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A Complete Unknown
The ballad of a true original.
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
  • Released on 12/18/2024 (Movie)
  • 8.2 out of 10 (25 votes on TMDB)
  • Drama / Music / History
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Timothée Chalamet

Character's name: "Bob Dylan"
Birthday: 12/27/1995
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography:
Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in the drama series Homeland in 2012. Two years later, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama Men, Women & Children and appeared in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar. He came into attention in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name (2017). Alongside supporting roles in Greta Gerwig's films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), he took on starring roles in Beautiful Boy (2018) and Dune (2021).

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Edward Norton

Character's name: "Pete Seeger"
Birthday: 08/18/1969
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography:
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a reformed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Elle Fanning

Character's name: "Sylvie Russo"
Birthday: 04/09/1998
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia, USA
Biography:
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in several films, including Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008). In 2010 she starred in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010) earning her a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In 2011 she received attention for her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, earning a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. She subsequently had leading roles in the comedy-drama film We Bought a Zoo (2011), the drama film Ginger & Rosa (2012), and as Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Following Maleficent, Fanning began working in independent cinema, collaborating with auteurs in lead and supporting roles in films such as Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (2017), John Cameron Mitchell's How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York (2019), and Sally Potter's The Roads Not Taken (2020). In 2019, aged 21, she became the youngest person to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. She plays Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great (2020–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination as well as two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2022 she starred as Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville.

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Monica Barbaro

Character's name: "Joan Baez"
Birthday: 06/17/1990
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Biography:
Barbaro began her career as a ballet dancer, ultimately giving it up to pursue acting. She portrayed the character of Yael on the second season of the Lifetime television series UnREAL. Yael was also known as "Hot Rachel," a nemesis to the character portrayed by Shiri Appleby. Following her work on UnREAL, Barbaro joined the cast as a lead of the new NBC legal drama Chicago Justice, an entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, where she portrayed Anna Valdez, a well-educated, whip-smart, quick-tongued and sharp-witted Assistant State’s Attorney. Barbaro plays the recurring role of Lisa Apple, Martin's new girlfriend, in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together. She had her first lead role in the viral short film It's not about the Nail.

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Joe Tippett

Character's name: "Dave Van Ronk"
Birthday: 03/01/1982
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography:
Joe Tippett (born March 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for playing Sam Strickland in the NBC drama series Rise and John Ross in the HBO crime drama miniseries Mare of Easttown.

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Eriko Hatsune

Character's name: "Toshi Seeger"
Birthday: 03/24/1982
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Biography:
Eriko Hatsune is a Japanese actress. Her career began in 1998, when she appeared in several television commercials. At the age of 18 she played the female lead in the 2000 film Uzumaki and also had the lead role in the 2012 film Emperor.

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Peter Gray Lewis

Character's name: "Frank (Lawyer)"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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Peter Gerety

Character's name: "Federal Judge"
Birthday: 05/17/1940
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Biography:
Peter Gerety (born May 17, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known as Judge Daniel Phelan in The Wire (2002–2008).

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Lenny Grossman

Character's name: "Federal Court Clerk"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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David Wenzel

Character's name: "Cab Driver"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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Scoot McNairy

Character's name: "Woody Guthrie"
Birthday: 11/11/1977
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography:
John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in films such as Monsters (2010), Argo, Killing Them Softly (both 2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Gone Girl (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), Speak No Evil, and Nightbitch (both 2024). On television, McNairy starred as Gordon Clark in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017), Bill McNue in the Netflix miniseries Godless (2017), Walt Breslin on Netflix's Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021), Tom Purcell on the third season of True Detective (2019), and Rod Rosenstein in the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule (2020). His accolades include an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scoot McNairy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Riley Hashimoto

Character's name: "Danny Seeger"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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Eloise Peyrot

Character's name: "Tinya Seeger"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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Maya Feldman

Character's name: "Mika Seeger"
Birthday: 01/02/2025

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Dan Fogler

Character's name: "Albert Grossman"
Birthday: 10/20/1976
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography:
Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in films Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and has done voice acting for Kung Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who!, and Mars Needs Moms. He currently stars on The Walking Dead as Luke. In 2005, Fogler made his Broadway debut as William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.


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Andrew Rona
Executive Producer

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Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Executive Producer

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Timothée Chalamet
Producer

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Fred Berger
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Alex Heineman
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Alan Gasmer
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Peter Jaysen
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Bob Bookman
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James Mangold
Director

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James Mangold
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Jeff Rosen
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Jay Cocks
Screenplay

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James Mangold
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Michael Bederman
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