Michael Clayton (movie)

Michael Clayton
Directed byTony Gilroy
Written byTony Gilroy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Elswit
Edited byJohn Gilroy
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (United States, Canada and Turkey)
Summit Entertainment (International)
Release dates
  • August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) (Venice)
  • October 5, 2007 (2007-10-05) (United States)[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21.5 million[2]
Box office$93 million[3]

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 finds a hiding of wrongdoing by one of his firm's clients. Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack appear in supporting roles.[4]

Released on October 5, 2007, it 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.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Castle Rock Entertainment logo does not appear in the film's opening sequence.

References

  1. ↑ Michael Clayton at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. ↑ "Michael Clayton (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  3. ↑ Michael Clayton at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Michael Clayton". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.