---
title: 'The Dark Tower (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikolaj Arcel'
released: '2017-08-03'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dark-tower-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Dark Tower (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 95 min · Action, Fantasy, Horror, Western, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Dark Tower is a 2017 American neo-Western science fantasy film loosely based on Stephen King's novel series of the same name. Directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel, the film stars Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect the Dark Tower—a mythical structure which supports all realities—while Matthew McConaughey plays his nemesis Walter Padick, and Tom Taylor stars as Jake Chambers, a boy who becomes Roland's apprentice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nikolaj Arcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-arcel)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolaj Arcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-arcel), [Anders Thomas Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-thomas-jensen), [Jeff Pinkner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-pinkner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Junkie XL](https://cinepixo.com/people/junkie-xl)
- **Producer:** [Akiva Goldsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiva-goldsman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rasmus Videbæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-videb-k)

## Cast

- [Claudia Kim](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-kim)
- [Michael Barbieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-barbieri)
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey) as Randall Flagg
- [Idris Elba](https://cinepixo.com/people/idris-elba) as Roland Deschain
- [Jackie Earle Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-earle-haley)
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Abbey Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/abbey-lee)
- [Katheryn Winnick](https://cinepixo.com/people/katheryn-winnick)
- [José Zúñiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-zuniga)
- [Tom Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-taylor) as Jake Chambers
- [Fran Kranz](https://cinepixo.com/people/fran-kranz)

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Official site: http://www.thedarktower-movie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dark-tower-2017
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