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MONEY
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Made its money back 6.1Γ over at the box office.
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The Ides of March
"Ambition seduces. Power corrupts."
2011 1h 41m EN
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6.7TMDB Β· 2,810
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Synopsis
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Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
βAmbition seduces. Power corrupts.β
Cast
Ryan Gosling
Stephen Meyers
George Clooney
Mike Morris
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Paul Zara
Paul Giamatti
Tom Duffy
Evan Rachel Wood
Molly Stearns
Marisa Tomei
Ida Horowicz
Jeffrey Wright
Senator Thompson
Max Minghella
Ben Harpen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Clooney
- Writers
- George Clooney, Beau Willimon, Grant Heslov
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by George Clooney, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ryan Gosling and George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1124035 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Clooney directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Stephen Mirrione cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 6.1Γ over at the box office.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Directed by George Clooney, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ryan Gosling and George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1124035 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "politics", "ohio", "dirty tricks", "cynical".
- 10Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Phedon Papamichael
- Original score
- Alexandre Desplat
- Editing
- Stephen Mirrione
- Production design
- Sharon Seymour
- Costume design
- Louise Frogley
- Makeup / hair
- Waldo Sanchez
- VFX supervisor
- Thomas J. Smith
- Sound
- Gregg Landaker
- Stunt coordinator
- Dan Lemieux
- Runtime
- 101 min Β· 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,500,000
- Box office
- $76,338,111
- Return
- 611% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
George Clooney
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Appian Way
US
Crystal City Entertainment
Cross Creek Pictures
US
Exclusive Media
US
Smokehouse Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerGeorge Clooney
- Executive ProducerLeonardo DiCaprio
- Theatre PlayBeau Willimon
- Executive ProducerTodd Thompson
- ProducerGrant Heslov
- Executive ProducerStephen Pevner
- Executive ProducerNina Wolarsky
- CastingEllen Chenoweth
- Executive ProducerGuy East
- ProducerBrian Oliver
- Executive ProducerBarbara A. Hall
- EditorStephen Mirrione
- Production DesignSharon Seymour
- Costume DesignLouise Frogley
- Property MasterKeith Walters
- Executive ProducerNigel Sinclair
- Production InternChelsea Rebecca
- Unit Production ManagerBarbara A. Hall
- Boom OperatorRobert Jackson
- Set CostumerCarla Shivener
- Visual Effects ProducerMichele C. Vallillo
- Stunt CoordinatorDan Lemieux
- SeamstressCynthia Bond
- Set DecorationMaggie Martin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- politics
- ohio
- dirty tricks
- cynical
- presidential campaign
- endorsement
- campaign speech
- presidential debate
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-10-05Β· New York City, New York
- Theatrical2011-10-07R
Also known as
International titles
- Farragut NorthUS
- ιΈζ°ι’¨ι²TW
- Die Iden des MΓ€rzDE
- Martovske ideRS
- Maktens mennNO
- νΉλ©μ΄μ»€KR
- Ai eidoi tou MartiouGR
- γΉγΌγγΌγ»γγ₯γΌγΊγγΌ γζ£ηΎ©γε£²γ£γζ₯γοΌ2011JP
- Los idus de marzoES
- 15 Ω Ψ§Ψ±Ψ³SA
