Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Release date

2007-09-26

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Capitol Films, Michael Cerenzie Productions, Linsefilm, Unity Productions, Funky Buddha Productions, Entertainment Film Distributors

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$25 032 129

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Director

Sidney Lumet

Actors

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Sarah Livingston, Brían F. O'Byrne, Rosemary Harris
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Scenario

Producer

William S. Gilmore, Michael Cerenzie, Brian Linse, Paul Parmar, David Bergstein, Jane Barclay, Hannah Leader, Eli Klein, Sam Zaharis, Belle Avery

Operator

Ron Fortunato

Composer

Carter Burwell

Artist

Blythe R.D. Quinlan, Alison Ford

Audition

Ellen Lewis, Lindsay Chag

Editing

Tom Swartwout, Patty Willett
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• The film's original title translates literally as "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." This is a quote from a traditional Irish toast, which reads: 'May you always have food and clothing, and a soft pillow under your head; and may you be forty years in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.'
• Sidney Lumet altered the original screenplay slightly at his discretion. For example, in the initial version of the script, Andrew and Hank were not brothers, and Gina and Andrew Hanson had a child.
• The original title of the film translates literally as "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." This is an excerpt from a traditional Irish toast, which goes: 'May you always have food and clothing, and a soft pillow under your head; and may you be 40 years in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.'