O Brother, Where Art Thou?(Movie, 2000)

Name: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2000
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 3.7

PG-13

| 1h 47min | Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 1,804 votes)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles. The film is set in rural Mississippi in 1937, and it follows three escaped convicts searching for hidden treasure while a sheriff relentlessly pursues them. Its story is a modern satire which, while incorporating social features of the American South, is loosely based on Homer's epic Greek poem The Odyssey. Some examples of this include Sirens, a Cyclop... ()

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Awards & Nominations for O Brother, Where Art Thou?

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

About O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? Trailer [35mm] Cropped(Trailer, 2:41)

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Production countries: France, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Mississippi

Based on the work of: Homer ("Odyssey")

Made by: StudioCanal, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Touchstone Pictures, Blind Bard Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 30 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/21/2000 (World premiere: 08/30/2000)

Appearing Characters: Odysseus, Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Polyphemus, Penelope, W. Lee O'Daniel, Zeus, Poseidon, Baby Face Nelson, Homer, Tiresias

Cast: George Clooney, John Goodman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, Wayne Duvall, Ed Gale, Ray McKinnon, Daniel von Bargen, Chris Thomas King, Stephen Root, Frank Collison, Musetta Vander, John McConnell, Lee Weaver, Gillian Welch

Creator: Joel Coen

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Producer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Executive Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

Film Editor: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke

Director of Photography: Roger Deakins

Composer: T Bone Burnett

Costume designer: Mary Zophres

Production Designer: Nancy Haigh

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dónde estás, hermano?"

"兄弟，你去哪？"

"霹雳高手"

"O Brother!"

"O'Brother"

"O adelfe, pou eisai?"

"Ó, testvér, merre visz az utad?"

"Fratello Dove Sei"

"오 형제여 어디에 있는가?"

"¿Dónde estás, hermano?"

"Bracie, gdzie jesteś?"

"О где же ты, брат!"

"Donde Estas Hermano"

"Neredesin Be Birader?"

Keywords: based on novel or book, southern usa, seduction, fraud, prophecy, music record, country music, mississippi river

Budget: 26,000,000 USD

Revenue: 71,870,729 USD (= 276%)

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?(Movie, 2000)

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