Snow Falling on Cedars | |
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Directed by | Scott Hicks |
Screenplay by | Ron Bass Scott Hicks |
Based on | Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson |
Produced by | Ron Bass Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Harry J. Ufland |
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Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
Edited by | Hank Corwin |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Japanese |
Budget | $35 million[1] |
Box office | $23,049,593[1] |
Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American legal drama film directed by Scott Hicks,[2] and starring Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Max von Sydow, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, Richard Jenkins, James Rebhorn, and Sam Shepard. It is based on David Guterson's PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hicks and Ron Bass.[3]
The film received mixed reviews. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and five Satellite Awards, including Best Motion Picture Drama.[4][5]