| A Beginner's Guide to Endings | |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Sobol |
| Written by | Jonathan Sobol |
| Produced by | Nicolas Tabarrok John Kozman |
| Starring | Harvey Keitel Scott Caan J. K. Simmons |
| Cinematography | Sami Inayeh |
| Edited by | Geoff Ashenhurst |
| Distributed by | Darius Films |
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| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
A Beginner's Guide to Endings is a 2010 film directed by Jonathan Sobol and starring Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan, and J.K. Simmons.
Upon learning they only have a few days left to live, three brothers set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes.
Filming took place in New York City in October 2009. The film released at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 17. [1] [2]
Filming also took place in Niagara Falls, Canada. There is a shot of the Avon Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario.
Harvey Keitel is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He first rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films since 1967.
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James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in Coppola's The Godfather (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in The Godfather Part II (1974). He received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
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