Fort McCoy (film)
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Directed by | Michael Worth |
Written by | Kate Connor |
Produced by | Kate Connor Eric Stoltz |
Starring | Eric Stoltz Kate Connor Lyndsy Fonseca Camryn Manheim Seymour Cassel Brendan Fehr Rene Heger |
Cinematography | Neil Lisk |
Edited by | Robert Brakey |
Music by | Dana Niu |
Production company | Marzipan Entertainment |
Distributed by | Monterey Media |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $12,303[1] |
Fort McCoy is a 2011 American drama film written by Kate Connor, produced by Connor and Eric Stoltz, and directed by Connor and Michael Worth that stars Stoltz, Connor, Lyndsy Fonseca, , Camryn Manheim, Seymour Cassel, and Brendan Fehr.[2]
The film depicts the life of a barber who is hired by the United States Army. His services are needed for a prisoner-of-war camp in Wisconsin.
Plot[]
In 1944 Frank Stirn moves his family to Wisconsin to become a barber for the US Army and a prisoner-of-war camp it oversees at Fort McCoy. Bitter that he is unable to fight because he is 4F, Frank takes a stand when a Nazi officer threatens his wife.
Production[]
The film was shot in California, and La Crosse, Wisconsin.[citation needed]
Release[]
The film was first shown at Boston, Cannes Independent, Rhode Island, Savannah film festivals. The U.S. and Canadian rights were acquired by Monterey Media in March 2014. [3]
Festivals[]
Fort McCoy was shown at the following festivals:
- Rhode Island International Film Festival[4]
- Savannah Film Festival[5]
- Hollywood Film Festival[6]
- Cannes Independent Film Festival
- TriMedia Film Festival[7]
- Worldfest Houston[8]
- Milan Intl Film Festival
- Boston Film Festival
- Ft Lauderdale Intl Film Festival
- Stony Brook Film Festival
- Tacoma Film Festival[9]
- St. Louis Film Festival [10]
- Dublin Film Festival[11]
References[]
- ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fortmccoy.htm
- ^ Fort McCoy (2014)
- ^ Taylor Lindsay, IndieWire, 10 March 2014
- ^ "Craig Sailor, The News Tribune, 11 April 2014". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Fort McCoy" a joy to watch: Savannah Film Festival
- ^ “Inception” Wins Hollywood Movie Awards
- ^ TriMedia Film Festival highlights film, TV and plays
- ^ http://fortmccoy-movie.net/accolades.html
- ^ "Fort McCoy - Independent Film-August 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category
- ^ Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category
External links[]
- Official website
- Fort McCoy at IMDb
- Fort McCoy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Fort McCoy at Monterey Media
- 2011 films
- English-language films
- American World War II films
- Films set in 1944
- Films set in Wisconsin
- Films shot in California
- Films shot in Wisconsin
- 2011 drama films
- American films
- Films about the United States Army
- 2010s drama film stubs