The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuy Ritchie
Screenplay by
Story by
Based on
Produced by
  • John Davis
  • Steve Clark-Hall
  • Lionel Wigram
  • Guy Ritchie
Starring
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited byJames Herbert
Music byDaniel Pemberton
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 2, 2015 (2015-08-02) (Barcelona)
  • August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million[2][3]
Box office$110 million[4]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 spy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie and Lionel Wigram. It is based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name, which was created by Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe. The film stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, and Hugh Grant. The film was produced by RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Davis Entertainment while Turner Entertainment Co., the original TV series current holder, was also involved.

In 1993, John Davis obtained the rights for a film adaptation based on the original series. However, the film fell into development limbo due to multiple script rewrites. Over the years, Matthew Vaughn, David Dobkin, and Steven Soderbergh were optioned for directing until Ritchie signed on in March 2013. The film premiered at Barcelona on August 2, 2015, and was released on August 14, 2015, by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing only $110 million worldwide on a $75 million budget.[5] Rolling Stone listed this movie 50th on the best action movies of all time.[6]

  1. ^ "The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (August 16, 2015). "Box Office: 'Straight Outta Compton' Debuts to Scorching $56.1 Million". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
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  5. ^ "10 Great Films From The 2010s That Underperformed at The Box Office". Collider. June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "50 Best Action Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2021.