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John Kelso, a magazine reporter on a visit in Savannah, attends a party given by Jim Williams, a self-made man and antiques collector. Later the same night Jim Williams is accused of murder. Based on the novel by John Berendt.

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ProducerArnold Stiefel, Clint Eastwood

EAN7321900147767

eBay Product ID (ePID)3942321

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ActorJ. Patrick Mccormack, Paul Hipp, Terry Rhoads, Kevin Harry, Emma Kelly, Kim Hunter, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Sonny Seiler, Nick Gillie, Muriel Moore, John Cusack, Jude Law, John Duncan, Ted Manson, Victor Brandt, Geoffrey Lewis, James Moody, Joann Pflug, Margaret R. Davis, Dorothy Kingery, Virginia Duncan, Amanda Kingery, Patrika Darbo, Dorothy Loudon, Charles Black, Judith Robinson, Georgia Allen, Kevin Spacey, Michael Rosenbaum, Alison Eastwood, Tyrone Lee Weaver, Dan Biggers, Patricia Herd, Shannon Eubanks, Gary Anthony Williams, Jin Hi Soucy, Greg Goossen, Lady Chablis, Anne Haney, Aleta Mitchell, Tim Black, Bess S. Thompson, Richard Herd, Susan Kingery, Rhoda Griffis, Leon Rippy, Irma P. Hall, Michael O'hagan, Bob Gunton, Jack Thompson

Film/TV TitleMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

DirectorClint Eastwood

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Dutch\English\French\Italian\Portuguese\Spanish

Run Time149 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen

Release Year1999

FormatDVD

FeaturesInteractive Menus\Production Notes\Scene Access, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

ComposerLennie Niehaus

Dubbing LanguagesFrench\Italian

FeaturedDoug Dearth

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Director of PhotographyJack N. Green

Hearing ImpairedEnglish\Italian

Production DesignerHenry Bumstead

Additional InformationBringing John Berendt's international best-selling novel, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, to the screen must have been a challenge. The book is essentially an anecdotal travelogue of the fascinating city of Savannah, Georgia. The filmmakers decided to add a character, John Kelso (well played by John Cusack), a writer from New York, who's meant to represent Berendt's point of view. They also put most of the focus of the narrative on the murder trial of local millionaire socialite Jim Williams (the redoubtable Kevin Spacey). This is slightly problematic in that Kelso, a mere observer, now becomes the central character of the film. But director Clint Eastwood (straying from his usual milieu, and, atypically, not appearing the film) and writer John Lee Hancock still manage to capture the quirky spirit of the book. They're greatly aided in this regard by the lush images of cinematographer Jack N. Green and the detailed work of production designer Henry Bumstead, who create just the right atmosphere for the small city and its environs. The strong cast, including actual Savannah residents such as sparkplug transsexual the Lady Chablis, makes the film an enjoyable idyll in a strange yet welcoming place.

ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Kevin Spacey puts in yet another effortlessly suave turn...

ScreenwriterJohn Lee Hancock

AuthorJohn Berendt

Format DescriptionDVD 9

EditorJoel Cox

Movie/TV TitleMidnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil