Ask the Dust (film)

Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Towne
Screenplay by	Robert Towne
Based on	Ask the Dust; by John Fante
Produced by	Tom Cruise; Paula Wagner; Don Granger; Jonas McCord;
Starring	Colin Farrell; Salma Hayek; Donald Sutherland; Eileen Atkins; Idina Menzel; Justin Kirk;
Cinematography	Caleb Deschanel
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert
Music by	Ramin Djawadi; Heitor Pereira;
Production; company	Cruise/Wagner Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Classics (United States); Constantin Film (Germany);
Release date	March 17, 2006;
Running time	117 minutes
Countries	United States; Germany;
Language	English
Box office	$2.5 million

Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film based on the 1939 book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne. Tom Cruise (with Paula Wagner and Cruise/Wagner Productions) served as one of the film's producers. The film was released on a limited basis on March 17, 2006, and was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] It was filmed almost entirely in South Africa with the use of stages to portray Los Angeles.

^ "28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.