The Children of Men (2005)

Country of Origin: UK/USA
Year of Production: 2005
Running Times: 109 mins
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound: SDDS/Dolby Digital/DTS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Universal Pictures/Strike Entertainment in association with Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP/Toho-Towa
Copyright: © 2005 Universal Studios
Executive Producers: Thomas A. Bliss, Armyan Bernstein
Produced by: Hilary Shor, Marc Abraham, Tony Smith, Eric Newman, Iain Smith
Associate Producer: Kristel Laiblin
Production Manager: Emma Mager
Unit Production Manager: Sally French
Unit Managers: Kevin Jenkins, Finlay Pile
Production Co-Ordinator: Hermione Ninnim
2nd Unit Co-Ordinator: Samantha Holt

SCRIPT
Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
Based on the book by P.D. James

DIRECTION
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
2nd Unit Director: Peter Hannan
1st Assistant Director: Terry Needham
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Alexander Oakley
2nd Assistant Director: Emma Horton
Additional 2nd Assistant Director: Richard Goodwin
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director: Michael Michael
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Andrew McEwan
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Kim Whittaker
3rd Assistant Director: Pierre Ellul
2nd Unit 3rd Assistant Directors: Paul Bennett, Bryn Lawrence

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Camera Operator: George Richmond
2nd Unit A Camera Operator: Dave Morgan
2nd Unit B Camera Operator: Chas Bain
Gaffer: John Higgins
2nd Unit Gaffer: Gary Nolan
Key Grip: Kenny Atherfold
Unit Photographer: Jaap Buitendijk

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Alex Rodríguez, Alfonso Cuarón
Associate Editor: Emma Gaffney
1st Assistant Editors: Emma Gaffney, Jane Winkles
Post-Production Supervisor: Michael Saxton
Post-Production Co-Ordinators: Verity Wislocki, Faye Stevens
Negative Cutting: Cutting Edge
Digital Intermediate: Capital FX (London)

MUSIC
Original Music: "Fragments of a Prayer" by John Tavener
Music Supervisors (For Hot House Music): Becca Gatrell, Karen Elliott
Music Editor: Michael Price
Music Consultants (For Source ETC): Philippe Ascoli, Steve Brown

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Ruby Tuesday"
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by Franco Battiato
Courtesy of Universal Music Italia

"Running the World"
Written by Jarvis Cocker
Performed by Jarvis Cocker

"The Court of the Crimson King"
Written by Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield
Performed by King Crimson
From The Album "In The Court Of King Crimson : An Observation By King Crimson"
Published by Song BMG
Licenced Courtesy of Robert Fripp

"Bring on the Lucie"
Written by John Lennon
Performed by John Lennon

"Hush"
Written by Joe South
Performed by Deep Purple
Courtesy of EMI Special Markets

"Witness (1 Hope)"
Written by Rodney Smith
Performed by Roots Manuva
Courtesy of Big Dada Recordings

"Life in a Glasshouse"
Written by Thom Yorke, Edward O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood and Philip Selway
Performed by Radiohead
Courtesy of EMI Records

"Omgyjya Switch7"
Written by Richard D. James
Performed by Aphex Twin
From the album "Drukqs" (2001) available on Warp Records

"Arbeit Macht Frei"
Written by The Libertines
Performed by The Libertines

"Anti War Dub"
Written by Digital Mystikz
Performed by Digital Mystikz
Published by DMZ

"Wait"
Written and Performed by The Kills

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: John Midgley
2nd Unit Sound Mixer: Colin Codner
2nd Unit Sound Recordist: Martin Seeley
Sound Maintenance: Clive Osborne
Sound Designer: Richard Beggs
Re-Recording Mixers: Tom Johnson, Chris Burden
Supervising Sound Editor: David Evans
Dialogue Editor: Anthony Currie
ADR Recordists: Andy Thompson, Jamie Roden, Peter Gleaves
ADR Editor: Nick Lowe
Additional ADR Editors: Iain Eyre, Nigel Mills
Special Sound Effects Editors: Sam Southwick, Bjørn Ole Schroeder
Foley Artists: Andi Derrick, Peter Burgiss
Foley Recordist: Nigel Heath
Foley Editor: Harry Barnes

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Jany Temime
Assistant Costume Designers: Sara Meek, Richard Davies
Crowd Assistant Costume Designer: Chloe Aubry
Costume Supervisor: Annie Crawford
Military Wardrobe Masters: William Steggle, Gordon Harmer
Military Wardrobe Supervisor: Jo Hobbs
Make-Up/Hair Designer: Graham Johnston
Mr Owen's Make-Up/Hair: Dorka Nieradzik
Ms Moore's Make-Up: Susan Reilly Lehane
Crowd Make-Up Supervisor: Karen Cohen
Make-Up/Hair Artists: Kate Benton, Lorna McGowan, Laura McIntosh
Ms Moore's Hairdresser: Nicola Clarke

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Prosthetics Supervisor: Neill Gorton

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Paul Corbould
Special Effects Co-Ordinator: Ian Corbould
Animatronic Supervisor: Nick Dudman
Animatronic Co-Ordinator: Jenny Weight
Key Animatronic Model Designer: Paul Spateri
Animatronic Model Designers: Steve Wright, Joe Scott, Janet Burns, Steve Murphy, Andy Colquhoun, Andy Hunt, Barney Nikolic, Andrea Hochgatterer, Tracy O'Brien, Jeni Walker, Luke Fisher

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Double Negative; Framestore CFC
Visual Effects Supervisor: Frazer Churchill
Visual Effects Producer: Lucy Killick
Visual Effects Editors: Mark Sanger, Wayne Smith
Baby Diego Footage Produced by: Pablo Casacuberta
Title Design: Tom George
Titles/Opticals: Capital FX (London)

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland
Supervising Art Directors: Gary Freeman, Malcolm Middleton
Art Directors: Ray Chan, Paul Inglis, Mike Stallion, James Foster
Vehicles Department Art Directors: Stuart Rose, Clifford Robinson, Jon Bunker
Stand-By Art Director: Peter James
Assistant Art Director: Stephen Forrest-Smith
Set Decorator: Jennifer Williams
Property Master: Terry Wells Sr
Construction Manager: Andy Evans
Art Department Co-Ordinator: Katie Gabriel
Conceptual Artists: Simon McGuire, Julian Caldow
Jasper's Artwork: Steve Bell
Graphic Designer: Carol Kupisz
Storyboard Artists: Martin Asbury, Tracey Wilson, John Greaves, Temple Clark

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Beverley Winston
2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Louise Wade
Financial Controller: Carolyn Hall
Production Accountants: Claire Robertson, Emma Bendell
Media Content Created/Designed by: Foreign Office
Researcher: Marcello Paolillo
Archive Researcher: Lucy Whitton
Dialect Coach: Jill McCullough
Supervising Armourer: Richard Hooper
1st Unit Supervising Armourer: Joss Skottowe
Armourer: Dave Evans
Animal Co-Ordinator: Gill Raddings
Unit Publicist: Kathryn Donovan

LOCATIONS
Supervising Location Manager: Michael Sharp
Location Managers: Simon Crook, Jamie Lengyel, Nick Fulton, Charlotte Wright

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Steve Dent
Stunt Department Co-Ordinator: Matthew Sampson
Stunts: Roy Alon, David Anders, Dani Biernat, Michael Birch, Andrew Bradshaw, Bruce Cain, Juliette Cheveley, Nick Chopping, Tony Christian, Bill Davey, Ray De-Haan, Kelly Dent, Bradley Farmer, Amanda Foster, Dave Garrick, Richard Hansen, Franklin Henson, Frank Henson, Paul Herbert, Dave Holland, Gary Hoptrough, Jason Hunjan, Rob Hunt, Eunice Huthart, Rob Inch, Rowley Irlam, Charles Jarman, Morgan Johnson, Ian Kay, Adam Kirley, Derek Lea, Maurice Lee, Holly Lumsden, Maxine Whittaker, Jo Mclaren, Kim McGarrity, Peter Milesy Miles, Lee Morrison, Daniel Naprous, Chris Newton, Brian 'Sonny' Nickels, Martin Pemberton, Andrew Pilgrim, Greg Powell, Dominic Preece, Andy Smart, CC Smiff, Trevor Steedman, Marvin Stewart Campbell, Matthew Stirling, Rocky Taylor, Arran Topham, Vincent Wang, Reg Wayment, Bill Weston, Pete White, Lenny Woodcock

CASTING
Casting: Lucinda Syson
US Casting: Avy Kaufman
ADR Voice Casting: Louis Elman, Abigail Barbier

CAST
Clive Owen (Theo)
Julianne Moore (Julian)
Michael Caine (Jasper)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Luke)
Charlie Hunnam (Patric)
Danny Huston (Nigel)
Claire-Hope Ashitey (Kee)
Peter Mullan (Syd)
Pam Ferris (Miriam)
Juan Yacuzzi (baby Diego)
Mishal Hussain, Rob Curling (newsreaders)
Jon Chevalier, Rita Davies, Kim Fenton, Chris Gilbert, Phoebe Hawthorn, Rebecca Howard, Atlanta White, Laurence Woodbridge (café customers)
Maria McErlane (Shirley)
Michael Haughey (Mr Griffiths)
Paul Sharma (Ian)
Moriam Kerlin (Dutch grandmother)
Philippa Urquhart (Janice)
Tehmina Sunny (Fish Zara)
Jody Halse (immigration policeman)
Ilario Bisi-Pedro (cigar man)
Michael Klesic (Rado)
Martina Messing (Fish Birgit)
Simon Poland (Trafalgar Square preacher)
Barnaby Edwards (ministry official)
Ed Westwick (Alex)
Valerie Griffiths (dog track woman)
Billy Cook (bookmaker)
Gary Hoptrough (Simon)
Rob Inch, Jamie Kenna (road traffic police)
Maurice Lee (Fish Samir)
Dhafer L'Abidine (Fish Dhafer)
Bruno Ouvard (Fish Bruno)
Denise Mack (Fish Emily)
Jacek Koman (Tomaz)
Joy Richardson (Fish Joy)
Caroline Lena Olsson (Fish Caroline)
Milenka James (Fish Milenka)
Somi Guha (Fish Somi)
Francisco Labbe (Fish Francisco)
Thorston Manderlay (Fish Thorston)
Georgette Pallard (Fish Georgette)
Dorothy Grumbar, Barry Martin, Ernesto Tomasini (bus passengers)
Keith Dunphy, Ray Trickett (Bexhill wardens)
Nabil Shaban, Goran Kostic (Bexhill market hustler)
Dermot O'Neill (one-legged hustler)
Oana Pellea (Marichka)
Faruk Pruti (Sirdjan)
Alexandre Best Avachvili (Georgian man)
Galina McWhirr (Georgian woman)
Nirmala Martis (wailing woman)
Ida Church (bleeding woman)
Yolanda Vazquez (Spanish woman)
Andrew Brooke (soldier)
David Ayinde (uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

In the near future, the human race has become sterile. England is in chaos and a totalitarian regime is introduced by the new warden who introduces martial law. But when one woman discovers that she is pregnant, she becomes a figurehead for a revolutionary movement dedicated to bringing the warden down.

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Universal Pictures

book into film, the future, infertility

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008