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Gosford Park
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Gosford Park is a 2001 film directed by Robert Altman, who also served as a producer alongside Bob Balaban. Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay, while Patrick Doyle composed the music and Andrew Dunn handled cinematography. The cast includes Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Kristin Scott Thomas. Produced by Shepperton Studios and distributed by Focus Features, the movie is a crime, mystery, comedy, and drama set in England. It was released on December 26, 2001, and has a runtime of 137 minutes.
The film originated from the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany, with English as its original language. It had a production budget of 19,800,000 and earned 87,754,044 at the box office. Gosford Park received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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6.8In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Constance Trentham
- Michael Gambon as William McCordle
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Sylvia McCordle
- Camilla Rutherford as Isobel McCordle
- Charles Dance as Raymond Stockbridge
- Geraldine Somerville as Louisa Stockbridge
Themes
- england
- servant
- butler
- lordship
- country estate
- inspector
- industrialist
- money
- murder
- countess
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Altman
- Written by
- Julian Fellowes
- Based on
- An idea, by Robert Altman Bob Balaban
- Produced by
- Robert Altman Bob Balaban David Levy
- Starring
- Eileen Atkins Bob Balaban Alan Bates Charles Dance Stephen Fry Michael Gambon Richard E. Grant Derek Jacobi Kelly Macdonald Helen Mirren Jeremy Northam Clive Owen Ryan Phillippe Maggie Smith Kristin Scott Thomas Emily Watson
- Cinematography
- Andrew Dunn
- Edited by
- Tim Squyres
- Music by
- Patrick Doyle
- Production companies
- USA Films Capitol Films Film Council Sandcastle 5 Productions Chicagofilms Medusa Film
- Distributed by
- Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) USA Films (United States) Medusa Distribuzione (Italy)
- Release dates
- 7 November 2001 ( 2001-11-07 ) ( LFF ) 26 December 2001 ( 2001-12-26 ) (United States) 1 February 2002 ( 2002-02-01 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 137 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States Italy
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $19.8 million
- Box office
- $87.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Screenwriter
- Julian Fellowes
- Cast member
- Meg Wynn Owen
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Producer
- Bob Balaban
- Cinematographer
- Andrew Dunn
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 457406
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-02-01
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- film editor
- Tim Squyres
- title
- Gosford Park
- distributed by
- Focus Features
- capital cost
- 19800000
- box office
- 41308615
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.2/10
- characters
- Ivor Novello
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Encyclopedic overview
Gosford Park is a 2001 satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. The film, which is influenced by Jean Renoir's French classic The Rules of the Game, follows a party of wealthy Britons plus an American film producer, and their servants, who gather for a shooting weekend at Gosford Park, an English country house. A murder occurs after a dinner party, and the film goes on to present the subsequent investigation from the servants' and guests' perspectives.
Co-produced in the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy, the film has an ensemble cast including Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Watson.
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