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Memento (film)

Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the 2001 short story "Memento Mori" by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. The film stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. It follows Leonard Shelby (Pearce), a man who has anterograde amnesia—resulting in the…

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Based on
"Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan
Box office
$40.1 million
Budget
$5–9 million
Cinematography
Wally Pfister
Country
United States
Directed by
Christopher Nolan

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Avg. degree1.99
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Starring · 3
Memento (film) → Carrie-Anne Moss, Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano
Produced by · 2
Memento (film) → Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Production companies · 2
Memento (film) → Summit Entertainment, Team Todd
Release dates · 2
Memento (film) → March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16) (United States), September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) (Venice)
Based on · 1
Memento (film) → "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan
Box office · 1
Memento (film) → $40.1 million
Budget · 1
Memento (film) → $5–9 million
Cinematography · 1
Memento (film) → Wally Pfister
Country · 1
Memento (film) → United States
Directed by · 1
Memento (film) → Christopher Nolan

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Memento (film)Based on"Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan1.00infobox
Memento (film)Box office$40.1 million1.00infobox
Memento (film)Budget$5–9 million1.00infobox
Memento (film)CinematographyWally Pfister1.00infobox
Memento (film)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
Memento (film)Directed byChristopher Nolan1.00infobox
Memento (film)Distributed byNewmarket1.00infobox
Memento (film)Edited byDody Dorn1.00infobox
Memento (film)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Memento (film)Music byDavid Julyan1.00infobox
Memento (film)Produced bySuzanne Todd1.00infobox
Memento (film)Produced byJennifer Todd1.00infobox
Memento (film)Production companiesSummit Entertainment1.00infobox
Memento (film)Production companiesTeam Todd1.00infobox
Memento (film)Release datesSeptember 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) (Venice)1.00infobox
Memento (film)Release datesMarch 16, 2001 (2001-03-16) (United States)1.00infobox
Memento (film)Running time113 minutes1.00infobox
Memento (film)Screenplay byChristopher Nolan1.00infobox
Memento (film)StarringGuy Pearce1.00infobox
Memento (film)StarringCarrie-Anne Moss1.00infobox
Memento (film)StarringJoe Pantoliano1.00infobox

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