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A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

How do you break free without breaking apart?

Genres: Drama, Romance

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon

Released: December 19, 2008

Runtime: 119.0

Popularity Rating: 12.266

BBC Films, DreamWorks SKG, Evamere Entertainment, Goldcrest Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Scott Rudin Productions

United Kingdom, United States of America

Frank Wheeler Leonardo DiCaprio
April Wheeler Kate Winslet
John Givings Michael Shannon
Milly Campbell Kathryn Hahn
Shep Campbell David Harbour
Mrs. Helen Givings Kathy Bates
Michael Wheeler Ty Simpkins
Jennifer Wheeler Ryan Simpkins
Howard Givings Richard Easton
Jack Ordway Dylan Baker
Maureen Grube Zoe Kazan
Ed Small Max Casella
Bart Pollock Jay O. Sanders
Mrs. Brace Kristen Connolly
Mr. Brace John Behlmann
Vince Lathrop Max Baker
Ted Bandy Keith Reddin
Campbell Kid Dylan Clark Marshall
Party Guest Marin Ireland

Art — Art Department Coordinator: Erik Knight
Art — Art Department Coordinator: Tina Khayat
Art — Art Direction: John Kasarda
Art — Art Direction: Nicholas Lundy
Art — Art Direction: Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Art — Production Design: Kristi Zea
Art — Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Camera — Director of Photography: Roger Deakins
Costume & Make-Up — Assistant Costume Designer: Daniel Lawson
Costume & Make-Up — Assistant Costume Designer: Susan Kowarsh
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Albert Wolsky
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Gail A. Fitzgibbons
Costume & Make-Up — Seamstress: Lara Greene
Costume & Make-Up — Seamstress: Stephanie Biear
Crew — Choreographer: Cynthia Onrubia
Crew — Special Effects Coordinator: John Stifanich
Directing — Director: Sam Mendes
Directing — Script Supervisor: Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Dan Korintus
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Nicholas Renbeck
Editing — Editor: Tariq Anwar
Production — Casting: Debra Zane
Production — Casting: Ellen Lewis
Production — Casting Associate: Geoffrey Miclat
Production — Producer: Bobby Cohen
Production — Producer: John Hart
Production — Producer: Scott Rudin
Production — Researcher: Tegan Jones
Sound — Music: Thomas Newman
Sound — Music Editor: Bill Bernstein
Sound — Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
Sound — Orchestrator: J.A.C. Redford
Visual Effects — Visual Effects Producer: Adrienne Winterhalter
Visual Effects — Visual Effects Supervisor: Randall Balsmeyer
Writing — Novel: Richard Yates
Writing — Screenplay: Justin Haythe