---
title: 'The Player (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Altman'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 124
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-player-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Player (1992)

1992 · R · 124 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Player is a 1992 American satirical black comedy neo-noir mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his 1988 novel. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tolkin)
- **Producer:** [Michael Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tolkin), [David Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brown)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Editor:** [Geraldine Peroni](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-peroni)

## Cast

- [Shari Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/shari-belafonte)
- [Adam Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-simon)
- [Gina Gershon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-gershon)
- [Karen Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-black)
- [Cynthia Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-stevenson)
- [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack)
- [Annie Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-ross)
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken)
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Jeremy Piven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-piven)
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze)
- [René Auberjonois](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-auberjonois)
- [Randall Batinkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-batinkoff)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Mimi Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-rogers)

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