The Ides of March

The Ides of March (2011)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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Release date

2011-09-24

Country

United States

Production

Appian Way, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media, Smoke House Pictures, Crystal City Entertainment

Genre

Drama

Budget

$12 500 000

Revenue

$76 338 111

Website

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theidesofmarch/

Director

George Clooney

Actors

Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Jennifer Ehle, Gregory Itzin
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Scenario

Producer

George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver, Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Barbara A. Hall, Todd Thompson, Stephen Pevner, Nina Wolarsky

Operator

Phedon Papamichael

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Artist

Audition

Ellen Chenoweth

Editing

Stephen Mirrione, Michelle Lankwarden
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• The Ides (Latin: Idus, from Etruscan iduare, “to divide”) – in the Roman calendar, this was the name given to the day in the middle of the month. The 15th of the month was the Ides in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the remaining eight months. After the calendar reform by Julius Caesar (see Julian calendar), the connection between the length of the month and the date on which the Ides fell was lost. Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators on the Ides of March (March 15th) in 44 BC.
• The film is based on the 2008 play “Farragut North” by American playwright Beau Willimon. It received this title after one of the Washington Metro stations, Farragut North, which is located north of Farragut Square.
• Sony Pictures wanted the film to retain the play’s title, “Farragut North.” George Clooney managed to defend the original title he had chosen, but not without difficulty.
• The film’s opening credits state that it was filmed in Michigan, however, almost all exterior shots were filmed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The film’s producers later apologized for this oversight and promised that it would be corrected upon DVD release.
• Copies of the film were delivered to American cinemas under the false title "Double Vision".
• The Ides (Latin: Idus, from Etruscan iduare, "to divide") was the name for the middle day of the month in the Roman calendar. The 15th of the month marked the Ides in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the remaining eight months. After the calendar reform by Julius Caesar (see Julian calendar), the connection between the length of the month and the date of the Ides was lost. On the Ides of March (March 15th), 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators.