The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
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Cast
55 people
Kit Harington
John F. Donovan
Known for
Game of Thrones
Pompeii
Manuel Tadros
Salim
Harry Standjofski
Producer
Trevor Hayes
Director
Niko Nikolov
Security Guard
Michael Daniel Murphy
Editor #2
Natalie Portman
Sam Turner
Known for
V for Vendetta
Black Swan
Jacob Tremblay
Rupert Turner
Known for
Luca
Wonder
Susan Sarandon
Grace Donovan
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Kathy Bates
Barbara Haggermaker
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Ben Schnetzer
Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
Known for
Warcraft
The Book Thief
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
Moira's Assistant
Known for
Human Trafficking
Eastern Promises
Xavier Dolan Director · Jacob Tierney Writer Gabriel Yared Composer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $35M · United States release December 13, 2019
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Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,326,364
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Sons of Manual
Production
Lyla Films
Production
Warp Films
Production
Pipeline Entertainment
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Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2018
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Canada · August 23, 2019
Theatrical
United States · December 13, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · December 13, 2019
Digital
Australia
May 13, 2020 · Digital · YouTube
France
March 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
June 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
March 13, 2020 · Digital
Lithuania
October 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
July 28, 2019 · Premiere · Strelka Film Festival
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical
September 17, 2019 · Digital
Ukraine
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 13, 2019 · Digital
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