location
- Utah
- Filming location
- Salt Lake City
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 497396
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/127hours
- Image
- 127 Hours poster.svg
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- Commons category
- 127 Hours
- publication date
- 2010-11-05
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- title
- 127 Hours
- film editor
- Jon Harris
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Aron Ralston
- capital cost
- 18000000
- box office
- 18335230
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82/100
- characters
- Aron Ralston
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Encyclopedic overview
127 Hours is a 2010 biographical drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Danny Boyle. The film mainly stars James Franco, with Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Clémence Poésy appearing in brief supporting roles. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon, southeastern Utah, on April 26, 2003. It is a British and American venture produced by Pathé, Everest Entertainment, Film4, HandMade Films and Cloud Eight Films.
The film, based on Ralston's memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2004), was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, co-produced by Christian Colson and John Smithson, and scored by A. R. Rahman. Beaufoy, Colson, and Rahman had all previously worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire (2008). 127 Hours premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 4 September 2010, and was released in the United States on 5 November 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2011. It was acclaimed by critics and audiences and grossed $60.7 million worldwide. It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of 2010 and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Franco and Best Picture. The film also received nominations for eight British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
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