American Film Company (2008)
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Joe Ricketts (CEO) Alfed Levitt (COO) Brian Falk (Producer/Executive) Robert Stone (Producer/Executive) |
| Website | The American Film Company |
The American Film Company is a film production company founded in 2008 by Joe Ricketts. Ricketts previously founded TD Ameritrade and, with his family, owns the Chicago Cubs.[1] The American Film Company, founded on the belief that real life is often more compelling than fiction, produces feature films about true stories from America's past.[2] The company has offices in New York City and Los Angeles.
Films
The company's first film was The Conspirator,[3] a historical drama about the trial of Mary Surratt, the lone woman charged as a co-conspirator in the Abraham Lincoln assassination.[4] The film was directed by Robert Redford and stars James McAvoy and Robin Wright.[5] In keeping with the company's goal to create historically accurate films, Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson, Lincoln assassination expert Thomas Turner, and Army historian Col. Fred Borch consulted on the film.[6]
The American Film Company is currently developing The Arsenal, a film about John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, and Midnight Riders, about the midnight ride of Paul Revere.[7]
List of films
- The Conspirator (2010)
- Parkland (2013)
- Against the Sun (2015)
- Born in the Badlands
- The Arsenal
- The Third Wave
References
- ^ Fleming, Mike. "Robert Redford's 'The Conspirator' Sells - But Not In Time For This Year's Oscars". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "American Film Company | Mendelson's Musings". Jasonmendelson.com. 2010-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (2010-09-09). "Robert Redford Shops 'The Conspirator' in Toronto". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kaufman, Anthony (2010-09-12). "Toronto Film Festival: Robert Redford on 'The Conspirator' - Speakeasy - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "The Conspirator". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "News for Thomas Turner (III)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Films". The American Film Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
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