North Country (2005)


North Country
Release Date12 September 2005
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$18,000,000
TaglineAll She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsChisholm, Minnesota, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSocial Problem Film, Courtroom Drama, Docudrama
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesFighting the System, Whistleblowers, Labor Unions, Single Parents, Small-Town Life
TonesStirring, Earnest, Gritty, Poignant, Understated, Disturbing
TagsDefiance, Lawsuit, Mine, Mining Town, Sexual Harassment, Worker

North Country is a 2005 American drama film directed by Niki Caro. The screenplay by Michael Seitzman was inspired by the 2002 book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, which chronicled the case of Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Company.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Josey Aimes

Elle Peterson
Karen Aimes

Sammy Aimes

Kyle

Bill White

Bobby Sharp

Hank Aimes

Alice Aimes

James Cada
Don Pearson

Big Betty

Leslie Conlin

Lattavansky

Young Josey

Judge Halsted

Arlen Pavich

Ricky Sennett

Young Bobby

Bryan Fagerstrom
Mac

Earl Slangley

Arron Shiver
Young Male Doctor

Clif Stokes
Good Guy

J.D. Garfield
Porta Guy #1

Boots Southerland
Guy #2

John Hardman
Guy #3

Forrest Norgaard
Mac's Buddy

Sage Coy
Stacey

Marcus Chait
Wayne

Dennis E. Garber
Real Estate Agent

Alex Layton
Number 3

Jacqueline Wright
Bobby's Wife

Catherine Campion
Stacey's Mom

Gray Suchett

David Lislegard
Union Member #1

Kurt Peterson
Union Member #2

Pete Pellinen
Union Member #3

Bruce Bohne
Union Member #4

Todd Anderson
Semen Man

Kit Gwin
Larynx Nurse

Monsignor Patrick McDowell
Priest

Raye Birk
Tom Motel Clerk

Sally Wingert
Kay Stollman

Katherine Ferrand
Sally Bullavina

Curtis Plagge
Burly Miner

Marc Miles
Digger Driver

J.C. Cutler
Union Rep #1

Gus Lynch
Pete Union Rep

Mark Sivertsen
Bailiff #1

Rand Kennedy
Bailiff #2

Sawyer Clark
Boy in hockey rink parking lot

Ricardo Andres
Miner, Hockey Game Spectator

Wendi Andres
Hockey Game Spectator

Michael Cook
Hockey Fan

Harp Corrigan
TJ's bar patron, miner, juror

Kyle Falls
Hockey Game Guest, Bar Patron, Plant Worker

Cynthia Graves
Nurse

Brent Lambert
Bar Patron

Jonathan Lane
Bar Patron

Debbie Letteau
Hockey Game Guest

Gerard Maloney
Juror

Mike Miller
Mine Official

Chloe Russell
Upset woman in clinic

Ron Smith
Steel Workers Union Member

Director

Writer

Michael Seitzman

Clara Bingham

Laura Leedy

Producer

Helen Buck Bartlett
executive producer

Doug Claybourne
executive producer

Valerie Flueger
associate producer

Nana Greenwald
executive producer

executive producer

Nick Wechsler
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Chris Menges
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Editor

David Coulson
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Casting Director

Mali Finn
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Production Designer

Richard Hoover
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Art Director

Gregory S. Hooper
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Set Decorator

Peter Tosti Stephenson
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Ray Attridge
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Costume Designer

Cindy Evans
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Makeup Department

Tammy Ashmore
makeup artist

RaMona Fleetwood
hair stylist

Toni G
makeup artist: Ms. Theron

Sally J. Harper
makeup artist: Ms. Spacek, hair stylist: Ms. Spacek

Denise Kum
head makeup artist

Adruitha Lee
hair stylist: Ms. Theron

Lori McCoy-Bell
head hair stylist

Greg T. Moon
makeup artist

Cara Sophia Tollefson
hair stylist

Brenda Torre
make-up and hair

Teri Ann Uccan
assistant hair stylist

Linda Vallejo
assistant makeup artist

Danielle Friedman
assistant makeup artist

Natalie A. Hale
additional makeup artist: Minnesota

Vanessa Jaramillo
makeup artist

Karen McDonald
additional makeup artist

Justin Stafford
wig maker

Production Manager

Ravi D. Mehta
executive in charge of production

Nicolas Stern
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Timothy Grant Engle
second second assistant director

Dave Halls
additional second assistant director, first assistant director: second unit

Chemen Ochoa
second assistant director

Liz Tan
first assistant director

Art Department

Curtis Bellows
paint foreman

John C. Cameron
assistant property master

David M. Cole
buyer

Chadney Everett
painter

John Frick
set designer

William F. Gambill
scenic gangboss, paint gang boss

Joel Goodell
set dresser

Kelly Hemenway
lead scenic artist

Lynn A. Johanson
paint gang boss

Arlen Johnson
general foreman

Caylen Johnson
welder

Kristen Kogler
art department assistant

Gabrielle Petrissans
set designer

Jeff Schoen
set designer

Liv Selinger
art department coordinator

Gary Surber
leadman

Alan Swain
set dresser

Keith Walters
property master

Christopher Windisch
construction coordinator

Jeri Woodward
paint foreman

Randal Woodward
lead scenic

Chris Thickins
set dresser

Sound Department

Petra Bach
adr editor

Jamie Baker
foley editor

Kevin E. Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer

Kam Chan
foley editor

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Chris Fielder
assistant sound editor

Eugene Gearty
sound effects designer

Cole Gittinger
boom operator

Rodney Gurule
audio playback engineer

Steve Humphrey
sound

Frank Kern
supervising foley editor

Branka Mrkic
dialogue editor

Igor Nikolic
assistant sound editor

Steve Pederson
sound re-recording mixer

William Sarokin
sound mixer

Sara Stern
apprentice sound editor

Philip Stockton
supervising sound editor

Steven Visscher
foley editor

Hugh Waddell
adr supervisor

Allan Zaleski
sound effects editor

Special Effects

David C. Avery
special effects technician

Nicole Hansen
special effects technician

Steven Hintz
special effects foreman: Minnesota

Joel Hobbie
special effects technician

Geoffrey C. Martin
special effects coordinator

James Murphy
special effects technician: Minnesota

Paul Murphy
special effects technician: Minnesota

Sam Murphy
special effects technician: Minnesota

Brett A. Myrick
special effects technician

Gary Petersen
special effects technician

Jason P. Schumacher
special effects technician: Minnesota

Kurt R. Schumacher
special effects technician: Minnesota

Craig R. Uszak
special effects technician

Visual Effects

David Wallace Allen
visual effects supervisor: TeamWorks Digital

Cheryl Bainum
executive producer: HATCH

Dominic Daigle
digital artist: HATCH

Eric Durst
visual effects supervisor

Mark Edwards
visual effects coordinator: Hatch

Deak Ferrand
senior matte painter/designer: HATCH

Greg Nelson
digital compositor

Wilson Tang
digital restoration

Andrew C. Whitelaw
digital artist: HATCH

Chris B. Schnitzer
visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros.

Stunts

Scott Cosgrove
stunts

Lena Fennema
stunts

Alisa Hensley
stunts

Eric D. Howell
stunt coordinator: Minnesota

Shawn Robinson
stunts

Tim Trella
stunt coordinator: New Mexico

Danny Wynands
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

James W. Apted
first assistant camera

Dana Baker
best boy grip

Liza Bambenek
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Theodore Y. Bott
electrician

David Cummings
dolly grip: "b" camera

Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer

David Galbraith
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Joseph Gallup
grip

George Greene
electrician

Rodney Gurule
rigging electrician

Hank Herrera
key rigging grip

Travis Hottinger
grip

Trevor Howe
grip

Christopher Hultgren
electrician

Kevin Karpinski
electrician

Al LaVerde
key grip

Michael Lindquist
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Steven Litecky
gaffer

Duane Manwiller
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

Paul Marbury
assistant camera

Mike Moad
dolly grip

Dyanna Taylor
director of photography: second unit

Wilson Webb
electrician

Dean Woytcke
rigging grip

Nikki LeBlanc
rigging electrician

Casting Department

Jo Edna Boldin
casting director: New Mexico

Deanna Brigidi
casting assistant

Kathryn Brink
extras casting

Wade Cordts
extras casting assistant

Daniella Friedman
casting intern

Elizabeth Gabel
extras casting assistant

Marie A. Kohl
casting assistant: New Mexico

Lorrie Latham
extras casting assistant

David Rapaport
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Aleah Ames
set costumer

Maria Bentfield
costumer

Sabrina Calley
costumer: Charlize Theron

David Livingston
costume production assistant

Lisa Lovaas
costume supervisor

Daniela Moore
costume supervisor

Lisa Parmet
key costumer

Andrew Rempel
costumer

Claire Sandrin
set costumer

Lee Sollenberger
set costumer

Janet Stirner Ingram
key costumer

Melissa Moody
tailor

Editorial Department

Tony D'Amore
digital film colorist

Carol A. Ellison Fleming
assistant editor

Daniel J. Geiger
assistant editor

Kathleen Latlip
assistant editor

Stephen Nakamura
digital film colorist

Christian Prejza
digital intermediate producer

Todd Zongker
first assistant editor: avid

Music Department

orchestrator: strings, conductor

Jay Duerr
music editor

Rodney Gurule
music playback mixer

Anibal Kerpel
music programmer

Robert Mackston
music editor

Karyn Rachtman
music supervisor

Bettie Ross
supervising music copyist

Allen Sides
music mixer: strings

Transportation Department

Curtis Wade Anderson
driver: cast

Brian Denny
vehicle wrangler

Michael Forte
driver

Steve Humphrey
transportation captain, picture car coordinator

Michael Luckeroth
driver: mechanic

James William Ray
driver

Leo Skudlarek
driver: props

Lucas Stein
driver

Joseph Von Stern
driver: director

Other Crew

Keith Baca
day office production assistant

Kris Barberg
production assistant

Billy Bonifield
assistant production coordinator

Judith M. Brown
studio teacher

Wade Cordts
extras coordinator, production assistant

Rob Corlew
production secretary

Carrie Cossalter
assistant: Ms. Spacek

Michael Dellheim
location manager

Nicole Erdmann
production coordinator: Minnesota

Brooke Fair
production assistant

Sonia Farrell
assistant: Mr. Harrelson

Cassandra Flueger
assistant: Mr. Bean

Ken Garcia
medic

Kurt W. Gensmer
set medic: Minnesota

Claire Gerety-Mott
assistant: Ms. Caro

Cynthia Graves
stand-in

Mark Har
assistant location manager

Anne Healy
location manager

Erik Hodge
assistant: Mr. Wechsler

David Hughes
production assistant intern

Jai James
key set production assistant

Judith Jennings
studio teacher

Anne Johns
production coordinator

Linden Johnson
first assistant accountant

Marty Jurek
production assistant

Harriet Katz-Stevens
location accountant: Silver City

Julie Kaupa
production assistant

Gideon Keith
title designer

Joanna Kennedy
script supervisor

Beth Kono
assistant: Ms. Theron

Tiffany Kyees
body double, stand-in

Kristina Lankford
dialect coach

Daryl C. Lefever
production accountant

Tom Lent
adr voice

Sara M. Lewis
production assistant

Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez
physical production coordinator

Jennifer Mancuso
office production assistant

Dan Mercer
title designer

Carlos A. Montoya
set staff assistant

Robbie Mueller
location scout

Peter L. Mullin
hockey consultant

Dan Neff
production assistant

Kevin Obsatz
production assistant

Patricia Perkins
key craft service

Marcus Ringrose
title designer

Chance Romero
production assistant

Bettie Ross
supervising copyist

Wiley Schott
set staff assistant

Joanie Selden
payroll accountant

Rowan Stanland
assistant location manager

Faith Strongheart
set production assistant

Karen Svobodny
assistant: Ms. Bartlett and Ms. Greenwood

Nadia Venesse
dialect coach

Andrea Vestrand
stand-in

John N. Ward
second assistant accountant

Danlee Winegar
assistant: Ms. Caro

Marcia Woske
production assistant

Dave Dustin
construction medic

Peter Vaughn Jervis
assistant to producer

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Industry Entertainment
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Participant Productions
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Nick Wechsler Productions
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Fox-Warner

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video

Net5

Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Special Effects

Teamworks Digital

Hatch Production

Miscellaneous

C5
post-production sound services

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Columbia Records
soundtrack released by

Mario's Catering
catering

No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services
set security

Rescue Resources
set medics

Sony Music Soundtrax
soundtrack released by






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