Beyond Rangoon (1995)
| Release Date | 24 May 1995 |
| Budget | $23,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $6,000,000 |
| Tagline | Truth has a witness |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Perak, Malaysia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Drama, Adventure Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Political Unrest, Americans Abroad, Haunted By the Past |
| Tones | Gritty, Menacing, Tense, Intimate, Forceful, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Activist, Border [geographic], Burma, Escape, Government, Military, Oppression, Protester, Violence |
Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 drama film directed by John Boorman about Laura Bowman (played by Patricia Arquette), an American tourist who vacations in Burma (Myanmar) in 1988, the year in which the 8888 Uprising takes place. The film was mostly filmed in Malaysia, and, though a work of fiction, was inspired by real people and real events.
Cast and Crew
Cast
U Aung Ko
U Aung Ko
Tiara Jacquelina
San San, Hotel Desk Clerk
Kuswadinath Bujang
Colonel at Hotel
Jit Murad
Sein Htoo
Ye Myint
Zaw Win
Cho Cho Myint
Zabai
Johnny Cheah
Min Han
Haji Mohd Rajoli
Karen Father
Azmi Hassan
Older Karen Boy
Ahmad Fithi
Younger Karen Boy
Mohd Wan Nazri
Checkpoint Soldier #1 at Train
Zaidi Omar
Checkpoint Officer #1 at Train
Roslee Mansor
Checkpoint Soldier #2 at Train
Michael Pickells
Nick Bowman
Enzo Rossi
Danny Bowman
Ridzuan Hashim
Officer Min
Samko
Bird Man
Norlela Ismail
Young Sula Woman
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner
Female Tourist #1
Nyak Osman
Village Headman
Yusof Abdul Hamid
River Trader
Lutang Anyie
Karen Leader
Dion Abu Bakar
Rapist
Ali Fiji
Fuel Vendor
Yeoh Keat Chye
BLK Beret Major
Johari Ismail
BLK Beret Sergeant
Rashidi Mohd
Secret Policeman
William Saw
Bandana Man
Ann Howard
Australian Doctor
Manisah Mandin
Aung Ko's Daughter
Ismail Din
Myanmar Official
Jamaludin Rejab
Cig Soldier #1
Aung
Cig Soldier #2
Peter Win
Aung Ko's Helper
John Mindy
Myanmar Soldier
Dr. U Kyaw Win
Budda Monk, Sula Aide
Gael D'Oliviera
French Boy #1
Pascale D'Oliviera
French Mother
Gilles D'Oliviera
French Father
Asmi Wahab
Sula Commander
Albert Thaw
Sula Officer
Mansell Rivers-Bland
Hotel Guest
Siti Abdullah
Village Woman
Satish Chand Bhandari
Aung Ko's Friend
Director
Writer
Alex Lasker
Bill Rubenstein
Producer
Walter Donohue
associate producer
Mark Egerton
associate producer
Alex Lasker
co-producer
Eric Pleskow
producer
Bill Rubenstein
co-producer
Sean Ryerson
producer, executive producer
Barry Spikings
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Seale
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Editor
Ron Davis
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Casting Director
Mary Gail Artz
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Barbara Cohen
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Production Designer
Anthony Pratt
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Art Director
Errol Kelly
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Set Decorator
Eddie Fowlie
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Costume Designer
Deborah Kramer
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Makeup Department
Felicity Bowring
key makeup artist
Maire O'Sullivan
assistant makeup artist
Lloyd Yeoh Seng Chee
assistant hair stylist
Larry Waggoner
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Asoka Perera
unit production manager
Chandran Rutnam
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Egerton
first assistant director
Sherard Jayasuriya
second second assistant director
Liz Legum
third assistant director
Philip A. Patterson
second assistant director
Toby Pease
first assistant director: second unit
Emma Pounds
second assistant director
Emma Schofield
first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Martin Atkinson
draughtsman
Aloysius Chan
props buyer
John Davey
scenic artist
Daya Dollapihila
sculptor
Eddie Fowlie
property master
Kathleen Fowlie
assistant set dresser
Charles Green
plasterer foreman
Lal Harindranath
property master
U.U. Illangakoon
sculptor
Wimal Jayawardene
sculptor
K.D. Justin
construction coordinator
Sena Mabulage
painter foreman, stand-by painter, chief props
Senaka Nawaratne
scenic artist
Christina Phun
assistant props buyer
Sunil Premaratine
second stand-by props
Mansell Rivers-Bland
head sculptor
Ajith Seneviratne
general foreman
Peter Singho
sculptor
Derek Wallace
stand-by props
Sunil Wijeratne
propmaker foreman, assistant art director
Nimal Wijesiri
labor foreman
Adrian Start
supervising painter
Sound Department
Pat Brennan
dialogue editor
Scott Crafford
assistant sound editor
Mike Dowson
foley mixer
Ian Fuller
supervising sound editor
John Hayward
sound re-recording mixer
John Ireland
foley supervisor
Robert Ireland
assistant sound editor
Jenny Lee Wright
foley artist
Pauline Martin
foley artist
Teddy Mason
adr supervisor
Geoff Mist
foley recordist
Christine Newell
assistant sound editor
Bob Robinson
dialogue editor
Mark J. Wasiutak
boom operator
Gary Wilkins
sound mixer
Sandy Buchanan
post-production sound assistant
Tom Meadows
sound mixer
Richard Pryke
assistant re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Ron Cartwright
special effects
Kevin Draycott
special effects
John Evans
special effects coordinator
Bill Hansard
projectionist: special effects
Garth Inns
special effects
Digby Milner
special effects
Robert Nugent
special effects
Harry Stokes
special effects
Phil Stokes
special effects
Barry Whitrod
special effects
Visual Effects
Craig Zerouni
digital opticals effects
Stunts
Raymond Chia
stunts
William Ong
stunt coordinator
Francie Phang
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Allen
electrician
John Breslin
first assistant camera: second unit
David Burr
director of photography: second unit
Robbie Burr
best boy electric
Shaun Conway
electrician
U.S. Goonatilleke
grip
Warren Grieef
grip: second unit
Anna Howard
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Benn Hyde
best boy grip
Darrin Keough
first assistant camera
Selva Kumar
electrician: second unit
John Lee
electrician
Gamini Mallawarachchi
generator operator
Nihal Mallawarachchi
generator operator
Brett Matthews
second assistant camera: second unit
Benedict Pereira
grip: second unit
Michael Pickells
camera technician
Ian Plummer
gaffer
Thilak Pushpakumara
grip
Bill Rubenstein
still photographer
John Seale
camera operator
Brad Shield
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera
Nihal Silva
grip
Rebecca J. Steele
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Thompson
dolly grip, key grip
D. Van Gramberg
electrician
Michael Vivian
grip
Julie Wurm
second assistant camera
Casting Department
Zul Akbar
extras casting
Hafis Hafim
extras casting
Amy Elisabeth Sabel
casting assistant
Mohd Wan Nazzi
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Gore-Misko
on-set costumer
Amber Jordyn
assistant costumer
For Soon Lap Ang
seamstress
Alvin Lew
assistant costumer
Arabelle Lockhart
assistant costumer
Ernest Misko
costume department head
Rob Nevis
assistant costumer
Editorial Department
John Stanborough
color timer
Sylvia Wheeler
negative cutter
Music Department
Nick Glennie-Smith
conductor, composer: additional music
Gavin Greenaway
orchestrator
Graham Prescott
orchestrator
Maggie Rodford
score producer
Adam Milo Smalley
music producer, music editor
Fiachra Trench
orchestrator
Richard Harvey
musician: flute and ethnic pipes, composer: additional music
Transportation Department
Brian Hathaway
transportation captain
Rudy Neoh Kok Wah
transportation coordinator
David Marder
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Shaik 'Ramli' Abdullah 'Aina'
accounting clerk
Hilary Adahms
stand-in
Lylie Almedia
accountant: India
Claudette Almeida
production coordinator
Kelley Baker
assistant accountant
John Beharrell
post-production accountant
Dave Bennett
assistant accountant
Peter Benoit
publicist
Desiree Bertasso
assistant: Mr. Boorman
Azlila Binti Hazlam
location assistant
Sylvia Byrne
assistant: Mr. Boorman
Robert L. Catron
production liaison: Los Angeles
Vincent Chin
production assistant
Andy Clarke
safety coordinator
Alan Clements
special advisor
Betsy Filwood
production coordinator
Gwyn Griffiths
assistant: Mr. Spikings
Bill Hansard
process projectionist
Habibou Haron
location assistant
Pauline Hume
title designer
Chandra Kaliimuthu
production assistant
Krishnan Kaliimuthu
production assistant
Reena Kaur
production assistant
Susie Loh
production assistant
Subramanian Mani
location manager
Robin Moyer
photograph source
Mustapha Muhammad
production assistant
Ernie Mundell
assistant production coordinator
Rangi Nikora
safety coordinator
Amy Ong
production assistant
Pat Rambaut
script supervisor
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner
production accountant
Doctor A. Sivarajah
medic
Aung San Suu Kyi
photograph source
Ramona Villarrial
assistant: Mr. Boorman, assistant accountant
Dr. U Kyaw Win
special advisor
Production Company
Castle Rock Entertainment
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Concorde-Castle RockTurner
Filmayer Vídeo
LK-TEL
Monopole-Pathé
SF Video
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
Miscellaneous
General Screen Enterprises
titles
Milan Records
soundtrack
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Leo the Last (1970)
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