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Road to Perdition

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
12 July, 2002
Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition is a 2002 American period crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family. Filming took place in the Chicago area. Mendes, having recently finished 1999's acclaimed American Beauty, pursued a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery. Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall took advantage of the environment to create symbolism for the film, for which he won several awards, including a posthumous Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film explores several themes, including the consequence of violence and father-son relationships.

Director Sam Mendes
Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes
Screenplay by David Self
Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig
Music Thomas Newman
Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
Edited by Jill Bilcock
Production, company The Zanuck Company
Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures (United States), 20th Century Fox (International)
Released July 12, 2002
Running time 117 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $80 million
Box office $183.4 million
Netflix ID 60023600

About Road to Perdition

Crime film adapted from the graphic novel of the same name about a son and his hitman father who seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family.

Achievement of Road to Perdition

Sam Mendes directed the film which would earn six Academy Awards nominations. It only won for Best Cinematography, an honor that went to Conrad L. Hall posthumously.

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Latest information about Road to Perdition updated on July 28 2021.