Fargo (1996)

19961h 38mdir. Joel Coen, Ethan CoenUnited States, United Kingdomcrime filmdrama film

With Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Tony Denman, Larry Brandenburg, John Carroll Lynch

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare. McDormand plays pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson, who investigates after a car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (Macy), hires two dimwitted criminals (Buscemi and Stormare) to kidnap his wife to extort a ransom from her wealthy father.

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