| Dangerous Liaisons | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Hampton |
| Based on | Les Liaisons dangereuses 1782 epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and Les liaisons dangereuses 1985 play by Christopher Hampton |
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| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Mick Audsley |
| Music by | George Fenton |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $34.7 million |
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play Les Liaisons dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.[1] It stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves.
Dangerous Liaisons was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 16, 1988. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances by Close and Pfeiffer and the screenplay, production values, costumes and soundtrack. Grossing $34.7 million against its $14 million budget, it was a modest box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture, and won three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.[2]
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- ^ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.