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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Country of Origin: "A United Kingdom - Canada co-production"
Year of Production: 2008
Running Times: 122m
Length:
Format: 35mm/Super 35
Colour Format: Technicolor
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby/DTS/SDDS


DIRECTION

Directed by: Terry Gilliam


CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © 2009 Poo Poo Pictures Productions, Ltd./Parnassus Productions, Inc.
Production Companies: Samuel Hadida presents an Infinity Features Entertainment Production, a Poo Poo Pictures Production in association with Davis Films Productions
A co-production between Poo Poo Pictures Productions Limited and Parnassus Productions Inc [end credits]
Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada
Produced with the participation of The Canadian Film and Video Production Tax Credit
Produced with the participation of The U.K. Tax Credit
Produced with the participation of The Province of British Columbia Film Incentive, BC
Developed with the assistance of British Columbia Film
Executive Producers: Dave Valleau, Victor Hadida
Executive Producer [Canada]: Patrice Theroux
Produced by: William Vince, Amy Gilliam, Samuel Hadida, Terry Gilliam
"Volunteer Producer": Margery Simkin
UK Line Producer Rob How
Canadian Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson
UK Production Manager: Suzanne Reid
Key Production Coordinator: Jo Harrop
Production Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Nicole Shizuka Oguchi
Assistant Production Coordinator (London Unit): Amelia Price
Assistant Production Coordinators (Vancouver Unit): Jennifer Tanami-Hendriks, Elylem Sonmez
Exec in Charge of Production: Erin Haskett
Production Executive: Rob Merilees

SCRIPT
Written by: Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown

DIRECTION
First Assistant Director: Lee Grumett
Second Assistant Director (Canada): Dave Barron
Second Assistant Director (UK): James Haven
Second Assistant Director (Vancouver Unit): Eddy Santos
Third Assistant Director (London Unit): Carley Lane
Third Assistant Director (Vancouver Unit): Karin Behrenz
Script Supervisor: Susan Lambie

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Nicola Pecorini
A Camera Operator (London Unit): Peter Cavaciuti
A Camera Operator (Vancouver Unit): Jay Kohne
Steadicam Operator (Vancouver Unit): Jim Van Dijk
A Camera First Assistant (London Unit): Craig Bloor
A Camera First Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Dean Morin
B Camera First Assistant (London Unit): Eamonn Okeeffe
B Camera First Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Trevor Wiens
A Camera Second Assistant (London Unit): Paul Wheeldon
A Camera Second Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Miriam Needoba
B Camera Second Assistant (London Unit): Dave Churchyard
Loader (London Unit): Sarah Woodward
Gaffer (London Unit): Phil Brookes
Gaffer (Vancouver Unit): Stuart Haggerty
Best Boy Electrician (London Unit): Joe Judge
Best Boy Electrician (Vancouver Unit): Niall Fraser
Genny Operator (London Unit): Ricky Davis
Genny Operator (Vancouver Unit): Roger Bailey
Electricians (London Unit): Martyn Welland, Steve Cussell, Alastair Bury, Dick Reed, Kevin Noble, Jamie Mills, Eddie Done, Darren Grosch
Practical Electrician (London Unit): Joe McGee
Lamp Operators (Vancouver Unit): Patrick Kirkland, Paul Martins, Mark Wagner
Board Operator (Vancouver Unit): Jay Diamond
Rigging Gaffer (London Unit): Liam McGill
Rigging Gaffer (Vancouver Unit): Sean Oxenbury
Rigging Best Boy (London Unit): Gary Nolan
Rigging Best Boy (Vancouver Unit): John Marilley Bodner
Rigging Electricians (London Unit): George Bird, Brian McGivern, George Worsley
Key Grip (London Unit): Kevin Fraser
Key Grip (Vancouver Unit): Michael McLellan
Best Boy (Vancouver Unit): Aaron Wik
Dolly Grip (Vancouver Unit): Pierre Hubert
B Camera Grip (London Unit): Dean Morris
B Camera Grip (Vancouver Unit): Bernie Young
Grips (Vancouver Unit): Chris Cristobal, Grant Hamakawa, Paul Thomson
Rigging Key Grip (Vancouver Unit): Herb Dewaal
Rigging Grip Best Boy (Vancouver Unit): Richard M. Allen
Crane Operators (Vancouver Unit): Barry Wells, Ken Starr, Lyle Cantoe, Chris Hajek
Video Playback (London Unit): Robert Hamilton, Martin 'Sharky' Ward
Video Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Darren Robertson
Video Assist (Vancouver Unit): Cameron Drinkle
Stills Photographer (London Unit): Liam Daniel
Special Stills (London Unit): Francois Duhamel
Stills Photographers (Vancouver Unit): Kimberly French, Alan Markfield
Shot In Kodak
Camera Equipment: Technovision
Lighting Equipment: Iride Panalux

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Mick Audsley
Visual Effects Editor: Ed Hall
First Assistant Editors (UK): Pani Ahmadi-Moore, Tony Tromp
First Assistant Editor (Canada): Jason Dale
Second Assistant Editor (UK): Natasha Westlake
Second Assistant Editor (Canada): Ryan Valade
Post Production Supervisor: Tim Grover
Post Production Coordinator: Cara Cheeseman
Post Production Executive: Scott Watson
Avids Supplied by: Hireworks
Post Production Script: Sapex Scripts

Digital Intermediate by: Technicolor Creative Services London
Digital Film Colourist: Paul Ensby
Digital Editor: Dom Thomson
Project Manager: Todd Kleparski
Digital Scanning: Ben Setterfield, Dan Dolan
Data Management: Matthew Benns
Digital Restoration: Johnathan Mann, Charlotte Gray
Digital Intermediate Consultant: Matt Adams

Laboratory Services Provided by: Technicolor
UK Contact: Keith Bryant
Canada Contact: Stephanie Meyerink
Imaging Technician: Ken MacKenzie

MUSIC
Music by: Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
Music Performed by: The Budapest Film Orchestra
Concertmaster: Gabor Bohus
Music Conducted & Orchestrated by: Nicholas Dodd
Score Recorded & Mixed by: Brad Haehnel
Additional Music Mixing by: Simon Rhodes
Score Recorded at: The Hungarian Public Radio
Score Mixed at: Phoenix Sound
Music Editor: Graham Sutton
Music Coordinator: Paul Talkington
Assistant to The Dannas: Amritha Fernades + Bakshi
Music Consultant: Becky Bentham
Music Clearances: Sarah Webster

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Hot Lips"
Written by Henry Busse, Lou Davis, Henry F. Lange
Performed by Chris Garrick, Martin Robertson, Phil Todd, Jamie Talbot, Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Neil Sidwell, Owen Slade, Dave Hartley, John Parricelli, Ian Thomas
Musical Director: Nick Ingman
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Allen
Assistant Engineer: Jake Jackson
Musicians' Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Musicians' Contractor: Lucy Whalley
Published by EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd.

"Japanese Sandman"
Written by Raymond B. Egan, Richard Whiting
Performed by Chris Garrick, Martin Robertson, Phil Todd, Jamie Talbot, Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Neil Sidwell, Owen Slade, Dave Hartley, John Parricelli, Ian Thomas
Musical Director: Nick Ingman
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Allen
Assistant Engineer: Jake Jackson
Musicians' Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Musicians' Contractor: Lucy Whalley
Published by Warner Chappell Music Canada o/b/o WB Music Corp. and Redwood Music Ltd.

"Say It With Music"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Chris Garrick, Martin Robertson, Phil Todd, Jamie Talbot, Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Neil Sidwell, Owen Slade, Dave Hartley, John Parricelli, Ian Thomas
Musical Director: Nick Ingman
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Allen
Assistant Engineer: Jake Jackson
Musicians' Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Musicians' Contractor: Lucy Whalley
Licensed courtesy of Irving Berlin Music Company

"We Love Violence"
Lyrics by Terry Gilliam
Music by Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
Performed by 'The Sir Ian Blair Memorial Choir' - Ray Cooper, Mick Audsley, Ed Hall, Terry Gilliam, Andre Jacquemin

"That’s Amore"
Written by Jack Brooks, Harry Warren
Licensed courtesy of Sony/ATV Harmony & Four Jays Music Publishing
Concertina Performed by: Ray Templeton

"Motel Piano"
Written and Performed by: Roger Neal

"Black & White Boogie"
KPM 107 Track 8
Composed and Performed by:
Johnathan C. Starkey

"We Are the Children of the World" Ringtone
Music & Lyrics by Terry Gilliam
Arranged by Andre Jacquemin

"We Are the Children of the World"
Music & Lyrics by Terry Gilliam
Arranged by Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
Performed by Jam Theatre Company Choir
Conducted by Jo Noel Hartley

"I'm A Little Teapot"
Written by Clarence Kelley & George Sanders
Copyright © 1939, renewed 1967, Marilyn Sanders Music LLC All rights reserved.

"Dub the House"
Written & Performed by Dave Howman

"Classy Shoppers"
Written & Performed by Dave Howman

"Mall Music"
Written & Performed by Dave Howman

"Yours Forever"
Written by Dave Laudat, Paul Moran and Andre Jacquemin
Performed by Natalie Broekman

"Street Organ"
Written by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
Performed by Graham Sutton

"Swany Whistle"
Written by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Performed by Graham Sutton

SOUND
Sound Mixer (London Unit): Tim Fraser
Sound Mixer (Vancouver Unit): Eric Batut
Boom Operator (London Unit): Will Towers
Boom Operator (Vancouver Unit): Danny Duperreault
Cableman (London Unit): Ben Collinson
Sound Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Candice Todesco
Supervising Sound & Design: Andre Jacquemin
Re-Recording Mixers: Robert Farr, Mark Paterson
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Peter Baldock
Dialogue Editor: Adele Fletcher
ADR Editor: Nick Baldock
ADR Recordist: Ben Carr
ADR Voice Casting: Louis Elman, Abigail Barbier
Assistant Sound Effects Editor: Jean Raphael Dedieu
Foley Recordist: Kevin Taylor, Saul Gillingham
Foley Artist/Editor: Jerry Richards
Footsteps Editor: Michael Feinberg
Footsteps Artists: Jack Stew, Andrea King
Sound Advisor: Ray Cooper
Post Audio Facilities: Redwood Studios Limited, Pinewood Studios
ADR Recorded at: Art4noise, London; The Base, Dublin; Wildfire Studios; Cherry Beach Studios, Toronto
Re-Recorded at: Goldcrest Post

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Monique Prudhomme
Assistant Costume Designer (London Unit): Michael Mooney
Assistant Costume Designer (Vancouver Unit): Lise Hache
Costumier (London Unit): Michael Weldon
Set Supervisor (London Unit): Amanda Trewin
Set Supervisor (Vancouver Unit): J Paul Lavigne
Costume Standby (London Unit): Harriet Edmonds, Calandra Meredith
On Set Costume Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Audrey Wong
Truck Costumer (Vancouver Unit): Summer Eves
Prep Costumer (Vancouver Unit): Jessica Milligan, Lucas Comstock
Cutter - Seamstress (Vancouver Unit): Julia Lim
Production Costumes Made and Supplied by: Angels The Costumiers
Make Up and Hair Design by: Sarah Monzani
Key Make Up and Hair (London Unit): Ailbhe Lemass
Hair & Make Up Artist (London Unit): Zoe Brown
Make Up Artist (Vancouver Unit): Krista Young
First Assistant Make Up (Vancouver Unit): CJ Willis
Additional Hair & Make Up (London Unit): Lisa Pickering
Mr Depp's Make Up Artist (Vancouver Unit): Patty York
Key Hair (Vancouver Unit): Linda Jones

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor & Stunt Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Mike Vezina
Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Cam Waldbauer
Assistants (Vancouver Unit): Becky Bates, Ian Binnie, Raphael Sola, Jordan Kidson, Geoff Turner

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Paul Docherty, Richard Bain

Miniatures Designed by: Mattes & Miniatures
Models Supervisor: Leigh Took
Model Makers: Bob Ballan, Sam Cole, Art Van Deblas, David Hewitt, Matthew Osgood, Mel Thorpe, Chris Walker, Amanda Ward
Models SFX: Sarah Clamp, Neil Damman, Simon Ford, Gary Morton, Tomas Power, Becky Timons, Alex Walklate, Paul Dunn
First Assistant Director: Micky Finch
Production Managers: Alex Bicknell, Sharon Lark
Models Unit Accountant: Richard Hyland
Motion Control Camera: Ian Menzies
First Assistant Camera: Sky Sharrock
Continuity: Alice Syed
Electricians: Dereck McCulloch, Peter Wing
Grip: Stuart Bell

Visual Effects by: Peerless Camera Company Limited
Visual Effects Consultant: Kent Houston
Visual Effects Producer: Stuart McAra
Digital Effects Producers: Diane Kingston, Marianne Speight
Digital Effects Co-ordinators: Nick Bedford, Laura Fitzpatrick, Simon Gretton, Marie
Castrie
Head of CG: Ditch Doy
Technical Director: Patrick Ledda
CG Sequence Leads: Robert Andrews, Fredrick Sundqvist, Vincent Thomas, Rafael Morant
Animators: Alexandre Bermond, Francesco Canonico, Tim Chaucey, Sara Diaz, Craig Crane, Jami Gigot, Daniel Jenkins, Adrian Lee, Fabio Leporelli, Antony Loobey, Robert Loudil, Charlie Lovatt, Thomas Mueller, Cenay Oekmen, Tim Ollive, Emanuele Pescatori, Xavier Roig, Kristina Russo, Mark Spevick, Jamie Tremelling, Milan Vasek, Ludovic De Serrant Walsh
2D Supervisors: Gavin Digby, Rudi Holzapfel
Senior Compositors: Andre Brizard, Ed Plant, Janet Quen, Paul Round, James Russell, John Swinnerton
Compositors: Delphine Buratti, Don Crawford, Ian Holland, Donal Nolan, John O'Lone, Jesse Parkhill, Tim Pruce, Emeline Tedder, Pieter Van Houte
Senior Roto Artist: Martin Body
Roto Artists: Crystal Hadcroft, Nicola Valsamakis, John Whillock
Digital Paint Artists: Stella Ampatzi, Kate Burgess, Christine Cram
Digital Matte Painters: Steve Begg, Jim Bowers, Max Denison
Systems Administration: Mark Bradley, Andrew Kingston
Visual Effects Administrators: Christopher Page, Deepa Sebastian, Nicky Walsh, Anna Houston

Visual Effects by: Lola, London
Visual Effects Producer: Michelle Martin
3D Supervisors: Grahame Andrews, Tim Zaccheo
2D Supervisors: Rob Harvey, Max Wright
3D Artists: Howard Bell, Ben Thwaites, Siobhan Fowler, Katrin Geilhausen, Jayson King, Ben Frost, Haavard Ness, Rhys Williams
2D Artists: James Cattell, Joe Cork, Garrett Honn, Luciano Lopes, Martin Davidson

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Title & End Credits: Brandt Animation

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Original Design and Art Direction by: Dave Warren and Terry Gilliam
Production Designer: Anastasia Masaro
Design Director (London Unit): Dave Warren
Art Director (London Unit): Denis Schnegg
Art Director (Vancouver Unit): Dan Hermansen
Standby Art Director (London Unit): Guy Bradley
Assistant Art Director (Vancouver Unit): Doug Girling
Property Buyer (London Unit): Abi Groves
Buyers (Vancouver Unit): Annastacia McDonald, Sergio Lavilla
Property Buyers (Vancouver Unit): Marc Francis, David Asmodeus
Property Master (London Unit): Maxie McDonald
Property Master (Vancouver Unit): Terry Weaver
Assistant Property Master (Vancouver Unit): Gavin De West
Dressing Props (London Unit): Neil Murram, Mark Geesons
Props Standby (London Unit): Steve McDonald, Stephen Conway
Props Buyer Assistant (London Unit): Jo Bergland
Set Decorator (London Unit): Caroline Smith
Set Decorator (Vancouver Unit): Shane Vieau
Assistant Set Decorator (Vancouver Unit): Sigrid Spade
Lead Set Dresser (Vancouver Unit): Michael Jovanovski
Set Dressers (Vancouver Unit): Sharon Falck, Leah Gejdos, Mark Morgan
On Set Dresser (Vancouver Unit): Christopher Wishart
Art Department Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Shannon Courte
Additional Concept Art (London Unit): Daniel Auber Imery Watson
Draughtsman (London Unit): Will Coubrough, Kate Grimble, Andrew Palmer
Junior Draughtsman (London Unit): Dan Swingler, Dorrie Young
Graphics (London Unit): Carol Kupisz
Graffiti Artist (London Unit): Harry Gilliam
Art Department Assistant (London Unit): Zoe Finch
Construction Supervisor (London Unit): John O'Connor
Construction Manager (London Unit): Steve Bohan
Construction Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Charles Leitrants
Lead Carpenters (Vancouver Unit): Marco Buttignol, Mark McQuillen, Kevin Hall, Dean McQuillen
Standby Lead Carpenter (Vancouver Unit): Dave Murray
Scenic Carpenters (Vancouver Unit): Alan Burdett, Dave Reynolds
Standby Carpenter (London Unit): John McGee
Paint Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Vaughan Baker
Paint Foreman (Vancouver Unit): Mike Dundas
Lead Painter (Vancouver Unit): Eileen Cunningham
Scenic Artists (Vancouver Unit): Niki Charalambopoulos, Jeffry Gauthier, Janette Hyland, Sandra Lusk, Giovanni Pasqua, Camac Sterling, Peter Wansart, John Wilcox
Set Painter (Vancouver Unit): Ayla Gulbrandsen, Karen Davey
On Set Scenic Painter (Vancouver Unit): Charmaine Husum
Standby Painter (London Unit): Peter Wilkinson
Standby Rigger (London Unit): Martin Goddard
Standby Stagehand (London Unit): Mark Goodman
Swing Crew Carpenters (London Unit): Bob Wishart, Charlie Gaynor, John Casey
Swing Crew Stagehand (London Unit): Gary Evans
Supervisor (London Unit): Bob Hollow
Floor Supervisor (London Unit): Adam Hollow
Technicians (London Unit): Kingsley Fryer, Alan Bessim, Mark McKendry, Curtis Iggulden
Head Sculptor (Vancouver Unit): Brent Gloeckler
Lead Sculptor (Vancouver Unit): Vladimir Lushnikov
Sculptors (Vancouver Unit): Susan Connor, Max Gloeckler, Leigh Harrington, Dimitry Lushnikov, Marilyn McKay, Daniel Pokorny, John Sund
Construction Buyer (Vancouver Unit): Sharon Dever
General Foreman (Vancouver Unit): Peter Grace
Foreman (Vancouver Unit): Alan Rourke
Head Metal Fabricator (Vancouver Unit): Dean Wilson
Head Greens (Vancouver Unit): Rohan Lyal
Co-head Greens (Vancouver Unit): Erich Hepnar
Lead Greens (Vancouver Unit): Phil Lunt

OTHER CREW
Production & Post Accountant (London Unit): Lara Sargent
Production Accountant (London Unit): Neil Cairns
Production Accountants (Vancouver Unit): Karen Bergen, Carol Hocking
First Assistant Accountant (London Unit): Paul Zieleniec
First Assistant Accountant (Vancouver Unit): Trudi Thorwaldson
Second Assistant Accountant (London Unit): Paul Imrie
Assistant Accountants (Vancouver Unit): Tania Rosa, Laureen Hui
Payroll Accountant (Vancouver Unit): Leila Fritz
Clerks (Vancouver Unit): Sybille Gries, Kristina Ricci, Shaunna Mitchell
Accounting and Tax Services (UK): Steve Joberns, AGN Shipleys LLP
Accounting and Tax Services (Canada): Joe Iocono, C.A. Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono
Executive Strategist: John Ptak
Executive Assistant to Director & Producers: Tex Antonucci
Assistant to Coordinator (London Unit): Samuel Sharpe
Assistant to Mr Gilliam: Rowan Laidlaw
Assistants to Mr Hadida: Pauline Pangon, Gudrun Giddings
Assistant to Mr Ledger: Nathan Holmes
Assistant to Mr Farrell: Ante Novakovic
Assistants to Mr Troyer: Andrew Fondacaro, Ray Hughes
Choreographer (London Unit): Vanessa Ewan
Choreographer (Vancouver Unit): Odessa Munroe
Magic Consultant (London Unit): Simon Drake
Horse Masters (London Unit): Steve Dent, Jim Lockwood
Animal Wranglers (Vancouver Unit): Danny Virtue, Dana Dube
Unit Medic (London Unit): Elton Farla
Fire/Health & Safety Officer (London Unit): Larry Eydmann
First Aid/Craft Services (Vancouver Unit): Darren Shmyr
Caterers (London Unit): Mobile Mouthful
Caterers (Vancouver Unit): Cinema Scenes
Transport Captain (Vancouver Unit): Ben Liljedahl
Transport Co-captain (Vancouver Unit): Rick Mackay
Transport Coordinator (Vancouver Unit): Fraser Sutherland
Drivers (Vancouver Unit): Lorraine Stomperud, Reggie Singh, Ron Aimer, Henry Chu, Reese Alexander, Jeff Wakahara, Peggy Paton
Unit Drivers (London Unit): Martin Birmingham, Pete Tabecki, John Hollywood, Andy Barton
Dialect Coach to Mr Ledger: Gerry Grennell
Unit Publicists: Graham Smith, Holly Gilliam
Financing Provided by: Grosvenor Park Investors LLC
Production Legal Services (UK): Charles Moore, Deepti Burton, Wiggin LLP
Production Legal Services (Canada): Douglas Holliston
Legal Services for Imaginarium Films: Bruce Lilliston
Legal Services for Grosvenor Park: Carolyn Hunt, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Davis Films Business Affairs: Cyril Burkel
Cast Legals Provided by: Alison Cohen, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Clearances: Ruth Halliday
Insured by: BFL & Associates; David Johnstone at Media Insurance Brokers; Ed Gathercole for BFL; Joanne Camacho for BFL
UK Brokers: Team Air
Canadian Brokers: Film Logic
Completion Guarantor: Fred Milstein for Cinefinance Insurance Services, LLC
Tony's Double (Vancouver Unit): Zander Gladish
Stand Ins (Vancouver Unit): Ron Holmes, Kyle Riefsnyder

LOCATIONS
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" was filmed on location around London, England and Vancouver, British Columbia and at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia and Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England
Location Managers (London Unit): Alex Gladstone, Steve Mortimore
Location Manager (Vancouver Unit): Ritch Renaud
Unit Manager (London Unit): Keith Whale
Assistant Location Manager (London Unit): Linzi Baltrunas
Assistant Location Manager (Vancouver Unit): James Thompson
Location Assistants (Vancouver Unit): Mark Leveille, Trevor Metz

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A gold star for behaviour far beyond the call of duty to…Ray Cooper
With Thanks to: the family of Heath Ledger; Mary Stuart-Welch; Terron Pratt; Dion Hatch; Brennan Prevatt; Maggie Gilliam; Tom Hunter; Jenny Casarotto; John La Violette; Steve Alexander; Christi Dembrowski; Victoria Belfridge; Josh Liberman; Jon Kamen At Radical Media; Michele Richardson-Affolter; Natalia Georgiadou; John Dippong; Wayne Clarkson; Dennis Davidson at DDA Public Relations; Miles Vince; Michaela Vince; Nathanial Vince; and everyone else
Shoe designs for CG sequence used by permission of Jerome C. Rousseau
Photograph of Princess Diana licensed courtesy of Terence Donovan Archive/Getty Images
Photography of "James Dean™" by: CMG Worldwide Inc. Www.Cmgworldwide.Com
"A Story Told In Three Chapters" In "The Room" magazine
Featured photographs by Daniel Sannwald.
The trade mark The Times and the masthead are all the property of Times Newspaper Limited, reproduced with kind permission.
The Sun is the property of News Group Newspapers Limited, reproduced with kind permission.
Fortune Magazine logo and trademark used with permission of Time Inc.
Image of Dalai Lama © Mitchell Gerber/Corbis
Image of Hilary Clinton © Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images
Image of Gorbachev © Peter Turnley/Corbis
Ancient Italian tarot cards used by permission of Lo Scarabeo S.R.L

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator (London Unit): Ray De Haan
Wire Effects (London Unit): Bob Schofield
Mr Ledger Stunt Double (London Unit): Jamie Edgell
Mr Plummer Stunt Double (London Unit): Bill Weston
Mr Garfield Stunt Double (London Unit): Andy Wareham
Mr Waits Stunt Double (London Unit): Gary Connery
LV Woman Stunt Double (London Unit): Tina Maskell
Stunt Players (London Unit): Stephanie Carey, Neil Finnigan, John Street, David Garrick, Paul Kennington, Bean Peel, Maurice Lee
Mr Ledger & Mr Law Stunt Double (Vancouver Unit): Heath Stevenson
Mr Farrell & Mr Depp Stunt Double (Vancouver Unit): Johnathan Krait
Mr Plummer Stunt Double (Vancouver Unit): Alex Green
Ms Cole Stunt Double (Vancouver Unit): Julia Taffe
Stunt Players (Vancouver Unit): Krista Bell, Celia Bond, Loo Bollo, Carol Jackson, Dean Chloe, Dina Fox, Kylie Furneaux, Dave Hospes, Mike Mitchell, Greg Schlosser, Eli Zagoudakis

CASTING
Casting Director: Irene Lamb
Casting by (Vancouver Unit): Maureen Webb, Colleen Boulton
Extras Casting (London Unit): Guys and Dolls Casting
Extras Casting (Vancouver Unit): Sandra-Ken Freeman
Casting Assistant (Vancouver Unit): Carmen Amos


CAST

(in order of appearance)
Andrew Garfield (Anton)
Christopher Plummer (Doctor Parnassus)
Richard Riddell (Martin)
Katie Lyons (Martin's girlfriend)
Richard Shanks (friend of Martin)
Lily Cole (Valentina)
Verne Troyer (Percy)
Bruce Crawford (face changed Martin)
Johnny Harris (policeman)
Lorraine Cheshire (mum)
Mark Benton (dad)
Lewis Gott (Diego)
Sian Scott (Linda)
Simon Day (Uncle Bob)
Moya Brady (Aunty Flo)
Charles McKeown (fairgrounds inspector)
Tom Waits (Mr Nick)
Mackenzie Gray (first monk)
Yurij Kis (second monk)
Ian Wallace (third monk)
Heath Ledger (Tony)
Amanda Walker, Joann Condon, Carolyn Pickles (shoppers)
Paloma Faith (Sally)
Montserrat Lombard (Sally's friend)
Craig Fraser (debonair gent)
Amy Marston (classy shopper #1)
Gwendoline Christie (classy shopper #2)
Lucy Russell (classy shopper #3)
Maggie Steed (LV woman)
Ben Cartwright (policeman #1)
Gavin Rolph (policeman #2)
Bobby Bysouth (LV woman's reflection)
Johnny Depp (Imaginarium Tony #1)
Vitaliy Kravchenko (Piotr)
Ray Cooper (Vladimir)
Emil Hostina (Serge)
Igor Ingelsman (Gregor)
Sarah Groundwater (sales girl)
Jude Law (Imaginarium Tony #2)
Dean Moen (smiling policeman)
Fraser Aitcheson, Michael Bean, Jase-Anthony Griffith, Scott McGillivray, John Stewart, Chris Cochrane, Pearce Visser, Patrick Bahrich (dancing policemen)
Georgina Hegedos (Baboushka)
Colin Farrell (Imaginarium Tony #3)
Cassandra Sawtell (Olga)
Carrie Genzel (female journalist)
Mark Oliver (male journalist)
Peter Stormare (the president)
Donna Lysell (president's wife)
Michael Eklund (Tony's assistant)
Raahul Singh (security guard)
Ryan Grantham (little Anton)
D Harlan Cutshall (charity guest 1)
Deni Delory (charity guest 2)
Lisa Bunting (charity guest 3)
Peter New (paramedic 1)
Michael Jonsson (paramedic 2)
Emma Karwandy (Valentina's daughter)
Quinn Lord (young boy)
Bart Anderson (young boy's father)
Erika Conway (young boy's mother)
Wendy Carson (nun 1)
Christine McMahon (nun 2)


PLOT SUMMARY

Many years ago, Doctor Parnassus made a pact with the devil which granted him immortality and youth at the cost of his first born child, Valentina, who is now almost sixteen and due to be handed over to Mr Nick. Parnassus tricks him into agreeing to a contest - Valentina will be taken by whichever of them seduces the first five souls. Dr Parnassus uses his travelling show, the 'Imaginarium', to entice likely victims.


AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing (2009)

Australia
Theatrical Distributors: Hoyts Distribution (2009)

Brazil
Theatrical Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing (2009)

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2009)

Croatia
Theatrical Distributors: MG Film (2008)

Czech Republic
Theatrical Distributors: Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009)

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Moviemax (2009)

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: Showgate (2009)

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: RCV Film Distribution (2010)

South Korea
Theatrical Distributors: Showtime (2009)

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributors: Monopole-Pathé (2009)

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Lions Gate Films (2009)

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics (2009)


CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Norway
Rating: 11

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking)
MPAA: 44993


TIMELINE

2009
May

22: France - shown at the Cannes Film Festival

June
26: Germany - shown at the Munich International Film Festival

October
16: Italy, UK - theatrical release
29: Australia, New Zealand - theatrical release

November
5: Argentina - theatrical release
11: Belgium, France - theatrical release

December
3: Germany - theatrical release
25: USA - theatrical release

February
11: Netherlands - theatrical release

March
12: Turkey - theatrical release


ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Imaginarium Dr. Parnasse - Czech Republic title
Imaginarium du Docteur Parnassus, L' - French title
Kabinett des Dr. Parnassus, Das - German title
Parnassus - L'uomo che voleva ingannare il diavolo - Italian title


REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

press kit
credits


KEYWORDS

parallel worlds, surrealism, theatres

 


Last Updated: 24 October, 2009

 


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