Manderlay
“Liberation. Whether they want it or not.”
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.
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Part of USA: Land of Opportunities Collection
3 films
Cast
43 people
Bryce Dallas Howard
Grace Margaret Mulligan
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Isaach de Bankolé
Timothy
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Danny Glover
Wilhelm
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Predator 2
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Willem Dafoe
Grace's Father
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Spider-Man
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Michaël Abiteboul
Thomas
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Lauren Bacall
Mam
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Jean-Marc Barr
Mr. Robinsson
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The Big Blue
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Geoffrey Bateman
Bertie
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Virgile Bramly
Edward
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SAS Rogue Heroes
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Ruben Brinkman
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Van der Valk
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Jeremy Davies
Niels
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Lars von Trier Director · Joachim Holbek Composer Anthony Dod Mantle Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $675K · Budget $14M · United States release January 27, 2006
Box office
Budget
$14,200,000
Worldwide gross
$674,918
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
Isabella Films B.V.
Production
Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion
Production
Manderlay
Production
Sigma Films
Production
Memfis Film
Production
Ognon Pictures
Production
Film i Väst
Production
DR
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
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SVT
Production
WDR
Production
ARTE
Production
NPS
Production
YLE
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Alan Young Pictures
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Heimatfilm
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Canal+ Television AB
Production
Danmarks Radio (DR)
Production
Degeto Film
Production
Edith Film Oy
Production
Invicta Capital
Production
Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)
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Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Denmark · Finland · France · Germany · Netherlands · Sweden · United Kingdom · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 16, 2005
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Denmark · June 3, 2005
Theatrical
United States · January 27, 2006
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 30, 2005 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 17, 2005 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 20, 2005 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
February 3, 2006 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
June 18, 2006 · Premiere · African Diaspora Film Festival
Austria
December 16, 2005 · Digital
Brazil
October 1, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 11, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
July 6, 2005 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
October 27, 2005 · Theatrical
April 19, 2012 · Premiere · Days of European Film
November 24, 2022 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 2005 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
November 9, 2005 · Theatrical
July 12, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
November 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 4, 2005 · Digital
Ireland
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
March 11, 2006 · Digital
Kazakhstan
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 21, 2005 · Premiere · Noorderzon Festival Groningen
September 1, 2005 · Theatrical
November 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 20, 2008 · TV · Nederland 2
Portugal
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
September 8, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
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