Control (2007)
| Release Date | 17 May 2007 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Music |
| Country | UKUSAAustraliaJapan |
| Filming Locations | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Showbiz Drama, Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Musician's Life, Crumbling Marriages, Tortured Genius, Rise and Fall Stories |
| Tones | Chilly, Austere |
| Tags | Epilepsy, Extramarital Affair, Mental Breakdown, Mental Health, Punk, Record Producer, Record [phonographic], Rock Band |
Control is a 2007 black-and-white biographical film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. Matt Greenhalgh wrote the screenplay based on the book Touching from a Distance, written by Curtis' widow Deborah who co-produced the film. Directed by Anton Corbijn, Control stars Sam Riley as Ian, Samantha Morton as Deborah, and Alexandra Maria Lara as Annik Honoré. It also stars James Anthony Pearson, Joe Anderson, and Harry Treadaway as Joy Division members Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris, respectively, as well as Toby Kebbell as band manager Rob Gretton and Craig Parkinson as Factory Records head Tony Wilson.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Andrew Sheridan
Terry
Robert Shelly
Twinny
Tanya Myers
Ian's Mother
Martha Myers Lowe
Ian's Sister
David Whittington
Chemistry Teacher
Margaret Jackman
Mrs. Brady
Mary Jo Randle
Debbie's Mother
Ben Naylor
Martin Hannet
John Cooper Clarke
Himself
James Fortune
MC
Angus Addenbrooke
Colin
Nicola Harrison
Corrine
June Alliss
Corrine's Mother
George Newton
Studio Owner
Mark Jardine
Other Band Manager
Paul Arlington
Hospital Doctor
Tim Plester
Earnest
Joanna Swain
Maternity Nurse
Joseph Marshall
Alan from Crispy Ambulance
Laura Chambers
Claire
Eliot Otis Brown Walters
Footballing Kid
Monica Axelsson
Tony Wilson's Girlfriend
Lotti Closs
Gillian Gilbert
Eady Williams
Baby Natalie
Nigel Harris
Tramp
Director
Writer
Matt Greenhalgh
Producer
Iain Canning
executive producer
Todd Eckert
producer
Lizzie Francke
executive producer
Megumi Fukasawa
co-producer
Peter Heslop
line producer, co-producer
Satoru Iseki
co-producer
Akira Ishii
executive producer
Korda Marshall
executive producer
Orian Williams
producer
Cinematographer
Martin Ruhe
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Editor
Andrew Hulme
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Casting Director
Shaheen Baig
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Production Designer
Chris Roope
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Art Director
Philip Elton
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Costume Designer
Julian Day
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Makeup Department
Barbara Taylor
hair assistant, makeup assistant
Jeremy Woodhead
hair designer, makeup designer
Andy Seston
makeup daily
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Foster
second assistant director
Toni Staples
first assistant director
Katy Stenson
third assistant director
Art Department
Josh Fifarek
set designer
Cassie Leedham
graphic designer
Chris Richmond
stand-by art director
Daryl Spencer-Lovesey
set dresser
Tim Stevenson
set constructor
Matt Wells
props
Sound Department
Iain Anderson
adr recordist
Nick Baldock
assistant sound editor
Peter Baldock
dialogue editor, supervising sound editor: UK
Grant Bridgeman
sound assistant
Ben Carr
assistant adr editor
Daniel Crowley
sound maintenance
Carl Edström
sound effects editor
Adele Fletcher
adr editor
Linda Forsén
sound coordinator
Anna Gideonsson
foley trainee
Thomas Huhn
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor: Sweden
Jonas Jansson
sound effects editor
John Midgley
sound recordist
Lucas Nilsson
foley artist
Gábor Pasztor
sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden
adr mixer
Visual Effects
Mats Holmgren
digital colourist
Fredrik Nord
digital effects artist
Peter Törnestam
digital effects artist
Stunts
Riky Ash
stunt coordinator, stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Alexander
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator
Tim Battersby
focus puller
Robert Binnall
camera operator
Andy Clarke
rigging gaffer
Rachel Clark
camera trainee
Warwick Drucker
grip
Jonathan Earp
focus puller: "b" camera
Tom Fabian
crane operator
Brian Fawcett
electrician
Mick Lord
stand-by rigger
Dean Rogers
still photographer
Christopher Ross
camera operator
Basil Smith
daily focus puller
Barry Squires
camera assistant
Owen Tooth
video playback assistant
Julian White
gaffer
Jim Wilkinson
crane operator
Sophie Wilson
clapper loader
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Benjamin Till
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fiona MacKinnon
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Maria Dahlin
post-production coordinator
Mats Holmgren
colour grader
Barry Moen
first assistant editor
Music Department
Rupert Christie
music mixer: live music
Peter Clarke
music editor
John Midgley
music recordist: live music, music engineer: live music
Ian Neil
music supervisor
Transportation Department
John Oxborough
unit driver
Rod Patterson
transportation captain
Other Crew
Lorraine Bagshaw
stand-in
Joanna Bates
assistant production accountant
Kellie Belle
product placement and clearances
Katie Bleakley
production runner
Andrew Brand
floor runner
Lesley Broderick
post-production accountant, production accountant
Neil Calder
completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Vicky Chapman
location assistant
Mel Churcher
dialogue coach
Lee Clyne
unit medic
Helen de Winter
delivery coordinator
Paul Dray
laboratory contact
Zoe Flower
unit publicist
Dan Hodgett
location services
Rob Jones
location manager
Simon Jones
tranport coordinator: London
Hakan Kousetta
production legal advisor
Anna Lindqvist
title designer: main and end titles
Alastair Mackay
location assistant
Louise Melzack
additional floor runner
Keeley Naylor
unit publicist
Tina Pawlik
assistant production coordinator
Rachel Robey
production coordinator
Peter Saville
titles consultant
Alexandra Shipp
product placement and clearances
Val White
script supervisor
Christina Withers
assistant: Samantha Morton
Emma Yeomans
location scout
Thanks
Monica Axelsson
special thanks
Rebecca Boulton
special thanks
Bart Chabot
special thanks
Paul Dray
special thanks
Steve Ellis
special thanks
Josh Fifarek
special thanks
Charles Hannah
special thanks
Annik Honoré
special thanks
Laura Kanerick
special thanks
Henric Larsson
special thanks
Alexandra McGuinness
special thanks
Paul Morley
special thanks
Kate Ogborn
special thanks
Tracey Pryor
special thanks
Mick Rock
special thanks
Peter Saville
special thanks
Torben Smith
thanks
David Sultan
special thanks
Robert Walak
special thanks
Production Company
3 Dogs and a Pony
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Becker Films
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Claraflora
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EM Media
NorthSee
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Three Dogs and a Pony
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Warner Music
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Distributor
Alliance
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Capelight Pictures
Cinema Without Frontiers
Paradiso Entertainment
Style Jam
Atlantic Film
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Barbar Film
Canvas
Daylight Films
Future Film
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La Fabrique de Films
Momentum Pictures
Paradiso Home Entertainment
Weinstein Company, The
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Special Effects
Chimney Pot, The
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Miscellaneous
Arion Facilities
dailies telecine transfers
Art4noise
ADR recording, sound post-production, dialogue editing
Bellwood Media
product placement and clearances
Chimney Pot, The
digital post-production
Cinema Investment
funding
Europa Film Sound Production
re-recording studio
Glassworks
title production
Kodak
motion picture film supplied by
Ljudligan
re-recording studio, sound post-production, foley studio
Offline Editing Company, The
post-production facilities
Panavision UK
grip equipment, camera equipment provided by
Sapex Scripts
post-production services
Tom Hingston Studio
title design
Warner Bros. Records
soundtrack
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