Temple Grandin (film)

Temple Grandin
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Genre	Biographical drama
Based on	Emergence by Temple Grandin Margaret Scariano Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin
Screenplay by	Christopher Monger William Merritt Johnson
Directed by	Mick Jackson
Starring	Claire Danes Catherine O'Hara Julia Ormond David Strathairn
Music by	Alex Wurman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Emily Gerson Saines Gil Bellows Alison Owen Paul Lister Anthony Edwards Dante Di Loreto
Producer	Scott Ferguson
Cinematography	Ivan Strasburg
Editor	Leo Trombetta
Running time	107 minutes
Production companies	Ruby Films Gerson Saines Productions
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)
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Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.

The film premiered on HBO on February 6, 2010. It received positive reviews and won several awards including five Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild prizes for Danes.