Snow Falling on Cedars (film)

Snow Falling on Cedars
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Hicks
Screenplay byRon Bass
Scott Hicks
Based onSnow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
Produced byRon Bass
Kathleen Kennedy
Frank Marshall
Harry J. Ufland
Starring
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Edited byHank Corwin
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12) (TIFF)
  • December 22, 1999 (1999-12-22)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Budget$35 million
Box office$23,049,593

Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American legal drama film directed by Scott Hicks, and starring Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Max von Sydow, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, Richard Jenkins, James Rebhorn, and Sam Shepard. It is based on David Guterson's PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hicks and Ron Bass.

The film received mixed reviews. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and five Satellite Awards, including Best Motion Picture Drama.