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Hidden Figures
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
2016 · Directed by Theodore Melfi · 127 min · Drama · History · 16 frames
Tagline
Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do.
Crew
- Screenplay: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi
- Cinematography: Mandy Walker
- Edited by: Peter Teschner
- Music: Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch
- Production design: Wynn Thomas
- Produced by: Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams
Cast
- Taraji P. Henson as Katherine G. Johnson
- Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan
- Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson
- Kevin Costner as Al Harrison
- Kirsten Dunst as Vivian Mitchell
- Jim Parsons as Paul Stafford
- Mahershala Ali as Jim Johnson
- Glen Powell as John Glenn
- Ariana Neal as Joylette Johnson
- Saniyya Sidney as Constance Johnson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Fox 2000 Pictures, Levantine Films, Chernin Entertainment
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $235,957,472
- Themes: nasa, mathematics, sexism, biography, racial segregation, racism, historical fiction, scientist, space race, discrimination
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