Watch Genius (2016) Official Trailer
Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.
6.5 / 10 IMDb June 10, 2016 1h 44m
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
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
June 10, 2016
Genre
History, Drama
Status
Released
Revenue
$5,681,622
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Colin Firth
as Max Perkins
Jude Law
as Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
as Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
as Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
as Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
as Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
as John Wheelock
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Harry Attwell
as Assistant Editor
Angela Ashton
as Bertha Perkins
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Eve Bracken
as Zippy Perkins
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Gillian Hanna
as Julia Wolfe
Corey Johnson
as John Wheelock
Miquel Brown
as Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Rosy Benjamin
as Scribner's Staff
Elaine Caulfield
as Mabel Wolfe
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Richard Dempsey
as Director
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Katya Watson
as Jane Perkins
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Lorna Doherty
as Peggy Perkins
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Makenna McBrierty
as Nancy Perkins
Production Companies
Pinewood Pictures
Desert Wolf Productions
Michael Grandage Company
Riverstone Pictures
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