XIII: The Conspiracy

XIII: The Conspiracy
Based onXIII graphic novel series
by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance
Screenplay byDavid Wolkove
Philippe Lyon
Directed byDuane Clark
StarringVal Kilmer
Stephen Dorff
Country of originCanada
France
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerKen Gord
CinematographyDavid Greene
EditorYann Hervé
Running time86 min x 2 = 172 min.
Production companiesProdigy Pictures
Cipango Films
Budget$20 million[1]
Original release
ReleaseOctober 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)
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XIII: The Conspiracy is a 2008 Franco-Canadian television film in two parts, based on the eponymous graphic novel series by Belgian authors Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, about an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. The film served as a pilot for XIII: The Series, which aired on television in 2011.

The film was directed by Duane Clark, stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, and was produced by Prodigy Pictures and Cipango Films. It was first broadcast in France in October 2008 by Canal+; followed by NBC in the USA in February 2009; by Nine in Australia (as The Conspiracy) in November 2009; and by Five in the United Kingdom in December 2009 (where it was shown as a single feature instead of in two parts).

  1. ^ "U.S. finds French fare can translate". hollywoodreporter.com. October 17, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2020.