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| Directed by | Taylor Hackford |
| Written by | Mark Jacobson |
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| Cinematography | Kieran McGuigan |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
| Music by | Chris P. Bacon |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
| Box office | $137,885[2] |
Love Ranch is a 2010 American drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Gina Gershon and Bryan Cranston. It was written by Mark Jacobson.
The film is based on the lives of Joe Conforte and Sally Conforte, a married couple who operated the first legal brothel in the United States after the widespread criminalization of prostitution in the US earlier in the 20th century, the Mustang Ranch in Storey County, Nevada,[3] Violence results when their marriage is tested by infidelity.[4] The story also alludes to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the assassination of famous Argentinian boxer Ringo Bonavena in the Mustang Ranch.
- ^ Horn, John (July 1, 2010). "Word of Mouth: 'Love Ranch,' starring Helen Mirren, survives rocky relationship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ "Love Ranch (2010)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Helen Mirren's Brothel Movie to Open", New York
- ^ "Mirren, Pesci Team for 'Love Ranch'", Entertainment Weekly