Everything Is Illuminated (2005)


Everything Is Illuminated
Release Date03 September 2005
Budget$7,000,000
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineLeave Normal Behind.
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLvov, Ukraine
LanguageEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian
Sound MixDTS, Dolby, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRoad Movie, Family Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesObsessive Quests, Discovering One's Heritage, Journey of Self-Discovery, Americans Abroad, Unlikely Friendships
TonesWistful, Quirky, Reflective, Intimate, Earnest, Bittersweet
TagsBlind, Driver, Eccentric, Grandfather, Holocaust, Journey, Search, Ukraine

Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure/dramedy film, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz. It was adapted from the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, and was the debut film of Liev Schreiber both as a director and as a screenwriter.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jonathan Safran Foer

Leaf Blower

Jana Hrabetova
Jonathan's Grandmother

Stephen Samudovsky
Jonathan's Grandfather Safran

Ljubomir Dezera
Young Jonathan

Oleksandr Choroshko
Alexander Perchov, Father

Gil Kazimirov
Igor

Zuzana Hodkova
Alex's Mother

Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

Grandfather

Robert Chytil
Breakdancer

Jaroslava Sochova
Woman on Train

Sergei Ryabtsev
Ukrainian Band Member

Yuri Lemeshev
Ukrainian Band Member

Pamela Racine
Ukrainian Band Member

Oleksandr Houtz
Ukrainian Band Member

Ludmila Kartouska
Hotel Waitress

Igor Latta
Old Man at Fair

Eugenin Marandic
Fair Goer

Orest Tkachuk
Fair Goer

Elias Zerael Bauer
Goatherder Boy

Jurij Kokyrc
Well Digger

Sergej Kapitan
Well Digger

Jaroslav Jurichkanc
Well Digger

Igor Savivskij
Well Digger

Jan Pavel Filipensky
Well Digger

Bert Schneider
Nazi Officer

Tereza Veselkova
Augustine

Laryssa Lauret
Lista

Lukas Kral
Young Grandfather, Baruch

Vera Sindelarova
Young Lista

Director

Producer

Kelley Cribben
associate producer

Tom Karnowski
co-producer

David Minkowski
co-producer

Peter Saraf
producer

Matthew Stillman
executive producer

Marc Turtletaub
producer

Original Music

Paul Cantelon
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Cinematographer

Matthew Libatique
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Editor

Andrew Marcus
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Craig McKay
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Casting Director

Avy Kaufman
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Production Designer

Mark Geraghty
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Art Director

Martin Vackar
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Set Decorator

Johnny Byrne
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Costume Designer

Michael Clancy
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Makeup Department

Georgina Abanto
key hair stylist, key makeup artist

Tomás Kuchta
special makeup

Veronika Riehs
makeup assistant

Lucie Vybiralova
hair stylist

Production Manager

Kelley Cribben
post-production supervisor

Tom Karnowski
unit production manager

Ravi D. Mehta
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jakub Dvorak
second assistant director

Helena Frankova
second second assistant director

Jude Gorjanc
first assistant director: New York

Jan Mensik
first assistant director

Maggie Murphy
first assistant director

Kieron Phipps
first assistant director

Amanda Taylor
key second assistant director: New York

Art Department

Kasia Adamik
storyboard artist

Elizabeth Colomba
storyboard artist

Jiri Fleischer
property master

Stanislav Suva
scenic artist

Michal Svoboda
set dresser

Petra Trachtmanova
co-set decorator

Kurt Van Der Basch
storyboard artist

David Vondrasek
assistant art director

Sound Department

Dave Bihldorff
sound re-recordist

Rick Chefalas
first assistant sound editor

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Kenna Doeringer
adr editor

Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer

Petr Forejt
production sound mixer

Lawrence Herman
sound editorial intern

Bobby Johanson
adr mixer

Branka Mrkic
dialogue editor

Igor Nikolic
assistant sound editor

Sarah Jean Porter
apprentice sound editor

Roman Rigo
boom operator

Wyatt Sprague
sound effects editor

Paul Urmson
supervising sound editor, sound designer

Steven Visscher
supervising foley editor

Deborah Wallach
adr supervisor

Special Effects

Jirí Vojtech
special effects crew

Visual Effects

Roland Friedrich
Inferno artist

Miro Gal
Inferno artist

Maros Kesjar
compositor

Helena Keslova
Flame artist

Vladimir Koller
compositor

Vít Komrzý
visual effects producer

Robert Loudil
compositor

Zdenek Machuta
compositor

Jay Mallet
motion control cameraman

Vladimír Matousek
compositor

Robert Pik
Inferno artist, compositor

Jim Rider
motion control cameraman

Jirí Sabata
Flame artist

Amit Sethi
digital artist: titles

Rasto Simocko
Flame artist

Jiri Stamfest
matte artist

Mike Trinker
digital intermediate editor

David Vána
visual effects supervisor

Jan Vseticek
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

Andrea Kinsky
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Václav Cermak
gaffer

Milan Chadima
director of photography: second unit

Lamont Crawford
key grip: New York

Magela Crosignani
camera operator

Neil Davidson
still photographer

Ingo Gardner
balloon light technician

Jiri Gazda
dolly grip

Ivo Gresak
key grip

Jarda Hromadka
best boy

Ladislav Hruby
first assistant camera

Vaclav Kares
camera loader

Viktor Lonek
video assist operator

John J. Moers
director of photography: documentary crew

Frantisek Novák
first assistant camera

Miroslav Pavlik
second assistant camera

Carsten Thoms
balloon light technician

Animation Department

J. John Corbett
animator: titles

Casting Department

Nancy Bishop
casting: Prague

Max Bollinger
casting: Russia, Ukraine

Jessica Daniels
casting associate

Jirí Hrstka
extras casting

Noelle Trkulja
casting assistant: Prague

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gabriela Horská
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Ernest Leif Boyd
assistant editor

John Crowley
digital intermediate colorist

Kate Eales
associate editor

Conor Guy
assistant editor

Attila Kovacs
assistant editor

Beth Moran
assistant editor

Matthew Reedy
digital intermediate producer

Corey Stewart
digital intermediate engineer

Franklin Vargas
digital colorist assist

Music Department

Nancy Allen
music editor

John Carbonara
assistant music editor

Gary Chester
score mixer, music engineer

Brian Deming
additional music mixer

Tony Finno
music preparation

Eric V. Hachikian
assistant orchestrator

Susan Jacobs
music supervisor

Richard King
additional music mixer

Wolfram Koessel
music contractor

Sonny Kompanek
orchestrator

Annette Kudrak
additional music editor

Jack Livesey
composer: additional music

Suzana Peric
music editor

Matt Rocker
music programing: score

Seth Rothschild
assistant music supervisor

Derek Somaru
apprentice music editor

Ted Sperling
conductor

Transportation Department

Jiri Fleischer
picture cars coordinator

Silvie Janculová
unit transportation coordinator

Pavel Voracek
unit transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Judy Aley
researcher: archival photos

David Allsberry
assistant animal trainer

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Lauren Barnhart
assistant to director

George Bunce
2K conform

Mandy Butler
production accountant

Emma Cooper
unit publicist

J. John Corbett
title designer

William Cusick
intern

Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant

Lubomir Janci
stand-in: Young Grandfather

Vladimir Kesl
computer technician

Tomas Kreisl
cashier

Yana Collins Lehman
post-production accountant

Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez
physical production coordinator

Boone Narr
animal trainer

Zack Neuman
office intern

Lenka Pavlakova
assistant production coordinator

Nada Pinter
script supervisor

Sara Pollack
assistant to producer

Victor Quinaz
assistant to the director: Liev Schreiber

Justin Ritson
key production assistant: New York unit

Lucie Ryan
assistant to director

Justin Hamilton Salem
key set production assistant

Julie Sevach
title producer

Katerina Silna
production coordinator

Petr Skvor
location manager

Jiri Tichacek
production accountant: Czech Republic

Goran Uljanic
assistant production coordinator

Peter Ziak
assistant accountant

Production Company

Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
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Telegraph Films
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Big Beach Films
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Stillking Films
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Distributor

Fox-Warner

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)

Argentina Video Home
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

Special Effects

UPP

Miscellaneous

Arri Rental
grip and lighting equipment, camera equipment provided by

Big Film Design
special photography, title design

Blue Sky Stock Footage
stock footage courtesy of

C5
sound editing services

CE VideoAssist Rental
VideoAssist equipment provided by

Digital Playground
stock footage courtesy of

EXTRAfilms S.r.o.
extras casting

Film Laboratory Barrandov
film laboratory

Getty Images
stock footage courtesy of

Library of Congress
archival photographs courtesy of

Macwell
computer services provided by

Post Factory NY
post-production facilities

Postworks New York
digital intermediate

Sound One Corporation
adr recording facility

Soundtrack FT
sound re-recording facility

Stillking Films
production services

TVT Soundtrax
soundtrack

Technicolor
color

Trevanna Post
post-production accounting

UPP
2K spirit scan






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