Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
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DIRECTOR
Joel Coen
WRITER
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins
EDITOR
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Carter Burwell
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Rick Heinrichs
PRODUCER
Ethan Coen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Eric Fellner
Tim Bevan
ART DIRECTION
Thomas P. Wilkins
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
John David Paul
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Tricia Cooke
BEST BOY GRIP
Peter Clemence
BOOM OPERATOR
Keenan Wyatt
Peter Kurland
CAMERA LOADER
Ed Dally
CAMERA OPERATOR
Robin Brown
CASTING
John S. Lyons
CASTING ASSOCIATE
Christine Sheaks
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
Bill O'Leary
COSTUME DESIGN
Mary Zophres
DOLLY GRIP
Milo Durben
EXTRAS CASTING
Sandra Dawes
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Andy Harris
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla
FOLEY ARTIST
Marko Costanzo
FOLEY EDITOR
Bruce Pross
Frank Kern
Steven Visscher
FOLEY MIXER
Ezra Dweck
KEY GRIP
Mitch Lillian
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Daniel Curet
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST
John Blake
LINE PRODUCER
John Cameron
LOCATION MANAGER
Robert Graf
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Karen Ruth Getchell
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
T. Kukovinski
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Adam Gilmore
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Brian O'Kelley
James Alan Hensz
SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Donald Murphy
SET DECORATION
Lauri Gaffin
SET DRESSER
Steve Speers
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Eugene Gearty
Glenfield Payne
Lewis Goldstein
SOUND MIXER
Allan Byer
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Michael Barry
Skip Lievsay
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Jim Bridges
Michael Tackett
STORYBOARD ARTIST
J. Todd Anderson
STUNT COORDINATOR
Jery Hewitt
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Skip Lievsay
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Gilly Ruben
Academy Awards
1997Winner: Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner: Best Actress
Nominee: Best Film Editing
Nominee: Best Cinematography
Nominee: Best Picture
Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Nominee: Best Director
BFI London Film Festival
1996Winner: Film Critics Circle Award For Film Of The Year
New York Film Critics Circle Award For Best Film
1996Winner: New York Film Critics Circle Award For Best Film
Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
Winner: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award For Best Film
1997Winner: Writers Guild Of America Award For Best Original Screenplay