FILMBTBehind the Candelabra2013

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Name: Behind the Candelabra
Genre: music, profile, biography, adaptation, drama
Released: 2013-05-26
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe

1h 58m runtime

20131h 58mmusic • profile • biography • adaptation

Music film with a runtime of 118 minutes, released in 2013. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 58m

Minutes118

One SittingYes

With Break2h 10m

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Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh explores the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (played by Michael Douglas) and his long-term partner, Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), in this Warner Bros. biopic based on Thorson's best-selling memoirs. An pianist with a playful flair for showmanship, Liberace was a beloved entertainer when, in the summer of 1977, he began a five-year love affair with the much-younger Thorson. Though on the surface the pair couldn't have seemed more different, the y quickly established an intimate bond that would take Thorson on a wild ride through the glamorous world of showbusiness while revealing a side of his talented older lover that few had glimpsed before. Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Backula, and Debbie Reynolds co-star. A considerable hit when it premiered on HBO in May of 2013, Behind the Candelabra impressed at the 2013 Emmy Awards by taking home trophies for Best Mini-Series or TV Movie, Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie (Michael Douglas), and Best Directing, Mini-Series or TV Movie.

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Runtime1h 58m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break2h 10m

Movie Facts

Release DateMay 26, 2013

Runtime1h 58m

LanguageEnglish

Genresmusic, profile, biography, adaptation

DirectorSteven Soderbergh

ProducerGregory Jacobs, Susan Ekins

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