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Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American independent neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry.

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Based on
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Box office
$179.1 million
Budget
$14 million
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Country
United States
Directed by
Ang Lee

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Brokeback Mountain

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related to Development · 53
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has impact · 44
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related to Further reading · 38
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related to Home media · 33
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related to International distribution · 32
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related to Best Picture controversy · 29
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related to Filming · 27
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related to Critical response · 26
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related to Box office · 23
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related to Accolades · 18
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Brokeback MountainBased onBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainBox office$179.1 million1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainBudget$14 million1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainCinematographyRodrigo Prieto1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainDirected byAng Lee1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainDistributed byFocus Features1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainEdited byGeraldine Peroni1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainEdited byDylan Tichenor1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainMusic byGustavo Santaolalla1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainProduced byDiana Ossana1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainProduced byJames Schamus1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainProduction companiesFocus Features River Road Entertainment1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainRelease datesSeptember 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) (Venice)1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainRelease datesDecember 9, 2005 (2005-12-09) (United States)1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainRunning time134 minutes1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainScreenplay byLarry McMurtry1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainScreenplay byDiana Ossana1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringHeath Ledger1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringJake Gyllenhaal1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringLinda Cardellini1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringAnna Faris1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringAnne Hathaway1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringMichelle Williams1.00infobox
Brokeback MountainStarringRandy Quaid1.00infobox
Brokeback Mountainis a2005 American independent neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus0.90text

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