Legends of the Fall

original title:
Legends of the Fall
other titles:
(Legenden der Leidenschaft)
country / year of production:
USA / 1994
original length:
133 min. , color
premiere:
16 December 1994
genre:
adventure
based on:
Jim Harrison. Legends of the Fall. New York: Dell Publishing, 1989.
director:
Edward Zwick
film script:
Jim Harrison , Susan Shilliday
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cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Brad Pitt , Anthony Hopkins , Aidan Quinn
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plot synopsis:
The film tells the story of three very different brothers, who love the same woman. Her fiancé, the youngest of the brothers, dies in World War I. Afterwards the two other fight for her. One of them is a politician, the other an adventurer. During their fight they find themselves on the opposing sides of law.
keywords:
family on both sides of the front , shell shock , women during wartime , volunteers , father-son relationship
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
literature:
Hans Schifferle. "Legenden der Leidenschaft". In: Epd-Film 12 (1995), 4, 42.
remarks:
Won an "Oscar" for "Best Cinematography" in 1995.

Was filmed in Canada and Jamaica.
availability:
VHS, DVD, CD