Killers of the Flower Moon
Scorsese's epic of the Osage murders of 1920s Oklahoma.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 crime drama directed by Martin Scorsese, who wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth from the 2017 non-fiction book. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it follows a string of murders of Osage people after oil is found on tribal land, as a corrupt local political boss schemes to take their wealth.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser star.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Screenplay
- Eric Roth; Martin Scorsese
- Based on
- Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann
- Producer
- Dan Friedkin
- Bradley Thomas
- Martin Scorsese
- Daniel Lupi
- Starring
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Robert De Niro
- Lily Gladstone
- Jesse Plemons
- Tantoo Cardinal
- John Lithgow
- Brendan Fraser
- Cinematography
- Rodrigo Prieto
- Editing
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Music
- Robbie Robertson
Facts from the source article.
Background
It was Scorsese's sixth feature with DiCaprio and tenth with De Niro, and the last of his eleven films with composer Robbie Robertson, who died two months before its release and to whom it is dedicated. Filming took place from April to October 2021 in Osage and Washington counties, Oklahoma, with Apple Studios financing and distributing alongside Paramount. Its budget of $200 to 215 million was reportedly the most ever spent on a shoot in Oklahoma, and it grossed $158.8 million.
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