Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Nicholas Davies (book)
Martin McGartland (book)
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Release Date:

21 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

When you cross the line there's no going back.

Plot:

Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the...

Plot Keywords:

IRA | Riot Police | Funeral | Shot To Death | Ireland

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Ben Kingsley	...	Fergus
Jim Sturgess	...	Martin
Kevin Zegers	...	Sean
Natalie Press	...	Lara
Rose McGowan	...	Grace
Tom Collins	...	Mickey
William Houston	...	Ray
Michael McElhatton	...	Robbie
Gerard Jordan	...	Kieran
David Pearse	...	Donovan
Joe Doyle	...	Quinn
Conor MacNeill	...	Frankie
Ewan Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Oscar Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Ciaran Nolan	...	Connie
Ali White	...	Lara's Mother
Frankie McCafferty	...	Paddy
Matt McArdle	...	Ambulance Attendant
Tomas O'Suilleabhain	...	RUC Officer (as Thomas O'Suilleabhain)
Dessie Gallagher	...	Thomas - Head Officer
Kris Edlund	...	Mrs. Conlan
Sheila Kerr	...	Doris (as Shelia Kerr)
Nick Dunning	...	Doctor
Paschal Friel	...	Jana (as Pascal Friel)
George McMahon	...	Johnny
Gavin O'Connor	...	Officer White / RUC Officer
Paul Kennedy	...	RUC Officer
Gerry Doherty	...	Fred - CIO
Derek Halligan	...	McFarlane
James Doran	...	IRA Kidnapper
Michael Graham	...	Officer Clark
Anthony Brophy	...	Johnathan
Henry Deazley	...	Soldier
Nathan Hughes	...	Waiter
Karen Mason	...	Mother
Brigid Erin Bates	...	Woman (as Bridgid Erin Bates)
Drew Thompson	...	Check Point Officer
Seamus Ball	...	Young Man's Father
Jonathan Harden	...	Young Man's Brother
Alexandra Ford	...	Nurse
Chris Simpson	...	Tortured Tout (as Chris Patrick Simpson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laurence Doherty	...	Owner of raided house (uncredited)
Damian McDonald	...	Medic (uncredited)

Directed by
Kari Skogland

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nicholas Davies		book
Martin McGartland		book
Kari Skogland		written by

Produced by
Nicole Carmen-Davis	....	executive producer
Elsie Choi	....	executive producer
Alice Clough	....	associate producer
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
Cindy Cowan	....	executive producer
Karyn Edwards	....	executive producer
Stephen Hegyes	....	producer
Jo Homewood	....	line producer
Peter La Terriere	....	producer
Kyle Lundberg	....	executive producer
Stephen Margolis	....	executive producer
Michael Ryan	....	executive producer
Jonathan Shore	....	associate producer
Kari Skogland	....	producer
Shawn Williamson	....	producer

Original Music by
Ben Mink

Cinematography by
Jonathan Freeman

Film Editing by
Jim Munro

Casting by
John Hubbard

Production Design by
Eve Stewart

Art Direction by
David Hindle

Costume Design by
Stephanie Collie

Makeup Department
Kirstin Chalmers	....	makeup designer
Laura Lilley	....	hair assistant
Laura Lilley	....	makeup artist
Waldo Mason	....	corpse effects
Clare Ramsey	....	personal makeup artist: Sir Ben Kingsley
Clare Ramsey	....	prosthetic supplier
Sian Wilson	....	hair trainee
Sian Wilson	....	makeup trainee

Production Management
Emanuel Pereira	....	post-production supervisor
Karen Richards	....	production manager
Jonathan Shore	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Helen Allibone	....	crowd assistant director
Paul Bennett	....	second second assistant director
Scott Bunce	....	second assistant director
Nora Henderson	....	trainee assistant director
Max Keene	....	first assistant director
Max Keene	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jim Barr	....	dressing prop
Bryony Birkbeck	....	production buyer
Dermot Blighe	....	stand-by props
Julia Castle	....	art department coordinator
Alan Chesters	....	construction manager
Michael Cullen	....	dressing prop
McCoy Dan	....	painter
Sara Hayward	....	stand-by art director
Tommy Hilland	....	painter
Leon McCarthy	....	assistant art director
Anne-Louise McGinnis	....	art department runner
Amy Merry	....	graphic designer
Chris Moore	....	stand-by props
David Rowney	....	art department trainee
Paul Stewart	....	property master

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laura Kerr	....	sound assistant
Jörg Klaussner	....	dubbing mixer
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Shaula Lumley	....	sound effects editor: intro video
Terry McDonald	....	sound assistant
Mervyn Moore	....	sound mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Glen Noseworthy	....	foley recordist
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Ridge	....	boom operator
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jean Tejkel	....	walla mixer
Garret Farrell	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Vincent Kivlehan	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dan Brittain	....	digital compositor
Christopher Elke	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor Vancouver
John Fukushima	....	digital compositor
Doug Oddy	....	visual effects supervisor
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects executive producer: Technicolor Vancouver
Matt Yeoman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Rob Cooper	....	stunt double
Aldonio Danny Freitas	....	stunt double: David Pearse
Levan Doran	....	stunt double
James Embree	....	stunt performer
Rick English	....	stunt performer
Steve Griffin	....	stunts
Sy Hollands	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Lowe	....	stunt performer
Giedrius Nagys	....	stunts
James O'Donnell	....	stunt actor
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt performer
Peter Pedrero	....	stunts
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt performer
John Street	....	stunt performer
Roy Taylor	....	stunt performer
Philippe Zone	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Buckley	....	key grip
Ron Coe	....	second assistant camera
Sean Connor	....	first assistant camera
Grace Donaldson	....	grip: second unit
Andy Gardner	....	second assistant camera
Steven Livingstone	....	electrician
Seamus Lynch	....	electrician
Ryan Marshall	....	camera tracking driver
Sean McKeown	....	rigger
Chris Plevin	....	camera operator
Peter Wignall	....	camera operator
Peter Wignall	....	second director of photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joanna Campbell	....	costume supervisor
Kerry Gooding	....	daily costume assistant
Rebecca Hill	....	costume assistant
Vidya Krishnamurthy	....	assistant costume designer
Stephen O'Rawe	....	daily costume assistant
Alison Pascoe	....	costume trainee
Heather Long	....	daily costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
James Cowan	....	digital intermediate artist
Kate Kroll	....	post-production coordinator
Koah Kruse	....	post-production coordinator
Rhys Lloyd	....	digital intermediate producer
Ken MacKenzie	....	imaging technician
Thor Roos	....	digital intermediate artist
Helen Sheridan	....	assistant editor: UK

Music Department
Hal Beckett	....	supervising music editor
Meagan Carsience	....	music editor
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Ken Cathcart	....	unit driver
Tom Heany	....	unit driver
Steven Herron	....	unit driver
Alan Keys	....	transportation captain
Ryan Marshall	....	unit driver
Roy McManus	....	driver: grip truck

Other crew
Andrea Bamford	....	production assistant
Bannister Bergen	....	creative executive
Kate Bone	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexandra Bouillon	....	production coordinator
Sarah Crawford	....	post production accountant
Farnaz Donovan	....	assistant accountant
Mia Gray	....	cashier
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Kirsten Hansen	....	creative executive
David K. Henry	....	production financing
Patrick Isherwood	....	production accountant
Margo MacPherson	....	assistant to producer
Melissa Malone	....	assistant: karyn edwards
Christine McClune	....	production assistant
Anne-Louise McGinnis	....	production assistant
Vikki Mickel	....	finance director
Stephanie Swedlove	....	assistant: Mr. Hegyes
Ki Wight	....	development and business affairs executive
Richard Wilson	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Brightlight Pictures
• Altitude Entertainment
• Future Films
• HandMade Films

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• European Film Partners (EFP) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Phase 4 Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• TVA Films (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Metrodome Distribution (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Pantera, La (2010) (Italy) (all media)
• Phase 4 Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Compuhire  24 frame playback
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• Production Depot  camera equipment provided by
• Shoot NI  phones and walkie talkies
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility

Also Known As:

Man on the Run (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence and torture, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #45565) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: (At 1:41:44) You can clearly see an poster add for iPhone when they are driving. iPhones were not around at the time the movie is set.

Quotes:

Grace: [Martin slaps Grace on the butt] Don't you eva do that again!

Soundtrack:

Hit the Ground Running

NOT a masterpiece but a damn fine film

I read the book going by the same name many years ago when it first came out and it left quite an impression on me. I felt very sympathetic to Mr McGartland's predicament, so I for one am glad that his story can largely be told in this medium. Read the book to iron out the odd discrepancy and to get the time-line correct. The director of this film bravely attempted to show 'The Troubles' as viewed from both sides in the short time the film allows. Although not all of the events are true, the film does realistically portray the truly chilling times. It is violent, nasty and tense, and I congratulate the director on not pulling any punches and showing the sort of menace that haunted the streets in the province. The makers of the film did state: 'The screenplay to the film is INSPIRED by the book. Although many aspects and characters have been changed the screenplay was not written or approved by the writers of the book and is not a reproduction or adaptation of the book or any substantial part of it' at the end of the film. I would suggest that wording was inserted to cover themselves. Certainly, Mr McGartland was not happy with the film to begin with as it showed him to be present at deaths that took place, to which he claimed he was not. Obviously, there are faults with the film then. But the main thrust of the book/film for me was that Mr McGartland was young, naive but also courageous, he was used by both sides and yet eventually couldn't trust either side. Although the peace treaty has been signed and to 'all intents and purposes' the Troubles are over 'as we knew them', it is a well known fact that the IRA never forget those that cross them. So the film is a reminder to many that this man gave up his life as he knew it for very little in return and to be forever on the run. This is not your typical Hollywood fare and is all the better for it. A job well done!