Spinning Boris
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Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
Produced by | Cydney Bernard |
Written by | Yuri Zeltser Grace Cary Bickley |
Starring | Jeff Goldblum Anthony LaPaglia Liev Schreiber |
Music by | Jeff Danna |
Cinematography | John S. Bartley |
Editing by | Michael Pacek |
Release date(s) | October 23, 2003 |
Running time | 112 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Spinning Boris is a 2003 movie starring Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. In the film, a Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's reelection campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.
The film is based on the true story of three American political consultants, including George Gorton and Joe Shumate, who ran the successful reelection campaign of Boris Yeltsin in 1996.