Proof of Life

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Proof of Life (disambiguation).

Proof of Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTaylor Hackford
Written byTony Gilroy
Based on
Produced by
  • Taylor Hackford
  • Charles Mulvehill
Starring
CinematographySławomir Idziak
Edited by
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
Budget$65 million[1]
Box office$62.8 million[1]

Proof of Life is a 2000 American action thriller film directed and produced by Taylor Hackford, and starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film's screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, who also was an executive producer, and was inspired by William Prochnau's Vanity Fair magazine article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade",[2][3] and Thomas Hargrove's book Long March to Freedom,[4] in which Hargrove recounts how his release was negotiated by Thomas Clayton, who went on to be the founder of kidnap-for-ransom consultancy Clayton Consultants, Inc.

Proof of Life was released in December 8, 2000, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office, as it only grossed $62 million against a production budget of $65 million.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Prochnau, William (May 1998). "Adventures in the Ransom Trade". Vanity Fair (453): 134–144. ISSN 0733-8899.
  3. ^ Writer, BAME PIET
    Staff (April 27, 2007). "Govt announces new youth empowerment measures". Mmegi Online. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Long March to Freedom: The True Story of a Colombian Kidnapping. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2007. ISBN 9781603444576. Retrieved October 5, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)