Overview:
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.| Status: | Released (2008-12-12) |
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| Awards: | 21 wins & 22 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $148,095,302 |
| Screen: | Nick Schenk, Dave Johannson |
| Productions: | Matten Productions, Double Nickel Entertainment, Gerber Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, WV Films IV, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, Germany |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 190: Clint Eastwood - Walt Kowalski
- 74308: Christopher Carley - Father Janovich
- 74309: Bee Vang - Thao
- 74312: Ahney Her - Sue
- 10138: Brian Haley - Mitch Kowalski
- 16502: Geraldine Hughes - Karen Kowalski
- 74303: Dreama Walker - Ashley Kowalski
Crews
- 190: Clint Eastwood - Director - Directing
- 74315: Nick Schenk - Screenplay - Writing
- 190: Clint Eastwood - Producer - Production
- 41551: Bill Gerber - Producer - Production
- 74317: Jenette Kahn - Executive Producer - Production
- 4746: Robert Lorenz - Producer - Production
- 63946: Tim Moore - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
r96sk
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There's a lot to unpack about <em>'Gran Torino'</em>, probably way more than I could offer an opinion on. I fully acknowledge the talk about this film's potential impact on the world, namely for Hmong Americans (see: Bee Vang's <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid- ....
Continue reading ->Matthew Smith
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Clint Eastwood is a good director. I've seen ten of his films, one of them being “Play Misty for Me.” A film that I think is incredible. But like any director, Clint’s films can vary in quality. In the case of “Gran Torino,” it's a good film, but probably not one I'm going to rewatch ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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It's curious that the main English language awards largely ignored this, yet it won both a David and a César in Europe and is definately one of Clint Eastwood's more characterful efforts. He is the curmudgeonly "Walt" who has recently lost his wife, has an arms-length relationship wi ....
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