Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road is a 2008 American-British drama film, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Her performance earned Kate Winslet a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and the film was nominated for a further three Golden Globes, six BAFTA's and three Oscars. The film premiered in Los Angeles on 15 December 2008, followed by a limited US release on 26 ... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 26, 2008

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • A szabadság útjai,
  • Дорога перемен,
  • Foi Apenas um Sonho,
  • Mässajate tänav,
  • Sólo un sueño,
  • Zeiten des Aufruhrs,
  • Les noces rebelles,
  • O dromos tis epanastasis,
  • Put oslobodenja,
  • Núdzový východ,
  • Hayallerin pesinde,
  • Nouzový východ,
  • Droga do szczescia,
  • Reboryûshonarî Rôdo

Film

Directed by

Sam Mendes

Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning work on his debut film American Beauty (1999) and his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1996) and Gypsy (2003...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2008
  • Jun 2, 2009
  • Jan 23, 2009
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Production design by:

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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min
  • 1 h 58 min
  • 2 h 1 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 35,000,000
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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film Nominees

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film Winners

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Media

Adapted From

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road, the first novel of author Richard Yates, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962 along with Catch-22 and The Moviegoer. When it was published by Atlantic-Little, Brown in 1961, it received critical acclaim, and the New York Times reviewed it as "beautifully crafted......

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