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Misery
Director:
Rob Reiner
(Dir)
Release Date:
1990
Premiere Information:
Los Angeles opening: 30 Nov 1990; New York opening: week of 30 Nov 1990
Duration (in mins):
104
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Cast:
James Caan
(Paul Sheldon)
Kathy Bates
(Annie Wilkes)
Richard Farnsworth
(Buster)
Frances Sternhagen
(Virginia)
Lauren Bacall
(Marcia Sindell)
Production Company:
Castle Rock Entertainment
Distribution Company:
Columbia Pictures
(A Sony Pictures Entertainment Company)
Director:
Rob Reiner
(Dir)
Producer:
Andrew Scheinman
(Prod)
Rob Reiner
(Prod)
Writer:
William Goldman
(Scr)
Photography:
Barry Sonnenfeld
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Norman Garwood
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Robert Leighton
(Film ed)
Music:
Marc Shaiman
(Mus)
MPAA Rating:
R
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Based on the novel
Misery
by Stephen King (New York, 1987).
Authors:
Stephen King
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Castle Rock Entertainment
14/12/1990
dd/mm/yyyy
PA504753
Physical Properties:
Sd:
col:
Genre:
Horror
Sub-Genre:
Suspense
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Hollywood Reporter
26 Nov 1990
p. 5, 14.
Los Angeles Times
30 Nov 1990
p. 1.
New York Times
30 Nov 1990
p. 1.
Variety
26 Nov 1990
p. 10, 14.
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