A Mighty Heart
(USA/Great Britain, 2007, 107 minutes)
The true story of the search in Pakistan for kidnapped American journalist Daniel Pearl, as seen through the eyes of his wife and of the investigating officers with the Pakistani police and American services. Dynamic police procedural with political overtones, based on an acclaimed memoir; not exactly the star vehicle expected, and all the better for it.
Paramount Vantage presents a Plan B Entertainment/Revolution Films production. Starring Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Denis O'Hare, Archie Panjabi, Will Patton, Gary Wilmes. Directed by Michael Winterbottom; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton; screenplay by John Orloff, based on the book by Mariane Pearl, A Mighty Heart; music by Molly Nyman, Harry Escott; director of photography (Technicolor, widescreen), Marcel Zyskind; production designer, Mark Digby; costume designer, Charlotte Walker; film editor, Peter Christelis.
The true story of the search in Pakistan for kidnapped American journalist Daniel Pearl, as seen through the eyes of his wife and of the investigating officers with the Pakistani police and American services. Dynamic police procedural with political overtones, based on an acclaimed memoir; not exactly the star vehicle expected, and all the better for it.
Paramount Vantage presents a Plan B Entertainment/Revolution Films production. Starring Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Denis O'Hare, Archie Panjabi, Will Patton, Gary Wilmes. Directed by Michael Winterbottom; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton; screenplay by John Orloff, based on the book by Mariane Pearl, A Mighty Heart; music by Molly Nyman, Harry Escott; director of photography (Technicolor, widescreen), Marcel Zyskind; production designer, Mark Digby; costume designer, Charlotte Walker; film editor, Peter Christelis.
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