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Green Book is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African American pianist Don Shirley and Italian American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and ...
Nov 21, 2018 · The drama is executive produced by Participant’s Jeff Skoll (The Help) and Jonathan King (Lincoln), along with Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station) and Kwame L. Parker (Kill Bill series), as...
- 3 min
- 14.7M
- Universal Pictures
Nov 16, 2018 · Based on a true story, Green Book follows a white bouncer and a black pianist on a road trip through the segregated South in 1962. The film explores their friendship, racism, and music in a heartwarming and humorous way.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Peter Farrelly
- 2018-11-16
Nov 16, 2018 · A review of the 2018 film Green Book, inspired by a true story of a white driver and a black pianist on a road trip in 1962. The review praises the performances of Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, but criticizes the formulaic and sentimental plot.
Green Book. TRAILER List. Dr. Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist who's about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley...
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- Peter Farrelly
- PG-13
- Viggo Mortensen
Out of their elements, a refined pianist hires a street-smart driver to navigate a concert tour of the segregated Deep South. Watch trailers & learn more.
When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans.
- 3 min
