Possession (2002)
| Release Date | 16 August 2002 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $10,000,000 |
| Tagline | The past will connect them. The passion will possess them. |
| Genre | Romance, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, St. James's, London, England, UK |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love, Strictly Speaking |
| Themes | Opposites Attract, Star-Crossed Lovers, Writer's Life, Americans Abroad |
| Tones | Literate, Witty, Reflective, Bittersweet, Elegant, Talky |
| Tags | Academic [person], Forbidden Love, Graduate Student, Literary Criticism, Literature, Research, Star Crossed Lovers, Tragic Love, Victorian |
Possession is a 2002 American/British romantic/mystery drama film written and directed by Neil LaBute, based on the novel of the same name by A. S. Byatt.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Tom Hickey
Blackadder
Craig Crosbie
Hildebrand
Christopher Good
Crabb-Robinson
Elodie Frenck
Sabine
Victoria Bensted
Woman in Hotel
Jonty Stephens
Shop Owner
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Auction Director
Hugh Simon
Librarian
Richard Heffer
Lord Lytton
Felicity Brangan
Ash's Maid
Holly Earl
May Bailey
Meg Wynn Owen
Mrs. Lees
Roger Hammond
Professor Spear
Ray Donn
University's Professor
Barbara Pierson
Mrs. Cammish
Natalie Stevenson
Kate's Assistant
Director
Writer
David Henry Hwang
Laura Jones
Producer
Len Amato
executive producer
David Barron
executive producer
Stephen Pevner
co-producer
Guy Tannahill
line producer
Paula Weinstein
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jean-Yves Escoffier
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Editor
Claire Simpson
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Casting Director
Mary Selway
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Production Designer
Luciana Arrighi
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Art Director
Paul Ghirardani
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Andrew Sanders
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Su Whitaker
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Set Decorator
Ian Whittaker
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Costume Designer
Jenny Beavan
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Makeup Department
Jan Archibald
key hair stylist
Kay Georgiou
hairdresser: Ms. Paltrow
Sallie Jaye
chief makeup artist
Rebecca Lafford
makeup artist: Ms. Paltrow
Sylvie Muinos
hair stylist
Belinda Parish
makeup artist
Astrid Schikorra
hair stylist
Loulia Sheppard
hair stylist
Kate Thompson
makeup artist
Christine Whitney
makeup artist
Production Manager
Stephen Barker
post-production supervisor
Jake Cook
unit manager runner
Joseph Jayawardena
unit manager
Iona Price
production manager: additional photography
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Braucks
assistant director
Michael Elliott
assistant director
Carlos Fidel
third assistant director
Frank Gell
second unit director
Ben Johnson
first assistant director: second unit
Nic Shearer
assistant director
Richard Styles
assistant director
Art Department
Alison Cardy
art trainee
Joanna Foley
assistant art director
Tony Graysmark
construction manager
Saskia Green
lead art department assistant
Christian Huband
assistant art director
Danny Rogers
graphic designer
Lucinda Sturgis
props buyer
Remo Tozzi
draughtsman
Sound Department
Hugo Adams
assistant sound editor
Philip Alton
dialogue adr editor
Mark Auguste
supervising sound editor
Sam Auguste
assistant sound editor
Sandy Buchanan
adr mixer
Peter Burgis
foley artist
John Casali
boom operator
David Crozier
sound mixer
Mike Dowson
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Alex Hudd
sound consultant: dolby
Christian Joyce
additional boom operator
Daniel Laurie
dialogue editor, adr editor
Jed Loughran
assistant sound editor
Nigel Mills
supervising sound editor: final mix
Stuart Morton
sound editor
Esther Smith
sound technician
Richard Street
sound re-recording mixer
Mark Taylor
sound re-recording mixer
Derek Trigg
foley editor
Andrew Caller
adr assistant
Special Effects
Paul Dunn
special effects supervisor
Wilma Dunn
special effects coordinator
Daniel Letch
special effects technician
Scott McIntyre
special effects
Charlie Olsen
special effects crew
Mark Phillips
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski
digital compositor
Simon Carr
digital compositor
Antony Hunt
executive Producer: Mill Film
Andrew Jeffery
visual effects producer
David Sewell
digital compositor
Andy Stevens
visual effects camera assistant: Millfilm
Daniel Pettipher
2D digital supervisor: Mill Film
Stunts
Andy Bennett
stunt performer
Richard Bradshaw
stunts
Rowley Irlam
stunts
Tom Lucy
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
still photographer
Marc Atherfold
clapper loader: "a" camera
Steve Casey
electrician
Steve Costello
gaffer
Mike Evans
focus puller: "a" camera
Warren Evans
rigging gaffer
Catherine Frift
clapper loader: "b" camera
Bill Geddes
camera grip: "a" camera
Alan Grayley
electrician
Gordon Hayman
camera operator: "a" camera
Leo Holloway
video assistant
Andy Hopkins
grip: "b" camera
Bill Kaye
additional still photographer
Brad Larner
focus puller: "b" camera, first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Mackie
camera trainee
Vince Madden
rigging electrician
Simon Mills
focus puller: "b" camera
Nic Milner
camera operator: "b" camera
Jim Smart
rigging electrician
Howard Smith
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator
Chris Taylor
video assist operator
Simon Werry
aerial camera operator
David Holliday
grip
Vince McGahon
Steadicam operator
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison
voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ken Crouch
costume supervisor
Jane Law
additional costumes
Stephen Miles
assistant costume designer
Sophie Norinder
dresser: Ms. Paltrow
Barbara Ohren
seamstress, costumer
Editorial Department
Victoria Bate
second assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn
color timer
Kevin Holt
assistant editor
Deborah Kavanagh
trainee assistant editor
Lea Morement
assistant editor
Mark Sanger
first assistant editor
Louise Seymour
post-production coordinator
Jeff Smithwick
color timer
Maria Montoreano
assistant editor
Music Department
Jonathan Allen
score recording & mixing
John Bell
orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Allan Jenkins
synthesizer programmer
Gerard McCann
music editor
Stéphane Moucha
orchestrator
Kirsty Whalley
synthesizer programmer
Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham
transportation coordinator
Lee Isgar
driver: Neil Labute
John Ott
driver: grip truck
Colin Sheffield
driver: camera truck
Glen Carroll
driver
Other Crew
Libbie Barr
script supervisor
Carolyn Park-Chapman
floor runner
Sonia Coppi
assistant: Paula Weinstein
Steve Hart
location manager: additional photography
Richard Hill
locations runner
Sally Hilton
assistant: David Barron and Neil LaBute
Claudia Kalindjian
unit publicist
Linda Labov
assistant: Paula Weinstein
Barbara McFarlane
assistant co-production coordinator
Jamie McKay-Haynes
runner
Lynette Meyer
design consultant
Duncan Muggoch
locations unit manager
Zelda Perkins
assistant: David Barron and Neil LaBute
Holly Perry
assistant: Mr. Eckhart
Sue Quinn
location manager
Ashton Radcliffe
assistant location manager
Vicki Dee Rock
production executive
Natalie Stevenson
assistant: Ms. Paltrow
Imogen Stringer
assistant coordinator
Aurelia Thomas
location assistant
Tony Tucker
marine coordinator
Clare Wade
runner
Production Company
USA Films
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Baltimore Spring Creek Productions
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Contagious Films
Focus Features
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Distributor
USA Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Fox-Warner
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Focus Features
Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Special Effects UK
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Miscellaneous
Shepperton Studios
movie studio
Casting Collective
extras casting
Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by
Lee Lighting
lighting
Panavision UK
camera equipment provided by
RCA Victor
soundtrack
Sylvia Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
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