The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman about the rise of pornographic magazine publisher and editor Larry Flynt, and his subsequent clash with the law. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton. The film was written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. It spans about 25 years of Flynt's life from his impoverished upbringing in Kentucky to his court battle with Rev... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 13, 1996

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 9 min

Also known as:

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt,
  • Larry Flynt - Die nackte Wahrheit,
  • Larry Flynt

Film

Directed by

Miloš Forman

Jan Tomáš Forman (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman]; born February 18, 1932), known as Miloš Forman ([ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman], English /ˈmiːloʊʃ ˈfɔərmən/), is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's...

Tagline:

  • You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1996
  • Jan 1, 1998
  • Dec 10, 1997
  • Dec 7, 2010
  • Dec 25, 1996
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  • 2 h 9 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 Director - Film Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,102
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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