A Hologram for the King


A Hologram for the King

Overview:

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

Votes 330 (5.7/10)

Runtime: 97 minutes

Release Date 2016-04-22

Budget: $30,000,000.00

Website: Link

Tagline: How far will you go? To find yourself.

Production company:

  • X-Filme Creative Pool
  • Kasbah-Film Tanger
  • Playtone
  • 22h22
  • Fábrica de Cine
  • Primeridian Entertainment

Production country:

  • Mexico
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Alan Clay
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Dr. Zahra Hakeem
Sarita Choudhury
Sarita Choudhury
Hanne
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Dave
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
Ron Clay
Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Kitty Clay
Tracey Fairaway
Tracey Fairaway
Brad
David Menkin
David Menkin
Yousef
Alexander Black
Alexander Black
Ruby Clay
Jane Perry
Jane Perry
Maha
Amira El Sayed
Amira El Sayed
Cayley
Christy Meyer
Christy Meyer
Karim Al-Ahmad
Khalid Laith
Khalid Laith
Director
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Screenplay
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Novel
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers
Producer
Uwe Schott
Uwe Schott
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Arcadiy Golubovich
Arcadiy Golubovich
Producer
Stefan Arndt
Stefan Arndt
Producer
Tim O'Hair
Tim O'Hair
Director of Photography
Frank Griebe
Frank Griebe
Editor
Alexander Berner
Alexander Berner
Original Music Composer
Johnny Klimek
Johnny Klimek
Original Music Composer
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Costume Design
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Production Design
Uli Hanisch
Uli Hanisch
Casting
Michelle Guish
Michelle Guish
Casting
Gaby Kester
Gaby Kester
Casting
Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Noureddine Aberdine
Noureddine Aberdine
Casting
Mounir Saguia
Mounir Saguia
Casting Associate
Alan Scott Neal
Alan Scott Neal
Art Direction
Abdellah Baadil
Abdellah Baadil
Art Direction
Daniel Chour
Daniel Chour
Art Direction
Marco Trentini
Marco Trentini
Art Department Coordinator
Redouane Nasserdine
Redouane Nasserdine
Art Department Coordinator
Niklas Schmidt
Niklas Schmidt
Assistant Art Director
Abdellah Baadil
Abdellah Baadil
Construction Coordinator
Claudio Magrini
Claudio Magrini
Supervising Art Director
Kai Koch
Kai Koch
Camera Operator
Christian Almesberger
Christian Almesberger
Camera Operator
Amine Boudour
Amine Boudour
Second Unit Cinematographer
Aladin Hasic
Aladin Hasic
First Assistant Camera
Lotfi El Gorda
Lotfi El Gorda
Steadicam Operator
Marcus Pohlus
Marcus Pohlus
Still Photographer
Tom Trambow
Tom Trambow
Still Photographer
Sifeddine El Amine
Sifeddine El Amine
Still Photographer
Frédéric Batier
Frédéric Batier
Underwater Camera
Jan Hinrich Hoffmann
Jan Hinrich Hoffmann
Gaffer
Helmut Prein
Helmut Prein
Rigging Gaffer
Dietmar Haupt
Dietmar Haupt
Assistant Costume Designer
Elisabeth Martirena
Elisabeth Martirena
Assistant Costume Designer
Oriol Nogues
Oriol Nogues
Costume Supervisor
Bettina Seifert
Bettina Seifert
Set Costumer
Lisa Spengler
Lisa Spengler
Armorer
Sven Hübner
Sven Hübner
Hair Department Head
Heike Merker
Heike Merker
Makeup Department Head
Heike Merker
Heike Merker
Makeup Artist
Jan Kempkens-Odemski
Jan Kempkens-Odemski
Makeup Designer
Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
CG Supervisor
David Salamon
David Salamon
Animation
Johannes Schiehsl
Johannes Schiehsl
Animation
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Animation
Conrad Tambour
Conrad Tambour
Visual Effects Coordinator
Robert Aldag
Robert Aldag
Visual Effects Producer
Nina Knott
Nina Knott
Visual Effects Producer
Rene Grasser
Rene Grasser
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dominik Trimborn
Dominik Trimborn
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Pinnow
Robert Pinnow
Visual Effects Editor
Christopher Chaber
Christopher Chaber
ADR & Dubbing
Steve Little
Steve Little
Foley
Carsten Richter
Carsten Richter
Sound Effects Editor
Markus Stemler
Markus Stemler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthias Lempert
Matthias Lempert
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Kruse
Frank Kruse
First Assistant Editor
Manuel Scholz
Manuel Scholz

Reno

**About a salesman who went to sell his product sold himself.** I like this director, one of his film was in my all time favourite list. But I'm not sure what happened to him lately, he's not the same as what he was a decade ago. This is his worse to far I've seen. He's better than this, but he chose a wrong book. It was based on the book of the same name that tells the story of an American salesman whose last chance to get back on the track goes to saudiarabia to sell his product to the king. But the king's unexpected last minute reschedules avoids his meeting and so it continues like that for some time. In his those spare time, how he explores the desert country and its culture, including an unexpected feeling for a local lady doctor was told. Seems a fine material for the reading, the cinematically it did not have the same appeal. I haven't read the book, but it is short and lacks in detail it deals. The main character remains a mystery for not properly revealing his history, especially for the no flashback, which would have put him is a good position. That's why it looks just a mid story, that begins in a mid way of someone's life. Though Tom Hanks was good, like usual in another unique role. The film is about arebia, but it was shot in Morocco and Egypt. There's no big contribution from the supporting characters, except two. Sarita Choudury, especially Alexander Black transformed completely to a real areb and they both put a good show as well. The film was below average. Since it was a Hanks' film I anticipated something strong. It was something, but not the something I was looking for. Watchable film, but skipping it won't make any regret if you're okay with skipping an Hanks film. All the above his fans are very disappointed, so I hope his next film 'The Circle' would make us this one to forget. 4/10

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