Fargo (1996 film)

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black comedy crime film film

Fargo (1996 film) is a darkly comedic crime thriller by the Coen brothers, renowned for its Midwestern setting, offbeat characters, and critically acclaimed storytelling.

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instanceOf black comedy crime film ⓘ
film ⓘ
academyAward Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnClaim inspired by true events (fictionalized) ⓘ
cinematographyBy Roger Deakins NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception critical acclaim ⓘ
director Ethan Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joel Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributedBy Gramercy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy Roderick Jaynes NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresElement Midwestern setting ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ
regional dialects ⓘ
festivalAward Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre black comedy film ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
neo-noir film ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasTelevisionAdaptation Fargo (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageStyle Minnesota Nice accent NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Carl Showalter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gaear Grimsrud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerry Lundegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marge Gunderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy Carter Burwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFocus kidnapping plot gone wrong ⓘ
small-town police investigation ⓘ
nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear 2006 ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
notableFor deadpan dialogue ⓘ
offbeat characters ⓘ
snowy Midwestern landscapes ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producedBy PolyGram Filmed Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ
Working Title Films NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Ethan Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1996-03-08 ⓘ
releaseYear 1996 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 98 ⓘ
selectedFor National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn Brainerd, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring Frances McDormand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harve Presnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Carroll Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Stormare NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Buscemi NERFINISHED ⓘ
William H. Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer Ethan Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joel Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Eric Fellner → notableWork → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ
Fargo (TV series) → basedOn → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ
Fargo (TV series) → inspiredBy → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ
Lester Nygaard in Fargo (TV series) → basedOnWork → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ
subject surface form: Lester Nygaard
Marge Gunderson → appearsIn → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ
Carl Showalter → firstAppearance → Fargo (1996 film) ⓘ