Strip Search | |
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Written by | Tom Fontana |
Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
Starring | Glenn Close Maggie Gyllenhaal Ken Leung Bruno Lastra Dean Winters Austin Pendleton |
Theme music composer | Paul Chihara |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Mark A. Baker Irene Burns |
Cinematography | Ron Fortunato |
Editor | Tom Swartwout |
Running time | 86 minutes (Germany) 56 minutes (U.S.)[1] |
Production company | HBO Films |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | April 27, 2004 |
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Strip Search is a drama film made for the HBO network, first aired on April 27, 2004.[2][3] The film explores the status of individual liberties in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the approval of the USA PATRIOT Act. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Oz creator Tom Fontana. It stars Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Bruno Lastra and Dean Winters. The film initially was screened at the Monaco International Film Festival with Lumet presenting it in the presence of Fontana.
Different cuts of the film exist. There is supposedly a two-hour version. German TV showed an 86-minute version. The version released on DVD in the U.S. is 56 minutes.[4]