Taken (2008/I)

Director:

Pierre Morel

Writers (WGA):

Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.

Plot:

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

Plot Keywords:

Stepfather | Agent | Screaming | Stealing Car | Raspberry Banana Milkshake

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace	...	Kim
Leland Orser	...	Sam
Jon Gries	...	Casey
David Warshofsky	...	Bernie
Holly Valance	...	Sheerah
Katie Cassidy	...	Amanda
Xander Berkeley	...	Stuart
Olivier Rabourdin	...	Jean-Claude
Gérard Watkins	...	St-Clair
Famke Janssen	...	Lenore
Marc Amyot	...	Pharmacist
Arben Bajraktaraj	...	Marko
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Anton (as Rasha Bukvic)
Mathieu Busson	...	Undercover agent
Michel Flash	...	Gio
Nicolas Giraud	...	Peter
Rubens Hyka	...	Leka
Camille Japy	...	Isabelle
Valentin Kalaj	...	Vinz
Fani Kolarova	...	Prostitute
Goran Kostic	...	Gregor
Christophe Kourotchkine	...	Gilles
Edwin Kruger	...	Jean-Claude's Assistant (as Edwin Krüger)
Jalil Naciri	...	Ali
Anca Radici	...	Ingrid
Nathan Rippy	...	Victor
Helena Soubeyrand	...	Girl with the Jacket (as Héléna Soubeyrand)
Tommy Spahija	...	Nezir
Anatole Taubman	...	Dardan
Bertrand Treuil	...	Taxi Driver
Opender Singh	...	Singh
Christy Reese	...	Paper Shop Clerk
George Hertzberg	...	Security Stuart's Mansion
Nabil Massad	...	Sheik Raman
Ivette Gonzalez	...	Maid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Abernathy	...	Airport traveler (uncredited)
Michael Finn	...	Airport Pilot (uncredited)
Dan Flood	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Katrina Forrest	...	Maid (uncredited)
Jean-Yves Freyburger	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Ivette Gonzales	...	Maid (uncredited)
Sid Karne	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Pierre Morel

Writing credits (WGA)
Luc Besson		(written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen		(written by)

Produced by
Didier Hoarau	....	executive producer
Franck Lebreton	....	line producer (as Frank Lebreton)
Michael Mandaville	....	line producer: USA (as Michaël Mandaville)
Luc Besson	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Nathaniel Mechaly		(as Nathaniel Méchaly)

Cinematography by
Michel Abramowicz		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Frédéric Thoraval

Casting by
Ferne Cassel
Nathalie Cheron		(as Nathalie Chéron)

Production Design by
Hugues Tissandier

Set Decoration by
Alain Pitrel

Costume Design by
Olivier Bériot		(as Olivier Beriot)
Corinne Bruand

Makeup Department
Sarah Ault	....	makeup artist: US
Florence Batteault	....	additional makeup artist
Agathe Billmann	....	additional hair stylist (as Agathe Billman)
June Brickman	....	makeup artist: US
Cindy Bright	....	makeup department head: US
Pierre Chavialle	....	hair stylist
Matt Danon	....	key hair: US
Ketty Gonzalez	....	key hair: US
Myriam Hottois	....	makeup artist
Rudolfo Icezalaya Hernandez	....	key hair: US (as Rodolfo Icezalaya)
Diane Mahmoudi	....	hair stylist
Patricia Messina	....	makeup artist: US
Christy Ann Newquist	....	makeup artist: US (as Christy Newquist)
Tony Rocchetti	....	additional hair stylist
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist: US (as Gail Ryan)
Jackie Sachen	....	makeup artist: US
Aya Yabuuchi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gregory Barrau	....	unit manager (as Grégory Barrau)
Eric Bassoff	....	post-production supervisor
Marie-Odile Bertot	....	executive in charge of production: US
Arthur Boissau	....	additional assistant unit manager
Fabian Brossard	....	additional assistant unit manager
Laurent Genoux	....	unit manager: river police
Bruno Guilhem	....	assistant unit manager
Raphaël Launay	....	additional assistant unit manager
Vivian Loiseau	....	additional assistant unit manager (as Vivien Loiseau)
Guenael Lostia	....	additional assistant unit manager (as Guenaël Lostia)
Sandra Moreno	....	additional assistant unit manager
Emmanuel Rigaut	....	additional assistant unit manager
Clara Vincienne	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marion Angebaud	....	trainee assistant director
Claire Beaume	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Craig Borden	....	first assistant director: USA
Frédéric Bruguet	....	trainee assistant director
Mathilde Cavillan	....	second assistant director
Herve Charbonnier	....	trainee assistant director: second unit (as Hervé Charbonnier)
Deborah Chung	....	second assistant director: USA
Mohamed Delhamar	....	trainee assistant director (as Mohamed Belhamar)
Heather I. Denton	....	second assistant director: USA (as Heather Denton)
Claire Douïeb	....	trainee assistant director
Cristina Freitas	....	assistant director
Mathieu Giovanardi	....	trainee assistant director
Erwan Hiernard	....	trainee assistant director
Christie Lehuède	....	trainee assistant director
Paul Lelaidier	....	trainee assistant director
Christophe Leyton	....	trainee assistant director
Gilles Louzon	....	trainee assistant director
Jean-Loup Mangin	....	trainee assistant director
Samantha Mialet	....	assistant director
Guillaume Morand	....	trainee assistant director
Mickaïla Mourier	....	trainee assistant director
Mickaïla Mourier	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Eric Navech	....	trainee assistant director
Christine Pierrard	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jérôme Raffaelli	....	first assistant director: second unit
Frédéric Rober	....	trainee assistant director
Sébastien Rousset	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Philippe Smail	....	trainee assistant director
Audrey Thiery	....	trainee assistant director
Fabien Vergez	....	first assistant director
Jianne Whelton	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Olivier Agostini	....	workman
Philippe Anselme	....	workman
P. Scott Bailey	....	on-set dresser: US (as Patrick Bailey)
Pierre Bandini	....	set dresser
Céline Barray	....	greenman
Jean-Pierre Battaia	....	construction supervisor
Didier Bautz	....	head modeler
Frédéric Baylac	....	rigger
Berger	....	painter
Laurent Bizet	....	workman
Gilles Boillot	....	first assistant production designer
François Borgeaud	....	back up property master
Michel Bourgeois	....	rigger
Scott E. Bruza	....	on-set dresser: US (as Scott Bruza)
Peggy Casey	....	buyer: US
Denis Chaboissier	....	painter
Jean-Jacques Chapelle	....	construction foreman
Marie Chapuis	....	painter
Patrick Clerc	....	first assistant production designer
Théo Clerc	....	painter
Richard R. Cohen	....	on-set dresser: US (as Rick Cohen)
Gildas Cotonea	....	rigger
Brendon Cowsill	....	swing gang: US
Tiffany Cowsill	....	swing gang: US
Francine Crolbois	....	assistant tapestry maker
Roger Dan Van Sung	....	painter (as Roger Dang Van Sung)
Pierre Davila	....	trainee
Serge Delli-Zotti	....	workman
Laure Deratte	....	second assistant art director
Michel Doré	....	storyboard artist
Yvan Dupont	....	painter
Séverine Dupye	....	assistant tapestry maker (as Séverine Depye)
Gregory Eck	....	workman (as Grégory Eck)
Brian Ferguson	....	swing gang: US
Frédéric Garonne	....	workman
Patrick George	....	rigger
José Gomez	....	assistant tapestry maker
Paulo Goncalvez	....	third art department assistant (as Paulo Goncalves)
Philippe Gougam	....	assistant construction manager
Michael Gregan	....	swing gang: US (as John Gregan)
Gilles Guerber-Zaza	....	head modeler (as Gilles Guerber)
Olivier Guerlot	....	spindler/plasterer
Eddie Guittard	....	painter (as Eddie Guitard)
Jean Habay	....	rigger
Yvan Hart	....	sculptor
Nicolas Heritier	....	workman
Bruno Izabelle	....	sculptor
Jacques Jamar	....	workman
Véronique Jimenez	....	painter (as Véronique Parot-Jimenez)
Alexis Jorand	....	painter
Claire Kaufman	....	set decorator: US
Jacques Kazandian	....	tapestry maker (as Jacques Kazandjian)
Nicolas Kepp	....	workman
Marie Le Garrec	....	culinary prop master
Luc Lelong	....	sculptor
Herve Lespert	....	rigger (as Hervé Lespert)
Dana MacDuff	....	property master: US (as Dana Macduff)
Isabelle Magos	....	painter (as Isabelle Magos Dechaud)
Françoise Malaplate	....	head painter
Xavier Marcel	....	workman
Donn Markel	....	props assistant: US
Didier Masson	....	workman
Gaylor Masson	....	workman
Marion Masson	....	assistant tapestry maker
William F. Matthews	....	swing gang: US (as William Mathews)
Acel Mauge	....	set dresser (as Axel Mauge)
Xavier Miclet	....	workman
Guy Monbillard	....	set dresser
Manuel Mougin	....	property master
Michel Mulson	....	second assistant art director
Marguerite Ots	....	painter
Rony Pelmard	....	rigger
Jean Perez	....	head carpenter
Jean-Louis Petithory	....	workman
Eric Poisson	....	rigger
Carole Poitou	....	third art department assistant
Fernand-Charles Praizner	....	assistant tapestry maker (as Fernand Praizner)
Christophe Restiau	....	trainee
Mylene Riccardi	....	trainee property master
Stéphane Richaud	....	workman
Nanci Roberts	....	art director: US
Patricia Robin	....	painter
Stéphane Robuchon	....	second assistant art director
Yves Rousset	....	carpenter (as Yves Roussett)
Clotaire Roux	....	carpenter
Yves Roux	....	carpenter
Gautier Rowe	....	workman
Olivier Salesse	....	workman
Tim Scheu	....	leadman: US
Andrew Settle	....	swing gang: US
Lee Thomson	....	swing gang: US
Georges Tissot	....	workman
Karine Caumeil	....	assistant to production designer (uncredited)
Carine Demongueres	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Mike Ortiz	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Adrien Arnaud	....	adr editor
Eric Bautista	....	sound utility: US
Lahcène Ben Braham	....	operation manager: Digital Factory
Damien Berger	....	boom operator
Thomas Bernard	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Martin Boissau	....	sound
Christophe Bourreau	....	foley artist
Sylvain Copans	....	sound operator
Vincent Cosson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pierre Dachery	....	boom operator
Alexis David	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Dominique Delguste	....	additional re-recording mixer
Christophe De Rocquigny	....	service engineer: Digital Factory
Sébastien Devaux	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Scott Edelson	....	boom: US
Antonio Gambale	....	sound assistant: Studio NX Paris
Jonathan Goc	....	assistant sound editor
Loïc Gourbe	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Bruce Guerre-Berthelot	....	studio manager: Digital Factory
François-Joseph Hors	....	re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Houël	....	boom operator (as Jean-Pierre Houel)
Sébastien Jeannot	....	assistant sound editor
Didier Lesage	....	foley and adr recordist
Alexis Lis	....	boom operator trainee
Maud Lombart	....	dialogue editor
Yasmina Moussouni	....	coordinator: Digital Factory
Samuel Potin	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
D.J. Ritchie	....	sound mixer: US (as DJ Richie)
Fabrice Sauré	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Véronique Toutain	....	coordinator: Digital Factory
Théo Viroton	....	trainee: sound
Frédéric Warnotte	....	technical director: Digital Factory
Alexandre Widmer	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jean-Claude Dauphinot	....	special effects assistant
Grégoire Delage	....	special effects assistant
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects supervisor (as Georges Demetrau)
Sara Helminger	....	special effects property master
Jean-Claude Lecoq	....	armourer
Marc Lemeslier	....	armourer
Marc Leroyer	....	armourer
Christophe Maratier	....	weapon supervisor
Jérome Miel	....	special effects assistant (as Jérôme Miel)
Benoît Squizzato	....	special effects property master
Charles-Axel Vollard	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Thierry Barnay	....	operations manager: Éclair VFX
Anita Lech Bedez	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Odile Beraud	....	scanning and recording: Éclair Numérique (as Odile Béraud)
Adrien Borzakian	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Ronald Boullet	....	restoration supervisor: Éclair VFX (as Ronald Boulet)
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	luster assistant: Digital Factory
Benjamin Clément	....	operations manager: Éclair VFX (as Benjamin Clement)
Claire Cuinier	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX (as Claire Cunier)
Arnaud Damez	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Olivier Debert	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Isabelle Delhumeau	....	service engineer: Éclair VFX
Fabien Eigen	....	operations manager: Éclair VFX
Roxane Fechner	....	visual effects supervisor: Éclair VFX
Thomas Geiger	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Elodie Glain	....	visual effects coordinator: Éclair VFX
Sébastien Guyot	....	scanning and recording: Éclair Numérique
Sylvain Jardin	....	service engineer: Éclair VFX
Pascal Laurent	....	visual effects director: Éclair VFX
Malika Mazauric	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX (as Malika Mazaurik)
Stéphane Morali	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Rodney Musso	....	luster assistant: Digital Factory
Thierry Noblet	....	cg artist: Éclair VFX
Mal Pujol	....	restoration cg artist: Éclair VFX (as Mai Pujol)
Nathalie Reno	....	visual effects coordinator: Éclair VFX

Stunts
Malki Attar	....	stunts
Francis Auguy	....	stunt driver
Alain Barbier	....	stunts
Affif Ben Badra	....	stunts (as Afif Ben Bedra)
Christian Bergner	....	stunts
Vincent Bersoulle	....	stunts
Serge Beuchat	....	stunts
Sybille Blouin	....	stunt driver
Carlos Bonelli	....	stunts
Georges Branche	....	stunts
Gilles Conseil	....	stunt driver
Gilles Conseil	....	stunts
Patrice Cossoneau	....	stunts (as Patrice Cossonneau)
Régis Desissert	....	stunts
Jean-Jacques Desplanque	....	stunts
Frédéric Dessains	....	stunts
David Forax	....	stunts
Sylvain Gabet	....	stunt driver
Sylvain Gabet	....	stunts
Jérôme Giguet	....	stunts
Yves Girard	....	stunts
Daniel Girondeaud	....	stunts (as Daniel Girondeaud 'Adrenaline')
Gentjan Gjoni	....	stunts
Mick Gould	....	combat specialist
Alain Grellier	....	stunts
Pascal Guégan	....	stunt supervisor (as Pascal Guegan)
Pascal Guégan	....	stunts (as Pascal Guegan)
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt supervisor (as Philippe Guegan)
Tarick Hadouch	....	stunts (as Tarik Hadouch)
Vincent Haquin	....	stunts
Christian Hening	....	stunts
Vladimir Houbart	....	stunt driver
Mouloud Ikhaddelene	....	stunts (as Mouloud Ikhaddalene)
Marc Jaskowiec	....	stunts
David Julienne	....	stunt driver
Michel Julienne	....	stunt supervisor: car
Emilie Jumeaux	....	stunt driver
Emilie Jumeaux	....	stunts
Sid Karne	....	stunt performer
Ibrahim Keita	....	stunts (as Ibrahima Keita)
Nikola Kostic	....	stunts
Emmanuel Lanzi	....	stunts
Pascal Lavanchy	....	stunt driver
Alban Lenoir	....	stunts
Gregory Loffredo	....	stunts (as Grégory Loffredo)
Pascal López	....	stunts (as Pascal Lopez)
Christophe Marsaud	....	stunt driver
Patrick Médioni	....	stunts (as Patrick Medioni)
Philippe Morel	....	stunts
Cecilia Ngo	....	stunts (as Cécilia Ngo)
Louis-Marie Nyee	....	stunts
Fabrice Polie	....	stunts
Thomas Profillet	....	stunt driver
Frederick Renard	....	stunts (as Frédérick Renard)
Srdjan Ristic	....	stunts
Christophe Roblin	....	stunt driver
Pierre-Yves Rosoux	....	stunt driver
Thierry Saelens	....	stunts
Loïc Saintilan	....	stunt driver
Olivier Schneider	....	fight choreographer
Bertrand Shafer	....	stunt driver
Ludo Silemetzoglou	....	stunts (as Ludovic Silemetzoglou)
Jacques Soufflard	....	stunt driver (as Jaques-Alexandre Soufflard)
Radomir Stojanovic	....	stunts
Kamal Temal	....	stunts
Michaël Troude	....	stunts
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunt driver
Sebastien Vandenberghe	....	stunts (as Sébastian Vandenberghe)
Alain Vanneville	....	stunt driver
Mark Vanselow	....	stunt double: Mr. Neeson (as Mark Stephen Vanselow)
Ksénia Zarouba	....	stunts (as Ksenia Zarouba)

Camera and Electrical Department
Julien Andreetti	....	second assistant camera
Jerry Antonetti	....	rigging grip: US
Lionel Bailly	....	rigging best boy
Dale Balani	....	electric: US
Carl Bartels	....	camera operator: US
Joseph E. Bates	....	grip: US
Billy Beaird	....	best boy grip: US (as Billy Mac Beaird)
Gary A. Beaird	....	key grip: US (as Gary Beaird)
Frédéric Beaugendre	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rodolphe Begard	....	electrician
Luis G. Benavides	....	grip: US (as Luis Benavides)
Frédéric Bentkowski	....	Genny operator
Stéphane Birzin	....	key grip
Christophe Boissy	....	best boy
Franck Bonomi	....	senior rigging grip
Katie Boyum	....	steadicam operator: US
Stéphanie Branchu	....	still photographer
Ashley Carpenter	....	loader: US
Sébastien Courtain	....	electrician
Justin Daly	....	rigging electric: US
Eric Davidian	....	rigging electric: US
Arnaud Delannoy	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Laurent Dexpert	....	electrician
Nabil Dridi	....	electrician
Yannick Esteffe	....	back-up rigging grip
Gordon Tadd Eto	....	best boy electric: US (as Tad Eto)
Damian Fusca	....	rigging grip: US
Damiano Fusca	....	grip
Vincent Gallot	....	first assistant camera
Thomas Gally	....	best boy
William Gally	....	gaffer
Philippe Garnier	....	back-up rigging grip
Manuel Gaspar	....	best boy
Arnaud Gervet	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Danny Gonzalez	....	electric: US
Brad Grimmett	....	steadicam operator: US
Joe Guzman	....	grip: US
Carl Helder	....	grip: US
Jan Gagnaire Hochstein	....	grip (as Jan Gagnaire-Hochstein)
Brian A. Hoffman	....	making-of: US
Jean-Baptiste Jay	....	cameraman: second unit
Kyle Kovacs	....	electric: US
Tom Lamont	....	grip: US
Brett Laumann	....	gaffer: US
Erwann Le Pogam	....	grip
Eric Le Roux	....	Steadicam operator
Laurent Martin	....	back-up rigging grip
Ethan McDonald	....	second assistant camera: US
Sophie Moulin	....	back-up rigging grip
Philippe Mourier	....	grip
Marc Mulero	....	rigging gaffer
Etienne Muller	....	video assistant
Olivier Neveu	....	electrician
C. Roy Nigra	....	grip: US (as Nigra C. Roy)
Charlotte Ortiz	....	camera loader: second unit
Luc Pallet	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gil Pannetier	....	director of photography: second unit
Arnaud Peiny	....	grip: US (as Peiny Arnaud)
Ben Peiny	....	grip: US (as Peiny Ben)
Raphaël Pfertzel	....	camera trainee
Claire Pierrard	....	loader
Robert Polonia	....	Genny operator
Don Presley	....	first assistant camera: US
Steve Redondo	....	dolly grip: US
Cyrill Renaud	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Cyril Renaud)
Greg Reyer	....	electric: US (as Greg Reyher)
Luc Reyrolle	....	rigging best boy
Vince Rodriguez	....	best boy (as Vincent Rodriguez)
Bruno Roza	....	grip
Vincent Scotet	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Philippe Sebban	....	electrician
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant camera: US
Rodolphe Soucaret	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Joel Spinola	....	rigging gaffer (as Joël Spinola)
William Streit	....	electric: US
Dean Striepeke	....	video assistant: US
Geoffrey Thiery	....	rigging grip
Nicole Thompson	....	first assistant camera: US
Kevin Tiesiera	....	electric: US
Kevin Tiesiera	....	lamp operator: US
Kevin Tiesiera	....	rigging gaffer: US
Vincent Tulasne	....	video assistant
Sam Urdank	....	still photographer: US
Lars Ian Wolfe	....	rigging grip: US (as Lars Wolfe)
Brian Woronec	....	rigging electrician

Casting Department
Amy De Souza	....	casting assistant: US
Bouchra Fakhri	....	casting assistant
Jérôme Sacerdot	....	casting assistant
Laurent Soulet	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Ian Ackerman	....	set costumer: US (as Kevin Ackerman)
Annick Alaterre	....	wardrobe dresser
François Blaizot	....	wardrobe dresser
Safowa Bright-Asare	....	set costumer: US
Rosalina Castillo	....	costume production assistant: US
Christina DeMasi	....	set costumer: US (as Christina De Masi)
Betsy Glick	....	costume supervisor: US
Maud Grellier	....	wardrobe dresser
Maud Heintz	....	trainee
Pamela Lee Incardona	....	assistant costume designer: US (as Pamela Incardona)
Sabrina Loreau	....	wardrobe dresser
Michelle Margolis	....	set costumer: US
Capucine Martin	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sybil Mosely	....	set costumer: US
Nathalie Rao	....	costume distresser
Hayley Stuppel	....	set costumer: US

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	assistant editor: back up
José Da Silva	....	post-production runner (as José Da Silva)
Mickael Dumontier	....	first assistant editor
Jean Durand	....	color timer: Éclair Laboratoires
Thierry Gazaud	....	dailies manager: Éclair Laboratoires
Yseult Huret	....	additional assistant editor
Frederic Jupin	....	digital conformation: Genesis, Éclair Numérique
Emmanuel Le Ridant	....	dailies color timer: Éclair Laboratoires
Thomas Magneron	....	post-production runner
Gilles Marsalet	....	post-production runner
Christine Lucas Navarro	....	additional editor
Jean-René Nébot	....	digital color timer (as Jean-René Nebot)
Joël Petitjean	....	post-production runner

Music Department
Odile Abrel	....	musician: harp
David Berdery	....	musician: piano
Pierre Brien	....	assistant music recordist: Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris
Christopher Briquet	....	music fixer (as Christophe Briquet)
Marie Dehaene	....	music legal coordinator
Veronique Duval	....	music preparation: Musicale Ecriture (as Véronique Duval)
Antonio Gambale	....	synth programming
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	conductor
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	orchestrator
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator (as Vincent Lebégue)
Alexandre Mahout	....	music supervisor
Nathaniel Mechaly	....	music arranger
Nathaniel Mechaly	....	music producer (as Nathaniel Méchaly)
Nathaniel Mechaly	....	orchestrator (as Nathaniel Méchaly)
Nathaniel Mechaly	....	synth programming (as Nathaniel Méchaly)
Jean-Paul Minali-Bella	....	musician: solo alto
Dominique Pisani	....	manager: music publishing
Samuel Potin	....	assistant music mixer: Digital Factory
Samuel Potin	....	musician: guitar
Stéphane Prin	....	music recordist: Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris
Stéphane Prin	....	score mixer: Digital Factory
Lionel Privat	....	music preparation: Musicale Ecriture
Lionel Privat	....	orchestrator
Fabrice Sauré	....	assistant music mixer: Digital Factory
Richard Schmoucler	....	musician: solo violin
Michael Wijnen	....	music department head (as Michaël Wijnen)

Transportation Department
Robert Baker	....	driver: US
Philippe Coutureau	....	driver: trailer
Pierre-Marie Dejob	....	driver: trailer
Bruno Descamps	....	driver: trailer
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Mr. Neeson's personal, US (as Paulie Dicocco)
Linda Draves	....	driver: US
Christian G. Ervin	....	driver: US (as Chris Ervin)
Jean-Jacques Graslin	....	driver: trailer
Johan Graslin	....	driver: trailer
John Hitchcock	....	captain: US
Yves Hoffman	....	driver: trailer
Fred Johnston	....	driver: US
Shelly Little Feather	....	driver: US
John Martinez	....	fuel truck driver
Philippe Mayer	....	driver: trailer
Dennis V. Mckeehan	....	driver: Mr. Neeson's trailer, US (as Dennis Mc Keehan)
Eric Miller	....	transportation coordinator: US
Jean-Pierre Nerin	....	driver: trailer
Eric Pilon	....	driver: trailer
Adam Praw	....	van driver: US
Eric Puren	....	driver: trailer
Didier Ribes	....	driver: trailer
Nick Rudela	....	driver: US
Chris Schimmel	....	honeywagon driver: US (as Chris Schimel)
George Schmid	....	driver: US
Rachid Slimane	....	driver: trailer
Alan Smith	....	honeywagon driver: US
Larry Smith	....	driver: US
Damien Stafford	....	driver: US
Olivier Suffert	....	driver: Mr. Neeson (as Olivier Suffert 'Tintin')
Boris Tomov	....	van driver: US
Vincent Verdier	....	driver: Mr. Neeson
Mike Westra	....	driver: US

Other crew
Mitchell Almarez	....	craft service: USA (as Mitchell Almaraz)
Brian Askew	....	office production assistant: USA
Adria Badagnani	....	set production assistant: US
Dominique Baran	....	assistant accountant
Lydia Bareille	....	assistant accountant
Barbara Bass	....	teacher: US
Evelyne Baussant	....	location manager
Charles Bennet	....	set production assistant: USA
Romain Benoist	....	production accountant
Stéphanie Beraud	....	back up
Alex Betuel	....	set production assistant: US
Nicolas Bonavita	....	location assistant
Véronique Bouchet	....	caterer
Diane Brasseur	....	second script supervisor
Isabelle Broyard	....	legal affairs
Laurent Caron	....	caterer
Kerry Carter	....	set production assistant: US
Arnaud Chabance	....	assistant: Mr. Neeson
Laura Chéron	....	production secretary
Patricia Cornell	....	office production assistant: USA
Véronique Cuilhe	....	legal affairs
Mojdeh Daftary	....	office production assistant: USA
Adriana De La Cruz	....	medic: US
David Deshayes	....	assistant location manager
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor: US (as Tita Dobson)
Vincent Dragusseau	....	making-of
Romuald Drault	....	accountant supervisor
Jessica Fairbanks	....	office production assistant: US
Emmanuelle Fourault	....	location assistant
Christian Gallopin	....	caterer
Claire Galloy	....	assistant location manager
Véronique Garbarini	....	assistant script supervisor
Mick Gould	....	technical advisor
David Hagège	....	assistant location manager (as David Hagege)
Kelly Hennelly	....	assistant: Mr. Neeson, US
Ryan Hintz	....	assistant accountant: US
Philip Hoang	....	clerk: US
Lyal Holmberg	....	location manager: US
Roy G. Irwin	....	medic: US (as Roy Irwin)
Valérie Labbe	....	location assistant
Laurence Lamon	....	back up
Philippe Letode	....	assistant location manager
Sandie Louit	....	location assistant
Lea Ann Lynch	....	location assistant: US
Nathan Marlow	....	office production assistant: USA
Chad Mazero	....	office production assistant: US
Mike McKean	....	nurse: US
Muriel Michaud	....	caterer
Holly Lo Moore	....	set production assistant: USA
Stéphanie Noel	....	location manager
Jean-Pierre Nossereau	....	location manager
Andrew Novak	....	set production assistant: USA
Billy Ray Orme	....	set production assistant: USA
Mike Ortiz	....	set production assistant: US (as Michael Ortiz)
Gilles Paquette	....	caterer
Francesco Paredes	....	location assistant
Alexandre Petellat	....	location assistant
Isabelle Querrioux	....	script supervisor
Anthony Ramirez	....	set production assistant: USA
William Ramirez Jr.	....	craft service: US (as Billy Ramirez)
Katharine Ratnoff	....	assistant: Mr. Hoarau, US
Jason Roberts	....	set production assistant: USA
José Sako	....	assistant location manager
Will Sandoval	....	set production assistant: US
Todd Spears	....	production accountant: US (as Todd C. Spears)
Dawn K. Thomas	....	production coordinator: USA (as Dawn Thomas)
Sébastien Troude	....	caterer
Catherine H. Vlasuk	....	assistant production coordinator: US (as Cathy Vlasuk)
Lorie Work	....	assistant: Ms. Janssen, US

Thanks
M. Ismael Dusserre	....	the producers wish to thank
Frédéric Mastro	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Europa Corp. (as EuropaCorp.) (presents)
• M6 Films
• Grive Productions
• Canal+ (with the participation of)
• TPS Star (with the participation of)
• M6 (with the participation of)
• All Pictures Media
• Wintergreen Productions

Distributors

• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2008) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• SFX Evolution (special effects)
• Éclair Numérique (visual effects) (as Eclair VFX)

Other Companies

• Analog Factory  sound editing rooms
• Bogard  steadicam
• Cascades et Cascadeurs  car stunts (as Cascades & Cascadeurs)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Cinécool  end credits
• Cinésyl  grip equipment
• D.C. Audiovisuel  sound equipment
• Digital Factory  digital color timing
• Digital Factory  foley stage
• Digital Factory  re-recording facility
• Digital Factory  score mixed at
• Digital Factory  sound editing
• Dubbing Brothers  adr studio (as Dubbing Brothers L.A.)
• Espace Le Pro  location equipment
• Getty Images  stock shots
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  adr studio (as Goldcrest NYC)
• Guegan Stunt and Equipment  stunt equipment (as Guegan Stunt Equipment)
• Key Grip System  grip equipment
• Les Audis de Vanves  sound post-production (ADR)
• Maratier  weapons and uniforms
• Musicale Ecriture  music preparation
• Next Shot  grip equipment
• Next Shot  video and camera car
• PES Payroll  extras payroll services
• Panavision Alga  camera equipment
• Panavision Alga  location equipment (as Panavision Alga Boutique)
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Post-Moderne  adr studio
• Studio Guillaume Tell  score recorded at (as Guillaume Tell Studios)
• Studio Lincoln  adr
• Studio MidiLive  sound effects
• Studio NX  music supervision (as NX Paris)
• Studio NX  score pre-production (as Studio NX Paris)
• Transpalux  electrical equipment
• Éclair Numérique  digital color grading

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France

Language:

English | French | Albanian | Arabic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (cut version) | Australia:MA | UK:15 (edited version) | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15A | South Africa:16LV | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Chile:Y7 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 (uncut version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) (uncut version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Iceland:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

Doing this film propelled Famke Janssen to take action in the real fight against corruption. She now serves as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Brian is taking care of the prostitute who had his daughters jacket, the prostitute has a white glob on her chin, and later on, that glob disappears.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Singh: Mr. Mills, how are you?
Bryan: I'm fine. How are you?
Singh: Very fine. I suppose you want to see it again?
Bryan: You should know why I'm here.
Singh: You know where it is.
Bryan: Oh yeah.

Movie Connections:

References The Fifth Element (1997)

Soundtrack:

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Neeson is the vodka of James Bond's martini

The most thrilling movie I've seen in a long time. Neeson is what we would fear if James Bond went to hell and came back for revenge (I doubt big budget Quantum of Solace will top this). I loved Jason Bourne; but where Bourne is confused for half the movie, Neeson is looking down a barrel of a pistol 3/4 of the time. In a three way spy battle, I would put Neeson edging out Bourne, who would be a step ahead of Bond.

Between the jaw-dropping action sequences was the subject matter of international trafficking, which was pretty miserable to watch. Although homicide is wrong, death was never more satisfying to watch.