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Les rivières pourpres II  Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004)

Country of Origin: France/Italy/UK
Year of Production: 2003
Running Times: 97 mins
Length: 2657 metres
Format: Super 35mm/ anamorphic
Colour Format:
colour
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital/DTS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Studio Légende/Europa Corp./TF1 Films Productions/Filmauro S.r.l./Epica Ltd./Canal+
Copyright: Epica Limited/EuropaCorp
Producer: Alain Goldman
Co-Producer: Luc Besson
Associate Producer: Catherine Morisse
Production Manager: François Hamel
Unit Manager: Sylvain Bouladoux
Assistant Unit Managers: Dominique Dubreuil, Sonia Duclos, Julien Madec
Production Coordinator (UK): Jacqueline Edwards

SCRIPT
Script: Luc Besson
Characters: Jean-Christophe Grangé

DIRECTION
Directed by: Olivier Dahan
1st Assistant Director: Mathias Honoré
2nd Assistant Director: Ivan Fegyveres
3rd Assistant Director: David Koch

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alex Lamarque
Camera Operators: Alex Lamarque, Olivier Dahan, Thomas Letellier
Steadicam Operator: Valentin Monge
Underwater Camera Operator: Laurent Guénoun
Aerial Camera Operator: Charlet Recors
1st Assistant Camera: Olivier Dessalles, Vincent Buron, Frédéric Grosso
2nd Assistant Camera: Thomas Ozoux, Xavier Delamalmaison
Assistant Camera: Frédéric Martial-Wetter
Camera Loader: Mathieu Normand
Gaffer: Patrick Contesse
Electricians: Bertrand Delorme, Cédric Guerby, Christophe Bassoulet, Christophe Boissy, Fabre-Félicien Basselet, Frederic Halbutier, Jean-François Grancher, Olivier Nedelcu, Thierry Durand, Vincent Vareilles
Key Grip: Bruno Dubet
Grips: Eric Gallet, Gilles Husson, Mario d'Orio, Robert Dona, Thierry Fonteny, Thomas Sidos
Additional Video Assist Operators (Luxembourg): Joe Kotroczo, Jean-Louis Schuller
Stills: Jean-Marie Leroy, Simon Mein
Electrical Equipment: Transpalux
Grip Equipment: Cinésyl, Key Grip System
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
Colour Timer: Raymond Terrentin

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Richard Marizy
2nd Editor: Yves Beloniak
Assistant Editors: Sophie Delecourt, Guillaume Lebel
Apprentice Editor: Sophie Delecourt
Editing: Artistic Palace
Post-Production Supervisor: Sandrine Lesénéchal
Digital Conformation: Nicolas Criqui
Negative Cutting: Montage Films Thauvin

MUSIC
Music by: Colin Towns
Music Scoring Engineer: Toby Wood
Music Consultant: Edouard Dubois

SOUND
Sound: Laurent Zeilig
Boom Operator: Jean-Baptiste Faure
Additional Boom Operators: Emmanuel Rassat, Frédéric Heinrich
Re-Recording Mixers: Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne
Supervising Sound Editor: Pascal Villard
Sound Editors: Gael Nicolas, Nikolas Javelle
Assistant Sound Editor: Nikolas Javelle
Dialogue Editor: Charles Autrand
ADR Supervisor: Michel Filippi
Sound Effects Editor: Jérôme Wiciak
Foley Artist: Philippe Penot
Assistant Foley Artist: Xavier Drouault
Foley Engineer: Marc Doisne
ProTools Editor: Erik Jordan
Sound Editing: Audio Factory, Polyson
Foley Mixing: Digital Factory
Sound Equipment: Dinosaures

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Chattoune
Costumers: Agnès Beziers, Valérie Servant, William Manscour
Assistant Costumers: Agnès Donatella, Sandrine Douat, Isabelle Guérin, Louise Le Gaufey
Costume Assistant: Sandra Picchiottino-beguery
Key Make Up: Karina Gruais
Make Up: Lesley Lamont-Fisher, Mathilde Humeau, Maud Baron, Turid Follvik
Assistant Make Up: Stéphane Chauvet
Key Hair: Patrice Iva
Hair Stylist: Mario Messère

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Annabelle Petit, Ariane Moreau, Christophe Chabenet, Denis Gastou, Erwan Simon, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Mélanie Gerbeaux, Pascal Molina, Pierre-Paul Jayne, Sébastien Imart, Sylvie Ferry

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Jean-Claude Dauphinot, Grégoire Delage, Georges Demétrau, Jacky Dufour, Pascal Fauvelle, Max Garnier, Michel Gery, Sara Helminger, Pascal Hemery, Jean-Claude Houbart, Daniel Lenoir, Jérome Miel, François Philippi, Olivier Zenenski
Special Effects Trainee: Charles-Axel Vollard

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisors: François-Xavier Aubague, Val Wardlaw
Visual Effects Producer: Stephen Elson
Digital Artist: Yann De Cadoudal
Digital Colorist: Didier le Fouest
Digital Matte Painter: Jim Bowers
Software Engineer (Sony DAC): John Charles

Baseblack Ltd
Senior Compositor: Mike Connolly
Research and Development: John Kozak

Buf Compagnie
Visual Effects Producer: Nicolas Bonnell
Digital Artist: Lucas Salton

Chris Panton Visual Effects
Compositor: Chris Panton

Glassworks Ltd
Digital Executive Producer: Hector Macleod
Digital Effects Producer: Jay Lichtman
Head of Animation: Václav Cizkovsky
Animator: Anders Thonell, Grant White, Mikko Martikainen, Norbert Kiehne, Tom Stanton
Compositing Supervisor: Paul Poetsch
Compositor: Petra Schwane
Research and Development: Peter Reilly

Peerless Camera Company
Digital Visual Effects Supervisor: John Paul Docherty
Digital Effects Producer: Diane Kingston
Assistant Digital Visual Effects Producer: Nick Bedford
Head of CG: Ditch Doy
Animators: Mike McGuinness, Simon Pickard, Tim Ollive
Lead Roto Artist: Martin Body
Roto Artists: Janice Body, Otto Dent
Senior Compositor: John Swinnerton
Compositors: Marc Jouveneau, Paul Round, Sarah Marchant, Steve Cutmore
Administrators: Jack Hughes, Marianne Speight

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Olivier Raoux
1st Assistant Decorators: Alexis McKenzie Main, Franck Monseigny
2nd Assistant Decorators: Ivan Casidanus, Laure Lepelley, Mathilde Abraham
Set Dressers: Cecile Vatelot, François Dickes
Property Master: Stéphane Cressend
Props: Alain Boucherie, Alexis Imbert, Antar Khelifaoui, Benjamin Hoerth, Bruno Via, Carole Esnault, Damien Fleury, David Cousinard, Djamel Mouhoubi, Fabrice Messy, Hamed Malou, Jacky Jarry, Jamel Merzougui, Jean-François Merot, Jean-Roch Bonnin, Karine Bizet, Laure Berbezier, Lydie Rugiero, Mohamed Morouche, Mustapha Morouche, Philippe Dusaux, Rémi Guillon, Samir Kihl, Sandra Sasportas, Stefan McKenzie-Main, Thomas Gorecki, Thomas Samoun, Yahya Morouche
Construction Manager: Ludovic Erbelding
Head Carpenters: Jean-François Huet, Tristan Bivaud
Carpenters: Alain Szczygowski, Antonio Matterson, Bernard Courteix, Dominique Laine, Edo Husakovic, Eric Petit-Jean, François Mast, François Scala, Ghislaine Halley, Isoline Favier, Jérôme Tarby, Joanick Becourt, Ludovic Lethiais, Mathieu Degeorges, Nicolas Decaux, Olivier Konczak, Pascal Gras, Patrice Aloso, Philippe Carchon, Rodolphe Heckmann, Samirha Salmi, Stéphane Becimol, Sullyvan Grousse, Théophile de Montalivet
Head Painters: Guillaume Legrand, Jean-Noël Delalande
Painters: Frédéric Grandcière, Agathe Poutrel, Alain Ginguene, Amanda Ponsa, Anne Sarrazanas, Armando Teixeira, Daniel Capuano-Blasco, Didier Copp, Fabienne Haertling, Franck Miniconi, Jean-Michel Caulat, Laurence Brussel, Laurent Thevenot, Loïc Jolly, Marie Breger, Marie Guittard, Marie Predieri, Pascal Decreme, Patricia Jouvencel, Sarah Fauguet, Sophie Chandoutis, Sylvie Mitault
Metal Workers: Fabrice Bicheron, Frédéric Schaumburg, Marie Bossée, Michel Borgnon
Art Department Coordinator: Sylvie Chevereau-Marchais
Storyboard Artist: David De Sousa
Art Department Assistant: Lydie Rugiero

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Virginie Le Pionnier
Assistant Script Supervisor: Janice Siegrist
Assistant Script Supervisor: Lisa-Nina Rives
Production Accountant (UK): Jon Duncan
Production Administrator: Jean-Marc Homand
Assistant Production Administrator: Gaëlle-Anne Salin-Montagne
Production Secretary: Florence Loubeau
Armourers: Jean-Claude Lecoq, Marc Leroyer, Christophe Maratier, Hakim Otmani, Arnaud Peltier, Florian Peppuy
Facilities Vehicles: Location Consulting & Facilities
Facility/Truck Drivers: Gaby Meyers, Franz Muller

LOCATIONS
Locations: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Herserange, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; Luxembourg
Location Managers: Jérôme Billa, Mathieu Hiltzer
Location Consultants: Claude Ludovicy, Location Consulting & Facilities

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Frédéric Vallet
Stunts: David Belle, Vincent Bersoulle, Michel Bouis, Francis Bruschini, Lionel Delcroix, Jean Girard, Cyrille Hertel, Sébastien Labie, Philippe Lazoore, Pascal Mercuri, Frederick Renard, Catherine Robert, Alexandrine Roux, Alain Vanneville

CASTING
Casting by: Olivier Carbone
Casting Assistant: Karina-Juliette Babi
Extras Casting: Marie-France Michel, Fanny Touya

CAST
Jean Reno (Commissaire Niemans)
Benoît Magimel (Reda)
Christopher Lee (Heinrich von Garten)
Camille Natta (Marie)
Johnny Hallyday (l'ermite borgne)
Gabrielle Lazure (la femme de Philippe)
Augustin Legrand (Jésus)
Serge Riaboukine (Père Vincent)
André Penvern (Père Dominique)
Francis Renaud (flic Reda 1)
David Saracino (flic Reda 2)
Michaël Abiteboul (flic 1)
Eriq Ebouaney (flic 2)
Jo Prestia (Emilio)
Cyril Raffaelli (prêtre tueur)
Mylène Jampanoï (Pénélope)
Eric Chevallier (Mathieu)
Nikita (infirmière)
Victor Garrivier (le vieux gardien)
Olivier Brocheriou (Barthélémy)
Wilfred Benaïche (le prêtre apôtre)
Ludovic Schoendoerffer (assistant scène de crime)
Idit Cebula (mère de Kevin)
Marc Henry (nouveau moine)
Thierry Liagre (barman)
Gilles Treton (flic faction)
Frédéric Maranber (chef chantier)
Nicolas Simon (flic 3)
Fosco Perinti (homme costume)
Frédéric Merlo (médecin)
Thierry Der'ven (commandant)
Christophe Lavalle (ouvrier ligne Maginot)
Enrico Di Giovanni (Italien)
Jean-François Gallotte (directeur supermarché)
Kevin Kassabi

PLOT SUMMARY

Chief Inspector Niemans is assigned to a series of brutal murders in which the victims are all crucified. Young officer Reda is also assigned to the case when a man dressed as a monk tries to kill a man that Reda is questioning on the street. The trail leads them to a sinister group known as "The Angels of the Apocalypse".

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: Europa Filmes
DVD Distributors: Europa Filmes

Finland
Video Distributors: Oy Nordisk Film
DVD Distributors: Oy Nordisk Film

France
Theatrical Distributors: EuropaCorp. Distribution

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: TOBIS Film

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: EuropaCorp. Japan

Spain
DVD Distributors: DeA Planeta

USA
DVD Distributors: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: MA

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: K-15

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 16

Iceland
Rating: 16

Netherlands
Rating: 16

New Zealand
Rating: R16

Norway
Rating: 15

Portugal
Rating: M/16

Singapore
Rating: NC-16

Spain
Rating: 13

Switzerland
Rating: 16

USA
Rating: R (for strong violence and some language)

TIMELINE

2003
February

24: France – production begins

June
25: France – production ends

2004
January

18: Belgium, France, Switzerland (French speaking region) – theatrical release

March
26: Italy, Switzerland (Italian speaking region) - theatrical release

April
1: Portugal - theatrical release
8: Germany - theatrical release
9: Austria - theatrical release
23: Spain - theatrical release

May
20: Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release
21: Turkey - theatrical release
29: Japan - theatrical release

June
17: Netherlands - theatrical release

July
28: United Arab Emirates - theatrical release
30: Iceland - theatrical release

August
18: Bahrain - theatrical release

September
23: Slovakia - theatrical release
24: Finland - shown at the Night Visions Film Festival

October
1: Brazil - theatrical release
8: Estonia, Poland - theatrical release
14: Hungary - theatrical release
21: Czech Republic - theatrical release

November
18: Argentina - theatrical release

December
10: Greece - theatrical release

2005
January

7: Mexico - theatrical release
26: Finland - DVD release

March
24: Chile - theatrical release
29: USA - DVD release

April
21: Thailand - theatrical release

2006
March

3: Panama - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

An unholy crime... An unstoppable killer... Caught in a deadly tide.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Les anges de l'apocalypse - working title
Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse - English language title
I fiumi di porpora II - Gli angeli dell'apocalisse - Italian title
Purppuravirrat 2 - Ilmestyskirjan enkelit - Finnish title
Purpurjõed II: maailmalõpu inglid - Estonian title
Die Purpurnen Flüsse 2 - Die Engel der Apokalypse - German/German Swiss title
Los ríos de color purpura 2 - Mexican title
Ríos de color purpura 2: Los Ángeles del apocalipsis - Argentinean/Spanish title
Rios Vermelhos 2 - Anjos do Apocalipse - Brazilian title
RP2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse - French trailer title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Les rivières pourpres (2000)

KEYWORDS

archers, archery, arrows, books, cabins, churches, crosses, crucifixion, drugs, elevator, eyeballs, jesus christ, jewels, keys, lakes, monasteries, monks, mythology, police, religion, rituals, sequels, serial killers, severed fingers, suicide, supermarkets, swat team, tunnels, underwater, white supremacists


Last Updated: 1 January, 2009

 


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