---
title: 'The Clearing (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pieter Jan Brugge'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-clearing-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331952/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Clearing (2004)

2004 · 95 min · Drama · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

The Clearing is a 2004 American crime thriller film and the directorial debut of film producer Pieter Jan Brugge. The film is loosely based on the real-life kidnapping and murder of Dutch businessman Gerrit Jan Heijn that took place in the Netherlands in 1987. The screenplay was written by Justin Haythe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pieter Jan Brugge](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieter-jan-brugge)
- **Screenplay:** [Pieter Jan Brugge](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieter-jan-brugge), [Justin Haythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-haythe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Craig Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-armstrong)
- **Producer:** [Jonah Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonah-smith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Denis Lenoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-lenoir)
- **Editor:** [Kevin Tent](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-tent)

## Cast

- [Larry Pine](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-pine)
- [Melissa Sagemiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-sagemiller)
- [Wendy Crewson](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-crewson)
- [Matt Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-craven)
- [Alessandro Nivola](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-nivola)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)
- [Robert Redford](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-redford)
- [Diana Scarwid](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-scarwid)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)

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