Phil Spector (2013 film)
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| Written by | David Mamet |
| Directed by | David Mamet |
| Starring |
Al Pacino Helen Mirren Jeffrey Tambor |
| Theme music composer | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Distributor | HBO Films |
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Phil Spector is a television film directed and written by David Mamet. The film is based on the murder trials of record producer, songwriter and musician Phil Spector and was released in the United States by HBO Films on March 24, 2013. It stars Al Pacino as Phil Spector, Helen Mirren as defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, and Jeffrey Tambor as Bruce Cutler. It focuses primarily on the relationship between Phil Spector and Linda Kenney Baden, his defense attorney during the first of his two murder trials for the 2003 death of Lana Clarkson in his California mansion.
The film opens with a disclaimer from HBO that the film is fiction and does not represent real events.
The film was originally supposed to star Bette Midler as Linda, but Midler left the project after suffering a back injury and having to be carried off the set.
The film has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given the film a score of 60 out of 100, signifying "mixed or average reviews".
The film was nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Al Pacino, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Helen Mirren, and Outstanding Directing and Writing for a Miniseries or Movie for David Mamet.
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