Gosford Park (2001)


Gosford Park
Release Date07 November 2001
Budget$15,000,000
US Box Office$41,000,000
TaglineTea At Four. Dinner At Eight. Murder At Midnight.
GenreComedy, Drama, Mystery
CountryUK
USA
Italy
Filming LocationsHall Barn, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners, Whodunit, Ensemble Film
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodStrictly Speaking
ThemesServants and Employers, Class Differences, Party Film, Murder Investigations
TonesWitty, Biting, Elegant, Talky, Atmospheric, Stylish, Literate
TagsButler, Chambermaid, Class System, Estate, High Society, House Party, Housekeeper, Maid, Murder, Police Inspector, Police Investigation, Servant, Social Classes, Upper Class

Gosford Park is a 2001 mystery comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Alan Bates and Michael Gambon. The story follows a party of wealthy Britons and an American and their servants, who gather for a shooting weekend at the English country house, Gosford Park. A murder occurs after a dinner party and the film goes on to present the subsequent investigation into it from both the servants' and the guests' perspectives.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Constance Trentham

William McCordle

Sylvia McCordle

Isobel McCordle

Lord Raymond Stockbridge

Louisa Stockbridge

Anthony Meredith

Natasha Wightman
Lavinia Meredith

Ivor Novello

Morris Weissman

Freddie Nesbitt

Mabel Nesbitt

Rupert Standish

Jeremy Blond

Henry Denton

Inspector Thompson

Ron Webster
Constable Dexter

Mary Maceachran

Robert Parks

Mrs. Wilson

Mrs. Croft

Elsie

Jennings

Probert

Jeremy Swift
Arthur

Dorothy

Meg Wynn Owen
Lewis

Frances Low
Sarah

Joanna Maude
Renee

Teresa Churcher
Bertha

Sarah Flind
Ellen

Finty Williams
Janet

Emma Buckley
May

Lucy Cohu
Lottie

Laura Harling
Ethel

Tilly Gerrard
Maud

Will Beer
Albert

Leo Bill
Jim

Gregor Henderson-Begg
Fred

John Atterbury
Merriman

Mr. Burkett

Ron Puttock
Strutt

Adrian Preater
McCordle's Loader

John Cox
Loader

Ken Davies
Loader

Tony Davies
Loader

Steve Markham
Loader

Terry Sturmey
Loader

Julian Such
Loader

Alan Bland
Beater

Peter Champion
Beater

Geoff Double
Beater

Robin Devereux
Beater

John Fountain
Beater

Richard Gamble
Beater

Brian Rumsey
Beater

George Sherman
Beater

Widget
Pip the Dog

Natalie Danks-Smith
American Actress

Director

Writer

Producer

producer

Joshua Astrachan
co-producer

producer

Jane Barclay
executive producer

associate producer

Jane Frazer
co-producer

Sharon Harel
executive producer

Robert Jones
executive producer

Hannah Leader
executive producer

David Levy
producer

Original Music

Patrick Doyle
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Cinematographer

Andrew Dunn

Editor

Tim Squyres
-

Casting Director

Mary Selway
-

Production Designer

Stephen Altman
-

Art Director

John Frankish

Sarah Hauldren
-

Set Decorator

Anna Pinnock
-

Costume Designer

Jenny Beavan
-

Makeup Department

Jan Archibald
hair designer

Anita Burger
hair stylist

Deborah Jarvis
makeup artist

Sallie Jaye
chief makeup artist

Sharon Martin
makeup artist

Astrid Schikorra
hair stylist

Eric Scruby
barber

Loulia Sheppard
hair stylist

Kate Thompson
makeup artist

Norma Webb
makeup artist

Production Manager

Joseph Jayawardena
unit manager

Tori Parry
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sara Desmond
second assistant director

Carlos Fidel
third assistant director

Richard Styles
first assistant director

Art Department

David Balfour
property master

Pete Beasley
additional stand-by carpenter

Chris Brown
construction h.o.d.

David Cheesman
dressing props

Fergus Clegg
property buyer

Marlon Cole
dressing props

Allan Croucher
hod plasterer

Gary Dawson
dressing prop trainee

Clive Drinkall
stagehand

Michael R. Driscoll
stagehand

James Foster
stand-by art director

Colin Fox
drapes master

Mark Geeson
dressing props

Matthew Gray
assistant art director

Margaret Graysmark
construction buyer

Tony Graysmark
construction manager

Robert Hill
stand-by props

Kevin Hopkins
painter

Frank Howe
drapes assistant

Bryce Johnston
supervising carpenter

Ray Lee
property buyer

Roy Martin
painter

Iain McFadyen
plasterer

John McGolderick
carpenter

Hugh McKenzie
carpenter

John Mister
stand-by plasterer

James Muir
stand-by stagehand

Keith Muir
hod stagehand

Joseph Newman
carpenter

Maria Newsham
property department coordinator

John Porter
carpenter

Douglas Regan
painter

Shirley Robinson
art department coordinator

Albert Roper
stand-by painter

Barry Sams
plasterer

Richard Shackleton
carpenter

Keith Shannon
plasterer

Terence Simpson
carpenter

Adrian Start
hod scenic painter

Glenn Start
painter

Matthew Start
painter

Gregor Telfer
stand-by props

Terry Thompson
carpenter

Keith Vowles
property storeperson

John Watts
painter

Michael Weaver
painter

John Wells
location property master

Laurence Wells
chargehand dresser

William Wells
dressing props

Lotta Wolgers
art department assistant

Colin Woodbridge
stand-by carpenter

Helen Xenopoulos
draughtsperson

Jack Garwood
dressing props

Howard Weaver
scenic artist

Sound Department

Hugo Adams
assistant foley editor

Julie Ankerson
foley artist

Foluso Aribigbola
assistant adr editor

John Bateman
adr and foley mixer

Nigel Bennett
sound re-recording mixer assistant

Benjamin Bober
boom operator

Peter Burgis
foley artist

Paul Carr
adr mixer

John Cochrane
dialogue editor

Ed Colyer
adr and foley mixer

Andie Derrick
foley artist

Rod Duggan
DTS technical support engineer

John Fewell
foley artist

Peter Glossop
sound mixer

Mark Gudgin
sound assistant

Howard Halsall
dialogue editor

Alan Harrison
trainee: FT2

Nina Hartstone
supervising dialogue editor

Lisa Inman
trainee: FT2

Robert Ireland
adr editor

Mark Lafbery
foley mixer

Stuart Mackay
trainee: FT2

Steve Mayer
assistant sound editor

Nneka Meka
trainee: FT2

Nigel Mills
supervising sound editor

Shaun Mills
boom operator

Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer

Grahame Peters
foley editor

Robin Quinn
assistant dialogue editor

Esther Smith
assistant adr & foley mixer

Richard Street
sound re-recording mixer

David Tyler
assistant adr & foley mixer

Roger Slater
sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects

Stuart Brisdon
special effects supervisor

Mark Haddenham
special effects technician

Peter Haran
special effects technician

Ian Lowe
senior special effects technician

Visual Effects

Simon Hughes
film scanning and recording services: Cinesite

Simon Minshall
film scanning and recording services: Cinesite

Stuart Pearson
film scanning and recording services: Cinesite

Dan Ashton
scanning and recording

Nick Drew
visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Collette Nunes
visual effects editor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Schafer-Davies Oliver
digital compositor

Joe Pavlo
digital compositor

Adrian Ratley
digital artist

Mark Richardson
digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Michael Turoff
digital effects

Grant White
digital compositor

Stunts

Abbi Collins
riding double

Dinny Powell
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Mik Allen
focus puller

Sam Bloor
electrician

Derek Boyes
video assistant

Richard Sion Carroll
clapper loader

Robert Cuddy
electrician

Darren Flindall
additional stand-by rigger

Raymond Flindall
stand-by rigger

Pat Garrett
grip

Patrick James Grosswendt
gaffer

Robert Gurney
rigger

Sid Hinson
additional stand-by rigger

Malcolm Huse
grip

Brad Larner
focus puller

Stephen Lee
video operator

Liam McGill
best boy

Ronald Meeks
h.o.d. rigger

Neil Munro
electrician

Gary Nolan
electrician

Eamonn O'Keeffe
additional focus puller

Andrew Purdy
generator operator

Ron Shane
electrician

Charlie Stanfield
camera trainee

Peter Taylor
camera operator

Mark Tillie
still photographer

Martyn Welland
electrician

Paul Wheeldon
clapper loader

Iwan Williams
electrician

Jamie Mills
electrician

Casting Department

Fiona Weir
casting assistant

Louis Elman
adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Andrew Hunt
wardrobe assistant

Anna Kot
assistant costume designer

Stephen Miles
additional wardrobe assistant

Sophie Norinder
wardrobe assistant

Jane Petrie
additional wardrobe assistant

Sunita Singh
wardrobe assistant

Clare Spragge
costume supervisor

Lee Croucher
daily costume assistant

Editorial Department

Lowell Dubrinsky
post-production assistant: US

Emily Grant
assistant editor: UK

Sacha Guttenstein
post-production assistant

Steve Harrow
post-production consultant

Peter Hunt
color grader

John F. Lyons
second assistant editor

Will MacNeil
assistant editor: UK

Amanda Pollack
first assistant editor

Betty P. Teng
editing room assistant

Steve Farman
negative cutter

Music Department

Lawrence Ashmore
orchestrator

Richard Bolton
musician: guitar

Nicholas Bucknall
musician: woodwinds

Tonia Davall
musicians contractor

Abigail Doyle
assistant music editor

Patrick Doyle
orchestrator

Brian Gascoigne
musician: piano

Eddie Hession
musician: accordion

Patrick Kiernan
musician: second violin

Yann McCullough
assistant music recordist, assistant music mixer

Ion Metsovitis
assistant music mixer, assistant music recordist

Perry Montague Mason
musician: first violin

Christopher Northam
musician: piano

John Parricelli
musician: guitar

Andy Pask
musician: bass

James Potter
musician: cello

Vicky Quinn
assistant music producer

Maggie Rodford
music producer

Ralph Salmins
musician: drums

James Shearman
orchestrator, conductor

Tony Stanton
music preparation

Graham Sutton
music editor

Jamie Talbot
musician: woodwinds

Chris Tombling
musician: second violin

Ivo Van Der Worff
musician: viola

Hugh Webb
musician: harp

Bruce White
musician: viola

Nick Wollage
music recordist, music mixer

Transportation Department

Daniel Brown
facility/truck driver

Roy Clarke
transportation coordinator

Terry Collins
unit driver

George Corrigan
facility/truck driver

Clive Crawley
unit driver

Gerry Floyd
unit driver

Len Furssedonn
unit driver

John Geary
action vehicles: Motorhouse Hire Ltd.

Rob Hanson
facility/truck driver

Phil Houghton
facility/truck driver

Simon Hudnott
unit driver

Bob McGovern
facility/truck driver

John McMeekin
facility/truck driver

John Reid
facility/truck driver

Phil Richman
facility/truck driver

Dean Roberts
facility/truck driver

Steve Rose
facility/truck driver

Stanley Sirkin
unit driver

Barry Stevenson
unit driver

Gary Sutch
facility/truck driver

Bob Turner
facility/truck driver

Other Crew

Vicki Allen
additional floor runner

Wren Arthur
representative: Sandcastle 5 Productions

Simon August
location assistant

Celia Barnett
researcher

Patricia Barr
unit nurse

Robin Bell
stills processing: Visions

Steve Boag
titles and opticals

Charles Bodycomb
armorer: Perdix Firearms

Debbie Brodie
home economist

Martin Bullard
titles and opticals

Mark Bunce
caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission

Richards Butler
legal services: UK

Carolyn Park-Chapman
floor runner

Dave Chorley
caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission

May Chu
assistant to director

Phil Churchfield
caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission

Gillian Clyde
business affairs: Film Council's Premiere Fund

Tony Cuomo
security

Jason Curtis
health and safety advisor

Steve Dent
horse handler

Penny Eyles
script supervisor

Rebecca Farrant
work experience

Joan Field
stand-in

Terry Green
security

Simon Hall
legal services: UK

Vinnie Holden
production finance: Film Council's Premiere Fund

Arthur Inch
technical advisor: butler

Claudia Kalindjian
unit publicist

Anya Keith
assistant production coordinator

Violet Liddle
technical advisor: parlour maid

Gary Messer
stand-in

Zoie Miller
trainee accounts assistant

Lew Morgan
security

Luke Morris
production executive: Film Council's Premiere Fund

Ruth Mott
technical advisor: cook

Julian Murray
second assistant accountant

Ruth Nicol
construction nurse

Brock Norman Brock
production executive: Film Council's Premiere Fund

Christopher Northam
piano tutor

David Oliver
stand-in

Kevin O'Shea
insurance services: AON Albert G Ruben

Jackie O'Sullivan
business affairs: Film Council's Premiere Fund

Ray Pascoe
projectionist: rushes theatre

Ned Paul
bridge tutor

Samar Pollitt
additional floor runner

Ron Puttock
technical advisor: pheasant shoot

Sue Quinn
location manager

Ben Rakison
production runner

Luke Randolph
completion guaranty provider: International Film Guarantors

Kay Raven
dog handler: Animals O Kay

Scott Reid
security

Claire Robertson
first assistant accountant

Bella Sabbagh
stand-in

Rowley Samuel
work experience

George Sheanshang
legal services: USA

Allison Shigo
representative: Chicagofilms

David Slattery-Christy
consultant: Ivor Novello

Barry Smith
legal services: UK

Gina Stewart
assistant home economist

Matthew Symonds
titles and opticals

Hamish Tavendale
location assistant

Alistair Thompson
production accountant

Katherine Tidy
assistant home economist

Brett Tyne
assistant to producer

Clare Wade
floor runner

Kevin Walker
billiards tutor

Andy Watson
health and safety advisor

Julia Wilson-Dixon
dialogue coach

Winnie Wishart
production coordinator

Michael J. Harker
completion bond representative

Darren Helman
location assistant

Chris Klockner
runner

Kelly Spearman
production runner

Thanks

Elmer Balaban
the producers wish to thank

Gary Brady
the producers wish to thank

Sam Cohn
the producers wish to thank

Maxine Davidson
the producers wish to thank

Pam Dixon
the producers wish to thank

John Ensby
the producers wish to thank

Avy Eschenasy
the producers wish to thank

the producers wish to thank

Rob Garvie
the producers wish to thank

Donna Gigliotti
the producers wish to thank

Hortense Izac
the producers wish to thank

Patrick McEnellay
the producers wish to thank

John Mellor
the producers wish to thank

Ian Neil
the producers wish to thank

Paul Olliver
the producers wish to thank

Nigel Palmer
the producers wish to thank

Anita Patel
the producers wish to thank

Nick Pocock
the producers wish to thank

Anita Serwacki
the producers wish to thank

Hugh Whittaker
the producers wish to thank

Production Company

USA Films

Capitol Films

Film Council

Sandcastle 5 Productions
-

Chicagofilms

Medusa Produzione

Distributor

A-Film Distribution

A-Film Home Entertainment
,

Capitol Films

Distribution Company

Entertainment Film Distributors
-

Golden Scene

Hollydan Works

Laurenfilm

Mars Distribution
-

Medusa Distribuzione
-

Monopole-Pathé

PlayArte Home Vídeo

Prorom Media-Trade

Scanbox Entertainment

Scanbox Sweden

Triangelfilm

USA Films

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures

Universal Pictures

Universal Studios

Special Effects

Jim Henson's Creature Shop

United Special Effects
-

Miscellaneous

AEI Danzas
shipping

AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance services

Air-Edel Associates
music production

Air-Edel Recording Studios
music recorded and mixed at

Animals Okay
animals provided by

Axium
payroll services: UK

AxiumAvalon Entertainment Services
payroll services: US

Banque Internationale A Luxembourg S.A.
banking finance provided by

CI Travel Consultants
travel

Capital Medical Services
unit medical coverage

Casting Collective
crowd casting

Chanel Joaillerie
the producers wish to thank

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission (I)
catering

Cine Image Film Opticals
titles and opticals

Cinesite
film scanning and recording services by

Cosprop
costumiers

De Gournay
the producers wish to thank

Decca Records
soundtrack available on

Film 4X4
transport facilities

Film Council Premiere Fund
made with the support of

Hyperactive Broadcast
editing equipment

International Film Guarantors
completion guaranty provided by

Kodak
motion picture film

Lays International
transport facilities provided by

Lee Lighting
lighting equipment

London & New York Wig Company
wigs supplied by

McDonald and Rutter
publicity

Midnight Transfer
telecine of dailies

Motorhouse
action vehicles

Movie Makers Facilities
transport facilities provided by

National Film Trustee Company
receipts collected and distributed by

Nationwide Access
cranes

On Set Location Services
transport facilities

Orbit Digital
editing equipment

Panavision UK
camera and lenses

Perdix Firearms Ltd.
armourer

Professional Negative Cutting
negative cutting

Sapex Scripts
post-production script

Shepperton Film Studios
sound re-recorded at, foleyadr studio, post-production facilities

Steeple Post Production Services
post-production consultant

Studio Workshops
transport facilities provided by

Syncspeed Post Prod
sound transfers

Tessiers
the producers wish to thank

Thorney Court Management and Staff
the producers wish to thank

Twickenham Film Studios
foley studio

UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack

Visions
stills processing

Wavevend Communications
radios

World Wide Express
shipping






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