Movie
In the Valley of Elah
Overview
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-14
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Independent Pictures, NALA Films, Summit Entertainment, Samuels Media, Blackfriars Bridge Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Deerfield
- Charlize Theron as Detective Emily Sanders
- Susan Sarandon as Joan Deerfield
- Frances Fisher as Evie
- James Franco as Sergeant Carnelli
- Jonathan Tucker as Mike Deerfield
- Jason Patric as Lieutenant Kirklander
- Josh Brolin as Chief Buchwald
- Wes Chatham as Corporal Penning
- Jake McLaughlin as Specialist Gordon Bonner
- Mehcad Brooks as Specialist Ennis Long
- Wayne Duvall as Detective Nugent
Crew
- Paul Haggis - Director
- Paul Haggis - Screenplay
- Mark Boal - Story
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