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Woman in Gold

Synopsis

The story of Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who, with Randol Schoenberg, her young lawyer, took on the Austrian government to reclaim a haul of prized Gustav Klimt paintings that were stolen from her Austrian family by the Nazis during the Second World War.
Berlin International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Features
Running time
107 mins
Director
Simon Curtis
Producer
David M. Thompson, Kris Thykier
Executive Producer
Christine Langan, Harvey Weinstein, Len Blavatnik, Bob Weinstein, Negeen Yazdi, Robert Walak, Ed Wethered, Alan Yentob, Ed Rubin, Simon Curtis, Tim Jackson
Editor
Peter Lambert
Screenwriter
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Director of Photography
Ross Emery
Production Designer
Jim Clay
Sound
Richard Dyer (sound), Ian Wilson (sound design)
Music
Martin Phipps, Hans Zimmer
Principal cast
Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Daniel Brühl

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Origin Pictures (UK), BBC Films (UK), The Weinstein Company (US)

Origin Pictures

23 Denmark Street
London
WC2H 8NH

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

The Weinstein Company (US)

99 Hudson Street, 4th Floor
NY 10013
New York
USA

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