City of Joy (1992)
| Release Date | 15 April 1992 |
| Budget | $27,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $15,000,000 |
| Tagline | True heroism lies in the quality of the struggle. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | FranceUKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Medical Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Doctors and Patients, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Sentimental, Reflective, Earnest, Earthy |
| Tags | Against All Odds, Clinic, Courage, Dignity, Disease, East Indian, Employment, Farmer, Gangster, Hope, Human Rights, Life Choices, Medical, Nun, Over Population, Poverty, Rescue, Self Discovery, Street Gang, Surgery |
City of Joy is a 1992 film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Dominique Lapierre.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Santu Chowdhury
Shambu H. Pal
Imran Badsah Khan
Manooj H. Pal
Debatosh Ghosh
Ram Chander
Suneeta Sengupta
Poomina
Mansi Upadhyay
Meeta
Shyamanand Jalan
Ghatak - Godfather
Shyamal Sengupta
Gangooly - Con man
Rudraprasad Sengupta
Chomotkar
Baroon Chakaborty
Said
Masood Akhtar
Rassoul
Loveleen Mishra
Shanta
Pavan Malhotra
Ashish
Anashua Mujumdar
Selima
Dipti Dave
Schoolgirl
Aloke Roychoudhury
Aristotle John
Siv Sankar Banerjee
Goonda
Aloknanda Datta
Schoolgirl's Mother
Chakradhar Jena
Mehboub
Sunil Mukherjee
Hotel Porter
Chetna Jalan
Court Judge
Ravi Jhankal
Obstructing Policeman
Debraj Roy
Binal
Charu Bala Chokshi
Binal's Wife
Durba Datta
Margareta
Tamal Raichowdhury
Surya
Sanjay Pathak
Shoba
Anjan Dutt
Dr. Sunil
Debasish Banerjee
Dr. Sunil's Assistant
Swatilekha Sengupta
Hotel Manageress
Sami Ahmad
Bartender
Chhotu Bhai
Thug
Rana Mitra
Thug
Siddharth Roy
Thug
Monu Mukherjee
Waiter at Hamburger Bar
John Nair
Selima's Son
Subrata Sensharma
Minister at Railway Station
Sujan Mukherjee
Subash
Satya Banerjee
Subash's Father
Paresh Ghosh
Subash's Uncle
Saran Chatterjee
Subash's Uncle
Gouri Sankar Panda
Subash's Uncle
Sudip Banerjee
Subash's Uncle
Kajal Chaudhury
Hasari's Mother
Chitra Sen
Angry Woman
Keira Jane Malik
Young Patient
Director
Writer
Dominique LaPierre
Mark Medoff
Producer
Jake Eberts
producer
Iain Smith
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter Biziou
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Editor
Gerry Hambling
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Hervé de Luze
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Casting Director
Priscilla John
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Production Designer
Roy Walker
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Art Director
Ashoke Bose
John Fenner
Set Decorator
Rosalind Shingleton
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Costume Designer
Judy Moorcroft
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Makeup Department
Lynda Armstrong
makeup artist
Elaine Bowerbank
hair stylist
Rita Dey
assistant hair stylist
Paul Engelen
chief makeup artist
Paula Gillespie
chief hair stylist
Production Manager
Rashid Abbasi
unit manager
Dilip Bannerjee
local production manager
Ian Hickinbotham
unit manager
Philip Kohler
production manager
Barrie Melrose
production supervisor
John Trehy
post-production supervisor
John A. Amicarella
post-production supervisor: Los Angeles
Dileep Singh Rathore
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Debashish Chatterjee
assistant director
Cliff Lanning
second assistant director
Adam Somner
third assistant director
Gerry Toomey
first assistant director: second camera
Bill Westley
first assistant director
Kevin Westley
additional assistant director
Art Department
Alan Billam
stand-by stagehand
Neil Carr
stand-by rigger
Dave Everall
chargehand rigger
Barry Fowler
supervising plasterer
Len Furey
construction manager
Charles Green
plasterer
Derek Knowler
property storeman
David Meeking
supervising painter
Peter Mounsey
stand-by painter
Andrew Palmer
dressing propman
John Palmer
chargehand dressing propman
John Porter
chargehand carpenter
Mickey Pugh
chargehand stand-by props
Gordon Routledge
stand-by carpenter
Alan Seabrook
painter
Eric Strange
dressing propman
Alan Taylor
construction manager
Terry Wells
property master
Mickey Woolfson
stand-by propman
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates
sound editor
Jean-Marie Blondel
boom operator
Daniel Brisseau
sound mixer
Olivier Burgaud
boom operator
Ron Davis
sound editor
Richard Dunford
sound editor
Peter Elliott
sound editor
Martin Evans
sound editor
Ian Fuller
supervising sound editor
Peter Horrocks
sound editor
Dick Lewzey
additional sound engineer
Brian Mann
assistant sound editor
Ray Merrin
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Christine Newell
assistant sound editor
Tim Partridge
stereo sound engineer: Dolby
Franco Patrignani
sound engineer
Clive Pendry
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Bill Rowe
sound re-recording mixer
Andy Stears
assistant sound editor
Len Tremble
assistant sound editor
Michael Trent
assistant sound editor
Fabio Venturi
assistant sound engineer
Sandy Buchanan
post-production sound assistant
Steve Hancock
sound camera operator
Special Effects
Nick Allder
special effects supervisor
Neil Corbould
special effects technician
Ron Hone
special effects technician
Peter Skehan
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Angus Bickerton
matte cameraman: plate photography
Alan Church
optical camera
Andy Stevens
optical camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Stunts
Greg Powell
stunt coordinator
Lee Sheward
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
unit still photographer
Peter Bloor
chief electrician
Mark Evans
electrician
Francine Filatriau
camera operator: second camera
Ray Hall
camera grip
Patricia Kiely
clapper loader
Eddie Knight
best boy
Pascal Marti
camera operator: second camera
Don Maton
generator operator
Alan McPherson
electrician
Stewart Monteith
electrician
Damien Morisot
focus puller: second camera
John Murphy
camera grip
Eamonn O'Keeffe
focus puller
Ronnie Phillips
electrician
Dave Ridout
generator operator
Mike Roberts
camera operator
Bradley Thomas
video operator
Charles Todman
camera maintenance
Casting Department
Joyce Barneto
casting assistant
Supantha Bhattacharjee
crowd casting
Nancy Foy
casting: USA
Emily Schweber
casting: USA
Lucinda Syson
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Germinal Rangel
wardrobe supervisor
Sujata Sharma
wardrobe mistress
Editorial Department
Joss Agnew
assistant editor
Cate Arbeid
post-production coordinator
Clive Barrett
additional editor
Carolyne Chauncey
first assistant editor
Matthew Glen
assistant editor
Russell Lloyd
additional editor
Jonathan Lucas
assistant editor
William Parnell
assistant editor
Music Department
Richard Blackford
music supervisor, composer: original folk music
Felice E. Raffaele Clemente
musician: panpipes
Enrico DeMelis
general music coordinator
Joe Illing
music editor
Sirish Kumar
musician: tabla
Dick Lewzey
additional music engineer
Andrea Morricone
music recording assistant
Stefano Novelli
musician: piccolo clarinet
Laura Pontecorvo
musician: recorder
Chandra Ramesh
musician: sitar
Mike Taylor
musician: Indian flute
Paolo Zampini
musician: flute
Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne
transportation supervisor
Muhammad Israfil
unit driver: Calcutta
John Smith
unit driver: UK
Sujit Nasayan Sur
transportation assistant
Other Crew
S.M. Ferozeuddin Alameer
assistant: Roland Joffé
Imtiaz Amir
production assistant
Deborah Attoinese
assistant: Roland Joffé
Mohini Banerji
liaison officer: New Delhi
Bill Barringer
location manager
Sallie Beechinor
production coordinator
Oscar Beuselinck
production runner
Eleanor Chaudhuri
production secretary
Vijaya Daing
unit doctor
Clarence D'Silva
production runner
Robert Gale
medical consultant
Sunil Gangopadhyay
cultural consultant
Sheikh Nazret Hossain
police liaison
Clayton Kennedy
production runner
Jayanth Kumath
location manager
Andrew Lindsay
catering supervisor
Claire Litchfield
unit nurse
Irene Lyons
assistant: Jake Eberts
Donald MacKechnie
supervisor: Actors Workshops
Sue Mawson
unit nurse
Lawrence R. Medoff
medical consultant
Ben Myron
executive: Lightmotive
Andrew Noakes
location accountant
Pat Rambaut
script supervisor
Sunit Sengupta
liaison officer: Calcutta
Ann Tasker
unit publicist
John Trehy
production accountant
Kevin Trehy
assistant accountant
Charles Waring
assistant accountant
Tristan Whalley
international publicity coordinator
John Whelan
catering supervisor
Ruth Young
assistant to co-producer
Richard Morrison
title designer
Gary Nixon
location accountant
Emily Stankovich
executive assistant to director
Production Company
Allied Filmmakers
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Lightmotive
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Pricel
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TriStar Pictures
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Distributor
Aquarius TV
Argentina Video Home
TriStar Pictures
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Miscellaneous
Pinewood Studios
movie studio
Epic Soundtrax
soundtrack
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Sapex Scripts
post-production services
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