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.
Genius
“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.
Director
Michael Grandage
Revenue
5.7M
Status
Released
Production
Pinewood Pictures, Desert Wolf Productions, Michael Grandage Company, Riverstone Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Cast
Colin Firth
Max Perkins
Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor
Angela Ashton
Bertha Perkins
Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
Corey Johnson
John Wheelock
Miquel Brown
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Rosy Benjamin
Scribner's Staff
Elaine Caulfield
Mabel Wolfe
Richard Dempsey
Director
Katya Watson
Jane Perkins
Lorna Doherty
Peggy Perkins
Makenna McBrierty
Nancy Perkins
Lucy Briers
Miss Wyckoff
Ray Strasser King
James, Mailroom Clerk
David Altaner
Scribner's Staff
Charles Dinsdale
Scribner's Staff
Erick Hayden
Scribner's Staff
Kenneth Hazeldine
Scribner's Staff
Oliver King
Scribner's Staff
Alex Large
Scribner's Staff
Charlotte Longfield
Scribner's Staff
Nick Mercer
Scribner's Staff
Kim Rosenfeld
Scribner's Staff
James Wallace
Scribner's Staff
Katherine Kingsley
Purring Woman
Richard Clark
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Stella McCabe
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Christopher Oram
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Mike Vessey
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Maddie Rice
Actress
Ian Drysdale
Actor
Alistair Sanderson
Lighting Technician
Alexander Scrivens
Lighting Technician
Cassandra Nina
Woman at Bar
Pamela Okoroafor
Woman at Bar
Kenji Fenton
Band
Neville Malcolm
Band
Winston Rollins
Band
Chris Storr
Band
Frank Tontoh
Band
Jamal Crawford
Dancer
Kemi Durosinmi
Dancer
Jo Dyce
Dancer
Kevin Ketti
Dancer
Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa
Dancer
Joshua Robinson
Dancer
Andrew Byron
Grand Central Station Conductor
Jane Perry
John Hopkins Hospital Nurse
James Bierman
Funeral Minister
Trina Dillon
Effie Wolfe
Gary Thomsett
Frank Wolfe
Mark Phillimore
Frederick Wolfe
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