Snowpiercer

2013 film directed by Bong Joon-ho

Snowpiercer (Hangul: 설국열차; Hanja: 雪國列車; RR: Seolgungnyeolcha) is a 2013 science fiction action movie based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette.[5] The movie was directed by Bong Joon-ho.[6][7]

Snowpiercer
Directed byBong Joon-ho
Screenplay by
  • Bong Joon-ho
  • Kelly Masterson
Story byBong Joon-ho
Based on
Le Transperceneige
by
  • Jacques Lob
  • Benjamin Legrand
  • Jean-Marc Rochette
Produced by
  • Jeong Tae-sung
  • Steven Nam
  • Park Chan-wook
  • Lee Tae-hun
Starring
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo
Edited by
  • Steve M. Choe
  • Kim Chang-ju
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
  • Moho Film
  • Opus Pictures
  • Union Investment Partners
  • Stillking Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 29 July 2013 (2013-07-29) (Times Square)
  • 1 August 2013 (2013-08-01) (South Korea)
Running time
126 minutes
Countries
  • South Korea
  • Czech Republic[1]
LanguagesEnglish,[2] Korean[2]
Budget$40 million[3]
Box office$86.8 million[4]

The movie stars Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Go Ah-sung, John Hurt, and Ed Harris.

Snowpiercer received positive movie reviews after being released on 29 July 2013.[8] It was also successful at the box office, earning $86.8 million compared to its movie budget of $40 million.[4][3]

References change

  1. "Snowpiercer". LUMIERE. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "SNOWPIERCER". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "What The Economics Of 'Snowpiercer' Say About The Future Of Film". Forbes. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Snowpiercer (2014)". Box Office Mojo. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. Elley, Derek (2 February 2014). "Snowpiercer". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. Young-gyo, Kim (27 May 2008). "Film adaptation of French dystopian comic to go global: Bong". Yonhap. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  7. Weintraub, Steve (12 October 2009). "Exclusive: Bong Joon-ho Talks About His Next Film SNOW PIERCER". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved on 30 June 2011
  8. Lee Hyo-won (13 February 2016). "South Korea's Polarizing Film Market: Can Mid-Budget Genre Movies Survive?". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

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