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Mank

Mank

20206.72h 12m

Overview

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Directed by David Fincher
Written by Jack Fincher
Produced by Ceán Chaffin, Douglas Urbanski, Eric Roth
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $122K

Top Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Herman Mankiewicz

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Marion Davies

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Rita Alexander

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Louis B. Mayer

Tom Pelphrey

Tom Pelphrey

Joseph Mankiewicz

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

John Houseman

Ferdinand Kingsley

Ferdinand Kingsley

Irving Thalberg

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Sara Mankiewicz

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Orson Welles

Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Charles Lederer

Themes & Keywords

movie businessscreenwriterbiographyhollywoodblack and whitealcoholic1930sold hollywood

About Mank

Mank is a drama, history film released in 2020 exploring themes of movie business, screenwriter, biography, hollywood, black and white, alcoholic. Directed by David Fincher, it stars Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins. 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

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