The Survivor (2021 film)

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The Survivor
Directed byBarry Levinson
Written byJustine Juel Gillmer
Produced by
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
  • Matti Leshem
  • Barry Levinson
  • Scott Pardo
  • Jason Sosnoff
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Steel
Edited byDouglas Crise
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO Films
Release date
  • September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Survivor is a 2021 American biographical drama film, directed by Barry Levinson, from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer. Ben Foster stars as Harry Haft, a real-life survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he boxed fellow inmates to survive. Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard,  [de], Dar Zuzovsky and John Leguizamo co-star.

It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021.

Cast[]

Production[]

In November 2018, it was announced that Ben Foster had joined the cast of the film, along with Barry Levinson, who was supposed to direct the film from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer, with Matti Leshem, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Sosnoff, Levinson and Scott Pardo producing under their New Mandate, Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media banners, respectively.[2] In March 2019, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, Dar Zuzovsky and John Leguizamo joined the cast of the film.[3] Hans Zimmer composed the film's score.[4] The film was re-titled The Survivor from the working title, Harry Haft.[5] Principal photography began in February 2019.[6]

Release[]

The Survivor had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021.[7] In October 2021, HBO Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[8] The film will also debut on HBO Max.

Reception[]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 20 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 15 as positive and 5 as negative for a 75% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.30 out of 10.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Survivor". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 5, 2018). "BRON & New Mandate Set Barry Levinson To Direct Ben Foster-Starrer 'Harry Haft'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Kay, Jeremy (March 1, 2019). "Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo join 'Harry Haft'". Screen International. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hans Zimmer Scoring Barry Levinson's 'Harry Haft'". FilmMusicReporter. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Survivor". Bron Studios. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 1, 2019). "Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo To Co-Star Barry Levinson's 'Harry Haft'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 20, 2021). "2021 Toronto Festival Unveils 'Dear Evan Hansen' As Opening Night Premiere; Check Out First Slated Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (October 4, 2021). "HBO Picks Up Barry Levinson's 'The Survivor' About Boxer Harry Haft Post TIFF". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Survivor". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

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