Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a 2017 biographical romantic drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell, with a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Peter Turner, which tells of his relationship with Academy Award-winning American actress Gloria Grahame in 1970s Liverpool and, some years later, her death from stomach cancer.

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
British release poster
Directed byPaul McGuigan
Screenplay byMatt Greenhalgh
Based onFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
by Peter Turner
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyUla Pontikos
Edited byNick Emerson
Music byJ. Ralph
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Lionsgate (United Kingdom)
  • Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
Release dates
  • 1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) (Telluride)
  • 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16) (United Kingdom)
  • 29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$3.9 million

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 November by Lionsgate and in the United States on 29 December by Sony Pictures Classics. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, it received three nominations: Best Actress (Bening), Best Actor (Bell) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film received generally positive reviews.

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