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Michael Clayton

2007 film directed by Tony Gilroy

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A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Released: 2007-09-28120 minDir: Tony GilroyDrama, Thriller, Crime

Cast

George Clooney as Michael Clayton
Tom Wilkinson as Arthur Edens
Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder
Sydney Pollack as Marty Bach
Michael O'Keefe as Barry Grissom
Ken Howard as Don Jeffries

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Key facts

Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Written by: Tony Gilroy
Produced by: Sydney Pollack Steven Samuels Jennifer Fox Kerry Orent
Starring: George Clooney Tom Wilkinson Tilda Swinton Sydney Pollack
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
Edited by: John Gilroy
Music by: James Newton Howard
Production companies: Castle Rock Entertainment Samuels Media Mirage Enterprises Section Eight Productions
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures (United States and Canada), Summit Entertainment (International)
Release dates: August 31, 2007 ( 2007-08-31 ) ( Venice ) October 5, 2007 ( 2007-10-05 ) (United States)
Running time: 120 minutes
Country: United States

Key dates

Published: 5 October 2007

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Genre: legal thriller
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Tony Gilroy
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Cast member: Amy Hargreaves
Composer: James Newton Howard
Cinematographer

Article

Michael Clayton is a 2007 American legal thriller film written and directed by Tony Gilroy in his directorial debut. It stars George Clooney as lawyer Michael Clayton, who discovers a coverup of criminal wrongdoing by one of his firm's clients. Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack appear in supporting roles.

Released on October 5, 2007, the film grossed $93 million worldwide. It was praised for Gilroy's direction and screenplay, and the performances of the cast, with Swinton's performance particularly lauded. Michael Clayton was nominated for seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor for Clooney, Best Supporting Actor for Wilkinson, and Best Supporting Actress for Swinton, which she won.