---
title: 'Rebel in the Rye (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Danny Strong'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rebel-in-the-rye-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4986134/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rebel in the Rye (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 106 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Rebel in the Rye is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed and written by Danny Strong. It is based on the book J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of writer J. D. Salinger during and after World War II. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Brian d'Arcy James, Victor Garber, Hope Davis, and Lucy Boynton.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Danny Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-strong)
- **Screenplay:** [Danny Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-strong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bear McCreary](https://cinepixo.com/people/bear-mccreary)
- **Producer:** [Bruce Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cohen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kramer Morgenthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/kramer-morgenthau)

## Cast

- [David Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-berman) as Dr. Sam Radford
- [Bernard White](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-white) as Swami Nikhilananda
- [Anna Bullard-Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-bullard-werner) as Sylvia
- [Will Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-rogers)
- [Lucy Boynton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-boynton) as Claire Douglas
- [Sarah Paulson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-paulson) as Dorothy Olding
- [Adam Busch](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-busch) as Nigel Bench
- [Nicholas Hoult](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-hoult) as J. D. Salinger
- [Victor Garber](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garber) as Sol Salinger
- [Brian d'Arcy James](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-d-arcy-james) as Giroux
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey) as Whit Burnett
- [Bernie McInerney](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-mcinerney) as Connecticut Landlord
- [Jefferson Mays](https://cinepixo.com/people/jefferson-mays) as William Maxwell
- [Zoey Deutch](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoey-deutch) as Oona O'Neill
- [Will Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-rogers-2) as Herb Kaufman

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