Movie
The Shape of Water
Overview
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-12-01
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Double Dare You, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bull Productions, TSG Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito
- Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland
- Richard Jenkins as Giles
- Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
- Doug Jones as Amphibian Man
- David Hewlett as Fleming
- Nick Searcy as General Hoyt
- Stewart Arnott as Bernard
- Nigel Bennett as Mihalkov
- Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland
- Martin Roach as Brewster Fuller
Crew
- Guillermo del Toro - Director
- Vanessa Taylor - Screenplay
- Guillermo del Toro - Screenplay
- Guillermo del Toro - Story
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