---
title: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cameron Mitchell'
released: '2001-01-19'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248845/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

2001 · R · 95 min · Drama, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film written for the screen and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Based on Mitchell's and Stephen Trask's 1998 stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, it accompanies Hedwig Robinson, a gay East German rock singer. Hedwig subsequently develops a relationship with a younger man, Tommy, becoming his mentor and musical collaborator, only to have Tommy steal her music and become a rock star. The film follows Hedwig and her backing band, the Angry Inch, as they shadow Tommy's tour, while exploring Hedwig's past and her forced sex reassignment surgery. Mitchell reprises his role as Hedwig from the original production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell)
- **Screenplay:** [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell), [Stephen Trask](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-trask)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Trask](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-trask)
- **Producer:** [Christine Vachon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-vachon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frankie DeMarco](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-demarco)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-marcus)

## Cast

- [Michael Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pitt)
- [Maurice Dean Wint](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-dean-wint)
- [John Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-mitchell)
- [Andrea Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-martin)
- [Stephen Trask](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-trask)
- [Miriam Shor](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-shor)
- [Alberta Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberta-watson)
- [Rob Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-campbell)
- [Michael Aronov](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-aronov)
- [Sook-Yin Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sook-yin-lee)
- [Dar Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dar-williams)
- [Karen Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-hines)

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