Michael Clayton
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tony Gilroy
George Clooney
Tilda Swinton
Tom Wilkinson
Sydney Pollack
Michael O'keefe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach, Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firm's top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens, has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Bach sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and, in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of who he has become.
Director
Tony Gilroy
Cast
George Clooney
Tilda Swinton
Tom Wilkinson
Sydney Pollack
Michael O'keefe
Tom Mccarthy
Doug Mcgrath
Maggie Siff
Frank Wood
Susan Egbert
Christopher Mann
Sean Cullen
Remy Auberjonois
Ken Howard
Matthew Detmer
Sharon Washington
Pun Bandhu
Sam Gilroy
John Gerard Franklin
Julie White
John Oates
Merritt Wever
Susan Pellegrino
Paul Oquist
Sarah Nichols
Kevin Hagan
Alberto Vazquez
Jason Strong
Denis O'hare
Rachel Black
Jennifer Van Dyck
Jonathan Walker
Christopher Detitta
Bill Raymond
Michael Countryman
David Zayas
Danielle Skraastad
Julia Gibson
Heidi Armbruster
John Douglas Thompson
Wai Chan
Gregory Dann
Terry Serpico
Brian Poteat
Cathy Diane Tomlin
Jordan Lage
Brian Koppelman
Edward Furs
Andrew Sherman
Pamela Gray
Jack Fitz
David Landsbury
Robert Prescott
Susan Mcbrien
Paul H Juhn
Amy Hargreaves
Neal Huff
Richard Hecht
Katherine Waterston
Austin Williams
Cynthia Mace
Crew
Steve Apicella
Myles Aronowitz
Megan Asbee
Dylan Ashbrook
Chris P Bacon
Abby Bailey
Randall Balsmeyer
Chris Barnes
Michael Barosky
Michael Barry
Daniel Beaman
Angela Bellisio
Hilary Benas
Chris Bingham
Kit Bland
David Boulton
Michael Brooks
Clay Brown
James F Brown
Joshua Chaplinsky
Ellen Chenoweth
Paul Cheponis
Tom Cioccio
George Clooney
Joseph R Collins
Joseph R Collins
Joseph R Collins
Eddy Collyns
John Craigmile
Jen Crammer
Michael Curry
Mary Cybulski
Roger Daprato
David Davenport
Sandy De Crescent
Juan E. De La Rosa
Brad Dechter
Kim Dellechiaie
Joe Destefano
George Detitta Jr.
Niki Dicesare
Ann Marie Doris
Norman Douglass
Clay Duncan
John Duvall
Kate Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit
Alyson Evans
Robert K. Feldmann
Bert Ferntheil
Steven Finestone
Steven Finestone
Douglas Foote
Jennifer Fox
Adam Freelander
Paul Gaily
Peter Gelfman
John Gilroy
Tony Gilroy
David Ginsberg
Christopher Goode
Christopher Goode
Mick Gormaley
Richard Grant
Ulysses Guidotti
Stephane Guillaume
Jessalyn Haefele
Gene Harrison
Michael Herlihy
Pedro Hernandez
Don Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
James A Holt
James Newton Howard
Barry Idoine
Kenton Jakub
Bobby Johanson
Timothy Joliat
James V Kent
Alex Kharlamov
Edward James Knott
Dan Korintus
Andy Kris
Robert Kummert
Robert Kummert
Wade Laboissonniere
Joanne Lamstein
Brian Langman
Alyson W Lewin
Fionnuala Lynch
John E Mack
Michelle Mader
Karen Marsh
Aaron Marshall
Gary Martone
Michael Maurer
Christine Mayer
Angel Mcconnell
Alan Meyerson
Ralph Millero
Ralph Millero
Anthony Minghella
John Miserendino
Jon Montgomery
Melissa Mugavero
Stephen Nakamura
Karla Nappi
Blake Neely
Julia Newmann
Charlene Olson
Kerry Orent
Rocco Palmieri
Jay Peck
Michael Pitt
Sydney Pollack
Paul Polow
Milan Popelka
Jerry Popolis
Chuck Potter
Matt Power
Timothy Powers
Patrick Quinn
Scott Ramsey
Steven Ramsey
Amelia Rasche
Nic Ratner
Daniel Rosenblum
Brian Ross
Chris Ryan
P Scott Sakamoto
Dennis Salomone
Steve Samuels
Waldo Sanchez
Michael Scelza
John Schabel
Pete Shevlin
Loren Sklar
Graham Smith
Hilary Smith
Steven Soderbergh
Paul P Soucek
Igor Srubshchik
Catherine Lynch Sullivan
William Sweeney
Gregor Tavenner
Jose Tejada
Mia Thoen
Stuart Thomas
Stuart Thomas
Kevin Thompson
Amy R Trachtman
Edwina Travis-chin
T. Ray Treece
Justin Trimm
Beka Venezia
Lauren Vigeland
Robin Voth
Daniel Ward
Mel Wesson
Anthony Wolberg
Anthony Wolberg
Kevin Wood
John Young
Jerry Yuen
Giovanni Zeqireya
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Score
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted one of the 10 best films of 2007 by the American Film Institute (AFI).
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Actor (George Clooney) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Actor (George Clooney) by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC).
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Actor (George Clooney) by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Winner of the 2007 award for British Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role (Tom Wilkinson) by the London Critics' Circle.
Limited Release in United States October 5, 2007
Released in United States Fall October 5, 2007
Wide Release in United States October 12, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 19, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States December 2007
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) August 31-September 9, 2007.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentations) October 4-17, 2007.
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Dubai Gala Screening) December 9-16, 2007.
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
Feature directorial debut for Tony Gilroy.
Limited Release in United States October 5, 2007 (NY, LA, TOR)
Released in United States Fall October 5, 2007
Wide Release in United States October 12, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 19, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) August 31-September 9, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentations) October 4-17, 2007.)
Released in United States December 2007 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Dubai Gala Screening) December 9-16, 2007.)
Co-winner of the 2007 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Tom Wilkinson) by the International Press Academy (IPA).
