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The Company of Wolves (1984) Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1984
Running Times: 95 mins
Length: 8,567 ft
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono CREDITS PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Palace Productions For ITC
Executive Producers: Stephen Woolley, Nik Powell
Producer: Chris Brown, Stephen Woolley
Production Manager: Vivien Pottersman
Production Coordinator: Norma Brusa SCRIPT
Script: Angela Carter, Neil Jordan
Stories: The Werewolf, Wolf-Alice and The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter
Quotation: Le petit Chaperon Rouge by Charles Perrault, translated by S.R. Littlewood DIRECTION
Director: Neil Jordan
Assistant Directors: Simon Hinkly, Paul Tivers, Paul Fift PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bryan Loftus
Camera Operator: Mike Roberts
2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Ian Foster
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Eamonn O'Keeffe
Haptic Lens Consultant: Richard Glass EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Rodney Holland
Assistant Editors: Justin Krish, Tim Arrowsmith, Mike Saxton MUSIC
Music: George Fenton SOUND
Sound Recordist: David John
Re-Recordist: Paul Carr
Supervising Sound Editor: Anthony Sloman
Sound Editor: Alan Bell, Bryan Tilling
Sound Effects Unit: Neil Kingsbury MAKE-UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Jane Royle
Make Up: Pauline Heys, Sylvia Croft
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Waller
Wardrobe Supervisor: Ken Lewington
Wardrobe: Pauline Lewington SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Christopher Tucker
Animatronics Supervisor: Stuart Robinson
Animatronics Engineer: Nigel Trevesey
Animatronic Wolf: Roger Shaw
Transformations: Toby Philpott SPECIAL EFFECTS
Supervisor: Alan Whibley
Unit Coordinator: Chris Carreras
Director of Effects: Peter MacDonald
Assistant Director: Clive Hedges
Special Effects: Alan Whibley, Richard Roberts, Bob Thorne, Dave Eltham, Digby Milner
Model Maker: Sue Oakes
Polystyrene Tree Sculpture/Modelling: Steve Simmonds, Eddie Butler, Robert Williams, Dick Budden
Photography: Peter McDonald
Camera Operator: John Campbell
Special Effects Storyboards: Christopher Hobbs VISUAL EFFECTS
Opticals: Camera Effects Limited
Titles: National Screen DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Anton Furst
Art Director: Stuart Rose
Stand-By Constructor: Peter Mann
Scenic Artist: Tony Common
Storyboard Artist: John O'Connor
Illustrator: Nigel Phelps
Draughtsmen: Philip Elton, Nigel Phelps OTHER SOURCES
Production Assistant: Gill Case
Animal Coordinator: Mike Culling
Dogs Supervisor: Roger Farr
Dog Handler: Gill Raddings
Wolf Handler: Theresa Palmer LOCATIONS
Locations: Victory Cross, Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Studio: Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, UK
Location Coordinator: Steven Lawrence STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Marc Boyle
Stunts: Terry Cade, Gareth Milne, Graeme Crowther, Nick Hobbs, Dinny Powell, Bill Weston, Tex Fuller CASTING
Casting: Susie Figgis CAST
Angela Lansbury (Granny)
David Warner (father)
Graham Crowden (old priest)
Brian Glover (amorous boy's father)
Kathryn Pogson (young bride)
Stephen Rea (young groom)
Tusse Silberg (mother)
Micha Bergese (huntsman)
Sarah Patterson (Rosaleen)
Georgia Slowe (Alice)
Susan Porrett (amorous boy's mother)
Shane Johnstone (amorous boy)
Dawn Archibald (witch woman)
Richard Morant (wealthy groom)
Danielle Dax (wolfgirl)
Vincent McClaren (devil boy)
Ruby Buchanan (dowager)
Jimmy Gardner (ancient)
Roy Evans (Eyepatch)
Edward Marksen (lame fiddler)
Jimmy Brown (blind fiddler)
Terence Stamp (Prince of Darkness - uncredited) PLOT SUMMARY A wise old grandmother tells her granddaughter a series of cautionary tales about the wolf that lurks within all men. Young women fall prey to heavily eyebrowed lotharios, babies are found inside stork eggs and all the time wolves are stalking the woods and villages. AVAILABILITY Germany
DVD Distributor: Concorde Home Entertainment UK
Theatrical Distributor: Palace Pictures
Video Distributor: 4 Front USA
Theatrical Distributors: Cannon Films; UGC Worldwide Distribution
Video Distributor: Vestron Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Vestron Video CENSORSHIP HISTORY Australia
Rating: M Finland
Rating: K-16 Norway
Rating: 18 Sweden
Rating: 15 UK
Rating: 18 USA
Rating: R West Germany
Rating: 16 AWARDS 1984
Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
Best Film (Neil Jordan) - winner
Best Special Effects (Christopher Tucker) - winner
Prize of the International Critics' Jury (Neil Jordan) - winner 1985
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
Grand Prize (Neil Jordan) - nominated British Academy Awards, UK
Best Costume Design (Elizabeth Waller) - nominated
Best Make Up Artist (Jane Royle, Christopher Tucker) - nominated
Best Production Design/Art Direction (Anton Furst) - nominated
Best Special Visual Effects (Christopher Tucker, Alan Whibley) - nominated Fantafestival
Special Mention (Neil Jordan) - winner Fantasporto
Audience Jury Award (Neil Jordan) - winner
Critics' Award (Neil Jordan) - winner
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (Neil Jordan) - winner
Best Special Effects - winner TIMELINE
1984
September
15: Canada - shown at the Toronto Film Festival
21: UK - theatrical release
1985
January
23: France - theatrical release
April
19: USA - theatrical release
July
5: Finland - theatrical release
August
16: Sweden - theatrical release
1987
March
5: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 4)
1993
December
19: UK - television broadcast (on BBC2)
1997
October
20: France - shown at the Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and
British Film
November
9: UK - television broadcast (on BBC2)
2001
August
8: Germany - DVD release (Concorde Home Entertainment) POSTER TAGS The desire... the fantasy... the nightmare In the dead of the night, the beast is unleashed! ALTERNATIVE TITLES La compagnie des loups - French title
In compagnia dei lupi - Italian title
Zeit der Wölfe - German title REFERENCES MAGAZINES Broadcast 17 August 1984 p.34 (UK)
review Cinefantastique vol.15 no.1 (January 1985) pp.4-7 (USA)
illustrated article Cinema no.314 (February 1985) p.51 (Czechoslovakia)
review Cinema Papers no.52 (July 1985) p.67 (Australia)
review City Limits no.155 (21 September 1984) p.28 (UK)
review L'Ecran Fantastique no.47 (July/August 1984) p.26 (France)
article L'Ecran Fantastique no.52 (January 1985) pp.22-27; 28-37; 38-40 (France)
illustrated article; illustrated interview; illustrated interview L'Ecran Fantastique no.56 (May 1985) p.11
review Empire October 1998 p.137 (UK)
illustrated review Fangoria no.134 (July 1994) pp.20-25, 90 (USA)
illustrated article Film Directions vol.7 no.26 (1985) pp.7-8 (USA)
article Films vol.4 no.9 (September 1984) pp.4-5 (UK)
article Film West no.20 (Spring 1995) pp.32-34 (Ireland)
illustrated article Films and Filming no.360 (September 1984) pp.36-37 (UK)
review Films September 1984 pp.4-5 (UK)
review Flesh and Blood pp.48-50 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review Hollywood Reporter vol.286 no.34 (19 April 1985) pp.3, 14 (USA)
review Jeune Cinema no.165 (March 1985) pp.24-25 (France)
review The Listener vol.117 no.3000 (26 February 1987) p.26 (UK)
review Literature/Film Quarterly vol.28 no.1 (2000) pp.66-71 (USA)
article Monthly Film Bulletin September 1984 pp.264-265; 265-266 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review; illustrated article Screen International no.407 (13 August 1983) p.9 (UK)
note Screen International no.413 (24 September 1983) p.1 (UK)
note Screen International no.421 (19 November 1983) pp.1, 2 (UK)
note Screen International no.428 (14 January 1984) p.10 (UK)
credits Screen International no.447 (26 May 1984) p.17 (UK)
credits Screen International no.464 (22 September 1984) p.18 (UK)
review Screen International no.500 (8 June 1985) p.14 (UK)
note Sight and Sound vol.53 no.3 (Summer 1984) pp.164-165 (UK)
article Sight and Sound vol.53 no.4 (Autumn 1984) pp.299-300 (UK)
review Starburst no.105 (May 1987) p.35 (UK)
review Stills no.11 (April - May 1984) pp.36-37 (UK)
review Time Out no.716 (10 May 1984) pp.22-23 (UK)
article Time Out no.734 (13 September 1984) pp.19-21 (UK)
article Time Out no.735 (20 September 1984) p.49 (UK)
review Variety 18 July 1984 p.17 (USA)
review Video Today December 1984 p.17 (UK)
review BOOKS Elliot's Guide to Films on Video
credits, review KEYWORDS
wolves, werewolves, fairy tales, dreams, teenagers,
animals, forests, transformations, decapitations, grandmothers, severed
heads
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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