Following

This article is about the film by Christopher Nolan. For other uses, see Following (disambiguation).

Following
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Written byChristopher Nolan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Nolan
Edited by
  • Gareth Heal
  • Christopher Nolan
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
company
Next Wave Films
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release dates
  • 24 April 1998 (1998-04-24) (San Francisco)[1]
  • 5 November 1999 (1999-11-05) (United Kingdom)
Running time
70 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000[4][5]
Box office$126,052[4]

Following is a 1998 British independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Christopher Nolan in his feature film directorial debut. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.

As Nolan's debut feature, it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make. Scenes were heavily rehearsed so just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16mm film stock, the production's greatest expense, and for which Nolan was paying from his salary. Unable to afford expensive professional lighting equipment, Nolan mostly used available light. Along with writing, directing, and photographing the film, Nolan helped in editing and production.

The film was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD in North America on 11 December 2012.

  1. ^ "41st San Francisco International Film Festival at PFA". The Regents of the University of California. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "FOLLOWING". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Following (1998)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Following (1999)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Following - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.