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6.1Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their marriage of convenience turns into a burden when they must live together to allay the suspicions of the immigration service, as the polar opposites grate on each other's nerves.
Released: 1990-12-23108 minDir: Peter WeirComedy, Romance, Drama
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Georges Faure
- Andie MacDowell as Brontë Mitchell Faure
- Bebe Neuwirth as Lauren Adler
- Gregg Edelman as Phil
- Robert Prosky as Brontë's Lawyer
- Jessie Keosian as Mrs. Bird
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Written by
- Peter Weir
- Produced by
- Peter Weir
- Starring
- Gérard Depardieu Andie MacDowell
- Cinematography
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Edited by
- William M. Anderson
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures , Australian Film Finance Corporation , Lam Ping
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (International), Roadshow Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand) , UGC Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- 23 December 1990 ( 1990-12-23 ) (New York and Los Angeles) 31 January 1991 ( 1991-01-31 ) (Australia) 1 February 1991 ( 1991-02-01 ) (United States) 20 February 1991 ( 1991-02-20 ) (France)
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Countries
Key dates
- Published
- 7 March 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Screenwriter
- Peter Weir
- Cast member
- Mary Louise Wilson
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Peter Weir
- Production company
Article
Green Card is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell.
The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States.
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1990 American films1990 English-language films1990 films1990 French films1990 romantic comedy filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican romantic comedy filmsAustralian romantic comedy filmsBest Musical or Comedy Picture Golden Globe winnersEnglish-language French filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about immigration to the United States