Shadowlands (1993)
| Release Date | 25 December 1993 |
| US Box Office | $26,000,000 |
| Tagline | Based on a true story. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Marriage Drama, Biopic [feature], Period Film, Medical Drama |
| Mood | Only Human, In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Marriages of Convenience, Americans Abroad, Dying Young, Battling Illness, Mothers and Sons |
| Tones | Affectionate, Bittersweet, Compassionate, Earnest, Gentle, Literate, Reflective |
| Tags | British, Commitment [personal], Death, Love, Marriage, Poet, Romance, Terminal Illness, Writer |
Shadowlands is a 1993 British biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough. The screenplay by William Nicholson is based on his 1985 television production and 1989 stage adaptation of the same name. The original television film began life as a script entitled I Call it Joy written for Thames Television by Brian Sibley and Norman Stone. Sibley later wrote the book, Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Arnold Dopliss
Andrew Seear
Bob Chafer
Tim McMullan
Nick Farrell
Andrew Hawkins
Rupert Parrish
Robert Flemyng
Claude Bird
Toby Whithouse
Frith
Daniel Goode
Lieven
Charles Simon
Barker
Giles Oldershaw
Marcus
Simon Cowell-Parker
John Egan
Pat Keen
Mrs. Young
Carol Passmore
Woman in Tea Room
Howard Lew Lewis
Tea Room Waiter
John Quentin
Station Acquaintance
Leigh Burton-Gill
Mrs. Parrish
Cameron Burton-Gill
Parrish Children
Chandler Burton-Gill
Parrish Children
Kendall Burton-Gill
Parrish Children
Christina Burton-Gill
Parrish Children
Sylvia Barter
Woman in Bookshop
James Watt
Boy in Bookshop
Pauline Melville
Committee Chairwoman
Sophie Stanton
Lecture Committee
Ysobel Gonzalez
Lecture Committee
Ninka Scott
Lecture Committee
Walter Sparrow
Fred Paxford
Gerald Sim
Superintendant Registrar
Terry Rowley
Registrar
Abigail Hopkins
Staff Nurse
Julian Firth
Father John Fisher
Karen Lewis
Hotel Receptionist
Matthew Delamere
Simon Chadwick
JB Blanc
Undergraduate
Roger Morrison
Child in Church
Trevor Payne
Student
Director
Writer
William Nicholson
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Producer
Terence A. Clegg
executive producer
Brian Eastman
producer
Diana Hawkins
co-producer
Alison Webb
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Pratt
Editor
Lesley Walker
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Casting Director
Lucy Boulting
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Production Designer
Stuart Craig
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Art Director
John King
Michael Lamont
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Set Decorator
Stephenie McMillan
Costume Designer
Penny Rose
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Makeup Department
Christine Beveridge
makeup designer
Betty Glasow
chief hairdresser
Norma Webb
makeup artist
Production Manager
Terence A. Clegg
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
first assistant director
Sean Clayton
third assistant director
Adam Somner
assistant director: second unit
Michael Stevenson
second assistant director
Art Department
Bruce Bigg
property master
Brian Bishop
scenic artist
Doug Bishop
assistant scenic artist
Alan Brooks
master carpenter
Colin Burgess
stand-by prop
Ray Campbell
stand-by painter
George Chambers
stand-by stagehand
Don Clayson
chargehand plasterer
George Coussins
chargehand carpenter
Peter Dorme
draughtsman
Stephen Eels
stand-by carpenter
Kavin Hall
master painter
Robert Harper
chargehand painter
Danny Hunter
chargehand stand-by prop
Bryce Johnston
chargehand carpenter
Paul Kirby
junior draughtsman
Pippa Marks
art department runner
Jim Morahan
assistant art director
Alf Newvell
chargehand rigger
Brian Read
production buyer
Michael Redding
construction coordinator
Ian Rolfe
stand-by rigger
Caroline Smith
stand-by art director
Ted Stickley
chargehand dressing prop
Peter Wallace
chargehand rigger
Brian Western
chargehand painter
Kenny Wilson
chargehand stagehand
Tony Wright
storyboard artist
Richard Lyon
construction storeman
Sound Department
John Bateman
adr mixer, footsteps mixer
Jonathan Bates
sound
Michael Crouch
dialogue editor
Taffy Haines
sound maintenance
Kevin Holt
assistant footsteps editor
Peter Holt
footsteps editor
Dean Humphreys
sound mixer
Gerry Humphreys
sound
Simon Kaye
sound
Brian Mann
assistant sound editor
Tommy Staples
boom operator
Len Tremble
assistant dialogue editor
Special Effects
Chris Corbould
special effects supervisor
Matthew Harlow
special effects technician
Brian Warner
senior special effects technician
Dave Crownshaw
snow effects technician
Steve Hamilton
senior special effects technician
Visual Effects
Alan White
translite photographer, plate photography
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Binnall
clapper loader: second unit
Fred Brown
electrician
Eddie Collins
director of photography: second unit
Chuck Finch
gaffer
Stephen Finch
electrician
Alan Grosch
electrician
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
Simon Hume
focus puller
Martin Kenzie
camera operator: second unit
Paddy Kiely
clapper loader
Colin Manning
grip
Billy Merrell
best boy
Nic Milner
focus puller: second unit
Gary Pocock
grip: second unit
Mike Roberts
camera operator
Tracy Satchwell-Smith
camera trainee
Toby Tyler
electrician
Chris Warren
video assist
Darren Quinn
assistant grip
Casting Department
Amy Allen
casting assistant
Clare Moseley
crowd casting: Oxford
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Carin
assistant costume designer
Ken Crouch
wardrobe supervisor
Kirsten Hecktermann
wardrobe mistress
Mark Holmes
wardrobe master
Editorial Department
Tullio Brunt
second assistant editor
Martin Corbett
cutting room assistant
Jeremy Hume
assistant editor
Peter Hunt
negative timer
Joe Parisella
colorist
Music Department
Daren Geraghty
soloist
Keith Grant
music recording engineer
Grayston Ives
choir director: The Choir of Magdalen College Oxford
Kevin Lane
music editor
The London Symphony Orchestra
music performers
Eliza Thompson
music coordinator
Transportation Department
Vic Floyd
unit driver
Colin Morris
unit driver
Cecil O'Reilly
unit driver
Stanley Sirkin
unit driver
John Smith
unit driver
Ronald Straw
unit driver
Other Crew
Gordon Arnell
unit publicist
David Boardman
location assistant
Nikki Clapp
script supervisor
Gabriel Clare-Hunt
production assistant: Richard Attenborough
Lindsay Conner
legal services: Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger
Nick Daubeny
location manager
Richard Dunmore
location manager
John Ensby
laboratory liaison
Barbra Flinder
title designer
Kathy Goodman
legal services: Katten Muchin Zaris & Weitzman
Jo Gregory
financial controller
Alan Grodin
legal services: Cooper Epstein & Hurewitz
Nicki Gunning
production assistant: Brian Eastman
Leila Kirkpatrick
production coordinator
Jamice Medhurst
unit nurse
Zoe Moore
floor runner
Jim Schreiber
legal services: Leonard Dicker & Schreiber
Barry Smith
legal services: Richards Butler
Mark Somner
assistant location manager
Alan Steele
computer operator
Alexander Walker
location assistant: Oxford
Judy Wasdell
publicity assistant
Greg Waterfield
production runner
Ben Weston
location assistant: Oxford
Betty Williams
assistant accountant
Heide Wilsher
production assistant: Brian Eastman
Thanks
Philippe Hartmann
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, The Borough of Camden
Walter Hooper
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Ellen Mirojnick
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Malcolm Townsend
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, Thames Valley Police Oxford
Production Company
Price Entertainment
Spelling Films International
Shadowlands Productions
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Sandrew Film & Teater
Savoy Pictures
Spelling Films International
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Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Special Effects
Peerless Camera Company
Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
Miscellaneous
1st Unit Caterering
catering
Angel Records
soundtrack available from
Armada Productions
acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage in association with
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies
CS Lewis Foundation
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Carnival Films
acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage by , acknowledgment: "Shadowlands" was developed as a film by
Choir of Magdalen College Oxford
music performers
Completion Bond Company
completion guaranty provided by
Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz
legal services
Excasting
crowd casting: London
Forest Enterprise - The Forest of Dean
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Great Central Railway
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger
legal services
Katten, Muchin & Zavis
legal services
Kodak Eastmancolour
originated and printed on
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Leonard, Dicker & Schreiber
legal services
Magdalen College, Oxford
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, whose hospitable collaboration made this film possible
Mishcon de Reya
legal services
National Railway Museum
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Panavision UK
cameras and lenses supplied by
Peerless Camera Company
titles
Richards Butler International Law Firms
legal services
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Shepperton Studios
movie studio
Sylvia Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
Thames Valley Police HQ, Oxford
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
The Daiwa Bank Ltd.
banking services
The London Borough of Camden
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
Theatre Royal Plymouth, The
acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage in association with
Twickenham Film Studios
post production
Wheaton College, Illinois
acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank
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