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The Player

The Player (1992)

Genres - Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Black Comedy Film, Satire  |   Release Date - Apr 10, 1992  |   Run Time - 124 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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The Player is a 1992 American satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his 1988 novel. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats.

Movie Info

Official Site

https://www.criterion.com/films/28835-the-player

Budget

$8,000,000

Box Office

$21,706,101

Themes

Art/Music | Cult

Tags

Art/Music, Blackmail, Cult, Death Threat, Film Based On A Novel, Hollywood, Independent, Screenwriter

Attributes

Filming Location: California, Los Angeles, Malibu
Narrative Location: Los Angeles

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Alternate Titles

A játékos
HU
El juego de Hollywood
ES
El pez gordo
CL
Gracz
PL
I Protagonisti
IT
Igrač
HR, RS
Igralec
SI
Joc de culise
RO
Las reglas del juego
AR, UY
Le meneur
CA
O Jogador
BR, PT
O paiktis
GR
Oyuncular
TR
Spelaren
FI, SE
The Player
AU, CA, DK, FI, FR, DE, MX, GB, US
The Player - Pelimies
FI
The player: Las Reglas del juego
PE
Žaidėjas
LT
Ο Παίκτης
GR
Гравець
UA
Играчът
BG
Игрок
RU
ザ・プレイヤー
JP
超級大玩家
TW
플레이어
KR