Genius
Genius
Genius
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2016
1h 44m
6.5(711 votes)
History
Drama

Overview

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

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Riverstone Pictures
Summit Entertainment

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Cast & Crew

60 members
Acting

Colin Firth

Max Perkins

Colin Firth
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Jude Law

Thomas Wolfe

Jude Law
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Nicole Kidman

Aline Bernstein

Nicole Kidman
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Laura Linney

Louise Saunders

Laura Linney
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Guy Pearce

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Guy Pearce
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Dominic West

Ernest Hemingway

Dominic West
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Vanessa Kirby

Zelda Fitzgerald

Vanessa Kirby
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Demetri Goritsas

John Wheelock

Demetri Goritsas
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Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

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Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Angela Ashton
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Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

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Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Gillian Hanna
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Corey Johnson

John Wheelock

Corey Johnson
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Miquel Brown

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Miquel Brown
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Rosy Benjamin

Scribner's Staff

Rosy Benjamin
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Elaine Caulfield

Mabel Wolfe

Elaine Caulfield
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Richard Dempsey

Director

Richard Dempsey
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Katya Watson

Jane Perkins

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Lorna Doherty

Peggy Perkins

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Makenna McBrierty

Nancy Perkins

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Lucy Briers

Miss Wyckoff

Lucy Briers
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Ray Strasser King

James, Mailroom Clerk

Ray Strasser King
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David Altaner

Scribner's Staff

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Charles Dinsdale

Scribner's Staff

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Erick Hayden

Scribner's Staff

Erick Hayden
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Kenneth Hazeldine

Scribner's Staff

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Oliver King

Scribner's Staff

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Alex Large

Scribner's Staff

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Charlotte Longfield

Scribner's Staff

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Nick Mercer

Scribner's Staff

Nick Mercer
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Kim Rosenfeld

Scribner's Staff

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James Wallace

Scribner's Staff

James Wallace
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Katherine Kingsley

Purring Woman

Katherine Kingsley
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Richard Clark

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Stella McCabe

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Art

Christopher Oram

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Mike Vessey

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Maddie Rice

Actress

Maddie Rice
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Ian Drysdale

Actor

Ian Drysdale
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Alistair Sanderson

Lighting Technician

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Alexander Scrivens

Lighting Technician

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Cassandra Nina

Woman at Bar

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Pamela Okoroafor

Woman at Bar

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Kenji Fenton

Band

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Neville Malcolm

Band

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Winston Rollins

Band

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Chris Storr

Band

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Frank Tontoh

Band

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Jamal Crawford

Dancer

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Crew

Kemi Durosinmi

Dancer

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Jo Dyce

Dancer

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Kevin Ketti

Dancer

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Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Dancer

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Joshua Robinson

Dancer

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Andrew Byron

Grand Central Station Conductor

Andrew Byron
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Jane Perry

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

Jane Perry
Production

James Bierman

Funeral Minister

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Trina Dillon

Effie Wolfe

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Gary Thomsett

Frank Wolfe

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Mark Phillimore

Frederick Wolfe

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