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1996Feature film98 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · drama film · comedy drama · crime film · crime drama film · suspense film · crime thriller film · police procedural film · thriller film · action film · film noir · black comedy film · neo-noir · mystery film

Credits

Direction

Joel Coen — Directing
Ethan Coen — Directing

Cast

Frances McDormand — Acting (Marge Gunderson)
William H. Macy — Acting (Jerry Lundegaard)
Steve Buscemi — Acting (Carl Showalter)
Harve Presnell — Acting (Wade Gustafson)
Peter Stormare — Acting (Gaear Grimsrud)
Tony Denman — Acting (Scotty Lundegaard)
Larry Brandenburg — Acting (Stan Grossman)
John Carroll Lynch — Acting (Norm Gunderson)
Steve Reevis — Acting (Shep Proudfoot)
Warren Keith — Acting (Reilly Diefenbach)
Bruce Bohne — Acting
José Feliciano — Acting
Steve Park — Acting (Mike Yanagita)
Kristin Rudrüd — Acting (Jean Lundegaard)
Melissa Peterman — Acting (Hooker # 2)
J. Todd Anderson — Acting
Bruce Campbell — Acting
Bain Boehlke — Acting (Mr. Mohra)

Writing

Joel Coen — Screenwriting
Ethan Coen — Screenwriting

Production

Joel Coen — Production
Tim Bevan — Executive production
Ethan Coen — Production

Music

Carter Burwell — Music composition

Cinematography

Roger Deakins — Cinematography

Editing

Coen brothers — Editing

Art department

Rick Heinrichs — Production design

Costume

Mary Zophres — Costume design

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

United States · Original release
8 Mar 1996Checked 11 Sep 2026
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