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American Splendor tells the story and worldview of Harvey Pekar: file clerk, working-class intellectual, obsessive collector, and creator of the seminal autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor." For over two decades, the pages of "American Splendor" have documented the mundane tribulations, random experiences and cultural enthusiasms that make up Pekar's day-to-day existence in his native Cleveland, Ohio.
In the vein of Ghostworld American Splendor is the true saga of a working-class everyman who found love, family and a creative voice through comic books. US Distribution by Fine Line Features August 2003. Swedish release spring 2004.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Running time: 100 min
Country of Origin: USA
Screenplay: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Publication year: 2003
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak
Cinematography: Terry Stacey
Score: Eytan Mirsky, Mark Suozzo
Producer: Ted Hope, Julia King (ass. Producent), Christine K. Walker (Line Producer)
Production: Good Machine (USA), Home Box Office (USA)
Distribution: NonStop Entertainment (Skandinavien), Fine Line Cinema (USA)
