JackNo Country for Old Men
September 7th 2007 13:56
No Country For Old Men is a 2007 film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed it for a 2007 release. Production started in May 2006 on location in Texas and New Mexico. The title is from the first line of W. B. Yeats's poem 'Sailing to Byzantium'. The movie first screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2007 and will go on general release in the USA on November 9, 2007. The Australian release date is 24th January, 2008.
The film follows Llewelyn Moss, a man out hunting near the Rio Grande who comes across a drug deal gone sour—leaving behind a cache of heroin, two million dollars and several bodies. When two more men end up murdered, the local sheriff realizes Moss and his wife need protection. Things turn dangerous when various men, ranging from ruthless freelancers to ex-Special Forces members, turn up to find out the truth and destroy all evidence.
Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones as Sheriff Bell
Javier Bardem as Chigurh
Josh Brolin as Llewellyn Moss
Woody Harrelson as Wells
Kelly MacDonald as Carla Jean
Stephen Root
Garret Dillahunt
Jason Douglas
Other Info:
Genre: Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Joel Coen
Written by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Distributed by: Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage
Release date: USA - November 9th, 2007; Australia - January 24th, 2008; UK - January 18th, 2008
Runtime: 122 mins
Budget: $US 30 million
Rating: US - R; strong graphic violence and some language.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article No Country for Old Men (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
The film follows Llewelyn Moss, a man out hunting near the Rio Grande who comes across a drug deal gone sour—leaving behind a cache of heroin, two million dollars and several bodies. When two more men end up murdered, the local sheriff realizes Moss and his wife need protection. Things turn dangerous when various men, ranging from ruthless freelancers to ex-Special Forces members, turn up to find out the truth and destroy all evidence.
Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones as Sheriff Bell
Javier Bardem as Chigurh
Josh Brolin as Llewellyn Moss
Kelly MacDonald as Carla Jean
Stephen Root
Garret Dillahunt
Jason Douglas
Other Info:
Genre: Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Joel Coen
Written by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Distributed by: Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage
Release date: USA - November 9th, 2007; Australia - January 24th, 2008; UK - January 18th, 2008
Runtime: 122 mins
Budget: $US 30 million
Rating: US - R; strong graphic violence and some language.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article No Country for Old Men (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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