For the 1966 film, see The Black Klansman. For other uses, see Black Klansman (disambiguation).
BlacKkKlansman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
Charlie Wachtel
David Rabinowitz
Kevin Willmott
Spike Lee
Based on
Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
Produced by
Jason Blum
Spike Lee
Raymond Mansfield
Sean McKittrick
Jordan Peele
Shaun Redick
Starring
John David Washington
Adam Driver
Laura Harrier
Topher Grace
Cinematography
Chayse Irvin
Edited by
Barry Alexander Brown
Music by
Terence Blanchard
Production companies
Blumhouse Productions
Monkeypaw Productions
QC Entertainment
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Legendary Entertainment
Perfect World Pictures
Distributed by
Focus Features (United States)
Universal Pictures (International)
Release dates
May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14) (Cannes)
August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) (United States)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$15 million[1]
Box office
$93.4 million[1]
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical, crime, and comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, loosely based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. In addition, it also marked Harry Belafonte's last feature film before his death in April 2023. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter.
The film was produced by Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele. It was packaged by Andy Frances, Stallworth's manager. QC Entertainment purchased the film rights to the book in 2015.[2] Lee signed on as director in September 2017. Much of the cast joined the following month, and filming began in New York State.
BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, 2018, a day before the first anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Lee's direction, the performances (particularly of Washington, Driver and Grace), and timely themes. Critics noted it as a return to form for Lee. It received six nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lee's first directing nomination), and Best Supporting Actor for Driver; and won for Best Adapted Screenplay, making it Lee's first competitive Academy Award. The American Film Institute also selected it as one of the top 10 films of 2018. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards it earned four nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.
^ abc"BlacKkKlansman (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^Salisbury, Mark (February 14, 2019). "'BlacKkKlansman' producers on pitching Spike Lee and the film's lasting impact". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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