High Tension (2003)
| Release Date | 18 June 2003 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | Hearts will bleed. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | France |
| Filming Locations | Bucharest, Romania |
| Language | French, English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Slasher Film |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Woman In Jeopardy, Nightmare Vacations |
| Tones | Tense, Harsh, Gruesome, Menacing, Gritty, Slick, Lurid, Nocturnal |
| Tags | Countryside, Escape, Fight, Kill, Psychopath, Slasher |
Haute Tension (French pronunciation: High Tension; released as Switchblade Romance in the United Kingdom and High Tension in North America) is a 2003 French horror film that was later released in 2004 in the United Kingdom and 2005 in the United States and Canada. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, stars Cécile de France, Maïwenn Le Besco and Philippe Nahon. Haute Tension was picked up by independent distributor Lions Gate Entertainment following a successful screening at the Midnight Madness section of the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Originally rated NC-17 in the USA for Strong Graphic Violence, a few graphic shots were cut from the final version of the U.S. release to get it down to the R rating (the original NC-17 cut was released in some theaters). However, the original cut (referred to as an unrated version) is available on DVD. The film finally Rated R for Graphic Bloody Killings, Terror, Sexual Content, and Language.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Franck Khalfoun
Jimmy
Andrei Finti
Alex's Father
Oana Pellea
Alex's Mother
Marco Claudiu Pascu
Tom
Jean-Claude de Goros
Police Captain
Bogdan Uritescu
Gendarme
Gabriel Spahiu
Homme voiture, Man in car
Director
Producer
Grégory Levasseur
writer
Alexandre Arcady
producer
Robert Benmussa
producer
Andrei Boncea
executive producer
Inigo Lezzi
line producer
Mehdi Sayah
assistant producer
Original Music
François Eudes
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Cinematographer
Maxime Alexandre
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Editor
Al Rundle
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Sophie Vermersch
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Casting Director
Florin Kevorkian
Production Designer
Renald Cotte Verdy
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Tony Egry
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Art Director
Grégory Levasseur
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Set Decorator
Gabriel Nechita
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Gabriela Nechita
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Makeup Department
Gabi Cretan
makeup artist
Giannetto De Rossi
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Andrei Boncea
executive in charge of production
Attila Egry
unit manager
Calin Furtunescu
production manager
Inigo Lezzi
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alina Apostu
assistant director
Anthony Collard
second assistant director
Theodor Halacu-Nicon
first assistant director
Virgil Nicolaescu
second assistant director
Art Department
Blehan Bogdan
construction crew
Adrian Cancer
storyboard artist
Agler Catalin
construction crew
Ann Chakraverty
set dresser
Paul Dobre
construction crew
Dorin Grigorescu
construction crew
Ionut Mandruta
construction crew
Gabriela Nechita
construction crew , storyboard artist
Rusetelu Nicolae
construction crew
Calin Papura
construction crew
Tudor Polizu
construction crew
Serge Recorbet
construction manager
Elsa Richez
key painter
Camelia Sirbu
construction crew
Doru Stan
construction crew
Sound Department
Robert Althoff
sound re-recordist: United States version
Pierre André
sound
Emmanuel Augeard
sound mixer
Guillaume Battistelli
assistant sound editor
Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer: United States version
John Bires
additional sound: United States version
Christian Brousselle
post-synchronization
Mihai Burtan
sound
Marian Costea
sound
Jeff Eisner
additional sound: United States version
Ludovic Escallier
assistant sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
digital assistant editor: United States version
Jeff Glueck
additional sound: United States version
Loïc Gourbe
sound recordist
Thierry Havard
boom operator
Chris Jargo
sound effects editor: United States version
François Lepeuple
foley artist
Didier Lesage
sound engineer
Didier Lozahic
sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Malham
re-recording engineer
Craig Mann
sound re-recordist: United States version
Olivier Marlangeon
assistant foley artist
Stefanie Melchor
additional sound: United States version
Glenn T. Morgan
supervising sound editor: United States version
Cristi Onutu
sound
Mark Relyea
sound effects editor: United States version
Sébastien Savine
assistant sound editor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
sound re-recording mixer: United States version
Matthew Sordello
additional sound: United States version
Branden Spencer
digital assistant editor: United States version
Peter Staubli
sound effects editor: United States version
Greg Steele
adr mixer: United States version
Dean St. John
adr mixer: United States version
Bogdan Varzaru
sound
David A. Whittaker
sound effects editor: United States version
Ben Wilkins
sound editor
David Young
additional sound: United States version
Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist
Special Effects
Adrian Popescu
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Benjamin Ageorges
digital compositor
Stephane Bidault
visual effects
Christophe Chanvin
visual effects supervisor
Jean-Antoine Lacolle
digital compositor
Matthias Weber
visual effects producer
Stunts
Szabolcs Cseh
stunts
Marius Florian
stunt double: Marie
Von Totojescu
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Mihai Burtan
assistant camera
Catalin Ciobanu
electrician
Marian Costea
camera operator
Viorel Diaconescu
gaffer
Titi Gavrila
assistant camera
Ionut Lupulescu
clapper loader
Sorin Nainer
still photographer
Cristi Onutu
assistant camera
Toni Salabasev
still photographer
Bogdan Stanciu
Steadicam operator
Remus Tanase
key grip
Bogdan Varzaru
camera operator
Casting Department
Domnica Circiumaru
extras casting
Editorial Department
Serge Anthony
color timer
Adam Fox Forrest
dvd menu designer
Magali Magnan
assistant editor
Music Department
Jérôme Devoise
score mixer
Jérôme Lateur
music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue
music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern
music production supervisor
Mehdi Sayah
assistant music supervisor
Transportation Department
Adrian Nita
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Andra Barbuica
script supervisor
Bob Buchholz
english language director
Razvan Caminschi
production assistant
Liliana Ciobanu
production assistant
Jean-Patrick Flande
unit publicist
Catherine Grandjean
administrator
Nicu Kasza
production assistant
Dorina Popa
production assistant
Dominique Segall
press attache
Karl Sigwald
production assistant
Luminita Costinela Stanciu
production secretary
Doru Stan
production assistant
Production Company
Alexandre Films
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Europa Corp.
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Distributor
EuropaCorp. Distribution
Fox Pathé Europa
Bioscop
Cathay-Keris Films
EuropaCorp. Japan
Lions Gate Films
Maple Pictures
Optimum Releasing
Accent Film Entertainment
Eagle Pictures
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Manga Films
Media Cooperation One (MC-One)
Special Effects
AutreChose
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Miscellaneous
Cinécool
camera equipment
Jeremy Walker + Associates
publicity
S.I.S.
post-synchronization
Studio Lincoln
post-synchronization
Technovision
camera equipment
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Alexandre Aja
Furia (1999)
High Tension
Piranha (2010)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
