Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
Sutradara	Doug Atchison
Produser	Laurence Fishburne; Sid Ganis; Nancy Hult Ganis; Danny Llewelyn; Michael Romersa;
Ditulis oleh	Doug Atchison
Pemeran	Laurence Fishburne; Angela Bassett; Keke Palmer; Curtis Armstrong;
Penata musik	Aaron Zigman
Sinematografer	David Mullen
Penyunting	Glenn Farr
Perusahaan; produksi	Lionsgate Films; 2929 Entertainment; Starbucks Entertainment; Out of the Blue Entertainment; Reactor Films; Cinema Gypsy Productions;
Distributor	Lionsgate Films
Tanggal rilis	16 Maret 2006 (CIFF); 28 April 2006 (Amerika Serikat); ; ; ;
Durasi	112 menit
Negara	Amerika Serikat
Bahasa	Inggris
Anggaran	$6–8 juta
Pendapatan; kotor	$19 juta

Akeelah and the Bee adalah sebuah film drama Amerika Serikat tahun 2006 yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh Doug Atchison. Film tersebut mengisahkan kisah Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), seorang gadis berusia 11 tahun yang ikut serta dalam Scripps National Spelling Bee, ibunya (Angela Bassett), para teman sekolahnya, dan pelatihnya, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne). Film tersebut juga menampilkan Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, dan Tzi Ma.

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^ The credits for the film reads "A Lionsgate, 2929 Productions and Starbucks Entertainment presentation of an Out of the Blue and Reactor Films production in association with Cinema Gypsy Productions."^[1]^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Akeelah and the Bee". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal December 16, 2013. Diakses tanggal May 10, 2014.

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