A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Watch the official The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2019 trailer in HD below.
Kit Harington as John F. Donovan
Natalie Portman as Sam Turner
Jacob Tremblay as Rupert Turner
Susan Sarandon as Grace Donovan
Kathy Bates as Barbara Haggermaker
Ben Schnetzer as Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
Thandiwe Newton as Journalist
Jared Keeso as James Donovan
Chris Zylka as Will Jefford Jr.
Amara Karan as Miss Kureshi
Emily Hampshire as Amy Bosworth
Michael Gambon as Man in Diner
Sarah Gadon as Liz Jones
Susan Almgren as Aunt Faith
Jane Wheeler as Aunt Anne
Craig Eldridge as Uncle Patrick
Xavier Dolan Director
James Price Art Direction
Scott Hersh Makeup Artist
Kathy Kelso Makeup Department Head
Julie Brisebois Makeup Artist
Sjaan Gillings Makeup Supervisor
Linda Dowds Makeup Artist
Sylvain Brassard Supervising Sound Editor
Siân Grigg Makeup Artist
Maïna Militza Makeup Artist
Sylvain Brassard Sound Effects Editor
Sylvain Brassard Sound Designer
Jean-Charles Liozu Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Philippe Savard Sound Effects Editor
Sylvain Brassard ADR Editor
Camiel McLean Makeup Artist
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Trailer
Australia 13 May 2020
Canada 23 August 2019
France 13 March 2019
United Kingdom 13 December 2019
Italy 27 June 2019
Japan 13 March 2020
Lithuania 04 October 2019
Russia 17 September 2019
Ukraine 08 August 2019
United States 13 December 2019
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