Contagion

Contagion (2011)

Timing: 1:46 (106 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2011-09-08

Country

United States, United Arab Emirates

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Participant, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Double Feature Films

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction

Budget

$60 000 000

Revenue

$137 551 594

Website

http://contagionmovie.warnerbros.com/

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Actors

Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Cranston, Elliott Gould, Chin Han
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Scenario

Scott Z. Burns

Producer

Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Polaire, Jonathan King, Jeff Skoll, Ricky Strauss

Operator

Steven Soderbergh

Composer

Cliff Martinez

Artist

Stephanie Gilliam, Merje Veski

Audition

Nina Henninger, Carmen Cuba, Claire Simon

Editing

Stephen Mirrione
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• As a promotional campaign, the Canadian branch of Warner Bros. Pictures commissioned two enormous petri dishes and installed them in a shopping mall window in Toronto. Over several days, bacteria and fungi grew in them, forming the film's title and biohazard symbols.
• Dr. Ian Lipkin, a film consultant and professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, stated that the virus described in the film is reminiscent of the Nipah virus, which was first identified in Malaysia in the late 1990s during an outbreak among pig farmers.
• All scenes featuring Kate Winslet were filmed in 10 days.
• Following the film "The Informant!" (2009), Steven Soderbergh and Scott Burns intended to make a biographical film about the controversial German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, but Soderbergh abandoned the idea, realizing how limited his audience would be. After that, Soderbergh and Burns decided to create a drama about the challenges facing the global healthcare system.
• Lauren Vasquez works at the desk of Benny Evangelista, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Evangelista is known for the perpetual mess on his desk, and the filmmakers decided to capture it as is.
• The role of Beth Emhoff was originally intended for Jennifer Connelly.
• This is the first film by Steven Soderbergh released in IMAX format.
• Jon Neal, whom Beth, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, speaks to on the phone from the airport, is voiced by Steven Soderbergh.
• Consultant Ian Lipkin insisted on reshooting the scene where Dr. Ellie Hextall gives herself an experimental vaccination. Initially, actress Jennifer Ehle pretended to inject herself through her clothing.
• As a promotional stunt, the Canadian branch of the film company 'Warner Bros. Pictures' ordered two huge petri dishes and installed them in a shopping mall window in Toronto. Over several days, bacteria and fungi grew in them, forming the film's title and biohazard symbols.
• Following the film "The Informant!" (2009), Steven Soderbergh and Scott Burns intended to make a biographical film about the controversial German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, but Soderbergh abandoned the idea, realizing how limited his audience would be. After that, Soderbergh and Burns decided to create a drama about the challenges facing the global healthcare system.