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THE ACTORS (cert 15)

Two struggling, rather mediocre actors prove the little-known adage that bad actors make great crooks.
 
(Synopsis from www.britfilms.com)

Directed by
Conor McPherson
 
Written by
Neil Jordan (story)
Conor McPherson (screenplay)
 
Produced by
Elinor Day - Associate producer
John Erraught - Associate producer
Hanno Huth - Executive producer
Neil Jordan - Producer
Redmond Morris - Producer
Rod Stoneman - Executive producer
Romany Turner - Associate producer
Paul Webster - Executive producer
Stephen Woolley - Producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Nyman
 
Cinematography by
Seamus McGarvey
 
Film Editing by
Emer Reynolds
 
Casting by
Susie Figgis
 
Production Design by
Mark Geraghty
 
Art Direction by
Ciara Gormley
 
Set Decoration by
Johnny Byrne
 
Costume Design by
Consolata Boyle
 
Make-up Department
Veronica Brebner - Hair designer
Veronica Brebner - Make-up designer
Nuala Conway - Make-up artist
Neill Gorton - Prosthetic makeup designer
Conor McAlistair - Hair stylist
 
Art Department
Alan Cheevers - Master plasterer
Jenni Cooney - Graphic designer
Eamonn O'Higgins - Property master
 
Sound Department
Patrick Cutliffe - Assistant sound engineer
Caoimhe Doyle - Foley artist
John Fitzgerald - Sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray - Supervising sound editor
Conor O'Toole - Boom operator
Richard Quinn - Dialogue editor
Jon Stevenson - Music editor
Simon J. Willis - Sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Aidan Byrne - Special effects technician
Brendan Byrne - Special effects coordinator
Kevin Byrne - Special effects technician
Paul Byrne - Special effects technician
Gerry P. Farrell - Special effects technician
P.J. Heraty - Special effects technician
Kevin Kearns - Special effects technician
Michael Kearns - Special effects technician
Jimmy Lumsden - Special effects technician
Pat Redmond - Special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Tom Partridge - Visual effects editorial: FrameStore CFC
 
Stunts
Giedrius Nagys - Stunts
Donal O'Farrell - Stunt coordinator
 
Production Companies
 
* Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
* Close Call Films
* Company of Wolves
* DreamWorks SKG
* FilmFour
* Four Provinces Films
* Scala Productions
* Senator Film Produktion GmbH
 
Cast
Michael Caine - O'Malley
Dylan Moran - Tom
Michael Gambon - Barreller
Lena Headey - Dolores
Miranda Richardson - Magnani
Michael McElhatton - Jock
Aisling O'Sullivan - Rita
Ben Miller - Clive
Abigail Iverson - Mary
Michael Colgan - Audition director
Deirdre Walsh - Camcorder girl
Bill Hickey - Stage doorkeeper
Veronica O'Reilly - Box office attendant
Paul Ward - Maurice, usher
Brian McGuinness - Dermot, usher
Ian Fitzgibbon - Actor in Richard III
Brian McGrath - Actor in Richard III
Alison McKenna - Actor in Richard III
Annie Ryan - Actor in Richard III
Jude Sweeney - Actor in Richard III
Joanne Crawford - Actor in Richard III
Rachel Rath - Actor in Richard III
Deirdre O'Kane - Stage manager
Guy Carleton - Bookseller
Sean Tracey - Chief fireman
Simon Delaney - Ronnie
Alvaro Lucchesi - Lesley
Damien O'Donnell - Waiter
Eamon Glancy - Magnani hood
Donagh Deeney - Magnani hood
Alison Doody - Herself
Marty Whelan - Himself
 
91 minutes
Ireland / Germany / UK 2004
 
Certificate 15
 
The Actors was released across the UK by Momentum Pictures