Music Box (film)

Music Box is a 1989 American crime drama film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth. The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.

Caption: enTheatrical release poster
Cinematography: Patrick Blossier
Cinematography: Patrick Blossier
Comment: enMusic Box is a 1989 American crime drama film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth. The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
Country: enUnited States
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Director: Costa-Gavras
Director: Costa-Gavras
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Editing: enJoële Van Effenterre
Gross: 6300000.0
Gross ($): 6300000.0
Has abstract: enMusic Box is a 1989 American crime drama film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth. The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. It is loosely based on the real life case of John Demjanjuk and also on Joe Eszterhas' own life. Eszterhas learned at age 45 that his father, Count István Esterházy, had concealed his wartime involvement in Hungary's Fascist and militantly racist Arrow Cross Party. According to Eszterhas, his father "organized book burnings and had cranked out the vilest anti-Semitic propaganda imaginable." After this discovery, he severed all contact with his father, never reconciling before István's death. According to Joe Eszterhas's book, "Hollywood Animal", he wrote the screenplay for the Music Box almost ten years before finding out the truth about his father. He even gave his father a copy of the script to read before the movie was made, never thinking that his life would soon reflect his art.
Hypernym: Film
Is primary topic of: Music Box (film)
Label: enMusic Box (film)
Language: enEnglish; enHungarian
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Music: Philippe Sarde
Music composer: Philippe Sarde
Name: enMusic Box
Name: enMusic Box
Producer: Irwin Winkler
Producer: Irwin Winkler
ProductionCompany: Carolco Pictures
Runtime: 7440.0
Runtime (m): 124.0
Runtime (s): 7440.00
SameAs: 215256834; 4257782-2; Hrací skříňka; La capsa de música; m.03b1jx; Music Box; Music Box (film); Music Box (film); Music Box (film); Music Box (film); Music Box (film); Music Box (film); Music Box (filma); Music Box (filme); Music Box (movie); Music Box (película); Music Box – Die ganze Wahrheit; Music Box - Prova d'accusa; Music Box – skuggor ur det förflutna; Pozytywka (film 1989); Q1427849; RV1a; Soittorasia (elokuva); Spilledåsen (film); Το μουσικό κουτί; Музикална кутия (филм); Музичка кутија (филм); Музыкальная шкатулка (фильм, 1989); Երաժշտական զարդատուփ (ֆիլմ, 1989); جعبه موسیقی (فیلم ۱۹۸۹); ミュージックボックス (映画); 뮤직 박스 (영화)
Starring: enArmin Mueller-Stahl; enFrederic Forrest; enJessica Lange; enLukas Haas
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl; Frederic Forrest; Jessica Lange; Lukas Haas
Studio: Carolco Pictures
Subject: Category:1980s American films; Category:1980s English-language films; Category:1989 films; Category:1990 films; Category:1990s American films; Category:1990s English-language films; Category:American courtroom films; Category:Carolco Pictures films; Category:Films about Nazi fugitives; Category:Films directed by Costa Gavras; Category:Films produced by Irwin Winkler; Category:Films scored by Philippe Sarde; Category:Films set in Chicago; Category:Films set in Hungary; Category:Films shot in Budapest; Category:Films shot in Chicago; Category:Films with screenplays by Joe Eszterhas; Category:Golden Bear winners; Category:Hungarian-American history; Category:Hungarian-language films; Category:The Holocaust in Hungary
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Writer: Joe Eszterhas
Writer: Joe Eszterhas

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