Michael Clayton.

Resource Information

The work Michael Clayton. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Michael Clayton.

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Samuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment a Mirage Enterprises/Section Eight production ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack, Steve Samuels ; written and directed by Tony Gilroy

Contributor

• Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
• Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
• Samuels Media (Firm)
• Section Eight Ltd
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Clooney, George
• Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
• Gilroy, Tony
• O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
• Orent, Kerry
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008
• Samuels, Steve
• Swinton, Tilda
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-

Subject

• Abogados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Acción (Derecho) -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Class actions (Civil procedure) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- Malpractice -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• Law firms -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Legal films
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Legal films
• Teatro
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, John Gilroy ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sarah Edwards ; production designer, Kevin Thompson

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language including some sexual dialogue

Language note

• In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish, with English, French or Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

M534345 2008

PerformerNote

George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe

Runtime

119

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action