The Truman Show 1998

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 99 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: psychological drama

director: Peter Weir

Score: 8 / 10

The Truman Show is a 1998 American psychological comedy drama film written and co-produced by Andrew Niccol, and directed by Peter Weir.

Plot

Selected from birth and officially adopted by a television studio following an unwanted pregnancy, Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of The Truman Show, a reality television program filmed 24/7 through approximately five thousand hidden cameras and broadcast worldwide. Christof, the show's creator and executive producer, seeks to capture Truman's authentic emotions and give audiences a relatable everyman.

Awards

Cast

More details

author	Andrew Niccol
award	European Film Award for Best Non-European Film Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
contentLocation	United States of America
director	Peter Weir
editor	Lee Smith William Anderson
events	meaning of life reality television
genre	comedy-drama
keywords	adopt advertise advertise products to both truman and the audience around the world best friend boating accident breaking character breaks character claim discover disturb even executive producer extra fall fear of water fiji first time force hidden camera horrify one night product placement question rat real world sail sirius sleep television program television studio thalassophobia travel truman show unwanted pregnancy violent storm
musicBy	Burkhard Dallwitz Philip Glass Wojciech Kilar
nomination	Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
producer	Adam Schroeder Andrew Niccol Edward S. Feldman Scott Rudin
productionCompany	Scott Rudin Productions
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Los Angeles
theme	psychological drama satirical