Genius(2016)

Name: Genius
Director: Michael Grandage
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: Jun 10, 2016
Cast: Sanusha

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PG-13
Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and suggestive content
1h 44m
- Biography
- Drama

Release Date: Jun 10, 2016

A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.

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Release Details

Original Release | Jun 10, 2016 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$98,274
Total US & Canada:
$1,361,045
Total International
$6,073,961
Total Worldwide:
$7,435,006

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Michael Grandage
Director

Sanusha
Actor

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English,Spanish

Summaries

Storyline

Thomas Wolfe , Ernest Hemingway , F. Scott Fitzgerald and others. When, one day in 1929, writer Thomas Wolfe decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins, editor at Scribner's, he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But, to his happy amazement, his novel, which was to become "Look Homeward, Angel," was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (by 300 pages) and had to be reduced. Although reluctant to see his poetic prose trimmed, Wolfe agreed and was helped by Perkins, who had become a true friend, with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and a best seller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time and the River" appeared, but the fight for reducing Wolfe's logorrheic written expression had been even harder, with the novel originally at 5,000 pages. Perkins managed to cut 90,000 words from the book, and with bitterness ultimately taking its toll, the relationships between the two men gradually deteriorated. Wolfe did not feel grateful to Perkins any longer but had started resenting him for owing his success to him. — Guy Bellinger