The Game
United States • 1997 • 2h 9m
Director
#627Criterion Collection →Synopsis
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Synopsis
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorDavid Fincher
CinematographerHarris Savides
ComposerHoward Shore
EditorJames Haygood
ProducerCeán Chaffin, Steve Golin
Cast
Michael Douglasas Nicholas Van Orton
Sean Pennas Conrad Van Orton