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Angels & Demons is a 2009 mystery, crime, and drama film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman, based on the work Angels & Demons. Produced by John Calley and Brian Grazer, the film features a cast including Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, and Stellan Skarsgård. Hans Zimmer composed the score, while Daniel P. Hanley served as the film editor. The production was a collaboration between Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, and Sony Pictures, with filming taking place in Rome, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Apulia.
The narrative is set in Switzerland and deals with the subject of terrorism. It follows the film The Da Vinci Code and is followed by Inferno. The movie was released in the United States and Italy, with original languages in English and German. Distribution was handled by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
Runtime figures vary by source, listed as 146, 139, and 138 minutes. The film had a budget of 150000000 and generated revenue of 485930816. It received a rating of 6.7 on IMDb from 326317 votes and a vote average of 6.719 from 7312 votes on TMDb.
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6.7Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon
- Ewan McGregor as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
- Ayelet Zurer as Vittoria Vetra
- Stellan Skarsgård as Commander Richter
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Inspector Olivetti
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Assassin
Themes
- based on novel or book
- rome, italy
- vatican (holy see)
- symbolism
- illuminati
- quantum mechanics
- prequel
- anti matter
- conspiracy
- investigator
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Encyclopedic overview
Angels & Demons is a 2009 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp. It is based on Dan Brown's 2000 novel of the same title. A sequel to the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Howard, it is the second installment in the Robert Langdon film series; however, the novel version was published before The Da Vinci Code novel.
Filming took place primarily between June and October 2008 in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon, while Ayelet Zurer stars as Dr. Vittoria Vetra, a CERN scientist joining Langdon in the quest to recover a missing vial of antimatter from a mysterious Illuminati terrorist. Producer Brian Grazer, composer Hans Zimmer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also return, with Koepp coming on board to help the latter.
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