Behind the Candelabra

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biographical drama film film

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 →
notableWork
Behind the Candelabra ("Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace") →
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