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Directed by | Tom Tykwer |
Screenplay by | Tom Tykwer |
Based on | A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers |
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Cinematography | Frank Griebe |
Edited by | Alexander Berner |
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Running time | 97 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $35 million[4][5] |
Box office | $11.8 million[6] |
A Hologram for the King is a 2016 comedy-drama film written, directed and co-scored by Tom Tykwer, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Dave Eggers,[7][8] and starring Tom Hanks as a washed-up corporate salesman, who goes to Saudi Arabia to propose a business deal.
Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt and Sarita Choudhury also star in this international co-production between France, Germany, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, and the United States.[3] The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films.[9]
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