

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

Max Perkins

Thomas Wolfe

Aline Bernstein

Louise Saunders

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ernest Hemingway

Zelda Fitzgerald

John Wheelock

Assistant Editor

Bertha Perkins

Zippy Perkins

Julia Wolfe

John Wheelock

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Scribner's Staff

Mabel Wolfe

Director

Jane Perkins

Peggy Perkins

Nancy Perkins

Miss Wyckoff

James, Mailroom Clerk

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

Scribner's Staff

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Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

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Woman at Bar

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Dancer

Dancer

Grand Central Station Conductor

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

Funeral Minister

Effie Wolfe

Frank Wolfe

Frederick Wolfe

Director

Standby Property Master

Producer

Producer

Producer

Casting

Costume Design

Original Music Composer

Editor

Production Design

Screenplay

Book

Director of Photography

Novel

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Conceptual Design

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Special Effects Makeup Artist

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Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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