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| Title: | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Genres: | Drama Romance Fantasy |
| Directed by: | David Fincher |
| Written by: | Eric Roth; Robin Swicord |
| Produced by: | Ceán Chaffin; Jim Davidson; Kathleen Kennedy; Frank Marshall; Peter Mavromates; Marykay Powell |
| Music by: | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography: | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by: | Kirk Baxter; Angus Wall |
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| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | December 25th, 2008 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 166 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $150,000,000 |
| Gross: | $127,509,326 (US) $329,809,326 (Worldwide) |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an American feature film of the romance and drama genres, with elements of fantasy. It is based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by David Fincher and written by Eric Roth. It was produced by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures and premiered in the United States on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2008. The film stars Brad Pitt as the eponymous protagonist Benjamin Button - a man who ages backwards. The film also stars Cate Blanchett as Pitt's love interest Caroline Fuller. The movie was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards in 2009, winning in the categories of Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Makeup and Best Achievement in Visual Effects.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cate Blanchett | Daisy |
| Brad Pitt | Benjamin Button |
| Julia Ormond | Caroline |
| Faune Chambers | Dorothy Baker |
| Elias Koteas | Monsieur Gateau |
Appearances[]
Characters
- Benjamin Button
- Daisy Fuller
- Caroline Fuller
- Thomas Button
- Dorothy Baker
- Monsieur Gateau
- Blanche Devereaux
- Martin Gateau
- Teddy Roosevelt
- Tizzy
- Queenie
- Doctor Rose
- Mrs. Hollister
- Mrs. Horton
- Sybil Wagner
- Ngunda Oti
- General Winston
Locations
Items
Organizations
Miscellaneous
Notes[]
- Actress Faune Chambers Watkins is credited as Faune Chambers in this film.
Fun Facts[]
- Producer Ceán Chaffin met her partner, director David Fincher in the early 1990s when he was directing a Coca Cola advertisement that Ceán Chaffin was producing. [1]
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at AMG
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at IMDB
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Wikipedia
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Metacritic
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Themoviedb.org
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Ceán Chaffin; Trivia.
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