The Fisher King

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comedy-drama film fantasy film film

The Fisher King is a 1991 fantasy-comedy-drama film directed by Terry Gilliam that explores themes of guilt, redemption, and myth through the unlikely friendship between a disgraced radio host and a traumatized homeless man.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy-drama film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
awardReceivedBy Mercedes Ruehl ⓘ
basedOn Arthurian legend of the Fisher King ⓘ
boxOfficeGrossUSD approximately 41,900,000 ⓘ
character Anne Napolitano ⓘ
Jack Lucas ⓘ
Lydia Sinclair ⓘ
Parry ⓘ
cinematographyBy Roger Pratt ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Terry Gilliam ⓘ
distributedBy Tri-Star Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy Lesley Walker ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
hasMetacriticScore 67 ⓘ
hasRottenTomatoesScore 84% ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActor Jeff Bridges ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
leadCharacter Jack Lucas ⓘ
Parry ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy George Fenton ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
nominee Robin Williams ⓘ
producer Debra Hill ⓘ
Lynda Obst ⓘ
productionCompany Lynda Obst Productions ⓘ
surface form: Hill/Obst Productions
releaseYear 1991 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 137 ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
stars Amanda Plummer ⓘ
Jeff Bridges ⓘ
Mercedes Ruehl ⓘ
Michael Jeter ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
theme guilt ⓘ
myth ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
writer Richard LaGravenese ⓘ

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Terry Gilliam → directed → The Fisher King ⓘ
Robin Williams → notableWork → The Fisher King ⓘ
Terry Gilliam → notableWork → The Fisher King ⓘ