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Genius

# Max Perkins discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe.
History   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-06-10
⌚ Running Time: 104 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.465

Beloved Cast

Colin Firth original image
Max Perkins
Colin Firth
Jude Law original image
Thomas Wolfe
Jude Law
Nicole Kidman original image
Aline Bernstein
Nicole Kidman
Laura Linney original image
Louise Saunders
Laura Linney
Guy Pearce original image
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Guy Pearce
Dominic West original image
Ernest Hemingway
Dominic West
Vanessa Kirby original image
Zelda Fitzgerald
Vanessa Kirby
Demetri Goritsas original image
John Wheelock
Demetri Goritsas
Harry Attwell original image
Assistant Editor
Harry Attwell
Angela Ashton original image
Bertha Perkins
Angela Ashton
Eve Bracken original image
Zippy Perkins
Eve Bracken
Gillian Hanna original image
Julia Wolfe
Gillian Hanna
Corey Johnson original image
John Wheelock
Corey Johnson
Miquel Brown original image
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Miquel Brown
Rosy Benjamin original image
Scribner's Staff
Rosy Benjamin
Elaine Caulfield original image
Mabel Wolfe
Elaine Caulfield
Richard Dempsey original image
Director
Richard Dempsey
Katya Watson original image
Jane Perkins
Katya Watson
Lorna Doherty original image
Peggy Perkins
Lorna Doherty
Makenna McBrierty original image
Nancy Perkins
Makenna McBrierty
Lucy Briers original image
Miss Wyckoff
Lucy Briers
Ray Strasser King original image
James, Mailroom Clerk
Ray Strasser King
David Altaner original image
Scribner's Staff
David Altaner
Charles Dinsdale original image
Scribner's Staff
Charles Dinsdale
Erick Hayden original image
Scribner's Staff
Erick Hayden
Kenneth Hazeldine original image
Scribner's Staff
Kenneth Hazeldine
Oliver King original image
Scribner's Staff
Oliver King
Alex Large original image
Scribner's Staff
Alex Large
Charlotte Longfield original image
Scribner's Staff
Charlotte Longfield
Nick Mercer original image
Scribner's Staff
Nick Mercer
Kim Rosenfeld original image
Scribner's Staff
Kim Rosenfeld
James Wallace original image
Scribner's Staff
James Wallace
Katherine Kingsley original image
Purring Woman
Katherine Kingsley
Richard Clark original image
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Richard Clark
Stella McCabe original image
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Stella McCabe
Christopher Oram original image
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Christopher Oram
Mike Vessey original image
Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Mike Vessey
Maddie Rice original image
Actress
Maddie Rice
Ian Drysdale original image
Actor
Ian Drysdale
Alistair Sanderson original image
Lighting Technician
Alistair Sanderson
Alexander Scrivens original image
Lighting Technician
Alexander Scrivens
Cassandra Nina original image
Woman at Bar
Cassandra Nina
Pamela Okoroafor original image
Woman at Bar
Pamela Okoroafor
Kenji Fenton original image
Band
Kenji Fenton
Neville Malcolm original image
Band
Neville Malcolm
Winston Rollins original image
Band
Winston Rollins
Chris Storr original image
Band
Chris Storr
Frank Tontoh original image
Band
Frank Tontoh
Jamal Crawford original image
Dancer
Jamal Crawford
Kemi Durosinmi original image
Dancer
Kemi Durosinmi
Jo Dyce original image
Dancer
Jo Dyce
Kevin Ketti original image
Dancer
Kevin Ketti
Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa original image
Dancer
Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa
Joshua Robinson original image
Dancer
Joshua Robinson
Andrew Byron original image
Grand Central Station Conductor
Andrew Byron
Jane Perry original image
John Hopkins Hospital Nurse
Jane Perry
James Bierman original image
Funeral Minister
James Bierman
Trina Dillon original image
Effie Wolfe
Trina Dillon
Gary Thomsett original image
Frank Wolfe
Gary Thomsett
Mark Phillimore original image
Frederick Wolfe
Mark Phillimore

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