For the book, see Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace.
Behind the Candelabra
Television release poster
Based on
Behind the Candelabra by
Scott Thorson
Alex Thorleifson
Screenplay by
Richard LaGravenese
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Starring
Michael Douglas
Matt Damon
Dan Aykroyd
Scott Bakula
Rob Lowe
Debbie Reynolds
Music by
Marvin Hamlisch
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Jerry Weintraub
Producers
Gregory Jacobs
Susan Ekins
Michael Polaire
Cinematography
Peter Andrews
Editor
Mary Ann Bernard
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Production companies
Jerry Weintraub Productions
HBO Films
Budget
US$23 million[2]
Original release
Network
HBO
Release
May 26, 2013 (2013-05-26)
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Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American biographical comedy drama television film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, based on the 1988 book of the same name by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the relationship that he had with Thorson.[3]
It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2013, and competed for the Palme d'Or.[4] It aired on HBO on May 26, 2013, and was given a cinematic release in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2013.[5] The film received critical acclaim from television critics, including praise for the performances of Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. It marked the final onscreen acting role for Debbie Reynolds before her death in 2016.
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^"2013 Official Selection". Cannes. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^Higgins, Charlotte (May 21, 2013). "Behind the Candelabra is tipped for Cannes success – but can't win Oscar". Guardian. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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