| The Company You Keep | |
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| Directed by | Robert Redford |
| Written by | Lem Dobbs |
| Based on | The Company You Keep by Neil Gordon |
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| Cinematography | Adriano Goldman |
| Edited by | Mark Day |
| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million (est.)[1] |
| Box office | $19.6 million[2] |
The Company You Keep is a 2012 American political thriller film starring Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Redford. The script was written by Lem Dobbs based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Neil Gordon.[3] The film was produced by Nicolas Chartier (Voltage Pictures), Redford and Bill Holderman.
The story centers on recent widower and single father Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground anti-Vietnam War militant wanted for a bank robbery and murder. Grant has hidden from the FBI for over 30 years, as an attorney in Albany, New York. He becomes a fugitive when his true identity is exposed by Ben Shepard, an aggressive young reporter. Grant must find his ex-lover, Mimi, the one person who can clear his name, before the FBI catches him. Otherwise, he will lose everything, including his 11-year-old daughter Isabel. While Ben struggles with ethical issues as a journalist, Jim and his old friends from the Weather Underground must live with the consequences of their radical past.
After film festival screenings in September 2012, the film's first theatrical release was in Italy in December 2012. A U.S. limited release began in April 2013, followed by wider release later in the month and releases in various foreign markets through December 2013. The film received a mixed reception from the critics in the U.S. but a generally favorable one abroad. It grossed $5.1 million in the U.S. and Canada, with foreign sales reaching $14.5 million.[2]
- ^ "The Company You Keep (2013)". The Wrap. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Company You Keep" at Box office Mojo, accessed February 14, 2015
- ^ Gordon served as a consultant on the film. See Olson, Mike. "Company Man: A Conversation with The Company You Keep Author Neil Gordon", The Credits, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., April 9, 2013. For more on Gordon, see "Board of Directors: Neil Gordon" Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, American Conference of Academic Deans, accessed September 23, 2013