The Grifters
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The Grifters is a 1990 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on Jim Thompson’s novel, about a trio of con artists entangled in a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Grifters canonical | 13 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Jim Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Grifters (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anjelica Huston
NERFINISHED
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Annette Bening NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ J. T. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Hingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Oliver Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Stephen Frears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Mick Audsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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drama ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Anjelica Huston
NERFINISHED
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Annette Bening NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lilly Dillon
NERFINISHED
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Myra Langtry NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | trio of con artists ⓘ |
| oscarNomination |
Best Actress
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Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anjelica Huston
NERFINISHED
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Annette Bening NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Martin Scorsese
NERFINISHED
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Robert A. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Donald E. Westlake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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con artistry ⓘ deception ⓘ |
| title | The Grifters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.