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The Wolf of Wall Street

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Original title: The Wolf of Wall Street
Year: 2013
Running time: 179 min.
Country: United States
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Terence Winter (Book: Jordan Belfort)
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Kyle Chandler, Cristin Milioti, Rob Reiner, Matthew McConaughey, P.J. Byrne, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Kenneth Choi, Henry Zebrowski, Joanna Lumley, Brian Sacca, Jon Favreau, Ethan Suplee, Spike Jonze, Katarina Cas, Barry Rothbart, Shea Whigham, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Belfort
Producer: Producer: Martin Scorsese. Paramount Pictures, Red Granite Pictures, Appian Way
Genre: Comedy. Drama | Black Comedy. Biography. Business & Stock Exchange. 1980s. 1990s. Drugs
Synopsis / Plot: Young middle-class Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), a hard-partying, drug addicted New York stockbroker and owner of the company Stratton Oakmont, refuses to cooperate in a massive securities fraud case that involves widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration. Based on the autobiography by Jordan Belfort.

Awards: 2013: Academy Awards: 5 nominations, including Best Film & Best Director

2013: Golden Globes: Best Actor - Comedy (Dicaprio). 2 nominations

2013: BAFTA Awards: 4 nominations, including Best Director

2013: National Board of Review (NBR): Top 10 Films & Best Ad. Screenplay

2013: Critics Choice: Best Actor - Comedy (Dicaprio). 6 nominations

2013: American Film Institute: Top 10 - Movies of the Year

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2013: Satellite Awards: 5 nominations, including Best Film and Director

2013: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Film

2013: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

2013: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

2013: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2013: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nom. incl. Best Adapted Screenplay

2013: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: 5 Nom. including Best Film & Director

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