Greed (2019 film)

Greed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Winterbottom
Written byMichael Winterbottom
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGiles Nuttgens
Edited by
  • Liam Hendrix Heath
  • Marc Richardson
  • Mags Arnold
Music byHarry Escott
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) (United Kingdom)
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget£5 million[2]
Box office$1.4 million[3]

Greed is a 2019 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film stars Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield, Dinita Gohil, Sophie Cookson, Jonny Sweet, Asim Chaudhry, Shirley Henderson, and Isla Fisher. The film centres around Sir Richard McCreadie, played by Coogan, a billionaire high-street fashion mogul loosely based on Arcadia Group chairman Philip Green,[4] and events surrounding the build-up to his 60th birthday celebrations on the Greek island of Mykonos.

Greed had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2019, and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing International.

  1. ^ "Greed (2019)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Mance, Henry (6 February 2020). "Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom on 'Greed': 'We owe Philip Green a debt'". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Greed (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Steve Coogan: We ignore the imbalance between rich and poor". BBC News. 18 February 2020.