Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Synopsis
Lynn, along with his 'Bravo' company, survived a harrowing Iraq battle which was covered by news cameras and instantly made them 'famous enough' to be brought home by the Defense Department for a promotional tour culminating in a spectacular halftime show at a Thanksgiving Day football game. The high-intensity media extravaganza summons memories of the trauma of losing Billy Lynn's beloved sergeant in a firefight.
Based on Ben Fountain's best-selling novel.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 110 mins
- Director
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Ang Lee
- Producer
- Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Ang Lee, Marc Platt, Tom Rothman, Rhodri Thomas
- Executive Producer
- Brian Bell
- Editor
- Tim Squyres
- Screenwriter
- Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Jean-Christophe Castelli (screenplay), Ben Fountain (novel)
- Director of Photography
- John Toll
- Production Designer
- Mark Friedberg
- Principal cast
- Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Chris Tucker, Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
US, UK, China coproduction
A Bona Film Group (CN), Film4 (UK), The Ink Factory (UK), Studio 8 (US), TriStar Productions (US) production
The Ink Factory
73 Wells StreetLondon
W1T 3QG
Sales Company
Sony Pictures Worldwde Acquisitions (Worldwide except US)
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