For other uses, see Dangerous Liaisons (disambiguation).
Dangerous Liaisons
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Screenplay by
Christopher Hampton
Based on
Les Liaisons dangereuses 1782 epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and Les liaisons dangereuses 1985 play by Christopher Hampton
Produced by
Norma Heyman
Hank Moonjean
Starring
Glenn Close
John Malkovich
Michelle Pfeiffer
Swoosie Kurtz
Keanu Reeves
Mildred Natwick
Uma Thurman
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Edited by
Mick Audsley
Music by
George Fenton
Production companies
Lorimar Film Entertainment
NFH Limited
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$14 million
Box office
$34.7 million
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play Les liaisons dangereuses, itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.[1]
It stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi and Keanu Reeves.
Dangerous Liaisons was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 16, 1988. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances by Close and Pfeiffer and the screenplay, production values and costumes. Grossing $34.7 million against its $14 million budget, it was a modest box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture, and won three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.[2][3]
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^"The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^"Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - Awards". imdb.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
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