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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
Czech Republic France United Kingdom USA
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Year
2016
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
A United Kingdom is a powerful testament to the defiant and enduring love story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the government of the time. Director Amma Asante follows her previous film, Belle, with another elegant, impassioned drama which also reveals a painful episode in the history of British race relations and imperial politics.
At a London dance, there is an immediate spark of attraction when the erudite and dashing Seretse (David Oyelowo) meets the independent-minded Ruth (Rosamund Pike). Ignoring the opposition of friends and family, they plunge into a whirlwind romance that leads rapidly to marriage. Reality sets in when, having completed his studies, Seretse has to return to Africa to assume his duties as King. Their interracial union is seen as a slap in the face both to Malan’s apartheid-riven South Africa and to the royal traditions of Seretse’s own people. As the international diplomatic crisis escalates, the British Government sets out to do everything in its power to drive the couple apart.
Anchored by commanding performances from Oyelowo and Pike, Asante’s filmmaking contrasts the cool, subdued tones of London and the colour-saturated heat of Botswana, employing cinematography and design to heighten the emotional register of Guy Hibbert’s (Eye in the Sky, 2015) acutely observant screenplay. This film of great contemporary relevance, that celebrates the triumph of love and intelligence over intolerance and oppression, confirms Asante as one of the UK’s most distinctive and important filmmakers.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Seretse Khama
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Ruth Williams
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Sir Alistair Canning
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Rufus Lancaster
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Muriel
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Naledi
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Lady Lilly Canning
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Charles
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Prime Minister Clement Attlee
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Tony Benn
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Fenner Brockway
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Dot Williams
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Joe
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George Williams
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Tshekedi Khama
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Olivia Lancaster
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Michael Nash
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Ella Khama
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Oluwo
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Reverend James Manners
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manager
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Reverend Leonard Patterson
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Morgan
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Terence Bernard
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baby Jacqueline
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baby Jacqueline
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baby Jacqueline
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Kabelo
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Mr Speaker
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Commonwealth Under-Secretary
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Sir Ian Fraser
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Roberts
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young man
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Dr Moikangao
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station master
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man from Rhodesia
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village headman
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Lesedi
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woman in Rondavel
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Sefu
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reporters
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reporters
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idiots
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idiots
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idiots
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African girl
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porter
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midwife
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Naledi village man
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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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1st Assistant Director
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1st Assistant Director
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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2nd 2nd Assistant Director
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3rd Assistant Director
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Crowd 3rd Assistant Director
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Crowd 3rd Assistant Director
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Assistant to Ms Asante
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Crowd Co-ordinator
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Script Supervisor
Rights:
Production:
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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Production Company
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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The production of the film has been supported by Czech Republic through the State Fund of Cinematography from the incentives program
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Developed by
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Developed by
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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A Yoruba Saxon/Harbinger Pictures/Perfect Weekend/Film United production
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For
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For
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For
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For
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Made with the Support Of The
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present
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present
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present
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present
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[presented] with the participation of
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[presented] with the participation of
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International Sales
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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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Produced by
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Archive Producer
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Line Producer
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Line Producer
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Deputy Managing Director
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Finance Director
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Head of Physical Production
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Head of Theatrical Distribution
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Senior Business Manager
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Head of Legal and Business Manager
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Legal and Business Affair Manager
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Development Executive
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Marketing Executive
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Legal and Production Assistant
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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For Ingenious and Cambiado Productions
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Director of Lottery Film Fund
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Head of Production
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Development Executive
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Head of Production Finance
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Business Affairs Manager
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Production Manager
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Production Manager
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Production Co-ordinator
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Assistant Production Co-ordinator
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Production Co-ordinator
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Financial Controller
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First Assistant Accountant
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Production Accountant
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager
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Supervising Location Manager
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Location Manager
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Assistant Location Manage
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Location Manager
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Key Location Manager
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Location Manager
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Fixer
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Post-production Supervisor
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Assistant to Mr McCallum
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Assistant to Production Co-ordinator
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Archive Researcher
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World Revenues Collected and Distributed by
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Studio
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Studio
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Studio
Casting:
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Assistant Casting Director
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Casting Director
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Casting by
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Extras Casting
Writing:
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Screenplay by
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Based upon the book Colour Bar by
Photography:
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Cinematographer
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Cinematographer
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Additional Camera operator
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A 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 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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2nd Assistant A 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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Digital Imaging Technician
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Gaffer
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Best Boy
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Best Boy
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Key Grip
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Key Grip
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Key Grip
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Key Grip
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Grip
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Video Operator
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Video Operator
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Video Operator
Special Effects:
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Visual Effects
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Visual Effects and Animation by
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Visual Effects Supervisor
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Visual Effects Supervisor
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Special Effects Supervisor
Editing:
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Edited by
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Edited by
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1st Assistant Editor
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Additional Assistant Editor
Design:
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Post-production Producer
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Production Design by
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Art Director
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Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Art Director
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Standby Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Art Department Co-ordinator
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Art Department Co-ordinator
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Set Decorator
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Assistant Set Decorator
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Assistant Set Decorator
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Set Dresser
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Set Dresser
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Graphic Designer
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Graphic Designer
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Production Buyer
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Additional Prop Buyer
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Prop Master
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Assistant Prop Master
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Construction Manager
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Assistant Construction Manager
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Construction Manager
Costumes:
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Assistant Costume Designer
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Assistant Costume Designer
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Costume Supervisor
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Costume Co-supervisor
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Costume Supervisor
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Costumes by
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Costumes by
Make-up:
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Make-up & Hair Designed by
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Key Make-up Artist
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Make-up Artist
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Make-up Artist
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Hairdresser
Titles:
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Title Design
Film processing:
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Supervising Digital Colourist
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Digital Intermediate by
Music:
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Music by/Composer
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On Set Musician
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On Set Musician
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On Set Musician
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On Set Musician
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Orchestra
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Conductor
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Orchestrator
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Orchestrator
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Score Music Supervisor
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Assistant Score Music Supervisor
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Music Supervisor
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Music Editor
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Music Mixed by
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Music Mixed at
Sound:
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Recorded at
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Production Sound Mixer
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Boom Operator
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Assistant Boom Operator
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Post-production Sound Services by
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Supervising Sound Designer 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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Effects Editor
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ADR Recordist
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ADR Editor
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ADR Voice Casting
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Foley Artist
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Foley Mixer
Choreography:
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Choreography
Stunts:
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Action Vehicles Co-ordinator
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Fight Arranger
Consultant:
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Dolby Sound Consultant
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Dialogue Coach
Publicity:
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Publicity
Transportation:
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Transport Captain
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Transport Captain
Miscellaneous:
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With Very Special Thanks to
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Sight & Sound magazine
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Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.
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