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The Player
Directed by Robert Altman
1992•2h 4m•R•★ 7.2
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Synopsis
A slick, self-absorbed Hollywood studio development executive receiving anonymous, threatening postcards from a disgruntled screenwriter he rejected murders the writer he mistakenly suspects, successfully framing someone else and covering up the crime while acquiring the dead man's bohemian girlfriend and rising to head the studio. Robert Altman and Michael Tolkin's razor-sharp, Cannes Best Director-winning satire starring Tim Robbins, opened by a famous eight-minute continuous crane shot with sixty-five celebrity cameos.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorRobert Altman
WriterMichael Tolkin
CinematographyJean Lépine
MusicThomas Newman
Principal Cast
Tim RobbinsGriffin Mill
Greta ScacchiJune Gudmundsdottir
Fred WardWalter Stuckel
Whoopi GoldbergDetective Avery
Peter GallagherLarry Levy
Brion JamesJoel Levison
Cynthia StevensonBonnie Sherow
Vincent D'OnofrioDavid Kahane
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Runtime2h 4m (124 mins)
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DirectorRobert Altman
LanguagesEnglish, German
CountryUS
StudioAvenue Pictures • Fine Line Features
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