Drama ·History · Greece · 2016 · 1h 55m

The Founder

The Founder poster
Director
John Lee Hancock
Cast
Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc Nick Offerman as Dick McDonald John Carroll Lynch as Mac McDonald Linda Cardellini as Joan Smith B. J. Novak as Harry J. Sonneborn Laura Dern as Ethel Kroc
Crew
John Schwartzman — Director of Photography Robert Frazen — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Robert D. Siegel — Writer Don Handfield — Producer Jeremy Renner — Producer
Tagline

He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.

Synopsis

The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

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Mood & Themes
greedambitionbiographyfamily business based on true storysalesmancorporate greedfast foodcorporate power1950sburgermcdonald's
Key Collaborators
John Lee Hancock Director John Schwartzman Director of Photography Robert Frazen Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Robert D. Siegel Writer Don Handfield Producer Jeremy Renner Producer Aaron Ryder Producer Michael Corenblith Production Design Daniel Orlandi Costume Design
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