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Mr. Turner is a 2014 internationally co-produced biographical drama film on the last twenty-five years of the life and career of painter J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role Read More..

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Description	Mr. Turner is a 2014 internationally co-produced biographical drama film on the last twenty-five years of the life and career of painter J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, and Martin Savage. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Spall won the award for Best Actor and cinematographer Dick Pope received a special jury prize for the film's cinematography.The film was critically acclaimed and received four nominations each at the 87th Academy Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards.Describing Turner as "a great artist: a radical, revolutionary painter", writer/director Leigh explained, "I felt there was scope for a film examining the tension between this very mortal, flawed individual, and the epic work, the spiritual way he had of distilling the world".
Description	Mr. Turner is a 2014 internationally co-produced biographical drama film on the last twenty-five years of the life and career of painter J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, and Martin Savage. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Spall won the award for Best Actor and cinematographer Dick Pope received a special jury prize for the film's cinematography.The film was critically acclaimed and received four nominations each at the 87th Academy Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards.Describing Turner as "a great artist: a radical, revolutionary painter", writer/director Leigh explained, "I felt there was scope for a film examining the tension between this very mortal, flawed individual, and the epic work, the spiritual way he had of distilling the world".

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Director	Mike Leigh
Director
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Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Mike Leigh
Writer
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Cinematography	Dick Pope
Cinematography
Editing	Jon Gregory
Editing

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Starring	, Timothy Spall , Dorothy Atkinson , Marion Bailey , Paul Jesson , Lesley Manville , Martin Savage
Starring
Music	Gary Yershon
Music
Runtime	150 minutes
Runtime
Country	, United Kingdom, France, Germany
Country
Language	English
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PRODUCTION

Producer	Georgina Lowe
Producer
Studio	, Film4, Focus Features International, Lipsync Productions, Thin Man Films, Xofa Productions
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Distributor	Entertainment One
Distributor
Released	df=y/2014/05/15 (Cannes) /2014/10/31 (United Kingdom)
Released
Budget	£8.4 million
Budget
Gross	$17.8 million
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