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Music Box

  • 1989
  • PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
9.8K
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Music Box (1989)
A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
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A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

  • Director
    • Costa-Gavras
  • Writer
    • Joe Eszterhas
  • Stars
    • Jessica Lange
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Frederic Forrest
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    9.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writer
      • Joe Eszterhas
    • Stars
      • Jessica Lange
      • Armin Mueller-Stahl
      • Frederic Forrest
    • 52User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast58

    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Ann Talbot
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Mike Laszlo
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Jack Burke
    Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat
    • Harry Talbot
    Lukas Haas
    Lukas Haas
    • Mikey Talbot
    Cheryl Lynn Bruce
    Cheryl Lynn Bruce
    • Georgine Wheeler
    Mari Törőcsik
    Mari Törőcsik
    • Magda Zoldan
    • (as Mari Töröcsik)
    J.S. Block
    • Judge Silver
    Sol Frieder
    • Istvan Boday
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Karchy Laszlo
    Elzbieta Czyzewska
    Elzbieta Czyzewska
    • Melinda Kalman
    Magda Szekely Marburg
    • Judit Hollo
    Felix Shuman
    • James Nathanson
    Michael Shillo
    • Geza Vamos
    George Pusep
    • Vladimir Kostav
    Mitchell Litrofsky
    • Sandy Lehman
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Mack Jones
    Ned Schmidtke
    Ned Schmidtke
    • Dean Talbot
    • Director
      • Costa-Gavras
    • Writer
      • Joe Eszterhas
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews52

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    Summary

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    7.2
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    7.8
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    6.4
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Joe Eszterhas wrote the screenplay with Jane Fonda in mind to play the female lead. Eszterhas and producer Irwin Winkler wanted to cast Fonda, but Costa-Gavras thought that she was too old for the part, and cast Jessica Lange instead. Fonda was paid $1.25 million in compensation for losing the part.
    • Quotes
      • Mack Jones: What do we know about our parents?
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Always/Music Box/Born on the Fourth of July/Tango and Cash/Camille Claudel (1989)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 19, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hungary
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Die ganze Wahrheit
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production company
      • Carolco Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,263,883
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,381
      • Dec 25, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,263,883
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 4m(124 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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