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The Grey is an American adventure, action, drama, and survival film written and directed by Joe Carnahan, released on 26 January 2012, and produced by Carnahan and Ridley Scott for LD Entertainment and Scott Free Productions. Shot by cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi with a score by Marc Streitenfeld, edited by Roger Barton, and filmed in Vancouver and Smithers, British Columbia, it is set in the Arctic aboard an aircraft, and stars Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, and Dallas Roberts.
Running 117 minutes with a budget of 25,000,000 and revenue of 79,781,695, the film was distributed by Open Road Films and Netflix.
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6.6Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as John Ottway
- Dermot Mulroney as Jerome Talget
- Frank Grillo as John Diaz
- Dallas Roberts as Pete Henrick
- Nonso Anozie as Jackson Burke
- James Badge Dale as Luke Lewenden
Themes
- wolf
- flashback
- alaska
- airplane crash
- struggle for survival
- based on short story
- campfire
- male camaraderie
- oil rig
- aftercreditsstinger
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joe Carnahan
- Screenplay by
- Joe Carnahan Ian MacKenzie Jeffers
- Based on
- "Ghost Walker", by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers
- Produced by
- Jules Daly Joe Carnahan Ridley Scott Mickey Liddell
- Starring
- Liam Neeson Frank Grillo Dermot Mulroney Dallas Roberts Joe Anderson Nonso Anozie James Badge Dale
- Cinematography
- Masanobu Takayanagi
- Edited by
- Roger Barton Jason Hellmann
- Music by
- Marc Streitenfeld
- Production companies
- LD Entertainment Scott Free Productions 1984 Private Defense Contractors
- Distributed by
- Open Road Films (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) , Inferno Distribution (International)
- Release dates
- December 11, 2011 ( 2011-12-11 ) ( Butt-Numb-A-Thon ) January 27, 2012 ( 2012-01-27 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $81.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joe Carnahan
- Screenwriter
- Joe Carnahan
- Composer
- Marc Streitenfeld
- Producer
- Ridley Scott
- Production company
- LD Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Masanobu Takayanagi
- Narrative location
- Arctic
- Filming location
- British Columbia
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 259182
- Performer
- Marc Streitenfeld
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thegreythemovie.com
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- title
- The Grey
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Roger Barton
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 64/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- box office
- 51580136
- publication date
- 2012-01-27
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Encyclopedic overview
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film co-written, produced and directed by Joe Carnahan, and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, and James Badge Dale. It is based on the short story "Ghost Walker" by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carnahan. The story follows a number of oil-men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash who must survive a pack of Canadian grey wolves, stalking them during the mercilessly cold weather.
Released in the United States on January 27, 2012, the film received positive reviews, with praise for its philosophical themes, and for Liam Neeson's performance. It grossed $81 million worldwide.
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