Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edward Zwick
Screenplay by	Susan Shilliday William D. Wittliff
Based on	Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison
Produced by	Marshall Herskovitz William D. Wittliff Edward Zwick
Starring	Brad Pitt Anthony Hopkins Aidan Quinn Julia Ormond Henry Thomas
Cinematography	John Toll
Edited by	Steven Rosenblum
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	TriStar Pictures Bedford Falls Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	December 23, 1994 (1994-12-23)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[1]
Box office	$160.6 million[2]

Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic Western drama film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love. The film's time frame spans nearly 50 years from the early 20th century; World War I, through the Prohibition era, and ending with a brief scene set in 1963. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won for Best Cinematography (John Toll).^[3] Both the film and book contain occasional Cornish language terms, the Ludlows being a Cornish immigrant family.^[4]