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On the air. Unaware. - The Truman Show
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Title: The Truman Show

Release Date: 4 Jun 1998

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Overview: Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.1 (18554 votes)

Cast

  • Truman Burbank: Jim Carrey
  • Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill: Laura Linney
  • Marlon / Louis Coltrane: Noah Emmerich
  • Lauren Garland / Sylvia: Natascha McElhone
  • Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair: Holland Taylor
  • Christof: Ed Harris
  • Simeon: Paul Giamatti
  • Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank: Brian Delate
  • Lawrence: Peter Krause
  • Young Truman: Blair Slater
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