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What do you get for the man who has everything? - The Game
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Title: The Game

Release Date: 12 Sep 1997

Runtime: 2h 9m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films

Production Companies: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films

Overview: In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.57 (6639 votes)

Cast

  • Nicholas Van Orton: Michael Douglas
  • Conrad Van Orton: Sean Penn
  • Christine: Deborah Kara Unger
  • Jim Feingold: James Rebhorn
  • Samuel Sutherland: Peter Donat
  • Ilsa: Carroll Baker
  • Elizabeth: Anna Katarina
  • Anson Baer: Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • Nicholas' Father: Charles Martinet
  • Young Nicholas: Scott Hunter McGuire
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