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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 discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. But he never met anyone like Thomas Wolfe."

Credits

Colin FirthMax Perkins

Jude LawThomas Wolfe

Nicole KidmanAline Bernstein

Laura LinneyLouise Saunders

Guy PearceF. Scott Fitzgerald