Behind the Candelabra

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Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.


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instanceOf biographical drama film
film
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
basedOn Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
Scott Thorson memoir
castMember Boyd Holbrook
Cheyenne Jackson
Dan Aykroyd
Debbie Reynolds
Matt Damon
Michael Douglas
Nicky Katt
Paul Reiser
Rob Lowe
Scott Bakula
Tom Papa
characterRole Matt Damon as Scott Thorson
Michael Douglas as Liberace
cinematographer Peter Andrews
composer Marvin Hamlisch
countryOfOrigin United States
director Steven Soderbergh
distributor HBO
editor Mary Ann Bernard
executiveProducer Steven Soderbergh
genre biographical film
drama film
mainCharacter Liberace
Scott Thorson
medium television film
notableFor portrayal of Liberace’s relationship with Scott Thorson
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork HBO
producer Jerry Weintraub
publicationDate 2013
releaseEvent premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
runtime 118 minutes
screenwriter Richard LaGravenese
setting California
Las Vegas
starred Matt Damon
Michael Douglas
subject Liberace’s private life
addiction
fame and celebrity
plastic surgery
same-sex relationship
timePeriod 1970s
1980s

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Debbie Reynolds
Matt Damon
Michael Douglas
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Behind the Candelabra ("Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace")
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