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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

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A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.

Directed by David Prior
Produced by David Prior
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David Fincher

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Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

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Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

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Joshua Donen

Joshua Donen

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Eric Roth

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Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

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Cate Blanchett

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William Doyle

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Donald Graham Burt

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About The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button is a documentary film released in 2009. Directed by David Prior, it stars David Fincher, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall. A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.

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