Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
Synopsis
Three Oscars---for score, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana's script and Ang Lee's brilliant direction---went to this heartbreaking and powerful yarn about a long-running, forbidden affair between two gay cowboys (Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal). Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway play their wives. The screenplay was based on a 12-page magazine story by E. Annie Proulx. Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris.
Directors
Ang Lee, Gustavo Santaolalla, James Schamus, Michael Costigan, Ang Lee, Bill Pohlad, Murray Ord, Michael J. Fox, Michael Costigan, Bill Pohlad, Scott Ferguson
Production year
2005
Rating
R
Studio
Focus Features
Runtime
134 minutes
Cast
Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid