

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009-05-05 · 175 min · ★ 7.0
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
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- Directors
- David Prior
- Production companies
- Dreamlogic Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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David FincherSelf
Kathleen KennedySelf
Frank MarshallSelf
Joshua DonenSelf
Eric RothSelf
Brad PittSelf
Cate BlanchettSelf
William DoyleSelf
Donald Graham BurtSelf
Taraji P. HensonSelf
Jason FlemyngSelf
Claudio MirandaSelf
Julia OrmondSelf
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