Foxcatcher biography

2014 film by Bennett Miller

Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographicalthriller-sports film produced and directed by Bennett Miller.

Foxcatcher biography

Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S.

Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and du Pont's murder of David in January 1996.

Foxcatcher received critical acclaim for the three lead actors' performances, Miller's direction, and the film's visual style and tone.

It was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Miller won the Best Director Award. The film had three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Mo