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Genius

Genius

Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.

20166.51h 44m

Overview

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Directed by Michael Grandage
Written by A. Scott Berg, John Logan
Produced by James Bierman, John Logan, Michael Grandage
Box Office0Revenue: $5.7M

Top Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Jude Law

Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West

Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

H

Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton

Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Themes & Keywords

new york citybiographywriterbook editornovelisteditor1930s

About Genius

Genius is a history, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of new york city, biography, writer, book editor, novelist, editor. Directed by Michael Grandage, it stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman. New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

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