127 Hours

127 Hours
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDanny Boyle
Screenplay by
Based onBetween a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byJon Harris
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) (Telluride Film Festival)
  • 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05) (United States)
  • 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[3]
Box office$60.7 million[3]

127 Hours is a 2010 biographical psychological survival drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Danny Boyle. The film stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Clémence Poésy. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon, southeastern Utah, in April 2003. It is a British and American venture produced by Pathé, Everest Entertainment, Film4 Productions, HandMade Films and Cloud Eight Films.

The film, based on Ralston's memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2004), was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, co-produced by Christian Colson and John Smithson, and scored by A. R. Rahman. Beaufoy, Colson, and Rahman had all previously worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire (2008). 127 Hours was acclaimed by critics and audiences and grossed $60 million worldwide. It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of 2010 and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Franco and Best Picture.

The film's title refers to the period of non-stop activity from when Ralston was stranded in Bluejohn Canyon once his arm was trapped underneath a boulder, to when he was rescued.[4]

  1. ^ "British Council Film: 127 Hours". British Council. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (1 February 2011). "Fox to handle distrib'n for Pathe U.K." Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "127 Hours (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ^ Ralston, Aron (2004). Between a Rock and a Hard Place. New York: Atria Books. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-7434-9282-9. ...before my streak of 127 hours of uninterrupted experience ends at three forty-five P.M., Thursday, May 1, 2003.