Genius

Genius

History · 2016 · 1h 44m

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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.

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Cast & crew

Colin FirthMax Perkins
Jude LawThomas Wolfe
Nicole KidmanAline Bernstein
Laura LinneyLouise Saunders
Guy PearceF. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic WestErnest Hemingway
Vanessa KirbyZelda Fitzgerald
Demetri GoritsasJohn Wheelock
Harry AttwellAssistant Editor
Angela Sant'AlbanoBertha Perkins
Eve BrackenZippy Perkins
Gillian HannaJulia Wolfe
Corey JohnsonJohn Wheelock
Miquel BrownEleanor, Perkins' Maid
Rosy BenjaminScribner's Staff

Information

Release date
10 June 2016
Director
Michael Grandage
Genres
History, Drama
Runtime
1h 44m
Country of origin
United States, United Kingdom

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