Far and Away (1992)
| Release Date | 22 May 1992 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $59,000,000 |
| Tagline | They needed a country that was big enough for both of their dreams. |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Epic |
| Niche Genre | Epic |
| Themes | Class Differences, Immigrant Life, Opposites Attract |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Lavish, Nostalgic, Sweeping, Sentimental |
| Tags | Battle Of The Sexes, Boxer, Corruption, Emigration, Family, Farmer, Land Rush, Love, Love Conquers All, Politician, Railroad, Romance, Sports |
Far and Away is a 1992 adventure-drama-romance film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman, and stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. It was probably the last example of a Hollywood epic to be photographed in Super Panavision 70mm, cinematography by Mikael Salomon, with a music score by John Williams. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast and Crew
Eileen Pollock
Molly Kay
Douglas Gillison
Dermody
Wayne Grace
Bourke
Niall Toibin
Joe
Steven O'Donnell
Colm
Peadar Lamb
Farmer
Mark Mulholland
Peasant #1
P.J. Brady
Peasant #2
Wesley Murphy
Landlord
Jimmy Keogh
Priest
J.G. Devlin
Villager #1
Gerry Walsh
Villager #2
Brendan Cauldwell
Tavern Keeper
Derry Power
Peter
Noel O'Donovan
Matthew
Macdara Ó Fatharta
John
Eileen Colgan
Lady #1
Kate Flynn
Lady #2
Joan O'Hara
Lady #3
Frankie McCafferty
Map Vendor
Poll Moussoulides
Hat Vendor
Pat Kinevane
Irish Vendor
Donncha Crowley
Flag Vendor
Tim McDonnell
Fruit Vendor
Todd Hallowell
Thug #1
Ken McCluskey
Thug #2
Brendan Ellis
Rebel Leader
Jeffrey Andrews
Coniff
Judith McIntyre
Glenna
Rynagh O'Grady
Olive
Martin Ewen
Lamplighter
Frank Coughlan
Doctor
Hoke Howell
Crew Boss
Arnold Kuenning
Old Man
Michael Ruud
Immigrant #2
Donré Sampson
Railworker
Harry Webster
Derelict
Mark Wheeler
Officer
William Preston
Blacksmith
Joanne McAteer
Prostitute
Elizabeth Kemler
Prostitute
Cara Wilder
Prostitute
Aedin Moloney
Prostitute
Helene Montague
Piano Player Prostitute
John-Clay Scott
Boxer
Clay M. Lilley
Boxer
Cole S. McKay
Boxer
James Jude Courtney
Boxer
Jeff Ramsey
Boxer
Anthony De Longis
Boxer
Carl Ciarfalio
Italian Boxer
Tim Monich
Bigoted Man
Alecia LaRue
Boston Maid
Ian Elliot
Turner
Bobby Huber
Social Club Thug
Julie Rowen
Social Club Woman #1
Louisa Marie
Social Club Woman #2
Brian Munn
Henchman #1
Phillip V. Caruso
I.M. Malone
Tom Lucy
Immigration Policeman
Jody Bradley
Alan
James McDonald
Irish Immigrant
Director
Writer
Producer
Larry DeWaay
co-producer
Todd Hallowell
executive producer
Louisa Velis
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
Casting Director
John Hubbard
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Ros Hubbard
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Karen Rea
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Production Designer
Allan Cameron
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Jack T. Collis
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Art Director
Jack Senter
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Set Decorator
Richard C. Goddard
Costume Designer
Joanna Johnston
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Makeup Department
Sugar Blymyer
hair stylist
Richard Dean
key makeup artist
Toni Delaney
makeup artist: Ireland
Anne Dunne
hair stylist: Ireland
Edouard F. Henriques
makeup artist
Barbara Lampson
hair stylist
Michael Laudati
makeup artist: Mr. Cruise
Lyndell Quiyou
key hair stylist
Rod Wilson
makeup artist
Robin Jacobs
assistant hair stylist
Ailbhe Lemass
assistant makeup artist: Ireland
Production Manager
Seamus Byrne
production manager: Ireland
Larry DeWaay
unit production manager
Andrew Golov
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barnes
additional second second assistant director: Ireland
Ronald M. Bozman
first assistant director: second unit
Gay Brabazon
second assistant director: Ireland
Todd Hallowell
second unit director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
second second assistant director
Cherylanne Martin
second assistant director
Kyle McCarthy
second assistant director: second unit
Lisa Mulcahy
second second assistant director: Ireland
Laura Petticord
additional second second assistant director
Aldric La'Auli Porter
first assistant director
Brendan Geraghty
daily third assistant director
Suzanne Nicell
trainee assistant director
Art Department
Tommy Bassett
construction manager: Ireland
Robert M. Beall
set designer
Frederick Bewley
supervisor plasterer: Ireland
Brian Bishop
scenic artist: Ireland
Mark Boucher
set dresser
Nigel A. Boucher
lead man
Frank L. Brown
assistant props
Robert L. Clark
paint foreman
Don Clayson
supervising plasterer: Ireland
George Coussins
supervising carpenter: Ireland
Conor Devlin
assistant art director: Ireland
Dennis DeWaay
construction coordinator
Cos Egan
props: Ireland
Steven E. Fegley
propmaker general foreman
Peter Gallagher
props: Ireland
Frank Hallinan-Flood
assistant art director: Ireland
Kavin Hall
head of department painter: Ireland
Robert Harper
supervisor painter: Ireland
Joe A. Hawthorne
signwriter/foreman
Michael Hayward
carpentry supervisor: Ireland
Patty Hooker
set dresser assistant
Joseph E. Hubbard
set designer
Kevin Hudson
props: Ireland
Steve Kallas
construction foreman
Jeff Knipp
art department assistant
Rene Knol
props: Ireland
Michael Kohan
assistant props
Martin Lane
art department trainee: Ireland
Clare Langan
art department trainee: Ireland
Bob Laux
labor foreman
Andrew Lee
stagehand: Ireland
Daragh Lewis
props: Ireland
Charles R. Lipscomb
set dresser
Jim Lowe
stagehand: Ireland
Josie MacAvin
set decorator: Ireland
C.J. Maguire
property master
Larry McGuire
assistant props
Nuala McKernan
property master: Ireland
Owen Monaghan
stand-by props: Ireland
Sunny Mulligan
prop buyer: Ireland
Terry Nagel
construction foreman
Eamonn O'Higgins
props: Ireland
Jimmy O'Meara
chargehand stagehand: Ireland
Christy O'Shaughnessy
stand-by painter: Ireland
Frank O'Shea
props: Ireland
Ian Pape
rigging supervisor: Ireland
Ken Pattenden
head of department carpenter: Ireland
John Purdy
stagehand: Ireland
Peter A. Ramsey
illustrator
Tony Reading
art director: Ireland
Michael Redding
construction coordinator: Ireland
Bobby Scott
chargehand painter: Ireland
Lawrence Ross Shepard
construction foreman
Paddy Shortt
stagehand: Ireland
P.J. Smith
props: Ireland
Steve Spence
art director: Ireland
Bruce D. Streetman
set dresser
Pamela Taylor
set dresser assistant
Derek Wallace
stand-by props: Ireland
Peter Wallace
rigging supervisor: Ireland
Frank Matthews
grip: art department
Michael Ruby
painter
Noel Walsh
props trainee
Sound Department
Andy Aaron
additional sound effects recordist
Jack Armstrong
second boom operator: Ireland
Lois A. Bellucci
assistant sound editor
Elisha Birnbaum
foley artist
Stan Bochner
dialogue editor
Andrea Canovas
apprentice sound editor
Louis Cerborino
sound designer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
sound designer, supervising sound editor, foley editor
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
foley editor
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer
Gerald Donlan
assistant adr editor
Dan Edelstein
foley editor
Thomas A. Gulino
dialogue editor
Robert Hein
dialogue editor
Michael Jacobi
supervising adr editor
Richard King
sound effects editor
Chet Leonard
cable person
Lisa J. Levine
adr editor
Eytan Mirsky
foley editor
Yvette Nabel
assistant sound editor
Ciarán O'Connor
sound trainee: Ireland
Earl Sampson
boom operator
Benno Schoberth
apprentice sound editor
Shari Schwartz
apprentice sound editor
Ivan Sharrock
sound mixer
Stuart Stanley
supervising foley editor
Jeffrey Stern
adr editor
Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho
foley artist
Gail Carroll-Coe
location sound effects
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Dennis Sprankel
boom operator
Kerri Wilson
sound intern
Special Effects
Casey Cavanaugh
special effects technician
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
special effects coordinator
Sean Cavanaugh
special effects technician
Chris Corbould
special effects senior technician: Ireland
Neil Corbould
special effects senior technician: Ireland
David J. Egan
special effects technician
Maurice Foley
special effects senior technician: Ireland
Thomas Kittle
special effects technician
Jeffrey Knott
special effects technician
John McLeod
special effects technician
Samuel E. Price
special effects technician
John Richardson
special effects supervisor: Ireland
Marcus Richardson
special effects assistant: Ireland
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects foreman
Paul Stewart
special effects technician
Brendan Walsh
special effects technician: Ireland
Andy Williams
senior special effects technician
Visual Effects
Craig Barron
director of matte photography: Matte World
Wade Childress
matte plate photography
Kevin Clark
optical line-up
Kimberly Covate
optical coordinator
Fred Lin
optical camera
Bill Mather
matte artist
Lori J. Nelson
optical line-up
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist supervisor
Howard Stein
editor/opticals
Michael Sweeney
optical supervisor
Mary E. Walter
optical lineup
Bob Wilson
optical camera
Krystyna Demkowicz
executive in charge of production: Matte World
Rich McKay
camera assistant
Stunts
Brian Bowes
stunts: Ireland
Chris Branham
stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Will Cascio
stunts
Danny Costa
stunts
Graeme Crowther
stunts: Ireland
Jeff Danoff
stunts
Perry Davey
stunts: Ireland
Dan Eddleman
stunts
Tom Elliott
stunt double: Tom Cruise
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunts
Max Faulkner
stunts: Ireland
Jerry Gatlin
stunts
Nick Gillard
stunts: Ireland
Clifford Happy
stunts
Marguerite Happy
stunts
Dominick Hewitt
stunts: Ireland
Michael Hill
stunts
Johnny Hock
stunts
Sy Hollands
stunts: Ireland
Robert Jauregui
stunts
Paul Kelly
stunts: Ireland
Terry Leonard
stunts
Sean A. McGaughy
stunts
Daniel K. Moore
stunts
Dennis Motes
stunts
Zeljko Negovetic
stunts
Donal O'Farrell
stunts: Ireland
Gary Powell
stunts: Ireland
Greg Powell
stunt coordinator: Ireland
James Pratt
stunts
Darin Rivetti
stunts
J.P. Romano
stunts
Ben Scott
stunts
Walter Scott
stunt coordinator
Jimmy Sherwood
stunts
Lee Sheward
stunts: Ireland
Russell Solberg
stunts
Adam Carlyle Taylor
stunts
R.L. Tolbert
stunts
Gene Walker
stunts
Alan Walsh
stunts: Ireland
Jennifer Watson-Johnston
stunts
Mike Watson
stunts
Jason White
stunts: Ireland
Nick Wilkinson
stunts: Ireland
Raliegh Wilson
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Ashford
grip
Russ Bailey
grip best boy: Ireland
Wayne Baker
first assistant camera
Ciarán Barry
camera trainee: Ireland
Josh Bleibtreu
first assistant camera
Marc Brown
second assistant camera
Dwight Campbell
chief lighting technician
Joseph Campbell
grip
John Carr
generator operator: Ireland
Phillip V. Caruso
still photographer
David R. Christensen
electrician
Alan Cohen
second assistant camera
Louis Conroy
electrical best boy: Ireland
Paddy Corcoran
rigger: Ireland
Noel Cullen
electrician: Ireland
Vito DePalma
first assistant camera
P.J. Dillon
camera trainee: Ireland
John Dunne
grip: Ireland
Jim Farrell
charge hand electrician: Ireland
Michael A. FauntLeRoy
first assistant camera
Ian Fox
first assistant camera
Brendan Galvin
second assistant camera: Ireland
Rusty Geller
Steadicam operator
Christopher Dunn George
first assistant camera
Ron Goodman
camera operator: SpaceCam
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam operator
Steve Graves
best boy grip
Edward A. Gutentag
second assistant camera
Leonard Harkless
electrician
Bill Hedge
animation camera operator
Steven Hiller
first assistant camera
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
grip
Bobby Huber
key grip
Bob Hunt
generator operator: Ireland
Pascal Jones
rigger: Ireland
Lawrence Karman
additional camera operator
Eamon Kelly
rigger: Ireland
George Kohut
additional camera operator
Mikael Kristensen
grip: Ireland
Jimmy Leavens
dolly grip
Bill Levins
electrician: Ireland
David Luckenbach
second assistant camera
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam operator, camera operator
John R. Manocchia
electrician
James M. McEwen
electrician
Glenn E. Moran
electrician
Terry Mulligan
electrician: Ireland
John Murphy
dolly grip
John Murphy
key grip: Ireland
Paddy Murphy
electrician: Ireland
Willie O'Brien
grip: Ireland
Shayne A. Odegaard
grip
Robbie Reilly
grip: Ireland
Andy Ryan
best boy electric
Douglas Ryan
additional camera operator
Robert A. Saliamonas
film loader
Steve Sass
spacecam camera technician
Donald W. Schroeder
electrician
Michael St. Hilaire
additional camera operator
Anthony Swan
generator operator: Ireland
Daniel E. Teaze
second assistant camera
Stephen Wong
first assistant camera
J.A. Byerly
grip
J.P. Gabriel
video assist operator: Montana
Peter O'Toole
facilities generator operator: Ireland
Animation Department
Mauro Maressa
animation supervisor
Casting Department
Donna Ekholdt
casting associate
Tammy L. Smith
extras casting assistant
Dougal Cousins
extras casting assistant: Ireland
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy Asher
set costumer: Ireland
Anthony Black
set costumer: Ireland
Nigel Boyd
costumer: Ireland
Leah Brown
set costumer
Lian Callaghan
costumer: Ireland
Kendall Errair
costumer: Ms. Kidman
Sheila Fahey
wardrobe assistant: Ireland
Joe McCloskey
set costumer
Rhona McGuirke
costume supervisor: Ireland
June Nevin
assistant costume designer: Ireland
Gabriel O'Brien
wardrobe assistant: Ireland
David Page
costumer: Mr. Cruise
Maurice Palinski
costumer
David S. Powell
costumer
Ann Stokes
set costumer: Ireland
Joanna Taylor
costumer: Ireland
Sally Turner
assistant costume designer
James W. Tyson
costume supervisor
Barcie Waite
assistant costume designer
Patrick Wheatley
costumer: Ireland
Diana Wilson
costumer
Pamela Wise
key costume supervisor
Wingate Jones
costumer
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi
assistant editor
Paul Jenson
negative developer
David Orr
color timer
James Sheridan
negative cutter
David Siegel
assistant editor
Amanda Sutton
assistant editor: Ireland
Roger Tweten
first assistant editor
Ofe Yi
assistant editor
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Tony Hinnigan
musician: pan flute
Susan McLean
score recordist
Shawn Murphy
music recordist
John Neufeld
orchestrator
Jerry O'Sullivan
musician: uilleann pipes
Mike Taylor
musician: pan flute
Kenneth Wannberg
music editor
Judd Miller
musician: evi and pan flute solo
Bobby Muzingo
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Howard Brady Davidson
transportation coordinator
Colin Duffin
driver: Ireland
Arthur Dunne
transportation manager: Ireland
Pat Egan
driver: Ireland
Fiacra Gaffney
driver: Ireland
Peadar Gaffney
driver: Ireland
David Garris
driver: Mr. Cruise
Gary Hardman
transportation
Gary Hellerstein
transportation dispatcher
Tony Hopkins
driver: Ireland
John Kavanagh
driver: Ireland
Gary Paulsen
transportation captain
Gerry Turner
transportation
Other Crew
Todd J. Adelman
first aid supervisor
Kristen Anacker
color specialist
Ali Anderson
production office assistant
Frank Askin
wrangler
Carmen Avila
assistant accountant
Lisa A. Becker
production secretary
Robert Bell
set assistant: Ireland
Jeffrey T. Bernstein
production assistant
Ron L. Brinkerhoff
production office assistant
J.P.S. Brown
wrangler
Paula Brown
production assistant
Neil S. Buckhantz
video playback engineer
Beverly Burton
craft service
Patrick Byrne
projectionist: Ireland
Mitchell Cassel
contact lens consultant
Ramon Castillo Urbina
men's tailor
Robert C. Cawley
second unit captain
Dick Cole
wrangler
William M. Connor
production assistant
Phillip Cowling
wrangler
Monica Devereux
choreographer
Clare Ditchburn
historical research
Michael Doven
set assistant: Mr. Cruise
Catherine Dunne
set assistant: Ireland
Peter Flinth
intern
Riley Flynn
re-enactors supervisor
Daisy Fortune
accounting assistant: Ireland
Donal Geraghty
assistant accountant: Ireland
Elizabeth Gill
set assistant: Ireland
Britt Givens
wrangler
Irene Graham
housing coordinator: Ireland
Marvin Graham
shotmaker operator
Philip Harris
wrangler
Corky Hedrick
wrangler
Josh Hedrick
wrangler
Rusty Hendrickson
wrangler
Ronnie Hisaw
accounting assistant
Philip Hobbs
location caterer: Ireland
Griffin Hodson
wrangler
Luke Johnston
set assistant: Ireland
David H. Kramer
loop group coordinator
Leo Landa
shotmaker operator
Ilene S. Landress
assistant accountant
Alecia LaRue
supervising production coordinator
Joanne Leal
trainee production secretary: Ireland
Karon Levin
key set assistant: Ireland
Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist
Mark Longie
production assistant
Victoria Lucas
historical research
Michael J. Malone
location manager
Tom Martin
title designer
Yvonne McDonald
housing assistant: Ireland
Kathleen McGill
production controller
John McKenna
armorer: Ireland
Larry McKinney
wrangler
Brian McNulty
production assistant
Leslie Mikol
key set assistant
Dexter Miller
assistant accountant
Margaret Moggan
assistant accountant: Ireland
Tim Monich
dialect coach
Richard Morrow Seagraves
wrangler
Andrea Morse
assistant: Mr. Cruise
Dennis Motes
wrangler
Gary Mouw
wrangler
Tara Mullen
production office assistant: Ireland
Paul Myler
production accountant: Ireland
James C. Nelson
projectionist
Gene O'Brien
wrangler
Martha O'Neill
location manager: Ireland
Reid Overstreet
wrangler
K.C. Peterson
wrangler
Rex Peterson
wrangler
Russell Plain Feather
wrangler
Wylon Plain Feather
wrangler
Greg Powell
horse master: Ireland
Sarah Power
assistant production coordinator: Ireland
Robert Quinn
assistant location manager: Ireland
Bruce Randall
wrangler
Sioux Richards
script supervisor
Darin Rivetti
set production assistant
Julie Rowen
historical researcher , assistant: Mr. Dolman and Mr. Hallowell
Robin Ruse-Rinehart Barris
assistant production coordinator
Ervin Lee Small
wrangler
Guy Small
wrangler
Kent Smith
wrangler
Clayton Stambaugh
wrangler
Kirk Steppe
production assistant
Nicole Tapp
principal ladies cutter/maker
Adam C. Taylor
production assistant
Fiona Traynor
production coordinator: Ireland
Holly Ugland
wrangler
Rudy Ugland
boss wrangler
Bert Vermandel
wrangler
Brian Vermandel
wrangler
Jeri Wales
wrangler
Gene Walker
wrangler
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot
Anthony De Longis
bare knuckle fights
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank
wrangler
Stacy Layne Kramer
accounting assistant
Mark Leahy
stand-in
Steve Lillard
wrangler
Fionn Seavers
location facilities
Bill Timoney
adr loop group
Production Company
Imagine Films Entertainment
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC-Taft Home Video
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Lucernafilm - Alfa
MCA/Universal Home Video
Panasonic
Paramount Home Video
Pioneer LDC
Pioneer LDCE
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures
Universal Studios Home Video
Special Effects
Matte World Digital
Miscellaneous
Animal Makers
prosthetic animals
Ardmore Sound
Irish facilities
Bill Dance Casting
extras casting
Boss Film Studios
titles and opticals
Cine Electric Ltd.
grip and lighting equipment
Clearsound
production sound
Cosprop
costumes supplied
DeLuxe Laboratories
color timing
For Stars Catering
catering
Gourmet Girls
extra catering
Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparation
Location Caterers
caterer: Ireland
MCA Soundtracks
soundtrack
Pacific Title
end title design
Panavision
camera and lenses
Sequoia Illumination
grip and lighting equipment
Sound One Corporation
post-production facilities
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