Film record

Trading Places

1983Feature film116 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · Christmas film

Credits

Direction

John Landis — Directing

Cast

Dan Aykroyd — Acting
Eddie Murphy — Acting
Ralph Bellamy — Acting
Don Ameche — Acting
Denholm Elliott — Acting
Jamie Lee Curtis — Acting
Paul Gleason — Acting
Frank Oz — Acting
Jim Belushi — Acting
Bo Diddley — Acting
Al Franken — Acting
Alfred Drake — Acting
James Eckhouse — Acting
Kelly Curtis — Acting
Robert Earl Jones — Acting
Ron Taylor — Acting
Tom Davis — Acting
John Bedford Lloyd — Acting
Giancarlo Esposito — Acting
Eddie Jones — Acting
Bill Cobbs — Acting
Philip Bosco — Acting
Tom Mardirosian — Acting
Barry Dennen — Acting
Avon Long — Acting

Writing

Timothy Harris — Screenwriting
Herschel Weingrod — Screenwriting

Production

Aaron Russo — Production

Music

Elmer Bernstein — Music composition

Cinematography

Robert Paynter — Cinematography

Editing

Malcolm Campbell — Editing
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
16 Dec 1983Checked 15 Sep 2026
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