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Genius
Genius

Genius

Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.

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HistoryDrama

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New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$5681622

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

10 June 2016

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Jude Law

Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West

Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

Harry Attwell

Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton

Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Eve Bracken

Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

Gillian Hanna

Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

John Wheelock

Miquel Brown

Miquel Brown

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Rosy Benjamin

Rosy Benjamin

Scribner's Staff

Elaine Caulfield

Elaine Caulfield

Mabel Wolfe

Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey

Director

Katya Watson

Katya Watson

Jane Perkins

Lorna Doherty

Lorna Doherty

Peggy Perkins

Makenna McBrierty

Makenna McBrierty

Nancy Perkins

Lucy Briers

Lucy Briers

Miss Wyckoff

Ray Strasser King

Ray Strasser King

James, Mailroom Clerk

David Altaner

David Altaner

Scribner's Staff

Charles Dinsdale

Charles Dinsdale

Scribner's Staff

Erick Hayden

Erick Hayden

Scribner's Staff

Kenneth Hazeldine

Kenneth Hazeldine

Scribner's Staff

Oliver King

Oliver King

Scribner's Staff

Alex Large

Alex Large

Scribner's Staff

Charlotte Longfield

Charlotte Longfield

Scribner's Staff

Nick Mercer

Nick Mercer

Scribner's Staff

Kim Rosenfeld

Kim Rosenfeld

Scribner's Staff

James Wallace

James Wallace

Scribner's Staff

Katherine Kingsley

Katherine Kingsley

Purring Woman

Richard Clark

Richard Clark

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Stella McCabe

Stella McCabe

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Christopher Oram

Christopher Oram

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Mike Vessey

Mike Vessey

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Maddie Rice

Maddie Rice

Actress

Ian Drysdale

Ian Drysdale

Actor

Alistair Sanderson

Alistair Sanderson

Lighting Technician

Alexander Scrivens

Alexander Scrivens

Lighting Technician

Cassandra Nina

Cassandra Nina

Woman at Bar

Pamela Okoroafor

Pamela Okoroafor

Woman at Bar

Kenji Fenton

Kenji Fenton

Band

Neville Malcolm

Neville Malcolm

Band

Winston Rollins

Winston Rollins

Band

Chris Storr

Chris Storr

Band

Frank Tontoh

Frank Tontoh

Band

Jamal Crawford

Jamal Crawford

Dancer

Kemi Durosinmi

Kemi Durosinmi

Dancer

Jo Dyce

Jo Dyce

Dancer

Kevin Ketti

Kevin Ketti

Dancer

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Dancer

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Dancer

Andrew Byron

Andrew Byron

Grand Central Station Conductor

Jane Perry

Jane Perry

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

James Bierman

James Bierman

Funeral Minister

Trina Dillon

Trina Dillon

Effie Wolfe

Gary Thomsett

Gary Thomsett

Frank Wolfe

Mark Phillimore

Mark Phillimore

Frederick Wolfe

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