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Mank (2020)

Mank is David Fincher’s two-time Academy Award-winning film that was released on Netflix and select theaters in 2020. Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, and Lily Collins, Mank tells the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, the real-life alcoholic screenwriter responsible for penning the screenplay for the 1941 classic Citizen Kane.

Mank
R
Drama
Biography

Director
David Fincher
Release Date
December 4, 2020
Studio(s)
Netflix
Distributor(s)
Netflix
Cast
Lily Collins , Arliss Howard , Charles Dance , Amanda Seyfried , Gary Oldman
Writers
Jack Fincher
Runtime
131 minutes
Budget
$25 million

Summary

Follows screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz's tumultuous development of Orson Welles' iconic masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941).

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