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- BFI identifier739601
- Date2009 (Copyright)
2009-10-16 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Canada, France
- Production company
- SynopsisFantasy. Centuries ago Dr Parnassus made a pact with the Devil, in which he gained eternal life and an imaginarium allowing him to control the imaginations of people, but has to give his daughter to the Devil on her sixteenth birthday. He and a troupe of misfits and outcasts run a modest shambolic travelling show, until they encounter entrepreneur Tony, who has big plans for radically overhauling the show and making it into a big money spinner. (Synopsis)
- Work historyOut of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
- Genre
- Credits
- CastHeath Ledger (Tony Shepherd)
Christopher Plummer (Doctor Parnassus)
Verne Troyer (Percy)
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Title
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/751B-3643-C10A-1A40-4DC1-QCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
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view all - ArticlesEmpire n236 February 2009 - Preview, Prod. DetailsEmpire n242 August 2009 - Festival ReportScreen International n1712 4 Dec 2009 - ArticleSight and Sound v19 n11 November 2009 - Credits, Review, SynopsisThe Hollywood Reporter v402 n42 21 Dec 2007 - Credits, Prod. Detailsview all
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Work - 739601 - 2009 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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