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The Shape of Water (2017)

Name: The Shape of Water
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Genre: drama film, fantasy film, romance film
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.3

The Shape of Water is a 2017 period romantic dark fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, and inspired by Creature from the Black Lagoon, the film follows a mute cleaner at a high-security government…

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Shot by Dan Laustsen · Cut by Sidney Wolinsky · Music by Alexandre Desplat · Ratio 1.85:1 · 123 min

Behind the scenes

THE SHAPE OF WATER Behind The Scenes Featurettes — Flicks And The City Clips · 16 min
The Shape Of Water "Making of" Featurettes (2017) — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
Guillermo del Toro, Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon 'The Shape of Water' | TIFF 2017 — The Hollywood Reporter · 3 min
THE SHAPE OF WATER | A Visionary Filmmaker: Guillermo del Toro | FOX Searchlight — SearchlightPictures · 3 min
The Shape Of Water "A Visionary Filmmaker: Guillermo del Toro" Featurette (2017) — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 5 min
THE SHAPE OF WATER | Shape, Form and Light | FOX Searchlight — SearchlightPictures · 3 min
The Cinematography of The Shape of Water || Dan Laustsen || Case Study — Cooke Optics · 3 min
Guillermo del Toro "Urgent, Political, Human Need" to Make 'The Shape of Water' | Close Up With THR — The Hollywood Reporter · 6 min

Elsewhere

More by Guillermo del Toro

Doña Lupe — 1985
Geometria — 1987
Cronos — 1992
Mimic — 1997
The Devil's Backbone — 2001
Blade II — 2002
Hellboy — 2004
Pan's Labyrinth — 2006
Hellboy II: The Golden Army — 2008
Pacific Rim — 2013
Crimson Peak — 2015
Nightmare Alley — 2021
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio — 2022
Frankenstein — 2025

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