Unknown (2011 film)

Unknown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
Written by
  • Oliver Butcher
  • Mandy Richardson
  • Stephen Cornwell
Based onOut of My Head
by Didier Van Cauwelaert
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Labiano
Edited byTim Alverson
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 16 February 2011 (2011-02-16) (Westwood)
  • 18 February 2011 (2011-02-18) (United States)
  • 2 March 2011 (2011-03-02) (France)
  • 3 March 2011 (2011-03-03) (Germany)
  • 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
113 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish[1]
Budget$30[3]–40[5] million
Box office$136.1 million[6]

Unknown is a 2011 action-thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella.[7] The film, produced by Joel Silver, Leonard Goldberg and Andrew Rona, is based on the 2003 French novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert published in English as Out of My Head which was adapted as the film's screenplay by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell.[8] The narrative centers around a professor who wakes up from a four-day long coma and sets out to prove his identity after no one recognizes him, including his own wife, and another man claims to be him.

Released on 18 February 2011, the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $136 million against its $30 million budget.

  1. ^ a b c d "Unknown (2011)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Unknown (2011)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Unknown at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "Unknown (EN) [Original title]". Lumiere. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ 40 million according to Andrew Rona at Berlinale press conference, Friday 18 February 2011. See "Video Press Conference" at Berlinale web site after 30 minutes. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  6. ^ Unknown at The Numbers. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  7. ^ "Unknown White Male Starts Principal Photography" Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. MovieWeb.com. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  8. ^ Dargis, Manohla (17 February 2011). "Me, My Doppelgänger and a Dunk in the River". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-18.