The Brief History of the Dead Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

A blind man arrives in a new city, telling a story of having traveled across a desert after his death. Other city-dwellers have their own remarkable tales of crossing into this strange world, from which inhabitants depart as mysteriously as they entered.

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Who is making The Brief History of the Dead – Crew List

A look at The Brief History of the Dead behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Chris Columbus last helmed The Thursday Murder Club and The Christmas Chronicles 2. The film's writer David Auburn last penned Georgetown and The Lake House.

Director

Chris Columbus

Screenwriter

David Auburn

Producers

Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe

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• Adapted from Kevin Brockmeier's story in the September 8th issue of the New Yorker.

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