The Bostonians (1984)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Basil Ransome

      Christopher Reeve

    • Olive Chancellor

      Vanessa Redgrave

    • Miss Birdseye

      Jessica Tandy

    • Verena Tarrant

      Madeleine Potter

    • Mrs Burrage

      Nancy Marchand

    • Dr Tarrant

      Wesley Addy

    • Mrs Tarrant

      Barbara Bryne

    • Dr Prance

      Linda Hunt

    • music hall policeman

      Charles McCaughan

    • Mrs Luna

      Nancy New

    • Henry Burrage

      John Van Ness Philip

    • Mr Pardon

      Wallace Shawn

    • Mr Gracie

      Peter Bogyo

    • Mrs Farrinder

      Martha Farrar

    • Newton

      Dusty Maxwell

    • music hall official

      J. Lee Morgan

    • patient

      De French

    • Henrietta Stackpole

      Maura Moynihan

    • maid

      Jane Manners

    • Mr Filer

      Lee Doyle

    • Irish washerwoman

      Janet Cicchese

    • tough boy

      Scott Kradolfer

    • party guest

      June Mitchell

    • [party guest]

      Joseph Saleh  (uncredited)

    • [party guest]

      Angelika Saleh  (uncredited)

    • [man turning music]

      Richard Robbins  (uncredited)

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      James Ivory

    • Assistant Director

      David Appleton

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Ron Peck

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Simon Moseley

    • Assistant to the Director

      Chase, Anthony F.

    • Assistant to the Director

      Michael Fields

    • Assistant to the Director

      Linsey Lee

    • Continuity

      Caroline Sax

    Production:

    • ©/Production Company

      Bostonians Productions

    • Production Company

      Merchant Ivory Productions Ltd

    • Production Company

      WGBH (Boston)

    • Production Company

      Rediffusion Films

    • Production Company

      Almi Entertainment Finance Corporation

    • Production Company

      BBC

    • Executive Producer

      Albert Schwarz

    • Executive Producer

      Michael S. Landes

    • Producer

      Ismail Merchant

    • Associate Producer

      Connie Kaiserman

    • Associate Producer

      Paul Bradley

    • Production Manager

      Ted Morley

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Lorraine Goodman

    • Production Accountant

      Brian Brockwell

    • Production Accountant

      Sunil Kirparam

    • Accounts Assistant

      Pat Stamler

    • Location Manager

      Alex Decker

    • Location Co-ordinator

      Strout, Lisa

    • Production Assistant

      Hadi Zarbafi

    • Production Assistant

      Randy Craig

    • Production Assistant

      Tom Ehrenfeld

    • Production Assistant

      David Kimball

    • Production Assistant

      Dorothy Berman

    • Production Assistant

      Nicola Robinson

    • Production Assistant

      Stephen Dembitzer

    • Assistant to the Producer

      Bill O'Connell

    • Location Search

      Michael Williams

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Inc. Joy Todd

    • Casting

      The Casting Company

    • Extras Casting

      Navarro-Bertoni

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    • Based on the novel by

      Henry James

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Walter Lassally

    • Assistant Cameraman (1st)

      Hoppe, Tom Paul

    • Assistant Cameraman (2nd)

      Bill Floyd

    • Gaffer

      James Jansen

    • Gaffer

      John Burkley

    • Electrician

      Robert Magro

    • Electrician

      Brian O'Connell

    • Electrician

      Andy Clapp

    • Electrician

      Charlie Marroquin

    • Genny Operator

      Herb Rook

    • Key Grip

      Tom Dischert

    • [Grip] Best Boy

      David Houlle

    Stills:

    • Stills Photography

      Karan Kapoor

    • Stills Photography

      Mikki Ansin

    • Stills Photography

      Marie Cosindas

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Katherine Wenning

    • Editor

      Mark Potter

    • Assistant Editor

      Lori Kornspun

    • Assistant Editor (2nd)

      Gutowski, Joseph

    • Apprentice Editor

      Tom Freeman

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Leo Austin

    • Art Director

      Tom Walden

    • Art Director

      Don Carpentier

    • Set Decorator

      Richard Elton

    • Scenic Artist

      Debbie Davis

    • Scenic Artist

      Timothy Freuh

    • Scenic Artist

      Janet Low

    • Scenic Artist

      Pat Tanpone

    • Scenic Artist

      Nan Starr

    • Scenic Artist

      Jon Moynihan

    • Scenic Artist

      Peter Derbyshire

    • Scenic Artist

      John Campbell

    • Props Master

      Allen, Tom

    • Assistant to Props Master

      Tom Freeman

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Jenny Beavan

    • Costume Designer

      John Bright

    • Costume Co-ordinator

      William Pierce

    • Wardrobe Assistant

      Sally Turner

    • Wardrobe Assistant

      Nancy Lawson

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Jeanne Richmond

    • Assistant Make-up

      Marleen Alter

    • Hairdresser

      Carol Hemming

    • Hairdresser

      Jeffrey Haines

    Titles:

    • Titles/Opticals

      Camera Effects

    Film processing:

    • Colour by

      Rank Film Laboratories

    Music:

    • Music

      Richard Robbins

    • Musician (Alto)

      Helen Attfield

    • Musician (Fiddle)

      Graham Prescott

    • Musician (Organ Soloist)

      David Beyer

    • Musician (Organ Soloist)

      Nigel Allcoat

    • Music Conductor

      Harry Rabinowitz

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Alan Snelling

    • Organ Music Recording

      Scott Kent

    • Sound

      Ray Beckett

    • Dubbing Mixer

      Blunt, Jon

    • Stereo-digital Transfers

      Paris Jamal

    • Sound Editor

      Brian Blamey

    Consultant:

    • Teamster Captain

      Neil Gillis

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Zakiya Powell