Slumdog millionaire /

Slumdog millionaire / a Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros./Celador Films, Film 4 presentation ; directed by Danny Boyle ; produced by Christian Colson ; screenplay, Simon Beaufoy. , United States ; Great Britain. - United States : Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2008. - 13 film reels of 13 on 7 (ca. 116 min., ca. 9,090 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Copyright Claimant: Celador Films Limited, Channel Four Television Corporation. Authorship on Application: Slumdog Films Limited. Previous Registration: 2008, PAU003354693. Date of Creation: 2008; Date of Publication: 2008-10-27; Registration Number / Date: PA0001610603 / 2008-11-14. Summary derived from allmovie WWW site, viewed Mar. 16, 2009. Based on the novel by Vikas Swarup. Sources used: Internet movie database WWW site, viewed Mar. 16, 2009; Variety, Sept. 8, 2008; Copyright staff catalog online.

Co-director, Loveleen Tandan ; executive producers, Paul Smith, Tessa Ross ; camera, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Chris Dickens ; music, A.R. Rahman ; production designer, Mark Digby ; art director, Abhisher Redkar ; set decorator, Michelle Dey ; costume designer, Suttirat Anne Larlarb ; sound, Resul Pookutty ; sound designer, Glenn Freemantle, line producer, Tabrez Noorani ; assistant director, Raj Acharya ; second unit camera, Mrinal Desai. Co-director, Loveleen Tandan ; executive producers, Paul Smith, Tessa Ross ; camera, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Chris Dickens ; music, A.R. Rahman ; production designer, Mark Digby ; art director, Abhisher Redkar ; set decorator, Michelle Dey ; costume designer, Suttirat Anne Larlarb ; sound, Resul Pookutty ; sound designer, Glenn Freemantle, line producer, Tabrez Noorani ; assistant director, Raj Acharya ; second unit camera, Mrinal Desai.

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tanay Hemant Chheda, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Rubina Ali, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail.

Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's most popular television game show.

MPAA rating: R.


In English and Hindi.

Received Academy Awards for best picture, directing, adapted screenplay, cinematography, original score, original song, editing, and sound in 2009.


Orphans--India--Mumbai--Drama.
Brothers--India--Mumbai--Drama.
Slums--India--Mumbai--Drama.
Television quiz shows--India--Mumbai--Drama.
Police questioning--India--Mumbai--Drama.


Juvenile delinquency films.
Romance films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

CGE 3343-3349 (viewing print)