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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
2017
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Genres
Crime Action and Adventure
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
Ben Wheatley’s ascent as one of the UK’s most dazzling and prolific cinematic talents continued with this ballsy, high-octane action thriller filmed hot-on-the-heels of 2015's High-Rise.
Sharp-witted Justine (Brie Larson) brokers a deal on behalf of two Irishmen (Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley), setting them up to buy a stash of guns from seedy gangsters Vernon (Sharlto Copley) and Ord (Armie Hammer). But the meet-up in a deserted warehouse derails when stoner side-kick Stevo (Sam Riley) recognises one of the two handover guys (Jack Reynor, Noah Taylor) and shots are fired.
Dripping with blood, sweat and irony, Free Fire’s bravura filmmaking pays knowing tribute to the kinetic cinema of directors such as Sam Peckinpah and Ringo Lam. Wheatley and writing/editing partner Amy Jump’s relentlessly playful riff on the shoot-em-up is as fascinated with the slowness of destruction as it is with speed and action. The virtuosic editing and complex staging (it was shot on location in a warehouse outside Brighton) serve not only to propel the mayhem, but also to emphasise just how bloody long it takes, and how messy it is, to obliterate everything.
Notionally set in Boston and steeped in 1970s Americana (with threads and hairdos to die for… literally), the crackling script and knockout cast have as much fun with character and dialogue as we do with the fact that there are no mobile phones to save the day. Wheatley fan and supporter Martin Scorsese is one of the executive producers and the film’s intermittent, pulsating score is by Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and Ben Salisbury.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Vernon
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Ord
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Justine
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Chris
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Harry
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Martin
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Bernie
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Stevo
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Frank
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Gordon
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Leary
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Jimmy
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telephone sales voice
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Howie
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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2nd Unit Director
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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3rd Assistant Director
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Additional 3rd Assistant Director
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Assistant to Mr Wheatley
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Script Supervisor
Rights:
Production:
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Production Company
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Made with the support of
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Presents
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Presents
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International Sales
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Produced by
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Line Producer
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Unit Producer
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Head of Film Finance
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Senior Legal and Business Affairs Executive
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Head of Production
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Production Manager
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Head of Distribution and Brand Strategy
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Marketing and Brand Executive
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Head of Production
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Head of Production Finance
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Business Affairs Manager
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Associate Producer
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Executive Producing Services
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Unit Production Manager
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Production Co-ordinator
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Assistant Production Co-ordinator
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Production Accountant
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Unit Manager
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Assistant Unit Manager
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Location Manager
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Location Manager
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Post-production Supervisor
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Post-production Co-ordinator
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Production Assistant
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Collection Agent Services by
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Completion Bond Services Provided by
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Completion Bond Services Provided by
Casting:
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Casting Director
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Casting Assistant
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Casting Assistant
Writing:
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Written by
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Written by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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2nd Unit Director of Photography
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A Camera Operator
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B Camera Operator
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2nd Unit Camera Operator
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2nd Unit Camera Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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1st Assistant Camera
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1st Assistant A Camera
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1st Assistant B Camera
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1st Assistant C Camera
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1st Assistant C Camera
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1st Assistant C Camera
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1st Assistant C Camera
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1st Assistant C Camera
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2nd Assistant Camera
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2nd Assistant A Camera
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2nd Assistant B Camera
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2nd Assistant C Camera
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2nd Assistant C Camera
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2nd Assistant C Camera
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Digital Imaging Technician
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Digital Imaging Technician
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Dailies Lab Technician
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Best Boy
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Key Grip
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Key Grip
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B Camera Grip
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C Camera Grip
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C Camera Grip
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C Camera Grip
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C Camera Grip
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Additional Grip
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Video Assist
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Video Assist
Stills:
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Still Photographer
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Still Photographer
Special Effects:
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Visual Effects Supervisor
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Visual Effects by
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Special Effects Supervisor
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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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Special Effects Technician
Editing:
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Edited by
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Edited by
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1st Assistant Editor
Design:
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Production Designer
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Supervising Art Director
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Art Director
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Standby Art Director
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Model Maker
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Set Decorator
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Storyboard Artist
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Production Buyer
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Property Master
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Petty Cash Buyer
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Chargehand Dressing Propman
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Dressing Propman
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Dressing Propman
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Dressing Propman
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On Set Props Dresser
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Standby Propman
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Standby Propman
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Prop Storeman
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Art Department Assistant
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Art Department Assistant
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Construction Co-ordinator
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Construction Manager
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Costume Supervisor
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Costume Buyer
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Costume Standby
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Costume Standby
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Costume Standby
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Textile Artist
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Textile Artist
Make-up:
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Make-up and Hair Design
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Chief Hair
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Make-up and Hair Artist
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Make-up and Hair Artist
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Special Effects Supervisor Prosthetics
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Special Effects Assistant Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
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Special Effects Technician Prosthetics
Titles:
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Main Titles Designed and Produced by
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End Titles by
Music:
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Music by
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Music by
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Original Music Composed by
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Original Music Composed by
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Guitars
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Bass
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Drums
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Drums
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Organs
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Organs
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Saxophone
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Additional Guitar
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Additional Bass
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Music Supervisor
Sound:
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[Music] Recording Engineer
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Music Recorded at
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Sound Design by
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Sound Recordist
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Boom Operator
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Boom Operator
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Boom Operator
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Sound Recording Assistant
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Re-recording Mixer
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Mix Technician
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Mix Technician
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Dialogue Editor
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ADR Recording Engineer
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ADR Recording Engineer
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ADR Engineer
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ADR Mixer
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ADR Mixer
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ADR Mixer
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ADR Assistant
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ADR Assistant
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Foley Supervisor
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Foley Artist
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Foley Mixer
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Bespoke Weapon Recordings
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Bespoke Weapon Recordings
Stunts:
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Action Vehicles Co-ordinator
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Performer
Consultant:
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Post-production Scripts by
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Dialect Coach
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Dialect Coach
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Supervising Armourer
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Armourer
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Armourer
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Armourer
Publicity:
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Unit Publicist
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EPK [Electronic Press Kit]
Supplier:
Film processing:
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Digital Intermediate Provided by
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Digital Online Editor
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Digital Online Editor
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Digital Online Editor
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Digital Intermediate Producer
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Digital Intermediate Assistant Colourist
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Digital Intermediate Assistant Colourist
Miscellaneous:
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With Special Thanks to
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