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Directed by | Edward Zwick |
Screenplay by | Geoffrey S. Fletcher |
Based on | "Trial by Fire"[1] by David Grann |
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Cinematography | John Guleserian |
Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
Music by | Henry Jackman |
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Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $148,504[2] |
Trial by Fire is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Edward Zwick. The story is based upon David Grann's article "Trial by Fire" that appeared in The New Yorker in 2009 about case Willingham v. State of Texas.[3] The film stars Jack O'Connell, Laura Dern, Emily Meade, Jeff Perry and Jade Pettyjohn.
Trial by Fire had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was released on May 17, 2019, by Roadside Attractions.