Genius

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Genre : HistoryDrama

Runtime : 104 mins

Release Date : 2016-06-10

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**Behind a great writer, there's a genius editor!** I felt the title 'Genius' was not appropriate for how the story revolved in the film. It was more like a commitment and priority given to those undertaking than any other stuffs and that's why it looked like a genius from others eyes. Though I ...

The genius of Genius is that, although it revolves around the publication of Thomas Wolfe’s novels Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River, it’s not a film about writing but about editing; accordingly, editor Max Perkins (Colin Firth) is devoted as much time and importance as is Wolfe (Jude ...

This is one of Jude Law's better characterisations as he plays troubled writer Thomas Wolfe. His almost biblical tomes don't exactly excite most literary agents but the well established Max Perkins (Colin Firth) bucks that trend by giving him a chance. Now there are some editorial caveats to this c...

Cast

Colin Firth

(Max Perkins)

Jude Law

(Thomas Wolfe)

Nicole Kidman

(Aline Bernstein)

Laura Linney

(Louise Saunders)

Guy Pearce

(F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Dominic West

(Ernest Hemingway)

Vanessa Kirby

(Zelda Fitzgerald)

Demetri Goritsas

(John Wheelock)

Harry Attwell

(Assistant Editor)

Angela Ashton

(Bertha Perkins)

Eve Bracken

(Zippy Perkins)

Gillian Hanna

(Julia Wolfe)

Corey Johnson

(John Wheelock)

Miquel Brown

(Eleanor, Perkins' Maid)

Rosy Benjamin

(Scribner's Staff)

Elaine Caulfield

(Mabel Wolfe)

Richard Dempsey

(Director)

Katya Watson

(Jane Perkins)

Lorna Doherty

(Peggy Perkins)

Makenna McBrierty

(Nancy Perkins)

Lucy Briers

(Miss Wyckoff)

Ray Strasser King

(James, Mailroom Clerk)

David Altaner

(Scribner's Staff)

Charles Dinsdale

(Scribner's Staff)

Erick Hayden

(Scribner's Staff)

Kenneth Hazeldine

(Scribner's Staff)

Oliver King

(Scribner's Staff)

Alex Large

(Scribner's Staff)

Charlotte Longfield

(Scribner's Staff)

Nick Mercer

(Scribner's Staff)

Kim Rosenfeld

(Scribner's Staff)

James Wallace

(Scribner's Staff)

Katherine Kingsley

(Purring Woman)

Richard Clark

(Guest at Purring Woman's Table)

Stella McCabe

(Guest at Purring Woman's Table)

Christopher Oram

(Guest at Purring Woman's Table)

Mike Vessey

(Guest at Purring Woman's Table)

Maddie Rice

(Actress)

(Dancer)

Joshua Robinson

(Dancer)

Andrew Byron

(Grand Central Station Conductor)

Jane Perry

(John Hopkins Hospital Nurse)

James Bierman

(Funeral Minister)

Trina Dillon

(Effie Wolfe)

Gary Thomsett

(Frank Wolfe)

Mark Phillimore

(Frederick Wolfe)

Genius

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Cast

Colin Firth

Jude Law

Nicole Kidman

Laura Linney

Guy Pearce

Dominic West

Vanessa Kirby

Demetri Goritsas

Harry Attwell

Angela Ashton

Eve Bracken

Gillian Hanna

Corey Johnson

Miquel Brown

Rosy Benjamin

Elaine Caulfield

Richard Dempsey

Katya Watson

Lorna Doherty

Makenna McBrierty

Lucy Briers

Ray Strasser King

David Altaner

Charles Dinsdale

Erick Hayden

Kenneth Hazeldine

Oliver King

Alex Large

Charlotte Longfield

Nick Mercer

Kim Rosenfeld

James Wallace

Katherine Kingsley

Richard Clark

Stella McCabe

Christopher Oram

Mike Vessey

Maddie Rice

Ian Drysdale

Alistair Sanderson

Alexander Scrivens

Cassandra Nina

Pamela Okoroafor

Kenji Fenton

Neville Malcolm

Winston Rollins

Chris Storr

Frank Tontoh

Jamal Crawford

Kemi Durosinmi

Jo Dyce

Kevin Ketti

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Joshua Robinson

Andrew Byron

Jane Perry

James Bierman

Trina Dillon

Gary Thomsett

Mark Phillimore

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