Snow Falling on Cedars (film)
| Snow Falling on Cedars | |
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| Directed by | Scott Hicks |
| Screenplay by | Ron Bass Scott Hicks |
| Based on | Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson |
| Produced by | Ron Bass Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Harry J. Ufland |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
| Edited by | Hank Corwin |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English 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.