Solomon Kane (2009)
| Release Date | 16 September 2009 |
| Budget | $45,000,000 |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure, Action |
| Country | FranceCzech RepublicUK |
| Filming Locations | Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
Solomon Kane is a 2009 epic action film directed by Michael J. Bassett based on the pulp magazine character Solomon Kane created in 1928 by Robert E. Howard. James Purefoy stars in the title role. Despite optioning the rights in 1997, filming did not begin until January 2008. The film is an origin story for the Kane character and intended to be the first of a trilogy. The plot follows a redemption story for Kane, from the end of his life as a privateer, through the salvation of his soul by rescuing a Puritan girl and the beginning of his life as the Puritan avenger of the source material. It was produced by a consortium of French, Czech and British companies and mostly filmed in the Czech Republic. The film was first shown at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. It went on general release in France, Spain and the UK over the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010. Reception was generally favourable, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 82% following the UK release; the film's atmosphere and Purefoy's acting attracted the most acclaim.
Cast and Crew
Cast
James Babson
Skinhead
Laura Baranik
Prisoner
Matthew Blood-Smyth
Merton
Brian Caspe
Priest
John Comer
Erasmus Woolman
Christian Dunckley Clark
Lieutenant Malthus
Patrick Hurd-Wood
Samuel Crowthorn
Ryan James
Raider
Andrea Miltner
Captive
Kenny Mitchell
Raider
Stewart Moore
Garrick
Beryl Nesbitt
Old Crone
Mark O'Neal
Kanes Soldier
Lucas Stone
Young Solomon
Gordon Truefitt
Stable Master
Philip Waley
Alfie the Drunk
Andrew Whitlaw
Older Monk
Anthony Wilks
Edward Crowthorn
Director
Michael J. Bassett
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Producer
Michael J. Bassett
screenplay
Michael Berrow
executive producer
Paul Berrow
producer
Victor Hadida
executive producer
Kevan Van Thompson
producer
Philip Waley
line producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dan Laustsen
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Editor
Andrew MacRitchie
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Casting Director
Nancy Bishop
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John Hubbard
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Production Designer
Ricky Eyres
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Art Director
David Baxa
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Set Decorator
Lee Gordon
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Costume Designer
John Bloomfield
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Makeup Department
Lisa Buscher
prosthetic makeup artist: dailies
Graham Chivers
special makeup effects technician
Jason Detheridge
makeup effects technician
Linda Dvorakova
hair stylist, makeup artist
Barbara Kichi
hair stylist, makeup artist
Neil Morrill
sculptor
Ruzena Novotna
makeup artist, hair stylist, prosthetic makeup artist
Paul Pattison
hair stylist, makeup designer
Gabriela Polakova
makeup artist, hair stylist, special makeup effects artist
Robin Pritchard
special makeup effects artist
Sean Sansom
special makeup effects lab technician
David Scott
special makeup effects supervisor
Bobo Sobotka
additional makeup artist
Ivo Strangmüller
makeup artist, hair stylist
Brian Wade
special effects makeup artist
Production Manager
Bara Barova
assistant production manager
Olina Edney
unit manager: second unit
Daniel S. Frisch
executive in charge of production
George Griffiths
production manager: UK
Vaclav Mottl
production manager
Michael Saxton
post-production supervisor
Tony Vizina
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martina Götthansova
second second assistant director
Vojta Hlavicka
third assistant director
Karel Kubis
third assistant director
Jan Mensik
first assistant director: second unit
Patrick Scoffin
trainee assistant director
Philip Seeger
second assistant director
Mark Taylor
first assistant director
Christopher R. Watson
second unit director
Art Department
Michel Doré
storyboard artist
Tyler Gooden
storyboard artist
Martin Jelinek
stand-by construction
Lukás Kraina
art department assistant
Martin Kubricht
on-set art director
Tomas Lehovec
stand-by construction
Ray McNeill
property master
Stefan Mily
set dresser
Chris Rosewarne
concept artist
Pavel Tatar
draftsman
Enrique Torres
concept artist
Kurt Van Der Basch
storyboard artist
Katherin-Ellen Zabehlicky
art department coordinator
Sound Department
Dafydd Archard
sound studio assistant
Tomas Belohradsky
sound mixer
Rachel Boot
sound studio assistant
Steve Browell
sound effects editor
Stefan Henrix
supervising sound editor
Martin Jensen
sound re-recording mixer
Andy Kennedy
sound effects editor
Steve Little
adr editor
Markus Moll
sound mix technician
Forbes Noonan
adr recordist
Jack Stew
foley artist
Lee Walpole
sound effects editor
Jack Whittaker
sound effects editor
Special Effects
Patrick Baxter
special effects makeup
Milos Brosinger
special effects technician
Kevin Carter
special effects contact lenses
Graham Chivers
special effects makeup
Robert Kato DeStefan
suit fabricator: Tatopoulos Studios
Cleve Gunderman
moldmaker: Tatopoulos Studios
Guy Himber
special effects makeup: shop supervisor, Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Hunter Holder
special effects makeup assistant
Jan Holub
special effects crew
Allison Klein
assistant to designer: Tatopoulos Studios
Carol Koch
sculptor: Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Miroslav Miclik
special effects technician
Denisa Mrackova
special effects
Steve Newburn
special effects makeup
Pavel Policar
special effects crew
Sean Sansom
special effects makeup
Jeff Small
moldmaker: Tatopoulos Studios
Patrick Tatopoulos
creatures designer and supervisor
Jirí Vater
special effects technician
Jirí Vojtech
special effects senior technician
Visual Effects
Jeremy Agamata
pre-visualization artist
Xavier Allard
cg supervisor: BUF
Kris Anderson
digital compositor
Phil Ashton
visual effects editor
François-Xavier Aubague
visual effects producer
Julien Aullas
character animator: BUF
Gary E. Beach
visual effects supervisor
Karel Benes
visual effects
Chris Bentley
digital lab operator
Steven Bray
digital compositor
Thibault Bunoust
digital artist: BUF
Luke Butler
digital compositor: LipSync Post
Simon Carr
visual effects supervisor: Men-from-Mars
James Clarke
DI producer
Tom Collier
lead compositor: LipSync Post
Neil Culley
digital compositor: LipSync Post
Michele De Benedetti
visual effects coordinator: Dragon DI
Stefan Drury
head of visual effects: LipSync Post
Laurens Ehrmann
visual effects supervisor: BUF
Stephen Elson
visual effects producer: Baseblack
Daniel Erwin
pre-visualization artist
Pierre Escande
visual effect producer: BUF
Tim Field
visual effects producer
Thibault Gauriau
digital artist: BUF
Ivan Girard
concept artist: BUF
Scott Goulding
assistant colourist
Indraneel Guha
CG supervisor
Nicholas Hampshire
CG artist: Lipsync Post
Nick Hanks
cg artist: LipSync Post
Myfanwy Harris
lead visual effects artist: Dragon DI
Timothy Heys-Cerchio
motion control operator
Thomas M. Horton
visual effects producer: Men-from-Mars
Sarah Juniper
junior compositor: Men from Mars
Jean-Louis Kalifa
digital artist: BUF
Stephanie C. Kelly
digital compositor
Tushar Kewlani
cg supervisor
Rick Leach
digital compositor
Tereza Mandic Listikova
visual effects production manager
Emmanuel Margoux
character animator: BUF
Rob May
visual effects artist: Dragon DI
Robert McKinnon
concept artist: Tatopoulos Studios Inc.
Alexandre Millet
digital artist: BUF
Andrew Morley
visual effects supervisor: Lipsync Post
Eddy Moussa
digital artist: BUF
Denisa Mrackova
visual effects
James Nicholl
cg artist: LipSync Post
Donal Nolan
digital effects supervisor for baseblack
Rich Nosworthy
digital matte painter: LipSync Post
Jakub Olexa
visual effects editor
Joe Pavlo
lead digital artist
Kevin Phelan
head of post-production: Lip Sync Post
Kate Porter
digital compositor: LipSync Post
Edward Randolph
digital compositor: Baseblack, visual effects coordinator: Baseblack
Angela Rose
digital compositor: LipSync Post
Andrew Ryder
visual effects plate coordinator
Imran Sajid
3D artist
Jon Stanley
senior systems engineer: LipSync Post
Bruce Steele
visual effects artist: Dragon DI
Natalie Stopford
visual effects line producer
Damien Stumpf
digital artist: BUF
Lucy Tanner
visual effects coordinator: LipSync Post
Daniel Tomlinson
digital lab operator
Enrique Torres
pre-visualization artist
Samantha Tracey
visual effects coordinator
Paul Tuersley
digital compositor: Men From Mars
Ben Turner
digital compositor
Audrius Urbonavicius
digital matte artist: Men from Mars
Tim Walton
visual effects
Sheila Wickens
lead compositor: LipSync Post
Blake Winder
digital compositor: LipSync Post
Jonathan Wood
cg artist: LipSync Post
Stunts
Radek Bruna
stunts
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik
stunt double
Mark Henson
stunt coordinator
Jiri Horky
stunts
Jindrich Klaus
stunt performer
Robert Lahoda
stunt coordinator
Miroslav Lhotka
stunt double
Jaroslav Peterka
stunt coordinator
Jan Petrina
stunt double, stunt double: Solomon Kane
Richard Ryan
sword master
Roman Spacil
sword fight stunts
Zdenek Stadtherr
stunts
Rudolf Vrba
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Jan Carda
first assistant camera
Michal Chadima
video assist operator
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Kriz David
gaffer: second unit
Miro Gábor
camera operator
Ivo Gresak
key grip
Pier Hausemer
first assistant camera: visual effects unit
Colin Holloway
electrician
Geoff Holloway
electrician
Larry D. Horricks
still photographer
Frantisek Novák
first assistant camera
Felix Pickles
camera trainee: visual effects unit
Pavel Proisl
grip
Tim Wooster
director of photography: second unit
Vaclav Sramek
camera trainee
Casting Department
Abigail Barbier
adr voice casting
John Hubbard
casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Hubackova
set costumer
Patricie Soptenková
costume assistant
Dita Valentinova
wardrobe coordinator
Sarka Zvolenska
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Tom Davis
apprentice editor
Stuart Fyvie
digital colourist
Adam Gough
assistant editor: avid
Laura Jennings
visual effects editor
Attila Kovacs
assistant editor
Jakub Olexa
VFX editor
Mark Sanger
first assistant editor
Marketa Tom
editorial assistant
Verity Wislocki
post-production coordinator
Music Department
John Barrett
assistant scoring engineer
Andy Brown
music contractor, conductor
Christopher Carmichael
composer: additional music
Ian Honeyman
composer: additional music
Jake Jackson
music recording mixer
Robyn Klein
executive in charge of music
Shadee Nassar
music intern
Robin Quinn
music editor
Andrew Raiher
composer: additional music
Jeff Toyne
orchestrator
Mark Anthony Yaeger
score technical advisor
Transportation Department
Jakub Kadlec
transportation coordinator
Nick Kenyon
driver: cast
Other Crew
Mark Bakunas
financial controller
Martina Brodska
assistant to producers
Alisa Buckley
unit publicist
Carn Burton
location manager: UK
Alison S. Cohen
production counsel
Karen Davidsen
production coordinator: second unit
Eva Dvorakova
on-set medic
Tina Ellis
post production accountant
Kook Ewo
end title sequence
Lucia Foster Found
aerial operations coordinator
Polly Hope
production coordinator
Silvie Janculová
assistant to production manager
Vladimir Kesl
computer technician
Zusana Kobedova
production assistant
Kazi Kopecka
script supervisor
Gabriella Ludlow
production legal
Dusan Matic
extras coordinator
Lanny Nenicka
cashier
Eva Nietschová
production accountant
Katerina Nova
production assistant
Pauline Pangon
assistant: Samuel Hadida
Gabriela Rezacova
assistant: James Purefoy
Andy Stephens
aerial operations manager
Vera Thompson
script translator
Jarda Vaculik
location manager
Mirka Valova
travel and accommodation coordinator
Kristina Zapletalova
assistant accountant
Production Company
Davis-Films
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Czech Anglo Productions
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Wandering Star Pictures
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Distributor
E1 Entertainment Benelux
Hollywood Entertainment
Metropolitan Filmexport
Nu Metro Productions
Pinema
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Svensk Filmindustri
Svensk Filmindustri
Svensk Filmindustri
Warner Bros.
Special Effects
BUF
Baseblack
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Dragon Digital Intermediate
Lip Sync Post
Men From Mars
Patrick Tatopoulos Design
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Paul Jones Effects Studio
Tatopoulos Studios
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Miscellaneous
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies provided by
CE VideoAssist Rental
VideoAssist equipment provided by
Catering Matous
catering
De Lane Lea
sound re-recording
Flash Barrandov
special effects
Location Solutions South West
location services
Metropolitan Filmexport
domestic sales
Panalux
grip and lighting equipment
Panavision
camera equipment provided by
Pivotal Post
Avid HD editing equipment
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Soundtrack
ADR facility
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