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Cast
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Forest Whitaker | As: Cecil Gaines |
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Oprah Winfrey | As: Gloria Gaines |
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David Oyelowo | As: Louis Gaines |
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John Cusack | As: Richard Nixon |
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Jane Fonda | As: Nancy Reagan |
Storyline
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
| Tagline: | One quiet voice can ignite a revolution. |
| Certification: | 12A |
Details
Genres: Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 16 August 2013
Country: US
Runtime: 132m
Company Credits
Company: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $177,313,795
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Cast
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Forest Whitaker |
Cecil Gaines |
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Oprah Winfrey |
Gloria Gaines |
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David Oyelowo |
Louis Gaines |
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John Cusack |
Richard Nixon |
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Jane Fonda |
Nancy Reagan |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. |
Carter Wilson |
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Mariah Carey |
Hattie Pearl |
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Terrence Howard |
Howard |
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Lenny Kravitz |
James Holloway |
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Aml Ameen |
Cecil Gaines (15) |
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Michael Rainey Jr. |
Cecil Gaines (8) |
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James Marsden |
John F. Kennedy |
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Alex Pettyfer |
Thomas Westfall |
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Vanessa Redgrave |
Annabeth Westfall |
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Alan Rickman |
Ronald Reagan |
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Liev Schreiber |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Robin Williams |
Dwight Eisenhower |
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Yaya DaCosta |
Carol Hammie |
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David Banner |
Earl Gaines |
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Colman Domingo |
Freddie Fallows |
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Nelsan Ellis |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Nealla Gordon |
Senator Kassebaum |
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Elijah Kelley |
Charlie Gaines (15-18) |
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Minka Kelly |
Jackie Kennedy |
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Adriane Lenox |
Gina |
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Mo McRae |
Eldridge Huggins |
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Pernell Walker |
Lorraine |
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Jesse Williams |
Rev. James Lawson |
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Clarence Williams III |
Maynard |
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LaJessie Smith |
Abraham |
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John P. Fertitta |
Mr. Jenkins |
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Jim Gleason |
R.D. Warner |
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Isaac White |
Charlie Gaines (10) |
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Joe Chrest |
White Usher |
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Tyson Ford |
Elroy |
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James DuMont |
Sherman Adams |
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Robert Aberdeen |
Herbert Brownell |
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Olivia Washington |
Olivia |
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Margaret M. Owens |
Woolworth Diner Patron #1 |
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Eric Ducote |
Woolworth Diner Patron #2 |
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Chloe Barach |
Caroline Kennedy |
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Danny Strong |
Freedom Bus Journalist |
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Clara Hopkins Daniels |
Freedom Bus Rider |
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Dana Gourrier |
Helen Holloway |
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Shirley Pugh |
Malcolm X Goer |
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Bill Newman |
Pastor |
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Colin Walker |
John Ehrlichman |
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Alex Manette |
Bob Haldeman |
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Rusty Robertson |
Senator Robertson |
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Stephen Rider |
Admiral Rochon |
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Tarra Riggs |
Sophie Wilson (uncredited) |
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Xosha Roquemore |
Foxy (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Lee Daniels |
Director |
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Sebastián Silva |
Second Unit Director |
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Amy Sanderson |
Script Supervisor |
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Peter Dress |
Second Assistant Director |
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Lisa C. Satriano |
First Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Danny Strong |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Laura Ziskin |
Producer |
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Buddy Patrick |
Producer |
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Lee Daniels |
Producer |
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Cassian Elwes |
Producer |
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Leah Daniels-Butler |
Casting |
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Billy Hopkins |
Casting |
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Jen Wall |
Production Supervisor |
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Virginia McCollam |
Location Manager |
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Mickey Lambert |
Location Manager |
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Harvey Weinstein |
Executive Producer |
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Len Blavatnik |
Executive Producer |
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Bob Weinstein |
Executive Producer |
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Ari Daniel Pinchot |
Producer |
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Kacee Devoe |
Casting Associate |
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Dann Fink |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Christopher Stoudt |
Extras Casting |
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Robin Batherson |
Extras Casting Coordinator |
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Bruce Winant |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Ashley Ingram |
Casting Associate |
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Lauren Von Huene |
Production Coordinator |
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Ashley Renee Saunders |
Travel Coordinator |
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Carl Lawson |
Production Secretary |
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Chantel Passantino |
Second Assistant Accountant |
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Mike Revell |
Production Accountant |
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Davida Chanel Smith |
Producer's Assistant |
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Danielle Loosemore |
Second Assistant Accountant |
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Ryan Gomez |
First Assistant Accountant |
Edited By
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Joe Klotz |
Editor |
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Kat Spiess |
First Assistant Editor |
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Ulysses Guidotti |
First Assistant Editor |
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Rick Derby |
Assistant Editor |
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Christi Leftwich |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
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Ryan Rolandelli |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
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Patrick Rossi |
Digital Intermediate |
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Anne O'Brien |
Assistant Editor |
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Kevin Vale |
Digital Intermediate Producer |
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Tim Stipan |
Digital Intermediate Colorist |
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Eric Horwitz |
Digital Intermediate |
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Eric Leverenz |
Online Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Ruth E. Carter |
Costume Design |
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Debra Denson |
Makeup Department Head |
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Beverly Jo Pryor |
Makeup Department Head |
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Wendy Talley |
Costume Supervisor |
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Dana Kay Hart |
Costume Supervisor |
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Victoria Wood |
Wigmaker |
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Robert L. Stevenson |
Hairstylist |
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Annette Farnsworth |
Set Costumer |
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Dana Boisseau |
Hairstylist |
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Matthew W. Mungle |
Prosthetic Designer |
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Daina Daigle |
Assistant Hairstylist |
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Clinton Wayne |
Prosthetic Designer |
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Yolanda Sheridan |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Marcos Gonzales |
Additional Hairstylist |
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Kellie Robinson |
Makeup Artist |
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LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin |
Makeup Artist |
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Jonah Levy |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Candace Neal |
Hair Department Head |
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Sherri Hamilton |
Hairstylist |
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Debra Denson |
Makeup Designer |
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Courtney Lether |
Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
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Melissa Reed |
Truck Costumer |
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Chloe Ji Yoon |
Costume Illustrator |
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Misti Moreaux |
Costumer |
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Kasey C. Bazil |
Costumer |
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Josie Works |
Costume Assistant |
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Carmen Rodrigues Davis |
Costume Coordinator |
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Janet Marie Ross |
Costumer |
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Janet Marie Ross |
Set Costumer |
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Mustapha Mimis |
Key Set Costumer |
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Paul A. Simmons Jr. |
Key Costumer |
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Lesley D. Wickham |
Ager/Dyer |
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Barbara Marko |
Costumer |
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Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown |
Seamstress |
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Mollie Middleditch |
Costumer |
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Jennifer Kamrath |
Principal Costumer |
Sound
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Rodrigo Leão |
Original Music Composer |
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Robert Hein |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Debby VanPoucke |
Sound Designer |
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Robert Hein |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Michael Barry |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Ben Schor |
Music Editor |
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Heather Gross |
Foley Editor |
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Branka Mrkic |
Supervising Dialogue Editor |
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Ruth Hernandez |
ADR Editor |
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David Wahnon |
Dialogue Editor |
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Jonathan Jost |
ADR Mixer |
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Glenfield Payne |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Cariella Smith |
Foley Artist |
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Alexa Zimmerman |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Marko Costanzo |
Foley Artist |
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Matthew Haasch |
Foley Supervisor |
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Steven Huerstel |
Utility Sound |
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John Jay Martyn |
ADR Recordist |
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Reagan Mendoza |
ADR Recordist |
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Chris Fielder |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Billy Theriot |
ADR Mixer |
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Jay Meagher |
Sound Mixer |
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Krissopher Chevannes |
ADR Mixer |
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Michael Miller |
ADR Mixer |
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Dan Izen |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Avi Laniado |
Sound Engineer |
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Tom Ryan |
ADR Mixer |
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Michael Piotrowski |
Boom Operator |
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James Eck Rippie |
Boom Operator |
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Steve Bartek |
Music Arranger |
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Fredrick Cuevas |
ADR Recordist |
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Robert Fernandez |
Sound Editor |
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Suzana Perić |
Music Editor |
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Lynn Fainchtein |
Music Supervisor |
Visual Effects
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Daniel Cohen |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Aniela Sidorska |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Luke DiTommaso |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Ted Markovic |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Ray McIntyre Jr. |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Mark Scott Friedman |
Compositing Supervisor |
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Austin Meyers |
Compositing Supervisor |
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Patrick Paul Mullane |
Matte Painter |
Camera
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Andrew Dunn |
Director of Photography |
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Anne Marie Fox |
Still Photographer |
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Grayson Austin |
Camera Operator |
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Luis Lopez DeVictoria |
Additional Camera |
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Michael Stumpf |
Additional Camera |
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Jeffery J. Tufano |
Camera Operator |
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Grayson Austin |
Steadicam Operator |
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Hilton Garrett |
Best Boy Grip |
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Hans Bjerno |
Aerial Director of Photography |
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Damon Meledones |
Digital Imaging Technician |
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Robert D Morrison Jr. |
Dolly Grip |
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Andy Young |
Grip |
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Francis James |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Tom Hutchinson |
First Assistant Camera |
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Jerone A. Ordon Sr. |
Grip |
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Kevin Fannon |
Grip |
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Jonathan Robinson |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Jeremy Webre |
Dolly Grip |
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Michael Charbonnet |
First Assistant Camera |
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Dacoda Bartles |
Grip |
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Richard Lacy |
First Assistant Camera |
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Tyler Garrett |
Grip |
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Jeremy Wren |
Grip |
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Aeron McKeough |
Second Assistant Camera |
Lighting
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Trey Shaneyfelt |
Lighting Technician |
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Kristopher Weaver |
Lighting Technician |
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Jordan Whaley |
Additional Lighting Technician |
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Raúl J. Marín |
Rigging Grip |
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Bradley Martin |
Additional Lighting Technician |
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Pete Chiaramonte |
Lighting Technician |
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Len Levine |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Gerald Autin |
Rigging Grip |
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Sidney Brisco |
Lighting Technician |
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John Vinson |
Rigging Grip |
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King Lanaux |
Key Rigging Grip |
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Justin Wright |
Electrician |
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Justin LeBlanc |
Electrician |
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Shawn Stone |
Rigging Grip |
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Ben Wachsmann |
Rigging Grip |
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Carter Lee Garrett |
Lighting Technician |
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Creig Symons |
Rigging Grip |
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Zach Smithers |
Additional Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Tim Galvin |
Production Design |
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Jason Baldwin Stewart |
Art Direction |
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Kimberly Murphy |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Deanna Simmons |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Erik Polczwartek |
Art Direction |
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Diane Lederman |
Set Decoration |
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Lori Agostino |
Art Direction |
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Randall S. Coe |
Construction Coordinator |
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John Lindsay |
Greensman |
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Sarah Forrest |
Set Designer |
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Brian A. Waits |
Set Designer |
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David Keith Broome |
Greensman |
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Steve Martemucci |
Construction Foreman |
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Michael Arena |
Greensman |
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Robin Simmerly |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Michelle C. Harmon |
Set Designer |
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Gus Coto |
Leadman |
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Kevin Ladson |
Property Master |
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Josh Crouchet |
Art Department Assistant |
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Will Eastin |
Graphic Designer |
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Stephen Finders |
Props |
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Camile Kelsey |
Painter |
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Owl Martin Dwyer |
Set Dresser |
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Sonda L. Rowland |
Painter |
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Tony Ziegler |
Set Dresser |
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Sian C. Sanzone |
Painter |
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Michael Dares |
Set Dresser |
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Roger Johnson |
Graphic Designer |
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David Warburton |
Assistant Property Master |
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Iggie Colomer |
Set Dresser |
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Stephen P. Durante |
Set Dresser |
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Spencer J. Abadie |
Painter |
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Daniel E. Kiker |
Painter |
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Jordan Lightner |
Set Dresser |
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Sam Jacobs |
Set Dresser |
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Ed Burcham |
Set Dresser |
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Randall Balsmeyer |
Title Designer |
Other Crew
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Danny Epper |
Stunts |
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Jeff Galpin |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Elizabeth Himelstein |
Dialect Coach |
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Charlotta Forssman |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Meredith Richardson |
Stunts |
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Jason Prowell |
Generator Operator |
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Charlie Mann |
Carpenter |
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Nicholas Ellerbee |
Carpenter |
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Richie Roefaro |
Editorial Staff |
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Edward Joubert |
Special Effects Technician |
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David K. Nami |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Jason Frannino |
Animal Wrangler |
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Jeff Galpin |
Animal Wrangler |
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Jake Whitney |
Special Effects Technician |
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Thom Jones |
Dialect Coach |
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Danny Cosmo |
Stunts |
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