A Mighty Heart (2007)


A Mighty Heart
Release Date21 May 2007
Budget$16,000,000
US Box Office$9,000,000
TaglineIt was an event that shocked the world. This is the story you haven't heard.
GenreBiography, Drama, History, Thriller
CountryUSA
UK
Filming LocationsAustin, Texas, USA
LanguageEnglish, French, Urdu, Arabic
Sound MixSDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDocudrama
ThemesTerrorism, Death of a Partner, Kidnapping, Members of the Press
TonesMatter-of-Fact, Poignant, Grim, Forceful
TagsHostage, Husband, Journalist, Kidnap, Terrorism, War On Terrorism

A Mighty Heart is a 2007 drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom; It is an adaptation of Mariane Pearl's memoir, A Mighty Heart. Although initially a financial failure, A Mighty Heart was met with relatively positive reviews from both critics and viewers alike.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Daniel 'Danny' Pearl

Mohammed Afzal
Shabbir

Mushtaq Khan
Danny's Taxi Driver

Daud Khan
Masud the Fixer

Telal Saeed
Kaleem Yusuf

Arif Khan
Mariane’s Taxi Driver

Tipu Taheer
Human Rights Director

Amit Dhawan
Technical Supervisor

Saira Nasir Khan
Nasrin

Aliya Khan
Kashva

Sarah Mone
Female Guest

Bushra Parwani
Female Guest

Zafar Karachiwala
Male Guest

Danish Iqubal
Male Guest

Ali Tejani
Male Guest

Azfar Ali
Azfar

Ahmed A. Jamal
Khawaja

John Bussey

Perrine Moran
Ruth Pearl

Jeffry Kaplow
Judea Pearl

Ishaque Ahmed
Arif

Omar, Bashir

Captain

Adnan Siddiqui
Dost Aliani

Shah Murad Aliani
Farooq

Imran Paracha
Major Major

Imran Patel
Jamal Paracha

Jean-Jacques Scaerou
Philippe Scaerou

Veronique Darleguy
Véronique Laurent

Randall Bennett

Maureen Platt

Demetri Goritsas
John Skelton

Zachary Coffin
Matt MacDowell

Sajid Hasan
Zafir

Farooq Khan
Noor

Gary Wilmes
Steve LeVine

Mikail Lotia
Hasan

Baba Shaikh
Phone Engineer

Amy Shindler
Michelle Pearl

William Hoyland
John Bauman

Bilal Saeed
Haider

Sean Chapman
US Journalist

Holly Goline
News Producer

Amy Rosenthal
Tamara Pearl

Nour Ayad
Ibrahim the Cook

Lynn Blades
News Reader

Ikram Bhatti
Sheikh Gilani

Fahad Hussein
Farhad Naseem

Taj Khan
Suleiman

Hasan Ali
Cell Phone Worker

Naeem Sogay
Adil

Sujata Humane
Omar’s Aunt

Dr. Sayed Masood
Doctor

Imran Hasnee
Journalist at Sheraton

Inder Misra
Lawyer

Chad Chenouga
Satchi

Mike Rosen
US Journalist

Jenni Lee
US Journalist

Elizabeth Dannheim
US Journalist

Tom Spencer
US Phone Journalist

Qasim Iqbal
Hotel Manager

Fabienne Khaldi
Mariane’s Mother

Gigi Ledron
Woman in Orange

Aimee Matimbia
French Midwife

Harvesp Viraf Chiniwala
Baby Adam

Nassim Benbrik
Adam Aged 4

Michelle Brew
International Press

Himself

Nedal Yousef
Pakistani Journalist

Writer

John Orloff

Producer

Andrew Eaton
producer

Dede Gardner
producer

Arti Gupta
local producer: India

Susan Kirr
line producer: Texas

Anita Overland
co-producer

producer

Original Music

Harry Escott
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Molly Nyman
-

Cinematographer

Marcel Zyskind

Editor

Peter Christelis
-

Casting Director

Wendy Brazington
-

Ellen Lewis
-

Production Designer

Mark Digby
-

Art Director

David Bryan
-

Set Decorator

Emma Field-Rayner
-

Costume Designer

Charlotte Walter
-

Makeup Department

Catherine Conrad
key hair stylist: Texas, key makeup artist: Texas

Gabriel De Cunto
prosthetic artist

Christine Giugno
makeup assistant: France

Toni G
personal makeup artist: Ms. Jolie

Alex King
hair stylist assistant, assistant makeup artist

Marese Langan
hair designer, makeup designer

Adruitha Lee
wig designer, hair stylist: Ms. Jolie

Production Manager

Raphaël Benoliel
production manager: France

Jane Coombes
post-production supervisor

Alice Dawson
production manager: France

Melissa Parmenter
production manager: Pakistan

Nicolas Piechaczek
assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Meg Beatty
second assistant director: USA

Michael Elliott
first assistant director

Vanessa Gaitan
second second assistant director: USA

Zoe Liang
third assistant director

Eliot Mathews
second assistant director: France

Sandeep Menon
third assistant director: India

Bonnie Pirès
additional third assistant director

Yasudha Roongta
third assistant director: India

Anthony Wilcox
second assistant director, first assistant director: Pakistan

Art Department

Amy Bell
set decorator: Texas

Laurel Brock
art production assistant

Josh Crist
set dresser

Jillian Paul
art production assistant

Christopher Stull
art director: Texas

Andrew Tapper
art director: graphics

Travis Eisenberg
set dresser

Shane Pritchett
art production assistant

Sound Department

Nick Adams
sound effects editor

Bob Baron
adr mixer

David O. Daniel
sound mixer: USA

Richard Davey
sound re-recording mixer

Shoab Faruch
adr mixer

Richard Flynn
sound recordist

Samir Foco
location foley editor, location foley mixer

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Sue Harding
location foley artist, location foley coordinator

Michael Jacobi
adr mixer

Rashad Omar
sound recordist

Chris Sturmer
sound consultant: dolby

Joakim Sundström
supervising sound editor

Jessie Taylor
sound re-recording mixer

Chris Treble
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Robert Weatherall
sound studio assistant

Bernard Weiser
adr editor: US

Will Whale
boom operator

Stuart Wilson
sound recordist: Karachi

Paul Wrightson
adr editor

Visual Effects

Adam Garner
digital effects artist

Marc Knapton
digital effects artist

Gus Martinez
digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Donald R. Howe Jr.
second assistant camera: USA

Henry Landgrebe
second assistant camera

Matthew McGinn
camera production assistant: USA

Peter Mountain
still photographer

Frank Omø
gaffer

Donis Rhoden
key grip: USA

Simon Tindall
camera operator: Karachi, first assistant camera

Casting Department

Sally Allen
additional casting: U.S.

Ruth Breslaw
casting assistant

Claire Traeger
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Harriet Balsom
costume assistant

Fiona McCann
costume supervisor

Celia Yau
costume assistant

Sarah Touaibi
wardrobe supervisor: pre-production

Hannah Walter
costume assistant

Editorial Department

Justinian Buckley
assistant editor: Pakistan

Dan Coles
digital intermediate colorist: Pepper Post Production Ltd.

Richard Cradick
on-line editor: Pepper Post Production Ltd.

Pete Harrow
digital intermediate asset manager: Pepper Post Production Ltd.

Jo McCaffery
digital intermediate producer: Pepper Post Production Ltd.

Paul Monaghan
first assistant editor

Immanuel Von Bennigsen
trainee assistant editor

Music Department

Yolanda Antonio
vocals

Robert Blackwood
vocals

Tracey Campbell
musician: singer

musician: singer, lead vocals

Andrew Fisher
orchestrator

Craig Fortnam
musician: guitar and bass guitar

Inder Goldfinger
musician: percussion

Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor

Gaby Lester
orchestra leader

Jimmy Robertson
additional score recordist

Nick Wollage
score mixer , score recordist

Ian Wood
additional score recordist, assistant score mixer, assistant mix engineer

Steve Parr
music recordist

Transportation Department

Travis Carr
driver

David Piechaczek
driver: France

Other Crew

David Blank
assistant accountant

Mary Beth Chambers
production assistant: USA

Erin Charles
production coordinator: USA

Catherine Charlton
dialect coach: Miss Jolie

Caroline Connor
office production assistant

Emily Currie
assistant: Ms. Gardner

Alice Dawson
production accountant: Pakistan

Raadhika Dosa
local assistant: Ms. Jolie, India

Jon Duncan
production accountant

Scott Eaton
assistant production coordinator

Holly Goline
assistant: Ms. Jolie

Veronica Green
general assistant: Revolution Films

Ryan Gronquist
office production assistant/runner: USA

David J. Groom
production assistant

Michael Groom
production assistant: pre-production, assistant production coordinator: USA

Jethro Harris
head of film: Pepper post-production Ltd.

Jose Angel Hernandez
location scout

Brian Hillard
laboratory technician

Franziska Hoch
rights and clearances

Josh Hyams
researcher

Amy Jackson
assistant: Mr. Eaton and Mr. Winterbottom

Steve Joberns
auditor: Shipleys LLP

Nazia Khan
assistant: Mr. Pitt

Susanna Lenton
script supervisor

Fiona McGuire
head of production: Revolution Films

Jennifer S. Milliman
production assistant

Jamal Udin Mommad
translator: Urdu

Peggy Mulloy
unit publicist

Fiona Neilson
rights and clearances

Asra Q. Nomani
consultant

Shobie Partos
location manager: USA

Lewis Partovi
on-set technical advisor

consultant

Bonnie Pirès
runner: France

Vihan Suryavanshi
location manager

Joan Washington
additional dialect coach

Sarah Wheale
production coordinator

Mat Whitecross
researcher: archive footage

Eva Yates
assistant: Ms. McGuire, Revolution Films

Noel Davis Poyner
publicity intern

Production Company

Paramount Vantage
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Plan B Entertainment
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Revolution Films
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Distributor

Paramount Vantage

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Video

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Special Effects

Tinsley Transfers

Miscellaneous

AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance provided by

APTN Library
archive footage courtesy of

ARRI Media
camera and grip equipment provided by

Air Studios
score recorded at

BBC Motion Gallery
archive footage courtesy of

Bulletproof Recording Company
soundtrack

Burnt Orange Productions
production services: Texas

Central Station Technicolour
titles and captions

Clarity Post Production Sound
sound re-recording

Corbis
archive footage courtesy of

De Lane Lea
sound post-production

Firstep Productions
production services: France

ITN Archive
archive footage courtesy of

Kailash Picture Company
production services: India

Lee & Thompson Wiggin
legal services

Media Safety
health & safety

Packair Airfreight
international logistics

Pepper Post Production
digital intermediate post-production

Phase 1 Productions
electronic press kit

Sapex Scripts
post-production script

Shipleys
auditors

Soundtrack
ADR Facility

Strongroom Recording Studios
score mixed at

Technicolor
digital transfer

Thought Equity
archive footage courtesy of






Navigation Boxes
Films by Michael Winterbottom
9 Songs (2004)
A Mighty Heart
Code 46 (2003)
Go Now (1995)
I Want You (1998)
In This World (2002)
Jude (1996)
The Claim (2000)
Wonderland (1999)