The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Oct 21, 2021

1h 48m

★ 7.0

Overview

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Indian Paintbrush

American Empirical Pictures

Studio Babelsberg

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun Trailers

Cast

Moses Rosenthaler

Benicio del Toro

Julian Cadazio

Adrien Brody

J.K.L. Berensen

Tilda Swinton

Simone

Léa Seydoux

Lucinda Krementz

Frances McDormand

Zeffirelli

Timothée Chalamet

Juliette

Lyna Khoudri

Roebuck Wright

Jeffrey Wright

The Commissaire

Mathieu Amalric

Nescaffier

Steve Park

Arthur Howitzer, Jr.

Bill Murray

Herbsaint Sazerac

Owen Wilson

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