Music Box

"As a lawyer all she wanted was the truth. As a daughter all she wanted was his innocence. How well do you really know your father?"

1989 2h 4m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 190

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Synopsis

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A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

“As a lawyer all she wanted was the truth. As a daughter all she wanted was his innocence. How well do you really know your father?”

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Cast

Jessica Lange
Ann Talbot
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Mike Laszlo
Donald Moffat
Harry Talbot
Lukas Haas
Mike Talbot
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Georgine Wheeler
Mari Törőcsik
Magda Zoldan
Frederic Forrest
Jack Burke
J.S. Block
Judge Silver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Costa-Gavras
Writers: Joe Eszterhas
Languages: Hungarian, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hungarian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Costa-Gavras, shot by Patrick Blossier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joële Van Effenterre 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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Jessica Lange and Armin Mueller-Stahl and Donald Moffat carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "As a lawyer all she wanted was the truth. As a daughter all she wanted was his innocence. How well do you really know your father?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100211 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Costa-Gavras directs. Patrick Blossier behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Joële Van Effenterre cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Hungarian, English.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hungarian, English.
3Directed by Costa-Gavras, shot by Patrick Blossier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Joële Van Effenterre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jessica Lange and Armin Mueller-Stahl and Donald Moffat carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "As a lawyer all she wanted was the truth. As a daughter all she wanted was his innocence. How well do you really know your father?".
8IMDB entry: tt0100211 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "daughter", "court case", "court", "jurors".