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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (movie)

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Directed byJoel Coen
Written by
  • Ethan Coen
  • Joel Coen
Based onThe Odyssey
by Homer
Produced byEthan Coen
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited by
Music byT. Bone Burnett
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million[3]
Box office$71.9 million[4]

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 American crime comedy movie directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney.[5] The movie is set in Mississippi in 1937[6] during the Great Depression. The movie's story is a comedy based on Homer’s Odyssey.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. "Box Office Data:O Brother Where Art Thou". The Numbers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  4. "O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  5. Lafrance, J.D. (2004-04-05). "The Coen Brothers FAQ" (PDF). pp. 33–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  6. Richard J. Gray, Owen Robinson (2004). A companion to the literature and culture of the American south. Blackwell Publishing ltd. ISBN 9780631224044.

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