The Price of Fame (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Xavier Beauvois |
| Written by | Xavier Beauvois Étienne Comar |
| Produced by | Pascal Caucheteux Étienne Comar Pauline Gygax |
| Starring | Benoît Poelvoorde Roschdy Zem Séli Gmach Chiara Mastroianni Nadine Labaki Peter Coyote |
| Cinematography | Caroline Champetier |
| Edited by | Marie-Julie Maille |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
Production companies | Rita Productions Why Not Productions Arches Films Les Films du Fleuve France 3 Cinéma Radio Télévision Suisse Radio Télévision Belge Francophone |
| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.2 million |
| Box office | $372,165 |
The Price of Fame (French: La Rançon de la gloire) is a 2014 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Xavier Beauvois with an original score by composer Michel Legrand. The film was inspired by the true story about two marginalized immigrants who dug up Charlie Chaplin's coffin for ransom money in the 1970s. Its world premiere was 28 August 2014, directly competing for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was released on 7 January 2015 in France.