The Life of David Gale
2003 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Life of David Gale is a 2003 crime thriller film directed and co-produced by Alan Parker, written by Charles Randolph, co-produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Kevin Spacey as the title character, a college professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent; Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, and Gabriel Mann co-star. The film, an international co-production between the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, was Parker's final film before his retirement, and subsequent death in 2020.
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Directed by | Alan Parker |
Written by | Charles Randolph |
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Cinematography | Michael Seresin |
Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States Germany United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $38 million[2] |
Box office | $38.9 million[2] |
Released in the United States on February 21, 2003, it received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed just $38.9 million against its $38 million budget.