The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
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Directed by | Wes Anderson |
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Screenplay by | Wes Anderson |
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Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
Edited by | Barney Pilling |
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Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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100 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget |
€23 million ($25 million) |
Box office | $174.8 million |
The Grand Budapest Hotel: Original Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by Alexandre Desplat | |
Released | February 2, 2014 |
Studio | Air Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Studio Guillaume Tell, St. Jude-on-the-Hill (London). |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 59:50 |
Label | ABKCO 1877181302 |
Producer | Wes Anderson, Randall Poster |
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Allmusic |
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy film written and directed by Wes Anderson, from a story by Anderson and Hugo Guinness, inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig. Featuring an ensemble cast, it stars Ralph Fiennes as a concierge who teams up with one of his employees (Tony Revolori) to prove his innocence after he is framed for murder.
The film is an American-German-British co-production that was financed by German financial companies and film-funding organizations. It was filmed in Germany.The Grand Budapest Hotel was released to widespread acclaim from film critics, and many included it in their year-end top-10 lists. The film led the BAFTA nominations, with its 11 nominations including Best Film and Best Director for Anderson, and Best Actor for Fiennes. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and garnered three more Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Director for Anderson. It also garnered nine Academy Award nominations, joining Birdman with the most for the ceremony, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won the Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design and Best Original Score.