Dark City is a 1998 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Proyas, David S. Goyer and Lem Dobbs. The film stars Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, and William Hurt. Sewell plays John Murdoch, a man suffering from amnesia who finds himself accused of murder. Murdoch attempts to discover his true identity to clear his name while on the run from the police and a mysterious group known only as the "Strangers". The majority of the film was shot at Fox Studios Australia. It was jointly produced by New Line Cinema and... Mystery Clock Cinema. New Line Cinema and New Line Home Video commercially distributed the theatrical release and home media respectively. The studio was concerned that the audience would not understand the film and asked Proyas to add an explanatory, voice-over narration to the introduction. The film premiered in the United States on February 27, 1998, performed poorly at the box office, but received mainly positive reviews. Following its screening in wide release, the film was nominated for the Hugo and Saturn Awards.
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| Release date: | February 27, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Alex Proyas |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Alex Proyas, Andrew Mason |
| Editor: | Dov Hoenig |
| Music by: | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography: | Dariusz Wolski |
| Screenplay by: | Alex Proyas, David S. Goyer, Lem Dobbs |
| Estimated budget: | $27,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller |