Little Odessa (1994)


Little Odessa
Release Date29 August 1994
Budget$2,000,000
US Box Office$1,000,000
TaglineBetween good and evil and heaven and hell is...
GenreCrime, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCrime Drama, Urban Drama, Coming-of-Age, Gangster Film
MoodIn a Minor Key
ThemesHired Killers, Fathers and Sons, Sibling Relationships, Immigrant Life, Haunted By the Past
TonesGloomy, Drab, Gritty, Downbeat, Harsh, Tense, Austere, Deliberate
TagsBrother, Father, Gangster, Hitman, Return, Russian [nationality]

Little Odessa is an American crime film released in 1994 by James Gray, featuring Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly and Vanessa Redgrave. The film earned a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Critic Prize at the Deauville Film Festival.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Joshua Shapira

Reuben Shapira

Alla Shustervich

Irina Shapira

Boris Volkoff

Arkady Shapira

Sasha

Mina Bern
Grandma Tsilya

Mohammed Ghaffari
Pahlevi

Michael Khmurov
Yuri

Dmitry Preyers
Victor

David Ross
Anatoly

Ron Brice
Man with one leg

Jace Kent
Mechanic

Marianna Lead
Clara

Gene Ruffini
Janitor

Director

Producer

writer

Claudia Lewis
executive producer

Rolf Mittweg
executive producer

Kerry Orent
co-producer

Paul Webster
producer

Nick Wechsler
executive producer

Original Music

Dana Sano
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Cinematographer

Tom Richmond
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Editor

Dorian Harris
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Casting Director

Douglas Aibel
-

Production Designer

Kevin Thompson
-

Art Director

Judy Rhee
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Set Decorator

Charles Ford
-

Costume Designer

Michael Clancy
-

Makeup Department

Karen Nichols
key hair stylist, key makeup artist

Production Manager

Christopher Goode
production manager

Michael J. Harker
post-production supervisor

Lisa Rosen
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Steve Apicella
first assistant director

David M. Cox
second assistant director

David 'Wex' Wechsler
second second assistant director

Art Department

Annie Ballard
on-set dresser

Dave Dearberg
property master

Danny Rovira
construction coordinator

Sound Department

Ulrika Akander
dialogue editor

Tony Cappelli
sound editor

Fred Cipriano
sound effects editor

Susan Dudeck
adr editor

Gary Gegan
sound re-recording mixer

Jeanne Gilliland
boom operator

Lewis Goldstein
supervising sound editor

Matthew Iadarola
supervising re-recording mixer

David Jobe
foley mixer

John A. Larsen
supervising sound editor

Tom Paul
production sound mixer

Alicia Stevenson
foley artist

Special Effects

Drew Jiritano
special effects

John Stifanich
special effects

Stunts

Roy Farfel
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Tony Arnaud
dolly grip

David Burroughs
best boy grip

Prashant Gupta
still photographer

Margaret Heidenry
grip

Jonathan Mintz
key grip

John Samaras
assistant camera: second unit

Eric Schmidt
gaffer

Emelia Stockdale
first assistant camera

Andrew T. Watts
best boy electric

Elizabeth Wick
second assistant camera

Casting Department

Jordan Beswick
casting assistant

Kalev Kuusoeks
extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kevin Donaldson
costume assistant

Victoria Farrell
assistant costume designer

Joan Kaufman
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Jeffrey Ford
assistant editor

Brian Johnson
first assistant editor

Music Department

Dick Bernstein
music editor

Richard Henderson
music coordinator

Philip Tallman
music editor

Transportation Department

Bobby Marsh
driver

Other Crew

Gavin J. Behrman
set production assistant

Suzanne Celeste
dialect coach: Tim Roth

Eddy Collyns
location manager

Brian David Fisher
production assistant

Teri Kane
unit publicist

Sarah Lindborg
location assistant

Victoria McGarry
production coordinator

Andy Muller
office runner

Margo Myers
production accountant

Julie Oppenheimer
script supervisor

Andrew Saxe
assistant location manager

Mimi Turner
production assistant

Rick Washburn
firearms

Production Company

Fine Line Features
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Live Entertainment
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New Line Cinema
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Distributor

Cipa

Films Number One

Fine Line Features

Líder Films

Paris Vídeo

Roadshow Entertainment Video

Starmedia Home Entertainment

Vitória Filmes

Miscellaneous

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services






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Films directed by James Gray
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