The Dark (2005)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times:
Format: colour
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Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Impact Pictures / Constantin Film / Isle of Man Film Commission
Executive Producer: Robert Kulzer, Steve Christian, Paul Tamasy
Producers: Jeremy Bolt, Paul WS Anderson
Co-Producer: Robert How
Assistant Production Coordinators: Andrew Gwyn Davies, Hannah Godwin

SCRIPT
Script: Paul Tamasy, Stephen Massicotte
Novel: The Sheep by Simon Maginn

DIRECTION
Director: John Fawcett
2nd Unit Director: Grant Harvey
1st Assistant Director: Mark Egerton
2nd Assistant Directors: Nickie Sault, Oscar Beuselinck
3rd Assistant Director: Lucy Egerton
2nd Unit 3rd Assistant Director: Henry Forsyth

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Christian Sebaldt
2nd Unit Director of Photography: David Odd
A Camera Operator: Gerry Vasbenter
B Camera Operator: Mark Milsome
Steadicam Operator: Gerry Vasbenter
Assistant Camera: Charlie England
A Camera Clapper Loader: Chris Clarke
B Camera Clapper Loader: Charlie England
2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Chris Samworth
A Camera Focus Puller: Dermot Hickey
B Camera Focus Puller: Sam Goldie
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Barney Piercy
Camera Trainee: Eva Arnold
FT2 Camera Trainee: Inderpreet Bahia
Isle of Man Camera Trainees: Anthony Swaby, Glen Whorrall
Gaffer: Phil Brookes
Best Boy: Joe Judge
Key Grip: Alex Tate
2nd Grip: Ginger Colin
2nd Unit Grip: Jim Philpott
Trainee Grip: Dave Wells
FT2 Grip Trainee: David Wells
Stills: Giles Keyte
Crane Technician: Ian Townsend
Lighting: Lee Lighting Ltd

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Chris Gill

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: John Rodda
Boom Operator: Matthew Desorgher
Supervising Sound Editor: Jeremy Price
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Simon Price
ADR Mixer: Michael Miller
Sound Effects Editor: Ben Meechan

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Ffion Elinor
Costume Supervisor: Leigh Nicol

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: David Harris
Special Effects Technician: Graham Hills

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Clear Ltd
Visual Effects Supervisor: Adam Gascoyne
Digital Compositors: James D. Etherington, Simon Hughes
Digital Lab Producers: Begoña Lopez, Matthew Bristowe
Digital Intermediate: The Moving Picture Company

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Eve Stewart
Assistant Art Director: Rowanna Lacey
Standby Art Director: Sam Stokes
Standby Props: Shay Leonard

MISCELLANEOUS
2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Karen Fryer
Script Supervisor: Elizabeth Tremblay
Production Assistant: Robin Craine
Assistant to Director: Rowan Laidlaw
Publicity: Premier PR
Electronic Press Kit: Kathryn Donovan

LOCATIONS
Locations: London, England, UK; Isle of Man, England, UK
Studio: Twickenham Studios, Twickenham, London, England, UK
Location Manager: Phil Gates

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Wally Crowder
Water Stunts: Peter Pedrero

CASTING
Casting: Robyn Ray, Suzanne Smith
Extras Casting: The Casting Collective Ltd
Casting Assistant: Belinda Blight

CAST
Sean Bean (James)
Maria Bello (Adèle)
Maurice Roëves
Abigail Stone (Ebrill)
Sophie Stuckey (Sarah)

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Momentum Pictures

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Miramax Films

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: R (for terror / violence and language)

TIMELINE

2004
June
21: UK - filming begins

2005
March
Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release

June
16: Netherlands - theatrical release

LINKS

WEB LINKS
Official Site

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Screen Finance vol.17 no.13 (14 July 2004) p.5 (UK)
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KEYWORDS

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Last Updated: 1 January, 2009