Allied (film)
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Allied is a 2016 romantic war drama thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight. It stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter who falls in love while posing as a married couple during a mission in Casablanca in 1942. Jared Harris, Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star. Knight developed the script from a story told to him when he was 21. Principal photography began in February 2016 in London and continued in May 2016 in the Canary Islands, used to stand in for Morocco. Joanna Johnston designed the film's costumes, matching them to the characters' mindsets and situations. The film premiered in Los Angeles on November 9, 2016, and was released in the United States on November 23, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its costume design, cinematography, and musical score, but saw criticism for its screenplay and the lack of chemistry between the leads. It grossed $40.1 million domestically and $119 million worldwide against an approximate $85–113 million budget, becoming regarded as a box office flop. At the 89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Costume Design.
Infobox
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Steven Knight
Produced by
mw- Graham King Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis
Starring
Brad Pitt Marion Cotillard Jared Harris Simon McBurney Lizzy Caplan
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Edited by
Mick Audsley Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Music by
Alan Silvestri
Productioncompanies
Huahua Media GK Films ImageMovers (uncredited)
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release dates
November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) (Regency Village Theatre) November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) (United States) November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time
124 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Languages
English French
Budget
$85–113 million
Box office
$119.5 million
Tables
List of awards and nominations · Reception › Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Date of ceremony
February 26, 2017
Category
Best Costume Design
Recipients
Joanna Johnston
Result
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Date of ceremony
February 12, 2017
Category
Best Costume Design
Recipients
Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Award
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Date of ceremony
December 11, 2016
Category
Best Costume Design
Recipients
Nominated
Jupiter Awards
Jupiter Awards
Award
Jupiter Awards
Date of ceremony
March 29, 2017
Category
Best International Actor
Recipients
Brad Pitt
Result
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Award
Satellite Awards
Date of ceremony
February 19, 2017
Category
Best Art Direction and Production Design
Recipients
Gary Freeman
Result
Nominated
Best Sound
Best Sound
Award
Best Sound
Date of ceremony
Allied
Category
Nominated
Saturn Awards
Saturn Awards
Award
Saturn Awards
Date of ceremony
June 28, 2017
Category
Best Action or Adventure Film
Recipients
Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards
Visual Effects Society Awards
Award
Visual Effects Society Awards
Date of ceremony
February 7, 2017
Category
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Recipients
Kevin Baillie, Brennan Doyle, Viktor Muller, Sandra Scott, and Richard Van Den Bergh
Result
Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle
Women Film Critics Circle
Award
Women Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
December 19, 2016
Category
Best Screen Couple
Recipients
Allied
Result
Nominated
Best Equality of the Sexes
Best Equality of the Sexes
Award
Best Equality of the Sexes
Date of ceremony
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Costume Design | Joanna Johnston | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||
| Jupiter Awards | March 29, 2017 | Best International Actor | Brad Pitt | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Gary Freeman | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Allied | Nominated | |||
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Action or Adventure Film | Nominated | ||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 7, 2017 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Kevin Baillie, Brennan Doyle, Viktor Muller, Sandra Scott, and Richard Van Den Bergh | Nominated | |
| Women Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2016 | Best Screen Couple | Allied | Nominated | |
| Best Equality of the Sexes | Nominated |
References
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