The Childhood of a Leader
Synopsis
An ominous portrait of emerging evil loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century.
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 115 mins
- Director
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Brady Corbet 1st Feature
- Producer
- Chris Coen, Brady Corbet, Helena Danielsson, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnere, István Major
- Co-Producer
- Genevieve Lemal, Megan Wynn
- Executive Producer
- Asaron L. Gilbert, Patrick Murray, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Brian Young
- Editor
- Dávid Jancsó
- Screenwriter
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
- Director of Photography
- Lol Crawley
- Production Designer
- Jean-Vincent Puzos
- Composer
- Scott Walker
- Principal cast
- Robert Pattinson, Stacy Martin, Liam Cunningham, Bérénice Bejo
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
USA, Hungary, Sweden, France, Canada, Belgium, UK coproduction
Bow and Arrow Entertainment (US), Film Team (HU), Hepp Film (SE), MACT Productions (FR), Media House Capital (CA), Scope Pictures (BE), Unanimous Entertainment (UK)
Unanimous Entertainment
1st Floor49 Frith Street
London
W1D 4SG
Sales Company
Protagonist Pictures
42 - 48 Great Portland StreetLondon
W1W 7NB
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