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The Interpreter is a 2005 drama, crime, and mystery film directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay was written by Steven Zaillian, Scott Frank, and Charles Randolph, while Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner served as producers. The cast includes Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, and Jesper Christensen. Darius Khondji was the director of photography, James Newton Howard composed the score, and William Steinkamp edited the film.
Produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films, the movie originated from the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. It was filmed in New York City and New Jersey, with New York City serving as the narrative location. The film is presented in English and German. It has a runtime of 128 minutes and was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format.
The film received various review scores, including 6.0, 62/100, and 57%. It has a budget of 80,000,000 and generated revenue of 162,944,923. The tagline for the film is "The truth needs no translation."
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Film · TMDB
6.3After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
Cast
- Nicole Kidman as Silvia Broome
- Sean Penn as Tobin Keller
- Catherine Keener as Dot Woods
- Jesper Christensen as Nils Lud
- Yvan Attal as Philippe
- Earl Cameron as Zuwanie
Themes
- destruction of a civilization
- new york city
- assassination
- dictator
- africa
- resistance
- fbi
- revenge
- murder
- united nations
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenplay by
- Charles Randolph Scott Frank Steven Zaillian
- Story by
- Martin Stellman Brian Ward
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Kevin Misher
- Starring
- Nicole Kidman Sean Penn Catherine Keener
- Cinematography
- Darius Khondji
- Edited by
- William Steinkamp
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production companies
- Working Title Films StudioCanal Mirage Enterprises
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (International) Mars Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- 4 April 2005 ( 2005-04-04 ) ( Sydney ) 15 April 2005 ( 2005-04-15 ) (United Kingdom) 22 April 2005 ( 2005-04-22 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Countries
- France Germany United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $162.9 million
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The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, and Jesper Christensen. It was the first film shot inside the United Nations Headquarters.
An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the film was released in all four countries in April 2005. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $162 million against its $80 million budget.
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