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The Master (2012 film)

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The Master
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by	JoAnne Sellar Daniel Lupi Paul Thomas Anderson Megan Ellison
Written by	Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring	Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern
Music by	Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography	Mihai Mălaimare, Jr.
Edited by	Leslie Jones Peter McNulty
Production company	Annapurna Pictures Ghoulardi Film Company
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company
Release dates	September 1, 2012 (VFF) September 14, 2012(United States)
Running time	144 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million[2]
Box office	$28.2 million[3]

The Master is a 2012 American drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, andAmy Adams. It tells the story of Freddie Quell (Phoenix), a World War II veteran struggling to adjust to a post-war society, who meets Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), a leader of a religious movement known as "The Cause". Dodd sees something in Quell and accepts him into the movement. Freddie takes a liking to "The Cause" and begins traveling with Dodd along the East Coast to spread the teachings.

It was produced by Annapurna Pictures and Ghoulardi Film Company and distributed by The Weinstein Company. With a budget of $30 million, filming began in June 2011. Cinematography was provided by Mihai Mălaimare, Jr., Jonny Greenwood composed the score, and Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty worked as editors. The film was partly inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, as well as early drafts of There Will Be Blood, stories Jason Robards had told Anderson about his drinking days in the Navy during the war, and the life story of John Steinbeck. The Master was shot almost entirely on 65 mm film stock, making it the first feature length fiction film to be shot and released in 70 mm since Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet in 1996.

during the war.