The Winner (1996 film)

The Winner
DVD cover
Directed byAlex Cox
Screenplay byWendy Riss
Based on"A Darker Purpose"
by Wendy Riss
Produced byKen Schwenker
Starring
CinematographyDenis Maloney
Edited byCarlos Puente
Music byDaniel Licht
Production
companies
MDP Worldwide
Village Roadshow Pictures-Clipsal Films Partnership
Distributed byLive Entertainment (US)
Film Four Distributors (UK)
Release dates
  • 13 September 1996 (1996-09-13) (TIFF)
  • 25 July 1997 (1997-07-25) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish

The Winner is a 1996 film directed by Alex Cox and written by Wendy Riss based on her play A Darker Purpose.

The film was substantially re-edited by its executive producers, Mark Damon and Rebecca De Mornay, and the original score – by Cox's longtime collaborators Pray for Rain – was replaced by a jazz score. Cox requested that his name be removed from the credits.