Colin Firth
Max Perkins
2016•1h 44m•Released•EN
Genius
“Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.”
Overview
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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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
June 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.5 / 10
Votes
736
Budget
Not available
Revenue
$5,681,622
Status
Released
Popularity
3.8
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Cast
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Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
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Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor
Angela Sant'Albano
Bertha Perkins
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Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
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Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
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