Michael Clayton

Resource Information

The work Michael Clayton represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Michael Clayton

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Samuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment ; a Mirage Enterprises/Section Eight production ; produced by Sydney Pollack, Steven Samuels, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent ; written and directed by Tony Gilroy

Contributor

• Samuels Media (Firm)
• Samuels Media (Firm)
• O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
• O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
• Orent, Kerry,
• Orent, Kerry,
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
• Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• Samuels, Steven,
• Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
• Samuels, Steven,
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Clooney, George,
• Clooney, George,
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
• Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
• Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
• Gilroy, Tony,
• Gilroy, Tony,
• Section Eight Ltd
• Section Eight Ltd
• Howard, James Newton,
• Howard, James Newton,

Actor

• Clooney, George,
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Swinton, Tilda,
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
• O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
• Clooney, George,

Composer

• Howard, James Newton,
• Howard, James Newton,

Director

• Gilroy, Tony,
• Gilroy, Tony,

Producer

• Samuels, Steven,
• Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
• Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
• Orent, Kerry,
• Orent, Kerry,
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008,
• Samuels, Steven,

Screenwriter

• Gilroy, Tony,
• Gilroy, Tony,

Subject

• Feature films -- United States
• Law firms -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Law firms -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• Popular movies
• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Class actions (Civil procedure) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Class actions (Civil procedure) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- Malpractice -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- Malpractice -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Corporate lawyers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Drama
• Drama

Genre

• Drama
• Video recordings
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; edited by John Gilroy ; music by James Newton Howard

Language note

In English, Français, or Español with optional subtitles in English SDH, Français, or Español; closed-captioned in English

PerformerNote

George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe

Runtime

120

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action