Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Frears
Screenplay by	Christopher Hampton
Based on	Les Liaisons dangereuses 1782 epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and Les liaisons dangereuses 1985 play by Christopher Hampton
Produced by	Norma Heyman Hank Moonjean
Starring	Glenn Close John Malkovich Michelle Pfeiffer Swoosie Kurtz Keanu Reeves Mildred Natwick Uma Thurman
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Mick Audsley
Music by	George Fenton
Production companies	Lorimar Film Entertainment NFH Limited
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16) (United States)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$34.7 million

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play Les Liaisons dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.^[1] It stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves.

Dangerous Liaisons was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 16, 1988. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances by Close and Pfeiffer and the screenplay, production values and costumes. Grossing $34.7 million against its $14 million budget, it was a modest box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture, and won three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.^[2][3]