The Claim
“Everything has a price.”
Synopsis
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.
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The Claim (2000) Original Trailer [FHD]
Type: Trailer • Published 2025-02-23
Top Cast
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Peter Mullan
Daniel Dillon
Milla Jovovich
Lucia
Wes Bentley
Donald Dalglish
Nastassja Kinski
Elena Burn
Sarah Polley
Hope Burn
Shirley Henderson
Annie
Julian Richings
Francis Bellanger
Sean McGinley
Sweetley
Tom McCamus
Burn
Duncan Frasier
Crocker
Barry Ward
Young Dillon
Karolina Muller
Young Elena
Trevor Allan Davies
Member of Saloon Band
Randy Birch
Priest
Bill Chesterman
Mr. Timpson
Marie Brassard
French Sue
Artur Ciastkowski
Delaney
Fernando Davalos
Barman
Release History & Theatrical Window
Berlin International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
December 29, 2000
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$20M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$669K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.03x
-$19.3M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Michael Winterbottom
- Screenplay & Story
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Original Score
- Michael Nyman
- Original Title
- The Claim
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom, Canada, France, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Budget
- $20M
- Worldwide Gross
- $669K
- Production Studios
- Revolution Films, Arts Council of England, Alliance Atlantis, DB Entertainment, Grosvenor Park Productions, United Artists, BBC Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Pathé, StudioCanal
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Michael Winterbottom
Frank Cottrell Boyce, Thomas Hardy
Michael Nyman
Alwin H. Küchler
Trevor Waite
Andrew Eaton, Andrea Calderwood, Martin Katz, Alexis Lloyd, Mark Shivas
Department Leadership Roster
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Screenplay
Michael Winterbottom
Director
Trevor Waite
Editor
Andrew Eaton
Producer
Mark Tildesley
Production Design
Ken Rempel
Production Design
Joanne Hansen
Costume Design
Alwin H. Küchler
Director of Photography
Michael Nyman
Original Music Composer
Kirk Jarrett
Stunt Coordinator
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
Mature — Recommended for viewers 15 and older.
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Claim
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What is The Claim about?
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.
Who directed The Claim?
The Claim was directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Who stars in The Claim?
The principal cast of The Claim includes Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley, Nastassja Kinski, Sarah Polley.
When was The Claim released and how long is it?
The Claim was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Claim?
The Claim had a reported production budget of $20M and grossed $669K at the worldwide box office (0.03 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for The Claim?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Claim was composed by Michael Nyman.
Is The Claim based on a book or true story?
The Claim is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Thomas Hardy".
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Claim?
The Claim holds official age classifications: AU: M (Mature — Recommended for viewers 15 and older.); GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.); US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).