The Kite Runner (2007)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Amir

      Khalid Abdalla

    • Baba, Amir's father

      Homayoun Ershadi

    • Rahim Khan

      Shaun Toub

    • Soraya

      Atossa Leoni

    • Farid

      Saïd Taghmaoui

    • young Amir

      Zekiria Ebrahimi

    • Omar

      Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada

    • Sohrab

      Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

    • young Hassan

      Ahmad Khan Mahoodzada

    • business man in Baba's study

      Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi

    • Ali

      Nabi Tanha

    • young Assef

      Elham Ehsas

    • Wali

      Bahram Ehsas

    • Kamal

      Tamim Nawabi

    • Uncle Saifo the kite seller

      Mohamad Nabi Attai

    • spice merchant

      Mohamad Nadir Sarwari

    • party worker

      Mustafa Haidari

    • birthday singer

      Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha

    • Mahmood

      Mohammad Aman Joya

    • Karim

      Abdul Azim Wahabzada

    • Soviet Union soldier

      Vsevold Sevanchos

    • burly man in truck

      Sayed Miran Farhad

    • young wife in truck

      Murina Abudukelimu

    • Soviet Union officer

      Igor Radchenko

    • gas station customer

      Larry Brown

    • Dean of Students

      L. Peter Callender

    • man at bar

      Jesse Robertson

    • pool player

      Josh Chamberlain

    • pool player

      Marco Mazariegos

    • pool player

      Shaan Price

    • General Taheri

      Qadir Farookh

    • flea market customer

      Peg Mckibbin

    • Dr Starobin

      Chris Verrill

    • Dr Amani

      Amar Kureishi

    • Jamila Taheri

      Maimoona Ghizal

    • wedding singer

      Mohammad Eshan Aman

    • cemetery mullah

      Yunus Osman

    • Pakistan taxi driver

      Mehboob Ali

    • Zaman the orphanage director

      Nasser Memarzia

    • Assef

      Abdul Salam Yusoufzai

    • Taliban stadium speaker

      Mohamad Amin Rahimi

    • Assef guard

      Aziz Raxidi

    • Assef guard

      Khalil Ahmad Nooryan

    • Rahim Khan's neighbour

      Hameeda Hamraz

    • man at mosque

      Kaiser Doulat-Beek

    • man in the park

      Ahmad Shah Alam

    • doctor in the park

      Khaled Hosseini

    • park kite seller

      Habib Zargi

    • kite flyer kid

      Houshmand Habib

    • kite spooler kid

      Lukas Ferreira

    • additional voice

      Iqbal Theba

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Marc Forster

    • Director (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Rebecca Yeldham

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Michael Lerman

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Peter Thorell

    • Assistant Director (China Unit 1st)

      Zhang Jin Zhan

    • Assistant Director (China Unit 2nd)

      Qiao Heping

    • Assistant Dir (Xinjiang 2nd Unit 1st)

      Lam Suk-ching, Sharon

    • Assistant Director (China Unit 2nd 2nd)

      Alyson Latz

    • Script Supervisor

      Massoumeh Emami

    • Script Supervisor (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Jiang, Rebecca

    Production:

    • ©

      DreamWorks LLC

    • ©

      Kite Runner Holdings LLC

    • Production Company

      Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

    • Production Company

      Parkes/MacDonald

    • Presented by

      DreamWorks Pictures

    • Presented by

      Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

    • Presented by

      Participant Productions

    • Produced with the assistance of

      China Film Co-production Corporation

    • Produced with the assistance of

      Beijing Happy Pictures

    • Produced with assistance of

      Huang Jianxin

    • Released by

      Paramount Classics

    • Executive Producer

      Sidney Kimmel

    • Executive Producer

      Laurie MacDonald

    • Executive Producer

      Sam Mendes

    • Executive Producer

      Jeff Skoll

    • Co-executive Producer

      Bruce Toll

    • Produced by

      William Horberg

    • Produced by

      Parkes, Walter

    • Produced by

      Rebecca Yeldham

    • Produced by

      E. Bennett Walsh

    • Associate Producer

      Kwame L. Parker

    • Associate Producer

      Leslie McMinn

    • Production Associate (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Fei Wong

    • Unit Production Manager

      E. Bennett Walsh

    • Xinjiang Production Manager (China Unit)

      Akbar Yiming

    • Happy Pctrs Prd'n Mgr (China Unit)

      Ma Zheng Qiang

    • Production Supervisor (China Unit)

      Huang Fan 'nina'

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Damiana Kamishin

    • Production Co-ord (Afghanistan Unit)

      Sekander Saleh

    • Production Co-ord (Afghanistan Unit)

      Amir Shamil

    • Production Co-ord (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Sabrina Pourchasse

    • Production Co-ord (San Francisco Unit)

      Rachael Lin Gallaghan

    • Production Accountant

      Tish Johnson

    • Supervising Location Manager

      Douglas Dresser

    • Location Manager (San Francisco Unit)

      Ernest Belding

    • Beijing Location Manager (China Unit)

      Peng Rong

    • Beijing Location Manager (China Unit)

      Fang Yinchun

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Carey Len Smith

    • Post-production Co-ordinator

      Leilani Gushiken

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Kate Dowd

    • Casting (Executive)

      Leslee Feldman

    • Casting (China Unit)

      Eriko Miyagawa

    • Casting (China Unit Background)

      Fang Dan Rui "zoe"

    • Casting (San Francisco Unit)

      Nina Henninger

    • Casting (San Francisco Unit Background)

      Sarah Kliban

    • Casting (Afghanistan Unit Associate)

      Kristy Kinnear

    • Casting (Afghanistan Unit Associate)

      Mustafa Haidiri

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      David Benioff

    • Based upon the book by

      Khaled Hosseini

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Roberto Schaefer

    • Xinjiang 2nd Unit Director of Photograph

      Richard Bowen

    • Camera Operator

      Jim McConkey

    • Camera Operator (China Unit B)

      Lam Fai Tai

    • Camera Operator (San Francisco Unit B)

      Simon Jayes

    • Steadicam Operator

      Jim McConkey

    • 1st Assistant Photographer

      Zoran Veselic

    • 1st Assistant Photographer(China Unit B)

      Brett Matthews

    • 1st Assistant Phot (Xinjian 2nd Unit)

      Ngai Man Yin

    • 1st Assistant Phot(San Francisco Unit B)

      Don Steinberg

    • 2nd Assistant Photographer(China Unit A)

      Mariano, Lee Jake

    • 2nd Assistant Photographer(China Unit B)

      Lesley Watson

    • 2nd Assistant Phot (Xinjian 2nd Unit)

      Wu Yong Bo

    • 2nd Assistant Phot(San Francisco Unit A)

      Mark Gilmer

    • 2nd Assistant Phot(San Francisco Unit B)

      Kenny Bazal Jr

    • Film Loader (China Unit)

      Rowena Mollica

    • Film Loader (San Francisco Unit)

      Harrell, Courtney L.

    • Chief Lighting Technician

      Kincaid, Ian R.

    • Chief Lighting Technician (China Unit)

      Kang Xiao Tian

    • Key Grip

      Ault, Herbert Lee

    • Key Grip (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Jun Deng

    • Key Grip (San Francisco Unit)

      Don L. Henderson

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Phil Bray

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      Haug, Kevin Tod

    • Visual Effects

      CafeFX

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      David Ebner

    • Visual Effects Producer

      Jones, Les G.

    • Visual Effects Co-ordinator

      Marty Holthaus

    • Visual Effects Production

      Shannon Krueger

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator(China Unit)

      Ken Durey

    • Special Effects Co-ord (San Fran Unit)

      Sindicich, Thomas F.

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Matt Chessé

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Carlos Conti

    • Art Director

      Karen Murphy

    • Art Director (China Unit)

      Oleh Sokolovsky

    • Art Director (San Francisco Unit)

      Cumming, Douglas

    • Set Decorator

      Caroline Smith

    • Set Decorator

      Nay, Maria

    • Property Master (China Unit)

      Sue Bowcott

    • Property Master (San Francisco Unit)

      Patrick Ludden

    • Construction Co-ordinator (China Unit)

      Zhu Bao Sheng

    • Construction Co-ord (San Francisco Unit)

      Ben Nichols

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Frank Fleming

    • Costume Supervisor

      Susan J. Wright

    • Key Costumer (China Unit)

      Hilary Miederer

    • Key Costumer (China Unit)

      Bai Lu

    • China Unit Wardrobe Supervisor

      Guo Lei

    • Xinjiang-China Unit Wardrobe Supervisor

      Abdullah Hapiz

    • Xinjiang 2nd Unit Wardrobe Supervisor

      Caroline Eselin

    Make-up:

    • Make-up Department Head

      Kristina Vogel

    • Key Make-up Artist (China Unit)

      Leslie Devlin

    • Make-up Artist (San Francisco Unit)

      Gretchen Davis

    • Make-up Artist (China Unit)

      Wang Xin 'christie'

    • Make-up Artist (China Unit)

      Zhang Shu Ping

    • Make-up Artist (China Unit)

      Huang Ping

    • Key Hair Stylist

      Hinton, Teresa Maree

    • Hair Stylist (China Unit)

      Fan Yong Jie "er Ge"

    • Hair Department Head(San Francisco Unit)

      Jennifer Tremont

    • Key Hair Stylist (San Fransco Unit)

      Yvette Rivas

    Titles:

    • Main Title Design

      MK12

    • End Titles by

      Pacific Title Art and Design

    Film processing:

    • Opticals/Digital Film Recording

      Laser-Pacific Media Corporation

    • Colour Timer

      Harry Muller

    Music:

    • Music

      Alberto Iglesias

    • Music Performed by

      The Hollywood Studio Symphony

    • Orchestra Conducted by

      Michael Nowak

    • Music Contractor

      Sandy Decrescent

    • Music Contractor

      Peter Rotter

    • Music Editor

      Richardson, Jay B.

    Sound:

    • Music Recorded/Mixed by

      Crespo Dueñas, José Luis

    • Sound Designer

      Steve Boeddeker

    • Production Sound Mixer

      Chris Munro

    • Sound Mixer (Xinjiang 2nd Unit)

      Wu Ling

    • Prod Sound Mixer (San Francisco Unit)

      Nelson Stoll

    • Boom Operator (China Unit)

      Finn, Stephen

    • Boom Operator (San Francisco Unit)

      Brian Copenhagen

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Lora Hirschberg

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Michael Semanick

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Frank Eulner

    • Dialogue Editor

      Marshall Winn

    • Dialogue Editor

      Karen Spangenberg

    • ADR (Group Co-ordinator)

      L.A. MadDogs

    • ADR Mixer

      Michael Miller

    • ADR Editor

      Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle

    • ADR Editor

      Marilyn McCoppen

    • Foley Artist

      Jana Vance

    • Foley Artist

      Ellen Heuer

    • Foley Artist

      Thorpe, Denise

    • Foley Recordist

      Sean England

    • Foley Mixer

      Aglieri-rinella, Frank

    • Foley Editor

      Kevin Sellers

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Wang Hai

    Consultant:

    • Kite Master (China Unit)

      Basir Beria

    • Special Thanks

      Hans Zimmer

    • Armourer (China Unit)

      Yu Xiao Ming

    • China Unit Animal Handler

      Mijiti

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Noto, Blaise J.