Hamilton (2020 movie)

Hamilton is a 2020 American musical movie which is a live recording of the 2015 Broadway musical. It was directed and produced by Thomas Kail and produced, written, and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Hamilton
Directed by	Thomas Kail
Written by	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Based on	Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Produced by	Thomas Kail Lin-Manuel Miranda Jeffrey Seller
Starring	Daveed Diggs Renée Elise Goldsberry Jonathan Groff Christopher Jackson Jasmine Cephas Jones Lin-Manuel Miranda Leslie Odom Jr. Okieriete Onaodowan Anthony Ramos Phillipa Soo
Cinematography	Declan Quinn
Edited by	Jonah Moran
Music by	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures[1] 5000 Broadway Productions Nevis Productions Old 320 Sycamore Pictures RadicalMedia[2]
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[2]
Release date	July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)
Running time	160 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12.5 million (stage production)[4]

Miranda also stars as first Treasury Secretary and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, along with the musical's original principal Broadway cast.

Hamilton was originally planned for theatrical release on October 15, 2021; however, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie had a digital worldwide release on Disney+ on July 3, 2020. The movie received strong critical reviews.

References

1. Radulovic, Petrana. "Disney releasing filmed version of Hamilton in theaters in 2021". Polygon. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
2. "Hamilton: Press Kit" (PDF). The Walt Disney Studios. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. @Lin_Manuel (May 22, 2020). "Oh! Um, including credits it's exactly 2 hours and 40 mins. So once you have it, start #Hamilfilm at exactly 9:20pm? (Wait WHAT HAPPENS AT MIDNIGHT Steven)" (Tweet). Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Twitter.
4. Paulson, Michael; Gelles, David (June 8, 2016). "'Hamilton' Inc.: The Path to a Billion-Dollar Broadway Show". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2020.