год 1996
страна США
слоган «An ordinary place, an extraordinary thriller»
режиссер Джоэль Коэн, Этан Коэн
сценарий Джоэль Коэн, Этан Коэн
продюсер Тим Беван, Джон Камерон, Этан Коэн, ...
оператор Роджер Дикинс
композитор Берт Бакарак, Л. Расселл Браун, Картер Бервэлл, ...
жанр триллер, драма, криминал
В главных ролях:
Френсис Макдорманд
Уильям Х. Мэйси
Стив Бушеми
Питер Стормар
Kristin Rudrüd
Харви Преснелл
Тони Денман
Гари Хьюстон
Салли Вингерт
Kurt Schweickhardt
Larissa Kokernot
Если все дозволено, если нет границ насилию, похищение собственной жены — отличная идея. Тогда жестокость вырывается на волю и заливает весь мир кровью. Тогда цепь кровавых убийств растет и нет возврата к нормальной жизни, а единственное, что связывает людей — смерть. Вызов убийцам бросает отважная женщина полицейский и страшной будет расплата…

Director: Joel Coen
Writers (WGA): Joel Coen (written by) & Ethan Coen (written by)
Release Date: 8 March 1996 (USA)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 30 nominations

Fargo is based on true events that occurred in Minnesota in 1987 with the names changed to protect the victims. Jerry works in his father-in-law's car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the blood shed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction. Written by Anonymous

Jerry Lundegaard is in a financial jam and, out of desperation, comes up with a plan to hire someone to kidnap his wife and demand ransom from her wealthy father, to be secretly split between Jerry and the perpetrators. Jerry, who is not the most astute of individuals, hires a couple of real losers from the frozen northern reaches of Fargo, North Dakota for the job. Then things begin to slip from bad to worse as Jerry helplessly watches on. Written by Tad Dibbern {DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu}

Jerry hires two men to kidnap his wife so he can get his rich father in law to pay the ransom of $1 million. Once the ransom is paid the kidnappers will get $40,000 and Jerry gets the rest. That's the plan, but what happens is something totally different. Blood is shed when a cop and two innocent people are killed. Marge Gunderson is the Chief who investigates the murders. While Marge investigates, Jerry gets involved in deeper problems, ranging from financial troubles, to threats from the kidnappers. Written by Lisa Walker

Cast:
William H. Macy ... Jerome 'Jerry' Lundegaard
Steve Buscemi ... Carl Showalter
Peter Stormare ... Gaear Grimsrud
Kristin Rudrüd ... Jean Lundegaard
Harve Presnell ... Wade Gustafson
Tony Denman ... Scotty Lundegaard
Gary Houston ... Irate Customer
Sally Wingert ... Irate Customer's Wife
Kurt Schweickhardt ... Car Salesman
Larissa Kokernot ... Hooker #1
Melissa Peterman ... Hooker #2
Steve Reevis ... Shep Proudfoot (as Steven Reevis)
Warren Keith ... Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
Steve Edelman ... Morning Show Host
Sharon Anderson ... Morning Show Hostess

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