Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American Neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex emotional and sexual relationship between two American male cowboys named Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983. Lee became attached to the project after previous attempts to adapt the short story into a film did not materialize. Focus Features and River Road Entertainment would jointly produce and distribute the film. After Ledger and Gyllenhaal's casting was announced in 2003, filming commenced in various locations in Alberta, Canada in 2004. Brokeback Mountain premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was released to theaters on December 9 that year.
| Director | Ang Lee |
| Produced by | Diana Ossana, James Schamus |
| Screenplay by | Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana |
| Starring | Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams |
| Music | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Edited by | Geraldine Peroni, Dylan Tichenor |
| Production, company | River Road Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Released | September 2, 2005 (Venice), December 9, 2005 (United States) |
| Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $178.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 70023965 |
About Brokeback Mountain
Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning film depicting the complex relationship between two homosexual cowboys between 1963 and 1983. The Best Picture winner was directed by Ang Lee.
Achievement of Brokeback Mountain
The film is based on a short story of the same name, written by Annie Proulx and originally published in The New Yorker in October 1997.
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