Evita

Evita (1996)

Genres - Biography, Drama, History, Music  |   Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, Musical  |   Release Date - Dec 19, 1996  |   Run Time - 135 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Evita is a 1996 American biographical musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name produced by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also inspired a 1978 musical. The film depicts the life of Eva Perón, detailing her beginnings, rise to fame, political career and death at the age of 33. Directed by Alan Parker, and written by Parker and Oliver Stone, Evita stars Madonna as Eva, Jonathan Pryce as Eva's husband Juan Perón, and Antonio Banderas as Ché, an everyman who acts as the film's narrator.

Movie Info

Budget

$55,000,000

Box Office

$141,047,179

Themes

Tags

1940s, 1950s, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Art/Music, Cancer, Dancehall Hostess, Deification, Evita Perón, Parker, Prostitute, Rise To Power, Soccer Ball

Attributes

Based On: Evita
Filming Location: Budapest, Buenos Aires, Pinewood Studios
Narrative Location: Argentina, South America

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Alternate Titles

Ebîta
JP
Evita
AR, AU, BR, CA, DK, FR, DE, GR, HU, IN, IT, MX, PH, PT, SI, ES, SE, TR, GB, US
Εβίτα
GR
Евита
BG
Эвита
RU
エビータ
JP
阿根廷,別為我哭泣
TW