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Behind the Candelabra

Name: Behind the Candelabra
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 58 min

2013
1 hr 58 mins
Drama, Music
NR

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Adaptation of Scott Thorson's book about his five-year love affair with renowned entertainer Liberace, who was four decades older than the teenage Thorson when they met in the late 1970s, and lavished him with gifts and attention before a bitter breakup in 1982.

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Awards

2014 - Golden Globe - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - winner
2014 - Irish Film & Television Awards - Best International Actor - nominated
2014 - BAFTA Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor - nominated
2014 - BAFTA Film Awards - Best Production Design - nominated

Cast & Crew See All

Michael Douglas

Liberace

Matt Damon

Scott Thorson

Dan Aykroyd

Seymour Heller

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