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Dorian Gray (2009)

Country of Origin: UK/Canada
Year of Production: 2008
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DIRECTION

Directed by: Oliver Parker


CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © Dorian Gray Limited/UK Film Council 2009
Production Companies: Ealing Studios, Alliance Films and the UK Film Council present a Fragile Film in association with Aramid Entertainment and Prescience
Produced in Association with: Prescience Media 1 LLP, Prescience Media 2 LLP, Prescience Media 3 LLP, Prescience Media 4 LLP
Made with the support of the National Lottery through the UK Film Council's Development Fund and Premiere Fund
Developed with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Community Media Fund
Executive Producers: James Spring, Paul Brett, Charles Miller Smith, Tim Smith, Simon Fawcett, James Hollond, Xavier Marchand
Produced by: Barnaby Thompson
Co-producer: Alexandra Ferguson
Associate Producer: Sophie Meyer
Unit Production Manager: Tim Wellspring
Production Co-ordinator: Hannah Collett
Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Alice Syed
Unit Manager: Eddie Folcarelli

SCRIPT
Written by: Toby Finlay
Based on the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Director: Chris Newman
2nd Assistant Director: Samantha Smith
Crowd 2nd Assistant Director: James Chasey
3rd Assistant Director: Carly Taverner
Crowd 3rd Assistant Director: Catherine Tyler
Script Supervisor: Anwen Bull
2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Hannah Simons

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Roger Pratt
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Martin Kenzie
Camera Operator: Julian Morson
Focus Pullers: Sam Renton, Simon Hume
Additional Focus Puller: Guy Frost
Clapper Loaders: Tim Phillips, Sacha Jones
Camera Trainee/Additional Clapper Loader: Susan MacDonald
Gaffer: Chuck Finch
Rigging: Richard Merrell
Electricians: Dave Brennan, Stephen Finch, Steve Wood
Genny Operator: Terence Roberts
Practical Electricians: Danny Espi, Ron Shane
Additional Electricians: Roy Branch, Paul Cronin, Chris Dickinson, Graham Driscoll, David Keadell, Chris Knoll, Billy Merrell, Scott Parker, Toby Skinner, Toby Tyler Jnr, George While, Paul Kelly, Geoff Read, David (Toby) Tyler, Terry Stone
Key Grip: Ronan Murphy
Trainee Grip: Rupert Morency
Video Playback Operator: Jack Warrender
Crane Technicians: Steve Hideg, Aaron Douglas, Andy Thompson, George Powell
Balloon Technician: Carsten Thoms
Stills Photographer: Giles Keyte
Stills Processing: Pinewood Stills
Camera Equipment supplied by: Arri Media, Optical Support Ltd.
Lighting Equipment supplied by: Arri Lighting Rental Ltd., Balloonlight
Cranes supplied by: Arri Media, Cammotion
Rigging Equipment supplied by: Metro Rigging
Film Stock: Kodak Entertainment Imaging

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Guy Bensley
1st Assistant Editor: Lea Morement
VFX Editor: Lea Morement
Editing Trainee: Damien Pawle
Post Production Supervisor: Linda Deacy
Rushes Projectionists: Tom Elgar, Lucien Nunes Vaz
Neg Check and Clearances: The Clearing House

Digital Intermediate by: Technicolor Creative Services (London)
DI Colourist: Paul Ensby
DI Producers: Begoña Lopez, Matthew Bristowe
DI Editor: Stephen Garrett
DI Visual Effects: Dom Thomson
Digital Scanning & Recording: Ben Setterfield, Dan Dolan, Scott Liddle
Digital Restoration: Jonathan Mann, Charlotte Gray, Emma Hulme, Jan Body
Data Management: Matthew Benns
DI Consultant: Matt Adams
Rushes Project Manager: Cherri Arpino
TK Operator: Dave Lawrence
Sound Sync Operators: Jezz Bradbury, Jon Callanan, Darren Compton
Lab Contact: John Ensby

MUSIC
Music by: Charlie Mole

Musicians
Hurdy Gurdy: Clare Salaman
Guitar: Dave Munday
Clarinet: Gilad Atzmon
Electric Cello: Nick Holland
Solo Violin: Roberto Manes
Percussion: Paul Clarvis
Solo Piano: Marios Takoushis

Orchestra Leader: Stephanie Gonley
Musicians Contracted by: Cool Music Ltd.
Score Produced by: Eliza Thompson
Score Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios
Score Mixed at: British Grove Studios
Music Engineer: Toby Wood
Score Co-Ordinated by: Darrell Alexander
Score Orchestrated & Conducted by: Alastair King
Music Clearances by: Atlantic Screen Music Ltd.
Original Music by Charlie Mole Published by: Ealing Film Music
Administered by: Copyright Administration Services Ltd.

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"String Quartet op 76 no 4"
Written by Joseph Haydn

"Carnival of Venice"
Written by Nicolo Paganini
Solo Violin Stephanie Gonley

"Sadness Waltz"
Written by Hans Christian Lumbye
Performed by Tivoli Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos Records/Marco Polo 8.225223

"St Louis Rag"
Written by Tom Turpin
Performed by Huw Watkins

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Mark Holding
Sound Maintenance Engineer: Peter Eusebe
Cableman: Jeremy Brown
Sound Design Editing: Jack Whittaker
Re-recording Mixers: Gareth Bull, Richard Straker
Supervising Sound Editor: Max Hoskins
Assistant Sound Editor: James Wichall
Sound Effects Editing: Samir Foco
Foley Recordist: Adam Mendez
Foley Artists: Jack Stew, Andrea King
Foley Editor: Arthur Graley
Sound by: Reelsound London
Sound Re-Recorded at: Anvil Post Production (Technicolor London)

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Ruth Myers
Costume Supervisor: William Mcphail
Wardrobe Mistress: Laura Ergis
Principal Costume Standby: Angela Egan
Principal Costume Standby: Brendan Handscombe
Costume Design Assistant: Claire Hardaker
Workroom/Craft Assistant: Sadie Tilbury
Costume Runner: Eleanor Landgrebe
Additional Costume Assistants: Susan Adams, Jill Avery, Calandra Meredith, Heidi Miller, Jackie Moody, Shirley Nevin, Adrian Simmons, Amanda Trewin, Justine Warhurst, Nigel Egerton, Ashwin Gordon Makan, Mike Hodge, Catherine Lovett
Additional Workroom/Craft Assistant: Louise Mills
Additional Costume Runner: Charlotte Espiner
Hair and Make Up Designer: Jeremy Woodhead
Make Up & Hair Artists: Kevin Alexander, Paula Price, Lesley Smith
Additional Make Up & Hair Artists: Jane Body, Tamsin Dorling, Hilary Haines, Loulia Sheppard, Tracey Wells, Julia Wilson

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Mark Holt
Special Effects Technicians: Hugh Goodbody, Jan Staines, Jamie Weguelin

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects by: Moving Picture Company
Visual Effects Supervisor: Charley Henley
Visual Effects Producer: Victoria Mowlam
Lead Compositor: Henry Badgett
Compositors: Daniel Bryant, Doug Lamour, Hayley Collins, Igor Fiorentini, Laurence Lok, Paolo Acri, Peng Ke
Digital Matte Painters: Eglantine Boinet, Yanick Bourgie
Environmental Artist: Marco Genovesi
Lighting TDs: Jensen Toms, Josh Herrig
Cloth TD: Steven Sandles
Effects TD: Francesc Izquierdo
Layout Artists: Sandra Murta, Sally Wilson
Model/Texture Artist: Caroline Delen
Matchmove Supervisor: Jonathan Miller
Matchmove Artists: Alex Hislop, Marc Jones
Roto Prep Supervisor: Benedict Gillingham-Sutton
Prep Artists: Naomi Butler, Will Fullagar
Editorial: Chris Coupland, Crystal Hadcroft
3D Scanning by: Plowman Craven

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Main and End Titles Designed by: Matt Curtis, Ap
Titles Animation: Matt Lawrence

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John Beard
Art Director: Rod McLean
Standby Art Director: Peter James
Assistant Art Director: James Collins
Original Portrait of 'Dorian Gray': Paul Benney
Art Consultant: Paul Benney
Set Decorator: Niamh Coulter
Set Decorating Assistant: Melloney Cunnell
Production Buyer: Zoe Smith
Additional Buyer: Rosie Jo Chambers
Property Master: Chris Cull
Chargehand: Sean Downey
Prop Hand: Simon Riley, Lee Wiseman
Dressing Propmen: Dan Bryant, Ben Johnson
Standby Propmen: Lloyd Vincent, Tom Roberts
Model Maker: James Enright
Additional Prophands: Jonathan Downing, Darren Reynolds, Will Ayres, Steve Conway, Matt Foster, Louis Glickman, Adrian Platt, Billy Wilson
Graphics Artist: Louise Begbie
Junior Draughtsman: Becky Thomas
Art Department Assistant: Sophie Worley
Storyboard Artist: Dan Maslen
Construction Manager: Tom Martin
Supervising Carpenter: Dave Abbott
Chargehand Carpenter: David Lowery
Carpenters: John Heayn, Nick Goodall, Colin Woodbridge, Peter Groves, Matthew Whelan, Danny O'regan Snr, Simon Marjoram, Robert Sutton, Graham Barford, Eddie Farrell
Stand-by Carpenter: John McGee
Supervising Painter: Paul Wiltshire
Chargehand Painter: Dave Haberfield
Painters: David Stapleton, Glyn Evans, Paul Whitelock, Peter Mounsey, Graham Pearse, Paul Couch
Stand-by Painter: Terry Heggarty
Supervising Plasterer: Steve Tranfield
Plasterers: Stephen Watts, Daniel Watts, Oliver Howlett
Chargehand Stagehand: Alan Wilson
Stagehands: Des O'Boy, Stuart Willis, Callum Bohan
Standby Stagehand: Mark Goodman
Construction Rigger: Mark Thomas
Stand-by Rigger: Mark Richards, Bill Richards, Keith Batterbee
Additional Riggers: Steve Fitzpatrick, George Hobbs, Tony Moore, Graham Petherick
HoD Riggers: Scot Gill

OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Jon Duncan
Assistant Accountant: Paul Murphy
Accounts Assistant: Joe Downs
Production Assistant: Simon Mills
Assistant to Oliver Parker: San San F Young
Production Runner: Robert Wise
Floor Runners: Erin Lander, Paul Morris
Additional Floor Runners: Toby Spanton, Kate Bronte-Stewart, Hannah Andrews
Utility Stand-Ins: Roy Borrett, Aaron Scott-Young, Bella Sabbagh
Unit Publicist: Julia Jones
International Unit Publicity: Dda Public Relations Ltd.
EPK Director: Justin Trefgarne
Horse Master: Gerard Naprous
Assistant Horse Master: Camilla Naprous
Animal Wranglers: Jo Vaughan, Gwen Griffiths
Choreographer: Francesca Jaynes
Assistant to Choreographer: Matt Dempsey
Unit Drivers: Rob Hempenstall, Tim Hambley, Michael Payne, Symon Butcher, Mark Crowley
Additional Unit Drivers: David Murray, Derek Hughes, Marin Marinov, George Andrews
Mini Bus Drivers: Lee Robinson, Kelvin Bennett, Lennox Brisport, Alison Drury
Facilities Co-ordinator: Jeff Edwards
Camera Car Driver: George Green
Costume Truck Driver: Alan Jones
Production Office Truck Driver: Phil Matthews
Make-Up Truck Driver: Ian Yea
Unit Nurse: Natasha Hook
Catering: Bon Appetit
Catering Manager: Steven Barnet
Head Chefs: Raymond 'Rozza' Reader, Mitchell Brown
Chefs: Andy Soane, Mark Lawton
Kitchen Assistant: Dan Edwards
Location Security: John Maloney
Health and Safety Advisor: Clem Leneghan

For Ealing Studios
Development Executive: Nichola Martin
Production Executive: Tabitha Jenkins
Head of Finance: Simon George
Head of Business Affairs: Rachel Woodeson
Assistant to Barnaby Thompson: Katie Campbell
and James Spring: Sarah Alexander
Production & Marketing Assistant: Jules T. Smith

For Ealing Studios International
Head of Distribution: Will Machin
Head of Sales: Natalie Brenner
Sales Co-ordinator: Naomi Weiner

For Prescience
Project Finance: Steve Robbins
Executive Assistant: Clare Kennedy
Production Accountant: Isabel Chick
Production Liaison: Jemma Sands
Administration: Emily Bradshaw
Financial Accountant: Jane Burton

For Aramid
Yu-Fai Suen, Dimitra Tsingou, Lucinda Englehart, Rebecca Roffey

For UK Film Council
Head of Premiere Fund: Sally Caplan
Creative Coordinators: Aaron Anderson, Nick Atkinson
Head of Business Affairs: Will Evans
Head of Production Finance: Vince Holden
Head of Production: Fiona Morham

Completion Bond: Film Finances, Neil Calder, James Shirras
Insurances Arranged by: Media Insurance Brokers, John O'sullivan
Auditors: Shipleys Llp, Steve Joberns
Legal Services for Prescience: Harbottle & Lewis LLP, Abigail Payne, Cassandra Manita and Alan Moss
Collection Account Management: Fintage Cam B.V.
Facilities Vehicles supplied by: Location Facilities
Trucks supplied by: Lays International, Deep Blue Ltd.
Radios and Mobile Phones supplied by: Wavevend
Tracking Vehicles supplied by: Bickers Action
Cherrypickers supplied by: Nationwide Access Ltd.
Marquees supplied by: 2 In Tents, Makin Movies
Picture Vehicles supplied by: Michael Geary At Motorhouse
Animals supplied by: Birds And Animals
Horses and Carriages supplied by: The Devils Horsemen
Costumes supplied by: Angels The Costumiers
Wigs supplied by: Alex Rouse Wig Company Ltd.
Prosthetics supplied by: Animated Extras
Armourer supplied by: Bapty Ltd.
Child Licences & Casting: Ann Koska Sally King Ltd.
Mobile Screening Room supplied by: Panavision
Rushes Courier: Hare In The Gate
Additional Paramedics: Location Medical Services Ltd.

LOCATIONS
Filmed on location in London and at Ealing Studios
Location Manager: Pat Karam
Assistant Location Managers: Charlotte Wright, Rebecca Davis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
With Special Thanks to: Cassia Kidron, Christina Robert, Georgina Spring, Richard Moore And Andrew Géczy, Jonathan Blair, Gary Stone, John Abbott, Chris Jenkins, Lorraine Leonida, Jon Parker, The City Of London Film Office, The City Of Westminster Film Office, The London Borough Of Hounslow Film Office, The National Trust, Basildon Park, Reading, Painshill Park, Tower Hamlets Film Office

STUNTS
Stunt Co-ordinators: Lee Sheward, Seon Rogers
Stunt Performer: George Cottle
Wire Man: Roy Weatherley

CASTING
Casting Director: Lucy Bevan
Casting Associate: Alice Searby
Voice Casting: Brendan Donnison
Crowd Casting: The Casting Collective Ltd.


CAST

Ben Barnes (Dorian Gray)
Colin Firth (Henry Wotton)
Ben Chaplin (Basil Hallward)
Rebecca Hall (Emily Wotton)
Douglas Henshall (Alan Campbell)
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Sibyl Vane)
Maryam D'Abo (Gladys)
Michael Culkin (Lord Radley)
Emilia Fox (Lady Victoria Wotton)
Caroline Goodall (Lady Radley)
Johnny Harris (Jim Vane)
Pip Torrens (Victor)

and
Fiona Shaw (Agatha)

John Hollingworth (patrol policeman)
Cato Sandford (rent boy)
Nathan Rosen (Young Dorian)
Jeffrey Lipman Snr (Lord Kelso)
Louise Kempton (Prostitute)
George Potts (Photographer)
Grant Cook (Pimp)
David Sterne (theatre manager)
Louise Rose (Angelique)
Aewia Huillet (Elisa)
Lisa Marie Cooke (beautiful girl)
Jo Woodcock (Celia Radley)
Robert Johnston (opera singer)
Max Irons (Lucius)
Julian Birch (locksmith)
Dalia Nakutyte (tattooist)
Lily Garrett (Young Emily)
Kit Derbyshire (Guy Fawkes child)
Seon Rogers (hobo)
Emily Phillips (Alice Radley)
Tina Rath (spitting whore)
Guillaume Grange (ratcatcher)
Hugh Ross (priest)
Andrew Harrison (house agent)


PLOT SUMMARY

Dorian Gray makes a pact with the devil which allows him to remain eternally young while his portrait ages.


AVAILABILITY

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Alliance Films (2009)

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Eagle (2009)

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Aurum Producciones (2009)

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Momentum Pictures (2009)

Worldwide
International Sales by: Ealing Studios International (2009)


TIMELINE

2008
July

Day Unknown: UK - filming begins

2009
September

9: UK - theatrical release
17: Greece - theatrical release

October
23: Italy - theatrical release

December
25: Finland - theatrical release


REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Filmstar no.3 (August 2009) p.11 (UK)
illustrated interview with Oliver Parker (Wilde boys)


KEYWORDS

artists, Dorian Gray, eternal youth, films based on books, pact with the devil, paintings

 


Last Updated: 15 August, 2009

 


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