As You Like It (2006)


As You Like It
Release Date01 September 2006
GenreDrama, Comedy, Romance
CountryUSA
UK
Filming LocationsShepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor

As You Like It is a 2006 film directed by Kenneth Branagh. It is based on the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare. The play's setting is relocated from medieval France to a European colony in late 19th century Japan after the Meiji Restoration. It was shot at Shepperton Film Studios and on location at the never-before-filmed gardens of Wakehurst Place. The film is a production of The Shakespeare Film Company, financed by HBO Films.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Takuya Shimada
Geisha

Duke Frederick, Duke Senior

Richard Clifford
Le Beau

Patrick Doyle
Amiens

Celia

Oliver De Boys

Touchstone

Jaques

Audrey

Denis

Orlando De Boys

Nobuyuki Takano
Charles

Paul Chan
William

Alex Wyndham
Silvius

Jimmy Yuill
Corin

Jade Jefferies
Phoebe

Jotham Annan
Jaques de Boys

Jonathan Broadbent
Duke Senior Man

Justin Hoong-Fai Chan
Duke's Man

Iain Stuart Robertson
Duke Senior Man

Youki Yamamoto
Duke Senior Man

Sacha Bennett
Frederick's Aide

Himself - offscreen voice

Chuen Tsou
Oliver De Boys's Henchman

Director

Producer

adaptation, executive producer, producer

Judy Hofflund
producer

Simon Moseley
producer

Original Music

Patrick Doyle
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Cinematographer

Roger Lanser
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Editor

Neil Farrell
-

Production Designer

Tim Harvey
-

Art Director

Christian Andersson
-

Set Decorator

Abbi Groves

Costume Designer

Susannah Buxton
-

Makeup Department

Joan Hills
additional makeup artist

Joe Hopker
additional makeup artist

Susan Howard
makeup artist

Geraldine Jones
additional makeup artist

Katie Lee
makeup trainee

Richard Muller
additional make-up

Loulia Sheppard
hair stylist

Jenny Shircore
makeup designer

Colin Wyatt
additional makeup artist

Production Manager

Alistair Hopkins
post-production supervisor

Angus More Gordon
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jonny Benson
third assistant director

Dan John
second assistant director

Josh Robertson
first assistant director

Art Department

Les Benson
dressing props

Brian Bovingdon
carpenter

John Butler
painter

Joe Cassar
stand-by carpenter

Roger Dawson
carpenter

Clive D'Cruze
stagehand

Gene D'Cruze
contruction manager

Glyn Evans
painter

Fiona Forsyth
art department assistant

Peter Graffham
stand-by rigger

Glyn Hayes
painter

David Haynes
chargehand painter, painter

Michael Law
carpenter

Terry Law
carpenter

Ronald Leighton
carpenter

Paul Lynford
carpenter

Steve Macdonald
stand-by props

Danny Margetts
supervising carpenter

Steve Marquiss
painter

Maxie McDonald
property master

Neil Murrum
dressing props

Roy Sibley
painter

Steve Sibley
painter

Darren Sowerby
carpenter

Brian Stagg
carpenter

George Stagg
stagehand

David Stapleton
painter

Gary Stopps
carpenter

Danny Thomas
carpenter

Iain White
stand-by art director

Sound Department

Howard Bargroff
sound re-recording mixer

Owen Bleasdale
foley recordist, foley editor

Ed Colyer
sound mixer

Glen Gathard
sound

Peter Glossop
sound mixer

Dan Johnson
sound re-recording mixer

Andrea King
foley artist

Melissa Lake
foley artist

Gareth Llewellyn
adr recordist

Stephane Malenfant
sound assistant

James McWilliam
programmer

Shaun Mills
boom operator

Bernard O'Reilly
supervising sound editor

Emma Pegram
adr assistant

Barnaby Smyth
foley editor, foley recordist

David Turner
sound technical coordinator

David Tyler
sound

Michele Woods
supervising dialogue editor

Special Effects

Gail Corbould
special effects coordinator

Ian Corbould
special effects technician

Christopher Corbould Jr.
special effects technician

Paul Corbould
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

John Claude
digital grader

Stephen Elson
visual effects producer: Baseblack

Per Karefelt
research & development support: Baseblack

John Kozak
research & development support: Baseblack

Donal Nolan
digital compositor: Baseblack

Chris Panton
digital compositor: Baseblack

Petra Schwane
digital compositor: Baseblack

Paul Shore
digital film supervisor

Val Wardlaw
visual effects supervisor: Baseblack

Stunts

Bruce Cain
stunt performer

Richard Dwyer
stunt performer

Richard Hanson
stunt performer

Chris Newton
stunt performer

Trevor Steedman
stunt coordinator

Arran Topham
stunt performer

Steve Truglia
assistant stunt coordinator

Matthew Webster
stunt performer

Rod Woodruff
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

John Adefarasin
additional second assistant camera

Ray Bateman
electrician

Mark Binnall
key grip

Pete Cavaciuti
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator

Aaron Douglas
crane operator

Andy Edridge
grip

Laurence Edwards
crane operator, crane technician

Warren Evans
rigging electric

Brian Greenway
camera trainee

John Jordan
additional first assistant camera

Russell Kennedy
additional second assistant camera

Sean McClory
focus puller

Julian Morson
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

Jennie Paddon
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Mike Parsons
electrician

Ken Pettigrew
gaffer

John Saunders
rigging electric

Laurie Sparham
still photographer

Brian Sullivan
best boy electric

Tom Taylor
central loader

Nathan Mann
daily focus puller

Animation Department

Ben Bradley
digital artist

Casting Department

Abigail Barbier
adr voice casting

Louis Elman
adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Barbara Brady
additional set costumer

Anthony Brookman
additional set costumer

Andrew Hunt
additional set costumer

Steve Hyams
additional set costumer

Caroline McCall
assistant costume designer

Fiona McCann
costume supervisor

Faith Thomas
costume assistant

Jackie Thomas
additional set costumer

Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys
set costumer

Editorial Department

Greg Barrett
senior digital grade producer

Stephen Bearman
film scanner

Rebecca Budds
digital media coordinator

Steve Farman
negative cutter

Neil Hurford
color grader

Andrew Melhuish
first assistant editor

Music Department

Christopher Benstead
music editor

Lucy Evans
assistant music producer

Evyen Klean
music consultant

James McWilliam
additional orchestrator

Lewis Morison
assistant to composer

Maggie Rodford
music producer

James Shearman
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Terry Pritchard
transportation captain

Other Crew

Janine Abery
assistant production coordinator

Roisin Carty
dialogue coach: Bryce Dallas Howard

Emma Dent
horse mistress

Steve Dent
horse master

Colin 'Digger' Digby
armorer

Abigail Doyle
personal assistant: Patrick Doyle

Sarah Hayward
script supervisor

Oliver Hazell
office runner

Dan Hillsdon
assistant accountant

Sid Hoare
Japanese consultant

James Hobson
floor runner

Sarah Hood
set production assistant

Stuart Hopps
choreographer

James Keaton
production runner

Paul J. Memmi
translator

Richard Morrison
title designer

Clarissa Newman
production coordinator

Ruth Nicol
unit nurse

Finlay Pile
assistant location manager

Charlie Reed
daily floor runner

Megan Roberts
floor runner

Lara Sargent
post-production accountant

Shruti Shah
production accountant

Kerry Smith
assistant accountant

Neil Swain
dialect coach: Bryce Dallas Howard

Tamar Thomas
assistant to director

Clive Trott
location manager

Roger Wakeman
armorer

Laura Windebank
additional floor runner

Production Company

BBC Films
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HBO Films
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Shakespeare Film Company
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Distributor

Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)

HBO Films
,

Lionsgate
,

Special Effects

Baseblack

Miscellaneous

Shepperton Studios
movie studio

ARRI Lighting Rental
lighting equipment supplied by

ARRI Media
camera and lenses

Fig Productions
titles

Fuji Photo Film
motion picture film supplied by

Mad Dog Casting
extras casting

Midnight Transfer
post-production facilities

One Post
titles

Professional Negative Cutting
negative cutting

Salon
editing equipment

Sapex Scripts
post-production services, post-production script

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack

Videosonics Cinema Sound
sound re-recording, sound post-production






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