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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
USA
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Year
1998
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Genre
War
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- La Ligne Rouge Alternative
Synopsis
Drama. The film covers in detail the events of 1942, during the Second World War, when the first division of the US Marine Corps attacked the beaches of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, where Japanese troops had dug in. The "thin red line" represents the fine line between defeat and victory.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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First Sergeant Edward Welsh
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Corporal Fife
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Private Witt
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Private Bell
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Captain Charles Bosche
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Captain John Gaff
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Sergeant Keck
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Captain James 'Bugger' Staros
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Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Tall
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Sergeant Storm
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Private First Class Dale
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Private First Class Doll
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Sergeant McCron
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Private Tella
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Witt's mother
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Melanesian villager
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Lieutenant Colonel Billig
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Private Peale
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Private Henry
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Corporal Thorne
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Private Coombs
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Private Weld
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First Lieutenant Band
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Corporal Queen
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Sergeant Becker
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Japanese prisoner
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assistant pilot
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Private Carni
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Private Sico
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Melanesian man walking
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Private Ash
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Melanesian villager
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Melanesian woman with child
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2nd Lieutenant Whyte
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medic 2
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Private First Class Earl
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Japanese private 1
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Marina
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Private Floyd
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Japanese officer 1
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Japanese private 4
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Private Tills
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crewman
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Japanese private 6
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Japanese soldier
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Marty Bell
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Private Mazzi
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Japanese prisoner 2
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Japanese officer 2
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Private Train
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Corporal Jenks
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Private First Class Bead
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Japanese private 7
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Japanese private 3
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Japanese private 2
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Japanese sergeant
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Brigadier General Quintard
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Japanese private 5
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2nd Lieutenant Gore
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Melanesian guide
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pilot
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Private Hoke
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Japanese officer 3
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first scout
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medic 1
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young Japanese
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Melanesian extra
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Credits
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Direction:
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Director
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2nd Unit Director
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Assistant Director (1st)
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
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Assistant Director (3rd)
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Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)
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Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd)
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Assistant Director (2nd Unit 3rd)
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Assistant Director (LA Post-p Unit 1st)
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Assistant Director (LA Post-p Unit 1st)
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Assistant Director (LA Post-p Unit 2nd)
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Script Supervisor
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Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
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Continuity (SolIsl/GuadalcanalU)
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Script Co-ordinator
Production:
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Executive Producer
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Producer
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Producer
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Producer
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Associate Producer
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Associate Producer
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Unit Production Manager
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager (2nd Unit)
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Unit Manager (SolIsl/GuadalcanalU)
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Production Manager
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Production Manager (SolIsl/GuadalcanalU)
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Production Supervisor (US)
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Production Co-ordinator
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2nd Unit Co-ordinator
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Location Manager
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Location Manager (2nd Unit)
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Location Manager (SolIsl/GuadalcanalU)
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Location Manager (LA Post-p Units)
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Post-production Supervisor
Casting:
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Casting
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Casting (Associate)
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Casting (ADR Voice)
Writing:
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Screenplay
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Based on the novel by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Cameraman (Solomon Islands 2nd Unit)
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Camera Operator
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Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
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Camera Operator (LA Post-p Units)
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Camera Operator (LA Post-p Units)
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Steadicam Operator
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Key Grip
Special Effects:
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Visual Effects
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AL (Visual Effects Supervisor)
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AL (Visual Effects Producer)
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AL (Visual Effects Designer)
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AL (Senior Digital Compositor)
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AL (Senior Digital Compositor)
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AL (Senior Digital Compositor)
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AL (Digital Compositor)
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AL (Pre-visualization Compositor)
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AL (3D Animator)
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AL (System Administrator)
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Digital Film Services
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Special Effects (Co-ordinator)
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Special Effects (Senior Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Special Effects (Technician)
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Model Maker
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Model Maker
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Model Maker
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Model Maker
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Graphic Artist
Editing:
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Film Editor
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Film Editor
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Film Editor
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Film Editor
Design:
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Set Decorator
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Set Decorator
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Set Decorator (LA Post-p Units)
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Scenic Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Storyboard Artist (LA Post-p Units)
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Storyboard Artist (LA Post-p Units)
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Sculptor
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Costume Supervisor
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Military Webbing (Supervisor)
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Military Webbing (Adviser)
Make-up:
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Make-up/Hair Design
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Make-up Artist/Hairdresser
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Make-up Artist/Hairdresser
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Make-up Artist/Hairdresser
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Make-up Artist/Hairdresser
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Additional Make-up/Hair
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Additional Make-up/Hair
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Additional Make-up/Hair
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Make-up/Hair (LA Post-p Units Additnl)
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Make-up/Hair (LA Post-p Units Additnl)
Titles:
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Titles/Opticals Consultant
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Titles
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End Credits
Film processing:
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Opticals
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Opticals
Music:
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Music
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Additional Music
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Additional Music
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Additional Music
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Conductor
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Orchestrations
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Orchestrations
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Additional Music Arrangements
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Music Supervisor
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Music Co-ordinator
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Music Co-ordinator
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Composer Wrangler
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Music Editor
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Music Editor
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Technical Score Adviser
Sound:
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Music Scoring Mixer
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Scoring Recordist
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Scoring Stage Crew
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Scoring Stage Crew
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Scoring Stage Crew
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Sound Design
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Sound Design
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Co-sound Supervisor
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Sound Mixer
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Sound Mixer (LA Post-p Units Additional)
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Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Additional Mixer
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Recordist
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Recordist
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Supervising Sound Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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ADR Supervisor
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ADR Recordist
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ADR Mixer
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ADR Editor
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ADR Editor
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Voice-over Supervisor
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Foley Supervisor
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Foley Artist
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Foley Artist
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Foley Recordist
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Foley Mixer
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Foley Editor
Stunts:
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Co-ordinator (LA Post-p Units)
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Stunt Performer (Additional)
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Pilot
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Pilot
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Pilot
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Pilot
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Pilot
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Pilot
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Pilot
Consultant:
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Adviser (Japanese)
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Adviser (Japanese)
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Adviser (Key Military)
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Aircraft Co-ordinator
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Marine Co-ordinator
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Action Vehicle Co-ordinator
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