The Birdcage

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

8 March 1996, 16 May 1996, 1 October 1996

Director

Mike Nichols

Composer

Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Tunick

Based on

La Cage aux Folles

Genre

comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, musical film

Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

assessment

Bechdel test

box office

124060553, 185260553

capital cost

31000000

cast member

Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Luca Tommassini, Ann Cusack, Barry Nolan, Grant Heslov

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

color

color

costume designer

Ann Roth

country of origin

United States

director of photography

Emmanuel Lubezki

distributed by

United Artists, Netflix, Fandango

distribution format

video on demand

duration

114

film editor

Arthur Schmidt

filming location

Florida, Miami

Filmiroda rating

Category III

FSK film rating

FSK 12

Kijkwijzer rating

AL

Medierådet rating

Suitable for a general audience

MPA film rating

R

narrative location

Miami metropolitan area, Miami

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Production Design, Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Mike Nichols

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

review score

81%, 6.8/10, 71/100

screenwriter

Elaine May, Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro

title

The Birdcage

Connected on Wikidata

Authority files