Behind The Candelabra
Steven Soderbergh, 2013
Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
Scott Thorson, Alex Thorleifson, 1988
Behind The Candelabra is a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh in 2013 and based on the book Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, first published in 1988. The movie features Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Debbie Reynolds, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, and others.
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Storyline
In 1977, 18-year-old Scott Thorson, who works as an animal trainer for films, meets Bob Black, a Hollywood producer, in a gay bar in Los Angeles. Black introduces Thorson to Liberace, who takes an immediate liking to the handsome younger man. Liberace invites the two backstage and then to his luxurious home in Las Vegas.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
7.00
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Movie
Behind The Candelabra
Original title: Behind the Candelabra
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Length: 1h58m
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Year
1988
Pages
239
Book Rate
6.98
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Book
Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
Author: Scott Thorson, Alex Thorleifson
Country: USA
First published in: 1988
Length: 239 pages
Genre: Biography
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