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Informationen zum Autor Tony Gilroy makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton . He is the acclaimed screenwriter of The Bourne Ultimatum , The Bourne Identity , The Bourne Supremacy , Dolores Claiborne , The Devil's Advocate , and Armageddon , among other films. Klappentext Here is the official screenplay book tie-in to the hit thriller from Warner Bros., starring Academy Award®-winner George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack, and written and directed by Tony Gilroy. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrichemical company U/North, meanwhile, the career of in-house counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multimillion-dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. This Shooting Script Book includes: Exclusive foreword by William Goldman Complete shooting script Exclusive Q&A with writer/director Tony Gilroy 39 color photographs Complete cast and filmmaker credits Zusammenfassung Here is the official screenplay book tie-in to the hit thriller from Warner Bros.! starring Academy Award®-winner George Clooney! Tom Wilkinson! Tilda Swinton! and Sydney Pollack! and written and directed by Tony Gilroy. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor! Clayton takes care of Kenner! Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job! his divorce! a failed business venture! and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrichemical company U/North! meanwhile! the career of in-house counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multimillion-dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case! Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. This Shooting Script Book includes: Exclusive foreword by William Goldman Complete shooting script Exclusive Q&A with writer/director Tony Gilroy 39 color photographs Complete cast and filmmaker credits ...