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Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.
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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.
- Director
- Michael Grandage
- Created by
- James J. Bagley,A. Scott Berg,Tim Bevan,Nik Bower
- Writers
- John Logan
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Cast

Colin Firth
Max Perkins

Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe

Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein

Laura Linney
Louise Saunders

Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway

Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald

Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor

Angela Sant'Albano
Bertha Perkins
Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe

Corey Johnson
John Wheelock

Miquel Brown
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Rosy Benjamin
Scribner's Staff

Elaine Caulfield
Mabel Wolfe
Richard Dempsey
Director
Katya Watson
Jane Perkins
Lorna Doherty
Peggy Perkins
Makenna McBrierty
Nancy Perkins

Lucy Briers
Miss Wyckoff

Ray Strasser King
James, Mailroom Clerk
David Altaner
Scribner's Staff
Charles Dinsdale
Scribner's Staff
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Crew
Directing
- Michael GrandageDirector
Writing
- A. Scott BergBook
- John LoganScreenplay
- A. Scott BergNovel
Production
- Jina JayCasting
- James BiermanProducer
- John LoganProducer
- Michael GrandageProducer
- James J. BagleyExecutive Producer
- A. Scott BergExecutive Producer
- Tim BevanExecutive Producer
- Nik BowerExecutive Producer
- Tim ChristianExecutive Producer
- Ivan DunleavyExecutive Producer
- Arielle Tepper MadoverExecutive Producer
- Deepak NayarExecutive Producer
Camera
- Ben DavisDirector of Photography
Editing
- Chris DickensEditor
Sound
- Adam CorkOriginal Music Composer
- Lilly BlazewiczAssistant Foley Artist
- Glen GathardFoley Mixer
- Jack StewFoley Artist
- Andrea KingFoley Artist
- Jemma Riley-TolchFoley Mixer
Art
- Phil BullStandby Property Master
- Mark DigbyProduction Design
- Elo SoodeConcept Artist
- Elo SoodeConceptual Design
- Alex BailyArt Direction
- Gareth CousinsArt Direction
- Michelle DaySet Decoration
- Rebecca WhiteAssistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up
- Jane PetrieCostume Design
- Christine BlundellMakeup Artist
- Laura MorseMakeup Artist
- Nathaniel De'LineadeusSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Chris LyonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting
- John HigginsGaffer