Snowden (film)

Snowden
Snowden
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Oliver Stone
Screenplay by	Kieran Fitzgerald; Oliver Stone;
Based on	The Snowden Files; by Luke Harding; Time of the Octopus; by Anatoly Kucherena;
Produced by	Moritz Borman; Eric Kopeloff; Philip Schulz-Deyle; Fernando Sulichin;
Starring	Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Shailene Woodley; Melissa Leo; Zachary Quinto; Tom Wilkinson; Scott Eastwood; Logan Marshall-Green; Timothy Olyphant; Ben Schnetzer; LaKeith Lee Stanfield; Rhys Ifans; Nicolas Cage;
Cinematography	Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by	Alex Marquez; Lee Percy;
Music by	Craig Armstrong
Production; companies	Endgame Entertainment; Vendian Entertainment; KrautPack Entertainment;
Distributed by	Open Road Films (United States); Universum Film/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany (Germany); Pathé Distribution (France)
Release dates	July 21, 2016 (San Diego Comic-Con); September 16, 2016 (United States); September 22, 2016 (Germany);
Running time	134 minutes
Countries	France; Germany; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$37.3 million

Snowden is a 2016 biographical thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. Based on the books The Snowden Files (2014) by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus (2015) by Anatoly Kucherena, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) subcontractor and whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) beginning in 2013. In addition to Gordon-Levitt, the film features an ensemble cast including Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. An international co-production of Germany, France, and the United States, principal photography began on February 16, 2015, in Munich.

Snowden screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2016, before premiering at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 16, 2016, by Open Road Films and on September 22 in Germany.^[6] It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Gordon-Levitt's performance and said Stone's direction played it safe. It grossed $37.3 million worldwide against its $40 million budget.^[2]

^ "Snowden (2016) | Film, Trailer, Kritik".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Snowden (2016)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^ "Snowden (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Snowden (2016)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 14, 2016). "Can 'Sully' Crucify 'Blair Witch' At The Weekend B.O.? – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
^ "Emma Roberts-Dave Franco Thriller 'Nerve' To Sneak At Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

[1] "Snowden (2016) | Film, Trailer, Kritik".

[BOM-2] "Snowden (2016)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[3] "Snowden (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[BFI-4] "Snowden (2016)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[5] D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 14, 2016). "Can 'Sully' Crucify 'Blair Witch' At The Weekend B.O.? – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

[6] "Emma Roberts-Dave Franco Thriller 'Nerve' To Sneak At Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

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