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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 H. 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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Sam Malone |
Young Abraham (uncredited) |
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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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Lisa C. Satriano |
First Assistant Director |
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Peter Dress |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Danny Strong |
Writer |
Production Crew
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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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Laura Ziskin |
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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Mickey Lambert |
Location Manager |
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Virginia McCollam |
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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Dann Fink |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Ashley Ingram |
Casting Associate |
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Bruce Winant |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Robin Batherson |
Extras Casting Coordinator |
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Kacee Devoe |
Casting Associate |
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Christopher Stoudt |
Extras Casting |
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Davida Chanel Smith |
Producer's Assistant |
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Chantel Passantino |
Second Assistant Accountant |
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Carl Lawson |
Production Secretary |
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Mike Revell |
Production Accountant |
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Danielle Loosemore |
Second Assistant Accountant |
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Ryan Gomez |
First Assistant Accountant |
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Lauren Von Huene |
Production Coordinator |
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Ashley Renee Saunders |
Travel Coordinator |
Edited By
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Joe Klotz |
Editor |
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Ulysses Guidotti |
First Assistant Editor |
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Kat Spiess |
First Assistant Editor |
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Anne O'Brien |
Assistant Editor |
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Christi Leftwich |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
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Rick Derby |
Assistant Editor |
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Patrick Rossi |
Digital Intermediate |
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Tim Stipan |
Digital Intermediate Colorist |
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Eric Leverenz |
Online Editor |
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Ryan Rolandelli |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
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Kevin Vale |
Digital Intermediate Producer |
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Eric Horwitz |
Digital Intermediate |
Costume and Makeup
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Ruth E. Carter |
Costume Design |
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Wendy Talley |
Costume Supervisor |
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Debra Denson |
Makeup Department Head |
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Beverly Jo Pryor |
Makeup Department Head |
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Dana Kay Hart |
Costume Supervisor |
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Annette Farnsworth |
Set Costumer |
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Victoria Wood |
Wigmaker |
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Debra Denson |
Makeup Designer |
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Courtney Lether |
Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
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Clinton Wayne |
Prosthetic Designer |
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LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin |
Makeup Artist |
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Kellie Robinson |
Makeup Artist |
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Daina Daigle |
Assistant Hairstylist |
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Marcos Gonzales |
Additional Hairstylist |
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Matthew W. Mungle |
Prosthetic Designer |
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Jonah Levy |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Yolanda Sheridan |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Candace Neal |
Hair Department Head |
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Sherri Hamilton |
Hairstylist |
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Dana Boisseau |
Hairstylist |
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Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown |
Seamstress |
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Carmen Rodrigues Davis |
Costume Coordinator |
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Barbara Marko |
Costumer |
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Janet Marie Ross |
Costumer |
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Mollie Middleditch |
Costumer |
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Jennifer Kamrath |
Principal Costumer |
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Lesley D. Wickham |
Ager/Dyer |
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Josie Works |
Costume Assistant |
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Kasey C. Bazil |
Costumer |
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Mustapha Mimis |
Key Set Costumer |
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Chloe Ji Yoon |
Costume Illustrator |
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Misti Moreaux |
Costumer |
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Melissa Reed |
Truck Costumer |
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Paul A. Simmons Jr. |
Key Costumer |
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Janet Marie Ross |
Set Costumer |
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Robert L. Stevenson |
Hair Department Head |
Sound
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Rodrigo Leão |
Original Music Composer |
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Debby VanPoucke |
Sound Designer |
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Michael Barry |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Ben Schor |
Music Editor |
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Robert Hein |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Robert Hein |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Heather Gross |
Foley Editor |
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David Wahnon |
Dialogue Editor |
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Ruth Hernandez |
ADR Editor |
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Branka Mrkic |
Supervising Dialogue Editor |
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Jonathan Jost |
ADR Mixer |
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Tom Ryan |
ADR Mixer |
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Kris Chevannes |
ADR Mixer |
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Michael Miller |
ADR Mixer |
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Chris Fielder |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Fredrick Cuevas |
ADR Recordist |
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John Jay Martyn |
ADR Recordist |
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Reagan Mendoza |
ADR Recordist |
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Billy Theriot |
ADR Mixer |
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Cariella Smith |
Foley Artist |
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Alexa Zimmerman |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Glenfield Payne |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Robert Fernandez |
Sound Editor |
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Avi Laniado |
Sound Engineer |
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Marko Costanzo |
Foley Artist |
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Matthew Haasch |
Foley Supervisor |
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Dan Izen |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Michael Piotrowski |
Boom Operator |
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James Eck Rippie |
Boom Operator |
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Steven Huerstel |
Utility Sound |
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Suzana Perić |
Music Editor |
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Lynn Fainchtein |
Music Supervisor |
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Steve Bartek |
Music Arranger |
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Jay Meagher |
Production Sound Mixer |
Visual Effects
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Ted Markovic |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Luke DiTommaso |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Aniela Sidorska |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Daniel Cohen |
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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Patrick Paul Mullane |
Matte Painter |
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Austin Meyers |
Compositing Supervisor |
Camera
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Andrew Dunn |
Director of Photography |
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Jeffery J. Tufano |
Camera Operator |
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Luis Lopez DeVictoria |
Additional Camera |
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Michael Stumpf |
Additional Camera |
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Grayson Austin |
Camera Operator |
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Anne Marie Fox |
Still Photographer |
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Damon Meledones |
Digital Imaging Technician |
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Hilton Garrett |
Best Boy Grip |
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Francis James |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Hans Bjerno |
Aerial Director of Photography |
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Jonathan Robinson |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Andy Young |
Grip |
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Grayson Austin |
Steadicam Operator |
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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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Jeremy Webre |
Dolly Grip |
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Michael Charbonnet |
First Assistant Camera |
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Robert D Morrison Jr. |
Dolly Grip |
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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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Aeron McKeough |
Second Assistant Camera |
Lighting
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Kristopher Weaver |
Lighting Technician |
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Trey Shaneyfelt |
Lighting Technician |
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Bradley Martin |
Additional Lighting Technician |
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Jordan Whaley |
Additional Lighting Technician |
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King Lanaux |
Key Rigging Grip |
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Len Levine |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Pete Chiaramonte |
Lighting Technician |
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Zach Smithers |
Additional Lighting Technician |
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Raúl J. Marín |
Rigging Grip |
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Justin LeBlanc |
Electrician |
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Shawn Stone |
Rigging Grip |
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Justin Wright |
Electrician |
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Ben Wachsmann |
Rigging Grip |
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John Vinson |
Rigging Grip |
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Carter Lee Garrett |
Lighting Technician |
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Sidney Brisco |
Lighting Technician |
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Creig Symons |
Rigging Grip |
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Gerald Autin |
Rigging Grip |
Art Department
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Tim Galvin |
Production Design |
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Lori Agostino |
Art Direction |
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Kimberly Murphy |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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Jason Baldwin Stewart |
Art Direction |
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Diane Lederman |
Set Decoration |
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Erik Polczwartek |
Art Direction |
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Deanna Simmons |
Set Decoration Buyer |
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David Keith Broome |
Greensman |
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John Lindsay |
Greensman |
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Michelle C. Harmon |
Set Designer |
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Sarah Forrest |
Set Designer |
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Gus Coto |
Leadman |
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Robin Simmerly |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Michael Arena |
Greensman |
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Brian A. Waits |
Set Designer |
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Steve Martemucci |
Construction Foreman |
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Randall S. Coe |
Construction Coordinator |
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Kevin Ladson |
Property Master |
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Josh Crouchet |
Art Department Assistant |
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David Warburton |
Assistant Property Master |
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Daniel E. Kiker |
Painter |
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Camile Kelsey |
Painter |
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Will Eastin |
Graphic Designer |
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Sonda L. Rowland |
Painter |
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Tony Ziegler |
Set Dresser |
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Roger Johnson |
Graphic Designer |
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Spencer J. Abadie |
Painter |
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Stephen Finders |
Props |
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Michael Dares |
Set Dresser |
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Stephen P. Durante |
Set Dresser |
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Owl Martin Dwyer |
Set Dresser |
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Sam Jacobs |
Set Dresser |
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Jordan Lightner |
Set Dresser |
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Iggie Colomer |
Set Dresser |
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Sian C. Sanzone |
Painter |
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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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Nicholas Ellerbee |
Carpenter |
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Charlie Mann |
Carpenter |
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Jeff Galpin |
Animal Wrangler |
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Jake Whitney |
Special Effects Technician |
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Richie Roefaro |
Editorial Staff |
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Jason Frannino |
Animal Wrangler |
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Edward Joubert |
Special Effects Technician |
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David K. Nami |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Thom Jones |
Dialect Coach |
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Danny Cosmo |
Stunts |
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Dana Sano |
Executive Music Producer |
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