Genius

Genius

2016
1h 44m
6.5

6.5/10

718 votes • View on IMDb

"Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe."

Overview

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Status: Released

Revenue: $5,681,622

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pinewood Pictures Desert Wolf Productions Michael Grandage Company Riverstone Pictures Summit Entertainment
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 10, 2016
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1703957

Cast

Colin Firth
Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Jude Law
Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney
Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West
Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby
Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas
Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

Harry Attwell
Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton
Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Eve Bracken
Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

Gillian Hanna
Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Key Crew

Michael Grandage
Director
James Bierman
Producer
John Logan
Producer
Michael Grandage
Producer
John Logan
Screenplay
James J. Bagley
Executive Producer
A. Scott Berg
Executive Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer