Proof of Life (2000)
| Release Date | 04 December 2000 |
| Budget | $65,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $33,000,000 |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Ecuador |
| Language | English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, French |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Political Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Hostage Situations, Daring Rescues, Kidnapping |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Forceful, Gritty, Tense, Atmospheric |
| Tags | American [nationality], Kidnap, Latin America, Marriage Problems, Ransom, Rescue, Romance |
Proof of Life is a 2000 American film, directed by Taylor Hackford. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film's screenplay was authored by Tony Gilroy, who also was a co-executive producer, and was inspired by William Prochnau's Vanity Fair magazine article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade," and the book The Long March To Freedom by Thomas Hargrove in which Hargrove recounts how his release was negotiated by Thomas Clayton, played by Russell Crowe, who went on to be the founder of kidnap-for-ransom consultancy Clayton Consultants, Inc.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Arturo Fernandez
Pietro Sibille
Juaco
Vicky Hernández
Maria
Norma Martínez
Norma
Diego Trujillo
Eliodoro
Aristóteles Picho
Sandro
Sarahi Echeverría
Cinta
Carlos Blanchard
Carlos
Raúl Rodríguez
Tomas
Mauro Cueva
Rico
Alejandro Cordova
Rambo
Sandro Bellido
Mono
Miguel Iza
ELT Officer
Roberto Frisone
Calitri
Tony Vazquez
Marco, Fred
Claudia Dammert
Ginger
Rowena King
Pamela
Jaime Zevallos
Nino
Gilberto Torres
Raymo
Laura Escobar
Cara
Marco Bustos
Alex
Jorge Medina
Berto
Gerard Naprous
Pierre Lenoir
Said K. Saralijen
Chechen Leader
Óscar Carrillo
Trial Honcho
Pedro Martínez Laya
Trial Honcho
Wolframio Sinué
Trial Honcho
Alonso Alegría
Master of Ceremonies
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison
Terry's Son
Stefan Gryff
Bank Official
Yolanda Vazquez
Notary
Director
Writer
Tony Gilroy
William Prochnau
Thomas Hargrove
Producer
Tony Gilroy
executive producer
Charles Mulvehill
producer
Feliks Pastusiak
assistant producer: Poland
Original Music
Cinematographer
Slawomir Idziak
Editor
Sheldon Kahn
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John Smith
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Casting Director
Nancy Klopper
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Production Designer
Bruno Rubeo
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Art Director
Steve Carter
Set Decorator
Anna Pinnock
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Steve Shewchuk
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Costume Designer
Ruth Myers
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Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist: Ms. Ryan
Jana Carboni
makeup assistant
Stefano Ceccarelli
hair stylist
Lucy Da Silva
assistant makeup artist
Francesca De Simone
hair stylist
Karen Karahawa
key makeup artist: Meg Ryan
Federico Laurenti
assistant makeup artist
Blanca Ponce De Baneto
hair stylist
Luigi Rocchetti
key makeup artist
Margarita Salazar
hair stylist
Mauro Tamagnini
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Pawel Barenski
unit manager: Poland
Jerzy Frykowski
production manager: Poland
Ian Hickinbotham
unit production manager
Tricia Miles
post-production supervisor
Kaaren F. Ochoa
unit production manager: Ecuador
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Miguel Alvear
third assistant director
Andrzej Bednarski
assistant director: Poland
Mauricio Cadena
second assistant director: second unit
Chris Carreras
first assistant director
Gary Davis
second unit director
Simon Emanuel
third assistant director: UK
Diego Falconi
third assistant director
Robert Grayson
second assistant director
Tania Hermida
third assistant director
Michael La Torre
second assistant director: second unit
Josh Robertson
first assistant director: second unit
Masakazu Shirane
third assistant director
Michael Stevenson
second assistant director
Art Department
Tatiana Arroba
assistant props
Pedro Barquin
stand-by greensman
Miriam Bell-Irving
set dresser
Steve Bohan
construction manager: London
Sidney Calvopiña
construction gang boss
Jeffrey DeBell
greens foreman
Daniel Dietrich
general foreman
Ron Downing
property master
Jack Dyer
stand-by stagehand
Roberto Frisone
assistant art director
Robert Grani
sets leadman
Randy Hardy
stand-by painter
Kevin Harris
stand-by carpenter
David E. Harshbarger
prop buyer: U.S.
Julia G. Hickman
art department coordinator
David Hopkins
on-set dresser
Pablo Iturralde
assistant art director
Jess Kitley
assistant set decorator: London
Thomas A. Morris Jr.
construction coordinator
Marcos Newman
assistant property master
Bozydar Orszula
construction foreman
Anna Pinnock
set decorator: London
Raymond Prado
storyboard artist
Bruno Robotti
charge scenic artist
Ewa Skoczkowska
art director: Poland
Stephanie Waldron
greens supervisor
Waldemar Weiss
construction coordinator
Mickey Woolfson
stand-by propman
Dean Coldham
plaster department
Sound Department
Christopher Assells
sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker
co-supervising sound editor
Jeanette Browning
adr recordist
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Howard Carle
adr mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
Todd Egan
assistant sound editor
Laura Graham
adr editor
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Charles Hamilton
sound recordist
Chuck Hamilton
sound recordist
Tomas Hart
sound creator
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
Chris Hogan
dialogue editor
Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo
adr supervisor
Gareth John
sound maintenance
Mark Johnston
sound recordist
Paul Jyrälä
foley editor
Doc Kane
adr mixer
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Anna MacKenzie
adr editor
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete
first assistant sound editor
Barry O'Sullivan
boom operator
John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor
Ivan Sharrock
production sound mixer
Mike Shuman
assistant sound editor
Peter Staubli
sound editor
Lauren Stephens
sound editor, dialogue editor
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Kevin Webb
sound recordist
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Tim Hands
adr editor: UK
David Kudell
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Rafael Barriga
special effects assistant
Conor Coughlan
special effects technician
Yves De Bono
special effects supervisor
Ken Gorrell
special effects technician
Mark Griffin
special effects buyer
John Herzberger
supervising special effects technician
Thomas Kittle
special effects technician
Russell Tyrrell
special effects technician
Andrew Wilson
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Mark Bakowski
digital compositor
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Angus Cameron
digital effects supervisor
Oscar G. Castillo
lead effects animator
Sally Clayton
digital artist
Sean Danischevsky
digital compositor: Mill Film
Ian Differ
visual effects editor
Davina Gottschalk
digital compositor
Antony Hunt
visual effects producer
Zave Jackson
digital compositor
Daryl Jordan
visual effects editor: U.K.
Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
David Lingenfelser
composite supervisor
Richard Little
digital compositor
Sarah Lockwood
digital artist
Hannah Peirce
digital compositor
Daniel Pettipher
2D digital supervisor
Corinne Pooler
digital paint supervisor
Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Paula Pope
digital coordinator
Michael S. Pryor
visual effects producer
Jon Quon
technical assistant: Cinesite
Andy Stevens
visual effects camera assistant: Millfilm
Matt Welford
digital compositor
Neil Harrison
senior systems administrator
Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant
Bridgitte Krupke
visual effects coordinator
Rick Mietkowski
green screen supervision
Sarah Moore
digital compositor: Cinesite
Ramprasad Sampath
visual effects technical director
Stunts
Lech Adamowski
stunt coordinator: Poland
Simon Chapman
stunt double: Peter
Stuart Clark
stunt double: Terry
Gary Davis
stunt coordinator
Wade Eastwood
stunt double: Kessler
James O'Donnell
stunt double: Dino
Dennis Scott
stunt double: Carlos
Marc Wolff
stunt pilot
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
grip
David Appleby
still photographer
David Arkell
pilot: camera ship
Diego Arteaga
assistant camera
Olivier Auverlau
camera operator: second unit
Sam Barnes
clapper loader: aerial unit
Paul Borg
electrician
Robert Brock
electrician
David Bruce
generator operator
Tony Burns
electrician
Luis Chalacán
grip
Fionn Comerford
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Frank Connor
still photographer
Romel Crespo
assistant camera
Barney Davis
second assistant camera: second unit
Kevin Edland
best boy electric
Yorgos Giannelis
focus puller: second unit
Miles Hargrove
video assistant
John Higgins
gaffer
Andy Hopkins
grip: Ecuador second unit
Malcolm Huse
key grip
Henryk Jedynak
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lukasz Jogalla
director of photography: second unit
Dylan Jones
video assistant
Rick Lamb
focus puller: "b" camera
Adam Lee
rigging gaffer
Cosme León
grip
Jeff Mart
camera operator: "b" camera
John Marzano
aerial director of photography
Alan McPherson
electrician
Clyde Miller
assistant camera: aerials and Wescam camera
Marek Modzelewski
electrician
Dean Morrish
underwater first assistant camera
Ralph Nelson
still photographer
Marco Salvador
assistant camera
Basil Smith
camera trainee
Gary Smith
grip: "b" camera
Nicoli Soria
grip
Adrian Spanna
video playback operator: Useful Companies
Germán Valverde
first assistant additional camera: second unit
John Watters
second assistant camera: "a" camera
J. Glyn Williams
first assistant camera: aerial unit
Charlie Woodburn
first assistant camera: aerial unit
Eugene Grobler
electrician
Casting Department
Alonso Alegría
casting: South America
Mireya Guanipa
additional casting
Doreen Jones
casting: Europe
Rita VanderWaal
casting associate
Lori Wyman
casting: Miami
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Derby
set costumer
Bruno De Santa
costumer: Mr. Crowe
Gordon Harmer
costume supervisor
Ismael Jardon
costume supervisor
Helen Mattocks
costumer: Ms. Ryan
Ron Mawbey
set costumer
Veronica Obando
wardrobe assistant
Michael O'Connor
assistant costume designer
Edgar F. Ortiz-Duran
costumer
Rebeka L. Roberts
costume ager/dyer
Editorial Department
Noah Arntson
post-production assistant
Laura Behary
assistant editor
Hermione Byrt
assistant editor
Ruth Coulson
editor trainee
Ian Differ
first assistant editor
Vaune Kirby Frechette
assistant editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Bob Kaiser
color timer
Conor Mackey
conforming editor
Andrew Melhuish
assistant editor
Ray Neapolitan
assistant editor
Maggie Ostroff
assistant editor
Ross Porter-Ward
assistant editor: avid
Ben Renton
second assistant editor
Catriona Richardson
second assistant editor
Ben Stephens
assistant editor
Mark Warner
post-production editorial
Music Department
Pete Anthony
conductor
Steve Bartek
supervising orchestrator
Marc Mann
additional orchestrator
Mark McKenzie
orchestrator
Peter Myles
assistant music editor
Dennis S. Sands
score mixer , score recordist
Ellen Segal
music editor
Edgardo Simone
orchestrator
David Slonaker
additional orchestrator
Curt Sobel
temp music editor: source
Transportation Department
George Bolton
transportation captain
Guy Bostock
action vehicle coordinator
Ian Clarke
vehicle technician
Matthew Lloyd
unit driver
Mario Simon
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Leslie Adler
assistant: Ms. Ryan
Alonso Alegría
assistant to director
Elena Almeida
assistant production coordinator
Anabell Arias
location assistant
Ana Lucía Arizo
assistant accountant
Sallie Beechinor
production coordinator
Mona Benjamin
assistant production coordinator
Kevin Berman
consultant
Lourene Bevaart
trainer: Mr. Crowe
Terry Blyther
location manager: London
Adam Bohling
military advisor
Oriana Cavallero
assistant: Mr. Morse
Aneta Cebula
production coordinator: Poland
Orlando Chongo
craft service supervisor
John De Simio
unit publicist
Kathy Ewings
accountant: London
David Fencl
armorer
Will Gaffney
stand-in: David Morse
Lisa Greenberg
craft service manager
Dow Griffith
location manager
Alicia Herrera
animal wrangler
Linda Hodge
set nurse
Pamela Jaeckle
production coordinator
Bobbie Johnson
financial controller
Sally Jones
script supervisor
Alice S. Kim
assistant: Mr. Mulvehill
Deborah Leakey
assistant accountant: London
Laura Luchetti
assistant: Mr. Crowe
Paul McAuley
weight loss consultant
Scot A. McKay
assistant armorer
Amaia Merino
production secretary
Sarah Moore
production assistant: London
David Oliver
stand-in: Mr. Crowe
James Ordonez
production liaison: Ecuador
Maria Veronica Parada
production assistant
David Paris
safety pilot
Louisa Radcliffe
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Thell Reed
weapons specialist
Jason Rein
office production assistant: re-shoots
James Richardson
assistant accountant
Michael Riley
title designer
Lyndy Rist
assistant accountant: London
Lew Rywin
producer: Poland
Paulina Salazar
production secretary, assistant: Mr. Taylor Hackford
Emma Salter
researcher
Anne Scott
post-production accountant
Joanna Shaw
script supervisor: second unit
Eric Smith
credit sequence designer
André Sogliuzzo
adr loop group
Stéphanie Stevens
location assistant
Cid Swank
unit publicist
Sarah Trowse
location accountant: Ecuador
Xavier Urbina
assistant accountant
Martin Ward
first video operator: Ecuador
Amy West
stand-in: Ms. Ryan
Marc Wolff
aerial coordinator
Oorala Yamada
set production assistant: re-shoots
Arturo Yepez
location assistant
Jhonny Zurita
assistant armorer
Phil Quigley
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Bukowski (1973)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Everybody's All-American (1988)
Love Ranch (2010)
Proof of Life
Ray (2004)
Teenage Father (1978)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Idolmaker (1980)
White Nights (1985)
Tony Gilroy
Bait (2000)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Duplicity (2009)
Extreme Measures (1996)
Michael Clayton (2007)
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State of Play (2009)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Cutting Edge (1992)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
