- The Dying Gaul (film)
Infobox_Film
name =The Dying Gaul
imdb_id =0384929
writer =Craig Lucas
starring =Peter Sarsgaard Campbell Scott Patricia Clarkson
music =Steve Reich
cinematography =Bobby Bukowski
editing =Andy Keir
director =Craig Lucas
producer =David NewmanCampbell Scott
George VanBuskirk
Lisa Zimble
distributor =Strand Releasing
released =November 4 ,2005
runtime =101 min.
language =English
budget =$4,000,000 (estimated) |"The Dying Gaul" is a
2005 drama film Robert Sandrich (
Peter Sarsgaard ) is a novice screenwriter who has written a movie script based on his boyfriend's death byAIDS -related cerebraltuberculosis . Movie producer Jeffrey (Campbell Scott ) and his wife, Elaine (Patricia Clarkson ), both love the screenplay, but Jeffrey is willing to green-light the picture only if Robert changes the story so that it is about straight people. Jeffrey's hidden attraction toward Robert leads all parties down a dangerous path.The title is taken from that of an ancient Roman statue, which is itself a copy of an earlier, and lost, Greek one.Cast
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Peter Sarsgaard as Robert Sandrich
*Campbell Scott as Jeffrey Tishop
*Patricia Clarkson as Elaine TishopExternal links
*imdb title|id=0384929|title=The Dying Gaul
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