BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

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• Release Year: 2013
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: Outrageous entertainer and flamboyant pianist whose stage and television career spanned 40 years, Liberace (Academy Award winner Michael Douglas) lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess. In the summer of 1977 handsome young Scott Thorson (Academy Award winner Matt Damon) walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive five-year love affair. Behind the Candelabra captures the essesnce of Liberace's appeal while taking a behind-the-scenes look at their tempestuous relationship. The film also features an all-star supporting cast that includes Emmy and Academy Award nominee Dan Aykroyd, Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Scott Bakula, Golden Globe nominee Rob Lowe, and Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Debbie Reynolds.
• Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Eric Zuckerman, Eddie Jemison, Randy Lowell, Tom Roach, Shamus Cooley, John Smutny, Jane Morris, Garrett M. Brown, Michael Douglas, Pat Asanti, Debbie Reynolds, Casey Kramer, Cheyenne Jackson, Tom Papa, Dan Aykroyd, James Kulick, Bruce Ramsay, Paul Witten, Deborah Lacey, Rob Lowe, David Koechner, Susan Todd, Nicky Katt, Austin Stowell, Francisco San Martin, Boyd Holbrook, Anthony Crivello, Mike O'Malley, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Charlotte Crossley, Josh Meyers, Harvey J. Alperin, Paul Reiser, Jerry Clarke, Lisa Frantz, Shaun T. Benjamin, John Philip Kavcak, Kelly Allen, Gregg Atwill, Natacha Bachour, Greg Baine, Cassandra M. Bellantoni, Paul Borst, Lita S. Bowman, Barbara Brownell, Johnny Carson, Patty Chong, Lee Christian, Nathan Collins, Kass Connors, Russ Cugno, Pat Destro, Jacquelyn Dowsett, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Fielding Edlow, Corey Eid, Krystal Ellsworth, Kelli Erdmann, Derek Ferguson, Joe Filippone, Jack Fitz, Judy Garland, Gladis Giada, Aussie Guevara, Brandon Henschel, Brian N. Hoff, Doug Hunter, Lenny Jacobson, Richard Allan Jones, Adam J. Kassel, Dominique Kelley, David Dustin Kenyon, Peggy King, Kirk Krogstad, Kristin Lindquist, Rachael Markarian, Paul McDade, Kc Monnie, Max Napolitano, Cassidy Noblett, Lance Patrick, Ferly Prado, Mike Jerome Putnam, Thure Riefenstein, Joan Riegert, Ryan Roth II, Stephanie Maura Sanchez, Jimmy Scanlon, Roby Schinasi, Gig Schmidt, Nellie Sciutto, Franklin J. Sterns, Caroline Jaden Stussi, Becca Sweitzer, Trace Taylor, Anna Wendt, Eric Womack, Steven Soderbergh, Richard LaGravenese, Scott Thorson, Alex Thorleifson
• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Runtime: 1:58
• Company: HBO Films
• Media Format: Movie