In the Valley of Elah (2007)

Director:

Paul Haggis

Writers (WGA):

Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Mark Boal (story) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

Plot:

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Plot Keywords:

Lie | Bare Breasts | Dead Son | Male Chauvinism | Marriage

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron	...	Det. Emily Sanders
Jason Patric	...	Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon	...	Joan Deerfield
James Franco	...	Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin	...	Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin	...	Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher	...	Evie
Wes Chatham	...	Corporal Steve Penning
Jake McLaughlin	...	Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks	...	Spc. Ennis Long
Jonathan Tucker	...	Mike Deerfield
Wayne Duvall	...	Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf	...	Private Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe	...	Detective Hodge
Greg Serano	...	Detective Manny Nunez
Brent Sexton	...	Lt. Burke
Devin Brochu	...	David Sanders
Zoe Kazan	...	Angie
Glenn Taranto	...	Detective Wayne
Jennifer Siebel	...	Jodie
Joseph Bertot	...	School Janitor
Rick Gonzalez	...	Phone Technician
Loren Haynes	...	Police Photographer
Babak Tafti	...	Iraqi Prisoner
Sean Huze	...	Captain Jim Osher
Jack Merrill	...	Medical Examiner
Kathy Lamkin	...	Chicken Shack Manager
David Doty	...	Truck Parts Salesman
Pab Schwendimann	...	Pussy's Bouncer
Josh Meyer	...	Joseph R. Millard
Arron Shiver	...	Cop
Jo Harvey Allen	...	Jo Anne
Chris Browning	...	Checker Box Bartender
David House	...	Morgue Officer
Matt Page	...	Guard
Pierre Barrera	...	TD's Bartender
Mike Hatfield	...	Jo Anne's Husband
James Haggis	...	Soccer Ball Player
Randall Adams	...	New Recruit
Hans Steckly	...	Corporal Steckly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Blacksmith	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Diego Deane	...	Military Police Officer (uncredited)
Laurie Johnson	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
William E. Marshall	...	Detective (uncredited)
Dan Strakal	...	Detective (uncredited)
Brandon Weaver	...	Morgue Tech (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Haggis

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Haggis		(screenplay)
Mark Boal		(story) &
Paul Haggis		(story)

Produced by
Karim Abouobayd	....	line producer: Morocco
Laurence Becsey	....	producer
Darlene Caamano	....	producer (as Darlene Camaño Loquet)
Emilio Diez Barroso	....	executive producer
Erik Feig	....	executive producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Gregory J. Gettas	....	associate producer (as Gregory Gettas)
Paul Haggis	....	producer
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
James A. Holt	....	executive producer (as James Holt)
Dana Maksimovich	....	co-producer
Andrew Matosich	....	associate producer
Deborah Rennard	....	co-producer
Steve Samuels	....	producer (as Steven Samuels)
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer
Stan Wlodkowski	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jo Francis

Casting by
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Laurence Bennett

Art Direction by
Gregory S. Hooper		(as Greg Hooper)

Set Decoration by
Linda Lee Sutton		(as Linda Sutton-Doll)

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Enid Arias	....	additional hair stylist
Jennifer Bell	....	hair department head
Zineb Bendoula	....	hair stylist: Morocco
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Carlton Coleman	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Polly Earnshaw	....	key makeup artist: Morocco
Matthew Jorgensen	....	prosthetics lab assistant (as Matt Jorgensen)
Blair Leonard	....	key makeup artist (as Lisa Blair leonard)
Karen McDonald	....	additional makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup effects artist (as Matthew Mungle)
Majdouline Rimmel	....	makeup artist: Morocco (as Majdouline Remmal)
Geordie Sheffer	....	additional hair stylist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney	....	key hair stylist (as Joann Chaney)
Zoe Tahir	....	key hair stylist: Morocco
Eddie Vargas	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Danlee Winegar	....	additional makeup artist
Stephen Bettles	....	special makeup effects technician (uncredited)
Robin Day	....	wig designer: Susan Sarandon (uncredited)
Aaron Koons	....	special makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
Jolynn Nieto	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Koji Ohmura	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations (uncredited)
Richard Redlefsen	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Graham Schofield	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Hafid Balafrej	....	production manager: Morocco
Andrea Isaacs	....	executive in charge of production
Anne Johns	....	production supervisor: Morocco
David Price	....	production supervisor
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor
Stan Wlodkowski	....	unit production manager
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mouhssine El Badaoui	....	first assistant director: Morocco
Hicham El Ghorfi	....	second assistant director: Morocco (as Hicham Elghorfi)
Jai James	....	second second assistant director
Artist W. Robinson	....	first assistant director (as Artist Robinson)
Deanna Stadler	....	second assistant director (as Deanna 'Dee Dee' Stadler)
Taylor Phillips	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Timothy Abreu	....	propmaker (as Timothy B. Abrew)
James Barth	....	construction foreman (as James P. Barth)
Thomas J. Barton	....	key greensman
Kurt Blondis	....	propmaker: Tennessee
Craig P. Bradley	....	set dresser
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master (as John Cameron)
Steve Chapman	....	propmaker gang boss (as Steven Chapman)
Victor Chavez	....	propmaker gang boss
Kenneth R. Cole	....	construction foreman: Tennessee (as Kenneth Cole)
Jason Critchfield	....	painter
Jennifer Dickey	....	construction medic
James Duddy	....	set dresser
Gary Eilar	....	set dresser
Said El Kounti	....	prop master: Morocco
George M. Finney	....	painter: Tennessee (as George Finney)
Eric Gallegos	....	painter
William F. Gambill	....	stand-by scenic painter (as William Gambill)
Severino Gonzales	....	set dresser
Aziz Hamichi	....	art director assistant: Morocco
Mike J. Hanrahan	....	set dresser
Daniel Holloway	....	painter
Arlen Johnson	....	general foreman
Ester Kim	....	set dresser
Kristen Kogler	....	art department coordinator
George Kruft	....	paint gang boss (as George A. Kruft)
Sydney Ann Lunn	....	set dresser: Tennessee
Steven Maes	....	graphic designer
Jerry Martinez	....	labor foreman
Edward McLoughlin	....	set dresser
James F. Oberlander	....	set designer
Jesus Ornelas	....	propmaker (as Jesus M. Ornelas Jr.)
Randy Ortega	....	lead scenic
Randy Ortega	....	paint gang boss (as Randy Paul Ortega)
Robert Ortega	....	paint gang boss
Rhonda Paynter	....	on-set dresser
Wilhelm Pfau	....	buyer
David Phillips	....	propmaker foreman
Jorge Reyes	....	painter
Zacheriah T. Rheam	....	tool man
Joseph Ruiz	....	painter
Menouer Samiri	....	art director: Morocco
Shira Schwille	....	construction medic
Ian Scroggins	....	set dresser
Liv Selinger	....	lead set dresser
Tyler Standen	....	art department production assistant
Travis Stroope	....	propmaker
Randy Uhlig	....	propmaker gangboss: Tennessee
Alfredo Ventura	....	painter
Steve Vigil	....	propmaker
Keith Walters	....	prop master
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator
Chris Windish	....	laborer (as Chris C. Windisch)
RA Arancio-Parrain	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser: swing (uncredited)
Joel Goodell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Caylen Johnson	....	welder foreman (uncredited)
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound mix technician
Michael Becker	....	boom operator: Tennessee
Tony Bell	....	boom operator: Morocco
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
David Brownlow	....	boom operator
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound designer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Cole Gittinger	....	utility sound
Arda Gulesserian	....	additional sound
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Christian Joyce	....	sound mixer: Morocco
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Verna Mandel	....	sound mix technician
Jane McKeever	....	additional sound
Michael Minkler	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Minkler)
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor (as Stephen Robinson)
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound mix technician
Branden Spencer	....	assistant sound editor
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	dialogue supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Peter Zinda	....	sound effects editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Tyler Parkinson	....	pre-record engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Norman Baillie	....	special effects technician: Morocco
Compton Brodhead	....	special effects technician
Daniel Holt	....	special effects technician
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects technician (as Maggie Johnson)
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects coordinator
Alistair Williams	....	special effects technician: Morocco
Andy Williams	....	special effects coordinator: Morocco
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Michael Bogen	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital effects artist: Digiscope
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Phillip Hoffman	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Shih-hao Jason Huang	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Jason Huang)
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Bill Kent	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Jennifer Law)
Lisa Markou	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Rodney Montague	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Robert Montgomery	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Josh Mossotti	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Lee Nelson	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital effects supervisor: Digiscope
Brennan Prevatt	....	lead compositor: Digiscope
César Romero	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Cesar Romero)
Sean Rourke	....	digital effects editor: Digiscope
Laurel Lyn Schulman	....	digital effects producer: Digiscope (as Laurel Schulman)
Christopher Stack	....	imaging supervisor: Digiscope
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Bob Waitr)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (uncredited)
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited)
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Keith Adams	....	stunt performer
Bobby Burns	....	stunt coordinator
Matthew Lee Christmas	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Duran	....	stunt performer
Donna Evans	....	stunt performer (as Donna Evans Merlot)
Lakshman Nathaniel Garin	....	stunt performer
Clifford Happy	....	stunt performer
Gene Hartline	....	stunt performer
Gina Mari	....	stunt performer (as Gina Mari Jensen)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt performer
Cedric Proust	....	stunt coordinator: Morocco
Ray Siegle	....	stunt performer
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt performer
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt performer (as Jose Vasquez)
Thomas Walters	....	stunt performer
Florian Robin	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Ray Siegle	....	stunt double: Victor Wolf (uncredited)
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt double: Charlize Theron (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tahar Ajoualil	....	electrician: Morocco
Liza Bambenek	....	additional second assistant camera
Jeff Bettis	....	grip
Josh Blakeslee	....	second assistant camera
Theodore Y. Bott	....	set lighting technician
Brahim Bouaa	....	grip: Morocco
Paul Candrilli	....	best boy grip
Andrew Cheung	....	grip: Tennessee
Paul Conti	....	24 frame video operator
Jacob Cottrell	....	set lighting technician (as Jake Cottrell)
David Cummings	....	grip
Will Dearborn	....	additional second assistant camera
Graham Driscoll	....	electrician: Morocco
Alghazouli Elhoussein	....	rigging grip: Morocco
Ismail El Moulloua	....	electrician: Morocco (as Esmail Mouloua)
Michael S. Endler	....	additional first assistant camera (as Michael Endler)
Tyler Fletcher	....	camera production assistant
Christopher Flurry	....	additional second assistant camera (as Chris Flurry)
Peter Goddard	....	gaffer: Morocco
Lamarr Gray	....	rigging gaffer (as Lamarr 'Gooch' Gray)
George Greene	....	rigging electrician (as George H. Greene)
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Justin Hartery	....	loader
Dale Holmen	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Trevor Howe	....	rigging grip
Omar Jiyad	....	grip: Morocco
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Dylan Jones	....	video assist operator: Morocco
Steve Jones	....	rigging electrician
Mohammed Kamal	....	still photographer: Morocco
Gary Kangrga	....	key rigging grip
Nikki LeBlanc	....	rigging electrician
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Jason Linebaugh	....	rigging electrician
Lewis Liu	....	video assist production assistant
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
Rick Marroquin	....	grip: Tennessee (as Luis 'Rick' Marroquin)
Louis Nelson	....	set lighting technician
Gary Nolan	....	best boy electric: Morocco
Ray Ortega	....	best boy rigging electric (as Ramon 'Ray' Ortega)
Charles Papert	....	steadicam operator
Patrick Quinn	....	additional first assistant camera
Tony Sankey	....	best boy grip: Morocco
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
John Stearns	....	set lighting technician
Robin Stone	....	key grip: Morocco
Ryan Taggart	....	loader: Morocco
Jim Threadgill	....	best boy rigging grip
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician (as Jim Tynes)
Michael Warren	....	grip
Peter Weidenfeller	....	grip (as Peter K. Weidenfeller)
Amaji Youssef	....	grip: Morocco
Phil Abeyta	....	electrician (uncredited)
Nick Barros	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
George M. Chappell	....	rigging electric best boy (uncredited)
Tyler Fletcher	....	video technician (uncredited)
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: New Mexico
Eleanor Bravo	....	background casting coordinator
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Tamara Hunter	....	casting associate
Taylor Jenkins	....	casting assistant
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate: New Mexico (as Marie Kohl)
Hannah Macpherson	....	casting assistant: New Mexico
Geni McAndrews	....	background casting assistant
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant
Kate Schroeder	....	casting assistant: New Mexico
Chris Bustard	....	additional casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Bentfield	....	key costumer
Bradford Booth	....	set costumer
Debra Chapman	....	seamstress
John Deering	....	key set costumer
Stephen Hymas	....	key costumer: military, Morocco
Gary Lane	....	costume supervisor: Morocco
Roberta Souder Langhofer	....	costumer
Zahyra Lmdassam	....	costume assistant: Morocco
Brandy Marrs	....	costume staff assistant
Abdel Jalil Matilou	....	costume assistant: Morocco
Daniela Moore	....	costume supervisor
Ghaine Mohamed Said	....	key costume assistant: Morocco

Editorial Department
Bob Berman	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles (as Robert Berman)
Michael Dillon	....	digital intermediate assistant: EFilm
Michael Hatzer	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Michael Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Marilyn McMahon Adams	....	negative cutter (as Marilyn Adams)
Devon Miller	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Linda Schubell-Sundlin	....	post-production assistant (as Linda Sundlin)
Shelby Siegel	....	first assistant editor: New York
Sam Tirado	....	colorist: dailies
Steven Trapani	....	apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Andreas Fehrle	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Dave Daniels	....	musician: cello
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Patrick Kiernan	....	musician: violin
Peter Lale	....	musician: viola
Richard Lancaster	....	assistant score recordist
Charlotte Matthews	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Mike Mehesan	....	additional score recordist: Wetdog Studios
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer: Capitol Studios
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Cindy O'Connor	....	assistant: Mark Isham
Tyler Parkinson	....	electronic score pre-recordist
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Liza Richardson	....	music consultant
Mary Scully	....	musician: bass
James Shearman	....	conductor
L. Jimmy Sneed	....	musician: guitar, mandolin and ukelele
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation (as Jill Streater)
Erik Swanson	....	assistant score mixer
Clifford J. Tasner	....	orchestrator
Rosemary Warren-Green	....	musician: violin (as Rose Warren-Green)
Nick Wollage	....	score recordist: Abbey Road

Transportation Department
Linda Daniels Anderson	....	driver: Ms. Theron
Jalal Aziz	....	transportation captain: Morocco (as Aziz Jalal)
Samuel Wayne Beitz	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Noureddine Belfadla	....	transportation co-captain: Morocco
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Al Cantu	....	transportation driver
William Clair	....	transportation driver
Drew Clarke	....	driver: Ms. Sarandon, Tennessee (as M. Drew Clarke)
Arthur B. Crutcher Jr.	....	transportation captain: Tennessee
Jim Dobbs	....	transportation driver
Abdessamad El Archaoui	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Mohammad El Barch	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Mustapha El Guartit	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Josh Foley	....	transportation driver
Kenny Heath	....	transportation driver
Ray Heiser	....	transportation driver
Gary Jackson	....	transportation driver (as Gary W. Jackson)
Laura James	....	transportation driver
Jerry King	....	transportation driver
Randy Kinyon	....	transportation driver
Elie Littauer	....	transportation driver
David L. Long	....	transportation driver
Jimmy W. Masterson	....	transportation driver
Richard E. Morley Jr.	....	transportation driver
Robert Nickelberry	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Robert Nickleberry)
Julia Patterson Prewitt	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Thurston Prewitt	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Thurston Hall Prewitt)
Kino Quintana	....	transportation driver
Walter Reece	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation driver (as Michael Russell)
Patrick Smith	....	transportation driver
Boots Southerland	....	transportation driver
Fred Steagall	....	transportation driver (as Fred G. Steagall)
Lee Stepp	....	transportation captain
David Themis	....	transportation driver
Paul Thomas	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Steve Vandiver	....	transportation driver
Oranz Walker	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Paul Walker	....	transportation driver
Anthony Wamego	....	transportation driver (as Anthony T. Wamego)
Jeff J. Williams	....	driver: Mr. Jones (as Jeff Williams)
Sharon Williams	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Joe T. Woodard	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Joe T. Woodward)
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver (uncredited)
Gerald Lee	....	driver: stakebed (uncredited)

Other crew
Elabdi Abdelhadi	....	assistant location manager: Morocco
Douglas N. Acton	....	key set medic (as Douglas Acton)
Catherine Adrian	....	accounting clerk (as Cathy Adrian)
Noor Ahmed	....	legal services: Reder and Feig