In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah (2007)

Timing: 2:4 (124 min)

6.768/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

2007-09-14

Country

United States

Production

Summit Entertainment, Blackfriars Bridge Films, NALA Films, Warner Independent Pictures, Samuels Media

Genre

History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Budget

$23 000 000

Revenue

$29 541 790

Website

http://wip.warnerbros.com/inthevalleyofelah/

Director

Paul Haggis

Actors

Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, Frances Fisher, James Franco, Jonathan Tucker, Jason Patric, Josh Brolin, Wes Chatham, Jake McLaughlin
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Scenario

Producer

Paul Haggis, Patrick Wachsberger, Steve Samuels, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Laurence Becsey, Erik Feig, James A. Holt, Stan Wlodkowski, David Garrett, Emilio Diez Barroso

Operator

Roger Deakins

Composer

Mark Isham

Artist

Audition

Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller

Editing

Jo Francis, David Price
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• Due to the provocative nature of the subject matter, Haggis found it very difficult to "get" the project off the ground. He was helped by Clint Eastwood, whom Paul had dreamed of casting as Hank.
• The film is based on Mark Boal's article "Death and Dishonor" published in Playboy magazine, which told a story that Haggis transferred to the screen with practically no changes.
• Some of the actors who played soldiers (Wes Chatham, Jake McLaughlin, Sean Hues) actually served in Iraq.
• The film is based on the real case of serviceman Richard Davis, who returned from a deployment in Iraq and disappeared. His father, who dedicated 20 years of his life to military service, began his own investigation. It turned out that Davis was killed by four fellow soldiers. They were sentenced to imprisonment: two to life, one for 20 years, and another for 5 years.