Guide Note: Michael Clayton is a new thriller about a burned-out attorney for a prestigious corporate law firm in New York (George Clooney) who is asked to clean up a major legal mess for his employer.
Fast Facts:
- Written and Directed by: Tony Gilroy
- Release Date: October 5, 2007 (limited); October 12, 2007 (wide)
- Starring: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack
- Run Time: 119 min
- Premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival; shown at the Toronto International Film Festival
- Co-stars Clooney and Pollack are also producers
- Gilroy was the screenwriter for The Bourne Film Series