A Master Builder
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
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Cast
11 people
Wallace Shawn
Halvard Solness
Known for
Toy Story
Young Sheldon
Julie Hagerty
Mrs. Solness
Known for
Airplane!
Marriage Story
Larry Pine
Dr. Herdal
Known for
Succession
House of Cards
Lisa Joyce
Hilde Wangel
Known for
Insecure
Boardwalk Empire
Andre Gregory
Knut Brovik
Known for
Demolition Man
The Last Temptation of Christ
Emily Cass McDonnell
Kaia Fosli
Also in
Past Lives
Marriage Story
Jeff Biehl
Ragnar Brovik
Known for
Vinyl
Winsome Brown
Nurse
Known for
Dopesick
News of the World
Marjorie Graham
Nurse
No other roles listed
Sheilagh Weymouth
Nurse
Known for
The Better Sister
The Chair Company
Joanna Feuer
Nurse Nora (as Joanna Howard)
Also in
FBI: Most Wanted
Jonathan Demme Director · Wallace Shawn Screenplay Andre Gregory Author
Worldwide gross $47K · United States release July 23, 2014 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$46,874
Production
The Ibsen Project
Production
Clinica Estetico
Production
Scott Griffin Productions
Production
Jacob Burns Film Center
Production
Westward
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · November 11, 2013
Premiere · Rome Film Festival
United States · July 23, 2014
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 2015
Physical · Criterion Collection André Gregory & Wallace Shawn: 3 Films Blu-ray / DVD
United States
February 22, 2014 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
July 14, 2014 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
November 14, 2014 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Festival
November 22, 2014 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival
Brazil
September 25, 2014 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 15, 2014 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
South Korea
May 2, 2015 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 10, 2018 · Physical
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