Death Defying Acts (2008)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Harry Houdini

      Guy Pearce

    • Mary McGarvie

      Catherine Zeta-Jones

    • Mr Sugarman

      Timothy Spall

    • Benji

      Saoirse Ronan

    • Leith Romeo

      Malcolm Shields

    • Leith Romeo's wife

      Leni Harper

    • Mr Robertson

      Ralph Riach

    • flower stall seller

      Olivia Darnley

    • oily librarian

      Anthony O'Donnell

    • McTavish

      Billy McColl

    • ugly mug

      James Holmes

    • Rose

      Frankey Martyn

    • seamstress

      Aileen O'Gorman

    • music hall dwarf

      Raymond Griffiths

    • heckler

      Shaun Mason

    • boxer's manager

      Tom Cotcher

    • Houdini fan 1

      Cummins, Joanne

    • Houdini fan 2

      Carol Robb

    • reporter 1

      Mark Carter

    • psychic reporter

      Mackay Crawford

    • hotel manager

      Paul Grunert

    • bellboy

      Graeme Mcknight

    • Sugarman's assistant

      Aaron Brown

    • concierge

      Martin Fisher

    • chambermaid

      Emma Humphries

    • ventriloquist

      Miles Jupp

    • tap dancer

      Tim Frost

    • psychic twin

      Chloe Mackie

    • psychic twin

      Holly Mackie

    • maitre'd

      David Mckail

    • autograph hound

      Maev Alexander

    • angel with red hair

      Richard Dean

    • police chief

      Rod Arthur

    • professor

      Alan David

    • professor's assistant

      Lorraine Hilton

    • reporter 2

      Dodger Phillips

    • reporter 3

      Campbell Graham

    • red-haired pilot

      Jack Bailey

    • Montreal student

      Justin Flagg

• Credits

  • Unknown:

    • Gillian Armstrong

    • ©/Principal Investor

      Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited

    • ©

      BBC

    • ©/Presents

      UK Film Council

    • ©/In association with

      New South Wales Film and Television Office

    • ©/Production Company

      MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films

    • ©/Production Company

      Zephyr Films Houdini Limited

    • Developed in association with

      Australian Film Commission

    • Developed with the support of

      National Lottery through Scottish Screen

    • Financed with the assistance of

      Bank of Ireland

    • Financed with the assistance of

      Rizvi Traverse

    • Financed with the assistance of

      Newbridge Film Capital LLC

    • Made with the support of

      National Lottery through UK Film Council Premiere Fund, The

    • Bridge funding by

      Blue Rider Finance

    • Presents

      Australian Film Finance Corporation

    • Presents

      BBC Films

    • Presents

      Myriad Pictures

    • Australasian Distributor

      Dendy Films

    • Dan Lupovitz

    • Marcia Nasatir

    • David M. Thompson

    • Lucas Foster

    • Kirk D'amico

    • Co-executive Producer

      Joe Oppenheimer

    • Produced by

      Chris Curling

    • Produced by

      Marian Macgowan

    • Assistant Producer (Australia)

      Celia Richards

    • Assistant Producer (UK)

      Katherine Armfelt

    • Tony Grisoni

    • Brian Ward

    • Robertson, Phil

    • Development Finance by

      Dan Doyle

    • Guy Tannahill

    • For BBC Films (Production Executive)

      Michael Wood

    • For BBC Films (Legal & Business Affairs)

      Geraldine Atlee

    • For BBC Films (Prod'n/Finance Co-ord)

      Kerry Brogan

    • For BBC Films (Post-prod/Delivery Supvr)

      Matthew Vizard

    • For UKFC (Head of Premiere Fund)

      Sally Caplan

    • For UKFC (Production Executive)

      JJ Lousberg

    • For UKFC (Head of Business Affairs)

      Will Evans

    • For UKFC (Head of Production Finance)

      Vince Holden

    • For UKFC (Head of Production)

      Fiona Morham

    • Unit Manager

      Charlie Simpson

    • Ben Rimmer

    • Production Manager (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Philippa Atterton

    • Polly Jefferies

    • Assistant Co-ordinator

      Hollie Foster

    • Neil Cairns

    • Assistant Accountant

      Mcbride, Jacqui

    • Assistant Accountant

      Isaac Sananes

    • Assistant Accountant

      Lawrence Joseph

    • Post Production Accountant

      Moneypenny Services

    • Post Production Accountant

      Kate Meyer

    • Jane Soans

    • Assistant Location Manager

      Charlotte Wright

    • Location Manager (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Cindy Thomson

    • Martin Roberts

    • Location Assistant (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Matt Jones

    • Location Scout

      Tom Crooke

    • Location Scout (2nd Unit Edinburg

      Miglet Crichton

    • Jane Maguire

    • Director's Assistant (UK)

      Alexander Hodgson

    • Director's Assistant (Australia)

      Christopher Kelly

    • Assistant to Ms Zeta-Jones

      Jennifer Côté

    • Assistant to Chris Curling

      Luke Carey

    • Clark-hall, Mike

    • Susie Batters

    • Floor Runner

      Joe Barlow

    • Runner (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Partick Mcgurn

    • Runner (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Andrew Gardiner

    • Runner (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Angela Riddell

    • Runner (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Jamie Gavin

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Guy Heeley

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Toby Hosking

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Vicky Marks

    • Assistant Director (Additional 2nd)

      Jeff Taylor

    • Assistant Director (2nd Unit Edinb. 3rd)

      Carol-Anne Henderson

    • Libbie Barr

    • Post Production Script

      Jo Stewart

    • Gail Stevens

    • Casting (Extras)

      Casting Network Limited

    • Voice Casting (Australia)

      Tony Cogin

    • Voice Casting (UK)

      Lyps Inc

    • Voice Casting (UK)

      Brendan Donnison

    • Voice Casting (UK)

      Vanessa Baker

    • Casting Associate

      Will Davies

    • Crowd Co-ordinator

      Leslie Gogarty

    • Crowd Casting Assistant

      Claire Mcdonald

    • Written by

      Tony Grisoni

    • Written by

      Brian Ward

    • Haris Zambarloukos

    • [Operator (Underwater Unit)]

      Tim Wooster

    • Camera Operator (A)

      Simon Baker

    • Camera Operator (B)

      Luke Redgrave

    • Focus Puller (A Camera)

      Doyne Ditmas, Hamish

    • Focus Puller (B Camera)

      Ashley Bond

    • Focus Puller (B Camera)

      John Attwell

    • Clapper Loader (A Camera)

      Jon Hurley

    • Clapper Loader (A Camera)

      Iain Mackay

    • Clapper Loader (B Camera)

      Rami Bartholdy

    • Central Loader

      Emma Edwards

    • Loader (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Stuart Anderson

    • Camera Intern

      Bayard Outerbridge

    • Camera Intern

      Jackson Pearce-White

    • Camera Standby (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Gary Forsyth

    • Andy Long

    • Rigging Gaffer

      Mark Hanlon

    • Wailoon Chung

    • Practical Electrician

      Chris Bailey

    • Electrician: Lee Lighting

      Martin Welland

    • Genny Operator: Lee Lighting

      Brian McGivern

    • Best Boy (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Arthur Donnelly

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Paul Bates

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Scott Napier

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Grant McLean

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Ross Grainger

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Frank McConalogue

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Donny Campbell

    • Electrician (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Dave Wilson

    • Grip

      Quinn, Darren J.

    • Grip (B Camera)

      Nick Pearson

    • Grip (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Morrison, Dave

    • Trainee Grip

      Emmet Cahill

    • Video Assist

      Jeremy Martin

    • Video Assist Trainee

      Richard Curling

    • Stills Photographer

      Giles Keyte

    • Digital Visual Effects

      Post Modern

    • VFX Supervisor

      James Rogers

    • VFX Executive Producer

      Andrew Robinson

    • VFX Producer

      Jarrod Linton

    • Compositor

      Matthew North

    • Compositor

      Brad Dunn

    • Compositor

      Takahiro Suzuki

    • Compositor

      Chad Sandeman

    • SFX Supervisor

      Stuart Brisdon

    • Standby SFX Technician

      Terry Palmer

    • Standby SFX Technician

      Mcgeary, Dave

    • Standby SFX Technician

      Steve Knowles

    • Standby SFX Technician

      Nigel Wilkinson

    • Graphic Designer

      Carol Kupisz

    • Film Editor

      Nicholas Beauman

    • Online Facility

      Frame, Set & Match

    • Noelleen Westcombe

    • Jonathan Taylor

    • Gemma Jackson

    • Supervising Art Director

      Paul Inglis

    • Mueller, Anja

    • Standby Art Director/Draughtsman

      Steve Summersgill

    • Art Department Assistant

      Catherine Whiting

    • Robinson, Anna Lynch

    • Storyboard Artist (UK)

      Anthony Chance

    • Storyboard Artist (Australia)

      Peter Pound

    • Production Buyer

      Sarah Whittle

    • Prop Master

      Pleydell-pearce, Thomas

    • Dressing Props

      Kevin Fleet

    • Dressing Props

      Damian Butlin

    • Standby Props

      Campbell Mitchell

    • Standby Props

      Colin Mutch

    • Standby Props

      Rob Macpherson

    • Eamon McLoughlin

    • Standby Rigger

      Dave Wellar

    • Standby Rigger

      Dean Smith

    • Standby Carpenter

      Paul Marah

    • Standby Carpenter

      Gary Hedges

    • Standby Painter

      Terry Heggarty

    • Standby Painter

      Brain Morris

    • Stagehand

      Bradley Malin

    • Stagehand

      Ben Lloyd

    • Rigger (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      Billy Wilson

    • Rigger (2nd Unit Edinburgh)

      John Butler

    • Susannah Buxton

    • Assistant Costume Designer

      Caroline McCall

    • Amanda Keable

    • Costume Assistant

      Anita Kwasniewski

    • FT2 Costume Trainee

      Claire Jennings

    • Costume Standby

      Faith Thomas

    • Dress Maker

      Kimberley, Billy

    • Hair and Make-up Designer

      Denise Kum

    • MU Artist to Ms [Catherine] Zeta-Jones

      Graham Johnston

    • Make-up & Hair Artist

      Fiona Leech

    • Make-up & Hair Artist

      Nuria Mbomio

    • Make-up & Hair Artist

      Carol Greenfield

    • Crowd Hair & Make-up

      Lou Shepherd

    • Crowd Hair & Make-up

      Mark English

    • Crowd Hair & Make-up

      Mandy Gold

    • FT2 Make-up Trainee

      Kelly Willis

    • Hair Artist to Ms [Catherine] Zeta-Jones

      Tricia Cameron

    • Belinda Bennetts

    • End Credits by

      Optical & Graphic

    • Senior Colourist

      Olivier Fontenay

    • Digital Opticals

      Atlab

    • Digital Opticals Producer

      Anthos Simon

    • Digital Supervisor

      Rebecca Dunn

    • Film Stock

      Kodak

    • Film Lab (UK)

      DeLuxe (London)

    • Film Lab (Australia)

      Atlab

    • Feature Sales Manager (Deluxe)

      Ian Robinson

    • Senior Client Contact (Deluxe)

      Clive Noakes

    • Rushes Telecine Transfer (UK)

      Arion

    • Lab Liaison (Atlab)

      Nathan Smith

    • I/O Supervisor

      Simon Alberry

    • Neg Matching

      Negative Cutting Services

    • Neg Matching

      Leo Bahas

    • Music by

      Skubiszewski, Cezary

    • Music Performed by

      The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Including members of

      Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

    • Orchestra Leader

      Rudolf Osadnik

    • Music Orchestrated and Conducted by

      Daryl Mckenzie

    • Music Arranged by

      Skubiszewski, Cezary

    • Liz Gallacher

    • Assistant to Liz Gallacher

      Kay Garcia

    • Orchestral Contractor

      Ron Layton

    • Music Recorded at

      Allan Eaton Studio (Melbourne, Australia)

    • Music Recorded/Mixed at

      Sing Sing Studios (Melbourne)

    • Music Mixer/Engineer

      Adam Rhodes

    • Music Engineer

      Robin Gray

    • Choreographer

      Jane Gibson

    • Assistant Choreographer

      Isabel Baquero

    • Location Sound Mixer

      Simon Okin

    • Sound Trainee

      Greg Beager

    • FT2 Sound Trainee

      Jethro Hegarty

    • Sound Maintenance

      Jeremy Lishman

    • Sound Maintenance

      Martin Seeley

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Gethin Creagh

    • Re-recording Facility

      Soundfirm (Sydney)

    • Andrew Plain

    • Editing Facility

      Spectrum Films (Sydney)

    • Assistant Sound Editor

      Megan Wedge

    • Assistant Sound Editor

      William Ward

    • Bronwyn Murphy

    • [Sound] FX Mixer

      Michael McMenomy

    • [FX] Mix Assistant

      Andrew Wright

    • [Sound] FX Editor

      Michael McMenomy

    • [Sound] FX Editor

      Mark Franken

    • ADR Recording (Australia)

      Soundfirm (Sydney)

    • ADR Recording (UK)

      Goldcrest Post Production Facilities

    • ADR Recording (Ireland)

      Ardmore Sound

    • ADR Recording (LA)

      Buzzy's Recording

    • Leah Katz

    • Mario Vaccaro

    • Blair Slater

    • Jim Dowdall

    • Additional Stunt Co-ordinator

      Paul Heasman

    • Stunt Performer

      George Cottle

    • Stunt Performer

      Neil Finnighan

    • Stunt Performer

      Derek Lea

    • Stunt Performer

      Tony Lucken

    • Stunt Performer

      Mark Mottram

    • Stunt Performer

      Peter Ford

    • Stunt Performer

      Bob Schofield

    • Stand-in for Mr Pearce

      Sam Haveland

    • Stand-in for Ms Zeta-Jones

      Aisling Lloyd

    • Stand-in for Miss Ronan

      Vanessa Widdup

    • Stunt Double for Mr [Guy] Pearce

      Richard Bradshaw

    • Magic Consultant

      Scott Penrose

    • Psychic Consultant

      Dave Bingham

    • Film/Stills Researcher

      Naomi J. Hall

    • Edinburgh Researcher

      Leslie Hills

    • Assistant Researcher

      Stephanie Hills

    • Chaperone to Miss Ronan

      Monica Ronan

    • Tutor to Miss Ronan

      Jane Thurlow

    • Voice and Dialect Coach

      Sandra Butterworth

    • Unit Publicist

      Emma Davie

    • [Studio]

      Ealing Studios

    • [Studio]

      Pinewood Studios