Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic Western film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love. The film's time frame spans from the early 1900s, World War I, through the Prohibition era, ending with a brief scene set in 1963. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won for Best Cinematography. Both the film and book contain occasional Cornish language terms, the Ludlows being a Cornish immigrant family.
| Director | Edward Zwick |
| Produced by | Marshall Herskovitz, William D. Wittliff, Edward Zwick |
| Screenplay by | Susan Shilliday, William D. Wittliff |
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas |
| Music | James Horner |
| Cinematography | John Toll |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
| Production, company | TriStar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | December 23, 1994 (US) |
| Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $160.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 693960 |
About Legends of the Fall
Epic western about Col. William Ludlow and his sons in their rural Montana homestead. When the family encounters tragedy during World War I, two of the sons return home and end up falling in love with the same woman. The film was directed by Edward Zwick.
Achievement of Legends of the Fall
Original music for the picture was composed by James Horner. It is based upon Jim Harrison's 1979 novella of the same name.
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