The Brothers Grimm (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Terry Gilliam |
| Produced by |
Charles Roven Daniel Bobker |
| Written by | Ehren Kruger |
| Starring |
Matt Damon Heath Ledger Peter Stormare Lena Headey Jonathan Pryce Monica Bellucci |
| Music by | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Edited by | Lesley Walker |
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Mosaic Media Group
Daniel Bobker Productions |
| Distributed by |
Dimension Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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118 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom Czech Republic |
| Language | English French German Italian |
| Budget | $88 million |
| Box office | $105,316,267 |
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 adventure fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam. The film stars Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, and Lena Headey in an exaggerated and fictitious portrait of the Brothers Grimm as traveling con-artists in French-occupied Germany, during the early 19th century. However, the brothers eventually encounter a genuine fairy tale curse which requires real courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms. Supporting characters are played by Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce, and Monica Bellucci.
In February 2001, Ehren Kruger sold his spec script to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). With Gilliam's hiring as director, the script was rewritten by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, but the Writers Guild of America refused to credit them for their work, thus Kruger received sole credit. MGM eventually dropped out as distributor, but decided to co-finance The Brothers Grimm with Dimension Films and Summit Entertainment, while Dimension took over distribution duties.
The film was shot entirely in the Czech Republic. Gilliam often had on-set tensions with brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, which caused the original theatrical release date to be delayed nearly ten months. The Brothers Grimm was finally released on 26 August 2005 with mixed reviews and a $105.3 million box office performance.
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