American Pastoral (film)

American Pastoral
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ewan McGregor
Screenplay by	John Romano
Based on	American Pastoral by Philip Roth
Produced by	Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Andre Lamal
Starring	Ewan McGregor Jennifer Connelly Dakota Fanning Peter Riegert Rupert Evans Uzo Aduba Molly Parker David Strathairn
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Melissa Kent
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	Lakeshore Entertainment Lionsgate
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (TIFF) October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) (United States)
Running time	108 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[2]
Box office	$1.7 million[3]

American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor (in his feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and David Strathairn. Principal photography began on September 21, 2015, in Pittsburgh.^[4]

The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival^[5] and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2016, by Lionsgate.