---
title: 'Proof of Life (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Taylor Hackford'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/proof-of-life-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228750/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Proof of Life (2000)

2000 · 135 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Proof of Life is a 2000 American action thriller film directed and produced by Taylor Hackford, and starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film's screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, who also was an executive producer, and was inspired by William Prochnau's Vanity Fair magazine article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade", and Thomas Hargrove's book Long March to Freedom, in which Hargrove recounts how his release was negotiated by Thomas Clayton, who went on to be the founder of kidnap-for-ransom consultancy Clayton Consultants, Inc.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Taylor Hackford](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-hackford)
- **Producer:** [Taylor Hackford](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-hackford)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Gilroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gilroy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sławomir Idziak](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-awomir-idziak)
- **Editor:** [Sheldon Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheldon-kahn)

## Cast

- [Alun Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/alun-armstrong)
- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe)
- [Flora Martínez](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-martinez)
- [Margo Martindale](https://cinepixo.com/people/margo-martindale)
- [David Caruso](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-caruso)
- [Pietro Sibille](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-sibille)
- [Rowena King](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowena-king)
- [Michael Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-byrne)
- [Michael Kitchen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kitchen)
- [Aleksandr Baluev](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-baluev)
- [Gottfried John](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-john)
- [Anthony Heald](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-heald)
- [Pamela Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-reed)
- [Aristóteles Picho](https://cinepixo.com/people/aristoteles-picho)
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/proof-life
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/proof-of-life-2000
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