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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Screenplay by | Paul Schrader |
| Based on | Bringing Out the Dead by Joe Connelly |
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| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
| Edited by | Thelma Schoonmaker |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $32 million[2] |
| Box office | $16.8 million[3] |
Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 American supernatural horror drama film[4] directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, based on the 1998 novel by Joe Connelly. It stars Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Tom Sizemore. The plot depicts 48 hours in the life of a depressed New York City paramedic (Cage).
Bringing Out the Dead was released in the United States on October 22, 1999 by Paramount Pictures, while it was released internationally by Touchstone Pictures through Buena Vista International. It was the final film to be released on LaserDisc in the United States.[5] It received generally positive reviews from critics but was a disappointment at the box office, grossing just $16 million against its $32 million production budget.
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- ^ "Bringing Out the Dead (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Bringing Out The Dead (1999) - Martin Scorsese | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "LaserDisc Database - Bringing Out the Dead [LV335643-WS]". www.lddb.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.