---
title: 'Music Box (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Costa-Gavras'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/music-box-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100211/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Music Box (1989)

1989 · 124 min · Drama, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Music Box is a 1989 American legal thriller film by Costa-Gavras that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- **Screenplay:** [Joe Eszterhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-eszterhas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Patrick Blossier](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-blossier)
- **Editor:** [Joële van Effenterre](https://cinepixo.com/people/joele-van-effenterre)

## Cast

- [Zoltán Gera](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoltan-gera)
- [Frederic Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-forrest)
- [Albert Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-hall)
- [Donald Moffat](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-moffat)
- [Mari Törőcsik](https://cinepixo.com/people/mari-torocsik)
- [Elżbieta Czyżewska](https://cinepixo.com/people/elzbieta-czyzewska)
- [Michael Rooker](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rooker)
- [Jessica Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-lange)
- [Larry Brandenburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-brandenburg)
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)
- [Lukas Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/lukas-haas)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/music-box-1989
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1427849); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.