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Directed by | Danny Strong |
Written by | Danny Strong |
Based on | J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski |
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Cinematography | Kramer Morgenthau |
Edited by | Joseph Krings |
Music by | Bear McCreary |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $944,370[2] |
Rebel in the Rye is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed and written by Danny Strong. It is based on the book J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of writer J. D. Salinger during and after World War II. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Brian d'Arcy James, Victor Garber, Hope Davis, and Lucy Boynton.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017, and was released by IFC Films on September 8, 2017.