Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is a American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is his last feature film before his death in 2011. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes from the Irish saying: “May you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you’re dead”. The film unfolds non-linearly, repeatedly going back and forth in time, with some scenes shown from various points of view.
The film appeared on 21 critics’ end-of-the-year top ten lists indexed by Metacritic and was selected as one of 2007’s ten most influential American films by the American Film Institute, at the 2007 AFI Awards.
Andy Hanson is a finance executive at a real estate firm in New York City. Facing an upcoming audit he knows will reveal his having embezzled from his employer, Andy decides to escape to Brazil, believing there exists no extradition treaty between Brazil and the United States. To raise the necessary funds for the trip and to establish himself once there, he hatches a scheme and enlists the aid of his brother, Hank, a divorced father who also needs money to pay three months’ back child support as well as his daughter’s private school tuition. Hank, meanwhile, has been having an affair with Andy’s wife, Gina, who has been unsatisfied with her marriage.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: Kelly Masterson
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan
Cast:
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | … | Andy |
| Ethan Hawke | … | Hank |
| Albert Finney | … | Charles |
| Marisa Tomei | … | Gina |
| Aleksa Palladino | … | Chris |
| Michael Shannon | … | Dex |
| Amy Ryan | … | Martha |
| Sarah Livingston | … | Danielle |
| Brían F. O’Byrne | … | Bobby |
| Rosemary Harris | … | Nanette |
| Blaine Horton | … | Justin |
| Arija Bareikis | … | Katherine |
| Leonardo Cimino | … | William |
| Lee Wilkof | … | Jake |
| Damon Gupton | … | Doctor |
| Adrian Martinez | … | Security Guard |
| Patrick G. Burns | … | Priest |
| Alice Spivak | … | Receptionist |
| Natalie Gold | … | Secretary |
| Keith Davis | … | Attendant |
| Mateo Gómez | … | Doorman (as Mateo Gomez) |
| Myra Lucretia Taylor | … | Grader |
| Chris Chalk | … | Officer |
| Sakina Jaffrey | … | Manager |
| John Knox | … | Desk Sergeant |
| James Lally | … | Agent |
| Jordan Gelber | … | Agent #2 |
| Megan Byrne | … | Nurse |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | … | Hospital Receptionist |
| Guy A. Fortt | … | Vendor |
| Meredith Patterson | … | Andy’s Secretary |
| Tom Zolandz | … | Junkie |
| Paul Butler | … | Detective |
| Anita Sklar | … | Mourner #1 |
| Josh Mowery | … | Mourner #2 |
| Diane Bradley | … | Mourner #3 |
| Richard Lublin | … | Mourner #4 (as Richard K. Lublin) |
| Bob Colletti | … | Ambulance Driver |
| Mary DeBellis | … | Mall Shopper (uncredited) |
| Alex Emanuel | … | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jack Fitz | … | Katherine’s Husband (uncredited) |
| Zeke Hawkins | … | Hospital Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Kopelson | … | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| Denis McKeown | … | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Nicholas E. Pagani | … | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia