BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. The film was produced by Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele. QC Entertainment purchased the film rights to the book in 2015. Lee signed on as director in September 2017. Much of the cast joined the following month, and filming began in New York State. BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix.
| Director | Spike Lee |
| Produced by | Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele, Shaun Redick |
| Writer(s) | Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee |
| Starring | John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace |
| Music | Terence Blanchard |
| Cinematography | Chayse Irvin |
| Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
| Production, company | Blumhouse Productions, Monkeypaw Productions, QC Entertainment, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Legendary Entertainment, Perfect World Pictures |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Released | May 14, 2018 (Cannes), August 10, 2018 (United States) |
| Running time | 128 minutes, 135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $93.4 million |
About BlacKkKlansman
Spike Lee joint centered on Ron Stallworth, a Colorado police officer who successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and became the head of their local chapter.
Achievement of BlacKkKlansman
The film was based on Stallworth's autobiographical book Black Klansman. It was co-written by Lee and produced by both Jason Blum and Jordan Peele. It t competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Grand Prix at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
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