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Hugo (II) (2011)

U 126 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Family  -   23 November 2011 (USA)
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Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

John Logan (screenplay), Brian Selznick (book)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Sacha Baron Cohen ...
Asa Butterfield ...
Chloë Grace Moretz ...
Ray Winstone ...
Emily Mortimer ...
Christopher Lee ...
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Helen McCrory ...
Mama Jeanne
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Storyline

Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mechanical man) that doesn't work without a special key which Hugo needs to find to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets with a shopkeeper, George Melies, who works in the train station and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. Written by napierslogs  

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Plot Keywords:

Train Station | Train | Clock | Orphan | Automaton  | See more »

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One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure.

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€1,764,073 (Italy) (5 February 2012) (458 Screens)

Gross:

$115,814,000 (Worldwide) (26 February 2012)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | Datasat  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The opening track shot of the city ending at the train station was the very first shot designed and it took one year to complete. It required 1000 computers to render each frame required for the shot. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the old footage you see ALL women with unshaven armpits however in the recreated history by Scorsese, Georges Melliers' wife Jeanne (Helen McCrory) appears with modern clean shaven armpits. See more »

Quotes

Isabelle: [watching A Trip to the Moon] It's in color!
Mama Jeanne: Of course it is, we tinted them. We painted them by hand, frame by frame.
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Connections

Referenced in "Conan: Annie, Get Your Glock (#2.55)" (2012) See more »