Zodiac, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Phoenix Pictures production ; a David Fincher film ; produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, Ceán Chaffin ; screenplay by James Vanderbilt ; directed by David Fincher
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Zodiac, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Phoenix Pictures production ; a David Fincher film ; produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, Ceán Chaffin ; screenplay by James Vanderbilt ; directed by David Fincher
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images
Main title
Zodiac
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
309886253
Responsibility statement
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Phoenix Pictures production ; a David Fincher film ; produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, Ceán Chaffin ; screenplay by James Vanderbilt ; directed by David Fincher
Runtime
162
Summary
Robert Graysmith is a socially awkward newspaper cartoonist. He becomes obsessed with the Zodiac, a serial killer whom was murdering people in the San Francisco area. The publicity-hungry Zodiac starts writing cryptic letters to the papers regarding the unsolved murders. He latches onto columnist Paul Avery who has the crime beat and gets overly involved with the investigation. Lead investigator, David Toschi and his partner, William Armstrong, have their hands full with the investigation and the intense interest that the story is generating. Based on actual events that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Vanderbilt, James
- Fincher, David
- Edwards, Anthony, 1962-
- Fischer, Bradley J
- Cox, Brian, 1946-
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
- Koteas, Elias, 1961-
- Graysmith, Robert
- Phoenix Pictures
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Mulroney, Dermot
- Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-
- Logue, Donal, 1966-
- Chaffin, Ceán
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Lynch, John Carroll, 1963-
- Medavoy, Mike
- Ruffalo, Mark
- Messer, Arnold W
Subject
- Serial murderers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Criminal behavior -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama
- Graysmith, Robert -- Drama
- Starr, Robert Hall -- Drama
- Detectives -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Editorial cartoonists -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Serial murder investigation -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Drama
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- Classification1
- Contributor19
- Vanderbilt, James
- Fincher, David
- Edwards, Anthony, 1962-
- Fischer, Bradley J
- Cox, Brian, 1946-
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
- Koteas, Elias, 1961-
- Graysmith, Robert
- Phoenix Pictures
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Mulroney, Dermot
- Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-
- Logue, Donal, 1966-
- Chaffin, Ceán
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Lynch, John Carroll, 1963-
- Medavoy, Mike
- Ruffalo, Mark
- Messer, Arnold W
- Genre1
- Subject9
- Serial murderers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Criminal behavior -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama
- Graysmith, Robert -- Drama
- Starr, Robert Hall -- Drama
- Detectives -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Editorial cartoonists -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Serial murder investigation -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Drama
- Content1
- resource.originPlace1
- Actor9
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Producer5
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1