Spy Game (2001)


Spy Game
Release Date19 November 2001
Budget$92,000,000
US Box Office$62,000,000
TaglineIt's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.
GenreAction, Crime, Thriller
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsBeirut, Lebanon
LanguageEnglish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, French, Cantonese
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassUnglamorized Spy Film, Political Thriller
Niche GenreSpy Film
MoodNail-biters
ThemesTraitorous Spies/Double Agents, Race Against Time, Behind the Iron Curtain, Mentors, Political Unrest, Political Corruption
TonesSlick, Flashy, Stylized, Sweeping, Forceful, Cerebral
TagsCIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Espionage, Mentor, Protegé, Race Against Time, Rescue, Secret Mission, Spy

Spy Game is a 2001 American spy film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. The film grossed $62,362,785 in the United States and $143,049,560 worldwide.


Cast and Crew


Elizabeth Hadley

Charles Harker

Larry Bryggman
Troy Folger

Gladys Jennip

Dr. William Byars

Todd Boyce
Robert Aiken

Vincent Vy Ngo

CIA Director Cy Wilson

Andrew Grainger
Andrew Unger

Fred Kappler

Henry Pollard

Ted Maynard
CIA Administrator

Tom Hodgkins
CIA Lobby Guard

Rufus Wright
Folger's Secretary

Demetri Goritsas
Billy Hyland

Quinn Collins
OPS Center Security Officer

Sam Scudder
Back Bencher

Yann Johnson
CIA Back Bencher

Pat McGrath
Cleaner

Estate Agent

Harry Duncan

Mitch Alford

In-Sook Chappell
Alford's Receptionist

Benedict Wong
Tran

Jiang

Ho Yi
Prison Warden

David Cheung
Down's Prisoner

Tony Xu
Interrogator

Mark Sung
Ambulance Driver

David K.S. Tse
Prison Doctor

Logan Wong
Prison Guard

Hon Ping Tang
Prison Guard

Daniel Tse
Warden's Lieutenant

Vincent Wang
Outer Gate Guard

Vietnam: Captain

Joseph Chanet
Vietnam: VC General

Eddie Yeoh
Vietnam: General Hun Chea

Freddie Joe Farnsworth
Vietnam: Radioman

Joerg Stadler
Frederick Schmidt - Berlin

Zsolt Zágoni
Berlin: West German Businessman

Balázs Tardy
Vopo #1 - Berlin

Pál Oberfrank
Berlin: Vopo #2

Géza Schramek
Berlin: East German Refugee

Imre Csuja
Berlin: Bar Owner

Melinda Völgyi
Berlin: Bar Owner's Wife

Károly Rékasi
Berlin: East German Border Guard

Kimberly Paige
Sandy - Berlin

Iain Smith
Berlin: Ambassador Cathcart

Berlin - Anna Cathcart

Gregory Groth
Berlin: CIA Training Instructor

Peter Linka
Berlin: CIA Polygraph

Beirut: Doumet

Amidou
Dr. Ahmed - Beirut

Nabil Massad
Beirut: Sheik Salameh

Mohamed Picasso
Colonel Ajami - Beirut

Aziz Ait Essahmi
Beirut: Checkpoint Guard

Moustapha Moulay
Beirut: Arab Businessman

Mohamed Quatib
Decoy Man, Beirut: Motorcyclist

Farid Regragui
Beirut: Suicide Van Driver

Commander Wiley - Rescue Sequence

Tim Briggs
Rescue Sequence: Heli Pilot

Frank Nall
Reporters: CNN Reporter

Ian Porter
Reporters: US-China Reporter

Ian Boo Khoo
Chinese Prisoner

Anita Deutsch
A Girl

James Embree
Special Forces Team Member - Rescue Sequence

Philip Harvey
Lift CIA Agent

Tibor Kenderesi
Old Man in Window - Berlin

Tong Lung
Chinese Prison Guard

Muir's Cousin

Wil Röttgen
East German Refugee #2 - Berlin

Chuen Tsou
Prison Guard

Matthew Walker
Digger Gibson

Terrance Ottis Williams
Lloyds of London Office Guy

Director

David Arata

Producer

producer

Stephanie Antosca
producer: Washington DC

executive producer

Thomas A. Bliss
executive producer

James W. Skotchdopole
executive producer

Iain Smith
executive producer

Dénes Szekeres
line producer

Douglas Wick
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Daniel Mindel

Editor

Christian Wagner
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Casting Director

Lucinda Syson
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Production Designer

Norris Spencer
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Art Director

Kevin Phipps

Set Decorator

Jille Azis
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Costume Designer

Louise Frogley
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Makeup Department

Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist: Mr. Pitt

Jean Ann Black
makeup artist: Mr. Pitt

Graham Johnston
chief makeup artist, chief hair stylist

Gary Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Redford

Laura McIntosh
assistant makeup artist

Tena Parker
hair stylist: Mr. Redford

Production Manager

Lee Alliston
unit manager

John Bernard
production supervisor: Morocco

Sarah Bradshaw
production supervisor

Judi Bunn
production supervisor

Chen On Chu
production manager: HK

Simon Crook
unit manager: Israel

Steve Harvey
unit manager

Ian Hickinbotham
production supervisor

Cindy Irving
production manager: Morocco

Jim Rowe
production manager: Vancouver

James W. Skotchdopole
unit production manager: Morocco

Michael Solinger
post-production supervisor

Nancy Rae Stone
executive in charge of production

Maria Ungor
production supervisor: Budapest

Emoke Vagasi
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ashley Bell
trainee assistant director

Tarik Ait Ben Ali
trainee assistant director

James Bitonti
third assistant director: additional photography

Ali Cherkaoui
key second assistant director: Morocco

William Dodds
third assistant director

Gergely Fülöp
assistant director

Anya Gripari
third assistant director

Zsuzsa Gurban
assistant director: Budapest

Ben Harrison
additional third assistant director: dailies

Ahmed Hatimi
first assistant director: Morocco

Zinedine Ibnou Jabal
second second assistant director: Morocco

Tamar Ichilov
additional second second assistant director

Alex Kaye-Besley
additional third assistant director

David Klohn
key second assistant director: additional photography

Dénes Sajgál
assistant director

Adam Somner
second assistant director

Ian Stone
second second assistant director

Csilla Szigeti
second assistant director

John Wildermuth Jr.
first assistant director

Rob Burgess
additional third assistant director

Szonja Jakovits
trainee assistant director

Art Department

Brian Aldridge
props

Ben Ansell
art department assistant

Alex Boswell
stand-by props

Guy Bradley
draughtsman

Robert Cowper
assistant art director

John Davey
hod painter

Derek Del Puppo
construction coordinator: Vancouver

Emma De Polnay
assistant set decorator

Stephen Dobric
art director: UK

Matthew Foster
props

Gary Freeman
art director: Budapest

Alan Gilmore
assistant art director

Carmila Gittens
art department coordinator

Christopher Glass
production illustrator

Tony Halton
stand-by art director

John C. Hill
art director: Useful Companies

John Hill
art director: Useful Companies

Patricia Johnson
draughtsman

Martin Kingsley
supervising props

József Kiss
construction manager

Carol Kupisz
graphic designer

James Lewis
set designer

Bill Lowe
painter's laborer

John Maher
construction manager

Meike Meng
graphics designer

Nick Milner
supervising propman

Steve Mitchell
scenic artist

Andy Nicholson
art director: Morocco

John O'Shaughnessy
production buyer

Wesley Peppiatt
props

Keith Pitt
props

Susann Roge
buyer

Nina Ruscio
production designer: Vancouver

Chris Seagers
production designer: Morocco

Anne Seibel
assistant set decorator

Bob Sherwood
supervising prop dresser

Jim Stanes
graphic artist

Keith Stevenson
set dresser

Tom Still
set designer

Mark Swain
junior draughtsman

Ty Teiger
property master

Béla Tollay
swing gang

Bradley Torbett
stand-by property master

Jason Torbett
stand-by property master

Lloyd Vincent
props

Peter Watson
props

Brian West
storeman

Helen Xenopoulos
set designer

Gabriel Higgins
property master: additional photography

Danny Rogers
graphic designer

Sound Department

David A. Arnold
dialogue editor

James Ashwill
foley mixer

John Bateman
adr mixer

John Brady
boom operator

Tom Burns
sound re-recordist

William Butler
sound mixer: re-shoot

Ed Callahan
sound editor

Rick Canelli
adr recordist

Chris Corner
boom operator

John T. Cucci
foley artist

Teri E. Dorman
supervising dialogue editor

Juno J. Ellis
supervising adr editor

Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer

Matthew P. Hanson
assistant sound editor

Matthew Harrison
foley editor

Denise Horta
adr editor

Stephen Janisz
adr editor

Suhail Kafity
sound editor

Simon Kaye
production sound mixer

Linda Lew
foley recordist

James Likowski
foley editor

Melissa Lytle
assistant sound editor

Victoria Martin
supervising foley editor

F. Hudson Miller
supervising sound editor

George Nemzer
supervising sound editor

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

R.J. Palmer
sound editor

Greg P. Russell
sound re-recording mixer

Roy Seeger
assistant sound editor

Dan Sharp
sound re-recordist

Gregg Silk
second engineer

Del Spiva
assistant sound editor

David Sutton
boom operator, sound maintenance

George Watters II
supervising sound editor

Marshall Winn
dialogue editor

Gary Wright
sound editor

Ulrika Akander
dialogue editor

Eric Maran
sound dailies: pick-ups

Martin Mitchell
boom operator: reshoot

Special Effects

Oscar G. Castillo
technical director

Terence J. Cox
special effects senior technician

Attila Erczkovi
pyrotechnician

Raymond Ferguson
senior technician

Ron Hone
special effects senior technician

Matthew Horton
special effects technician

Gabor Kiszelly
special effects: Hungary

Charles Moran
demolition supervisor

Ferenc Ormos
special effects coordinator: Hungary

György Solymosi
special effects: Hungary

Gareth Wingrove
special effects technician

Trevor Wood
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Matthew Adams
rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite

Blondel Aidoo
executive producer: Asylum

Ted Andre
visual effects compositor: Cinesite

Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite

Oscar G. Castillo
technical director

Ken Dackermann
digital compositor

Elton Garcia
digital compositor

Jonathan Gerber
computer graphics artist: Cinesite

Michael S. Harbour
digital compositor: Cinesite

Todd Hemsley
Inferno artist: yuco

Chris Holmes
digital compositor

Tommy Hooper
technical supervisor: Asylum

Chris Jensen
digital imaging operator

Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant: Cinesite

Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood

Kevin Lingenfelser
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite

Nathan McGuinness
visual effects supervisor: Asylum

Todd Mesher
Inferno artist

Alex G. Ortoll
digital artist

Jon Quon
3D technical assistant: Cinesite

Mike Sullo
visual effects producer: Cinesite

Travis Baumann
Inferno artist

Marla Carter
title compositor: yU+Co

Harriet Donington
bidding producer: Cinesite

Carl S.G. Moore
visual effects associate producer: Cinesite

Stunts

Greg Campbell
stunt department coordinator

Ray De-Haan
stunts

Kelly Dent
stunts, stunt double: Catherine McCormack

Steve Dent
stunt coordinator

Bradley Farmer
stunt double: Brad Pitt

László Imre
stunts

Rob Inch
stunts

Theo Kypri
stunts

David Leitch
martial arts stunts, stunt double: Brad Pitt

Levente Lezsák
stunts

Andy Merchant
stunts

Dominic Preece
stunts

C.C. Smiff
stunts

Reg Wayment
stunts

Steve Altes
stunt driver

Stuart Clark
utility stunts

Tong Lung
stunts

Marc Wolff
stunt pilot

Camera and Electrical Department

Klemens Becker
camera operator

Peter Bloor
gaffer

Sam Bloor
electrician

Ciro Candia
second assistant camera

Ian Coffey
clapper loader

Chris Dale
clapper loader

Russell Dereck
grip

Marc Ehrenbold
assistant camera

Ray Fisher
camera engineer

John Flemming
key grip

Alan Grayley
rigging electrician

Alan Hall
camera crew member

Graham Hall
camera operator, assistant camera

Keith Hamshere
still photographer

Dean Head
aerial director of photography: Hong Kong

Simon Hume
focus puller

Dylan Jones
video assistant

Simon Lucas
rigging gaffer

John Marzano
aerial director of photography

Adrian McCarthy
dolly grip

Hugh Meikle
generator operator: re-shoots

Phil Murray
grip

Phil Pastuhov
aerial director of photography: Hong Kong

Ben Perry
assistant camera

Martin Schaer
camera operator: "a" camera

Ian Seabrook
focus puller: additional photography

Tony Skinner
rigging electrician

Timothy Robin Spencer
focus puller: additional photography

Atilla Szucs Sr.
key grip: Hungary

Martin Testar
additional camera operator

Mark Walpole
second assistant camera: second unit

Martin Ward
video playback operator

Charlie Woodburn
first assistant camera: aerial unit

Eamonn O'Keeffe
focus puller

Casting Department

Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting

Nathan Bayne
casting intern

Jason Devoy
casting assistant

Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting

Tamás Kertész
extras casting

Berenice Percival
casting assistant

Ersin Pertan Jr.
casting assistant

Stephen Vincent
casting assistant

Seth Yanklewitz
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lynda Foote
costumer

Allan Hay
wardrobe master

György Homonnay
wardrobe supervisor: Hungary

Steven Kirkby
stand-by wardrobe

József Lender
dresser

David Page
costumer: Mr. Redford

Jonny Pray
costumer: Mr. Pitt

Lily Scott
wardrobe runner

Lizz Wolf
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Monica Anderson
associate editor

Tania Clarke
assistant editor

Simon Cozens
first assistant editor

Elizabeth Dean
post-production coordinator

Julius Gladwell
assistant editor

Francis Hadinoto
editorial runner

Shane Harris
assistant colorist

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Kevin Holt
assistant editor

Robert J. Lemos
assistant film editor

Robert Malina
assistant editor: avid

Dan Muscarella
color timer

Mark T. Osborne
assistant colorist

Missy Papageorge
digital intermediate producer

Geraint Huw Reynolds
assistant editor

Debs Richardson
assistant editor

Thor Roos
color timer: Vancouver dailies

Steven Rosenblum
editorial consultant

Anna Solorio-Catalano
assistant editor

Stefan Sonnenfeld
digital telecine colorist

Gary Trentham
first assistant editor

Corinne Villa
first assistant film editor

Music Department

Justin Caine Burnett
additional music arranger

Toby Chu
additional music arranger, assistant music engineer

Adam Evans
musician: electric guitar

Bruce Fowler
orchestrator

Isobel Griffiths
music contractor

Roland Heap
assistant scoring engineer

Joe Henson
musician: bass guitar

Yvonne McDonald
music coordinator

Alan Meyerson
score mixer, score recordist

Gretchen O'Neal
music production supervisor

Christopher S. Parker
music coordinator

G. Marq Roswell
music supervisor

Richard Whitfield
music editor

Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader

Transportation Department

Khalid Ameskane
transportation

Csaba Annus
driver

Driss Benchhiba
transportation coordinator

Guy Bostock
vehicle technician

Jimmy Carruthers
facilities driver

Mohammed Chaoui
assistant picture car coordinator

Ian Clarke
vehicle technician

Gabriella Csoma
transportation captain

Peter Devlin
transportation coordinator

Zoltán Fohn
driver

Charles Heidet
action vehicle coordinator assistant

John Hollywood
driver: Mr. Scott

Graham Kelly
action vehicle coordinator

Zsolt Zászló
production driver

Sean Thornton
picture vehicle technician

Mark Tyack
transportation captain

Other Crew

Marnie Ander
set supervisor: re-shoot

Jalal Aqdim
co-coordinator

Mark Barclay
assistant: Thomas Bliss

Guy Barker
production accountant: Hungary

Mark Barry-Jackson
helicopter pilot

Sallie Beechinor
production coordinator

Mona Benjamin
production coordinator: Morocco

Vicky Bishop
production runner

Terry Blyther
location manager: Israel

Charles Bodycomb
armorer: Budapest

Daniel Budd
assistant accountant

Melanie Claus
production coordinator: Israel

Matthew Cook
stand-in: Mr. Pitt

Richard Devinki
production services manager: Beacon

Mike van Diem
writing services

Akrame El Meziane
production assistant

Emily Engler
assistant: Ms. Stone

Freddie Joe Farnsworth
technical advisor: military

Amir Feingold
security supervisor

Don Ferrarone
technical advisor

Jonathan Frost
boat coordinator: Morocco

Rachid Gaidi
additional location manager: Morocco

Alex Gladstone
location manager

Richard Gold
set production assistant

Anna Hall
production coordinator

Carolyn Hall
financial controller

Marc A. Hammer
production coordinator: re-shoots

Kevin Harris
post-production accountant

Christian Henson
drum programmer

Jonathan Hook
location manager

Zoltan Horkai
animal coordinator

Jason Horwood
stand-in

Arabella Johannes
assistant: Mr. Bernstein

Becky Jones
location manager

Donna Kail
assistant: Mr. Redford

Nathalie Kassirer
artist coordinator

Zoltán A. Kerényi
managing director: Focusfilm Kft.

Alex Kirby
assistant to producer

Balázs Kovács
extras coordinator

Connie Kunz
post-production accountant

Stephanie Lovell
set production assistant: second unit

Greg Martin
stand-in: Mr. Redford

Joseph Martin
location manager: Washington D.C., second unit

Sandra Matossi
production accountant: Vancouver

Andy Maxwell
production assistant

Becky Maxwell
accounting assistant

Christian McWilliams
location manager

Tom Moran
assistant: Mr. Scott

Ali Moshref
assistant production accountant

John Nixon
armorer

Ildiko Orosz
location manager

Justin Owen
computer and video supervisor: Useful Companies

Rhys Owen
digital playback technician

Sylvia Pyke
assistant: Mr. Smith

Patricia Reid-Douglas
shipping coordinator

Ben Rimmer
location manager

Amy Robertson
production assistant

David Roker
runner

Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro
assistant production coordinator

Pilar Savone
assistant: Mr. Skotchdopole

David A. Schreiber
assistant to producer

Katalin Schulteisz
production coordinator: Budapest

Patric Scott
unit publicist

Michael Sharp
location manager

Suzie Shearer
assistant production coordinator

Neville Shulman
special advisor: Mr. Scott

Gemma Smithers
accounting assistant

Adrian Spanna
project manager: Useful Companies

Mario Spanna
computer playback technician: Useful Companies

Simon Staines
creative supervisor: Useful Companies

Tony Stanton
copyist

Tom Stourton
location assistant

Esther Szasz
interpreter

Peter Toumasis
assistant to director

Sara-Jane Valentine
computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies

Drew Vandervelde
production assistant: Washington D.C.

Catherine Wheatley
assistant: Marc Abraham

Judith Windsor
dialogue coach

Marc Wolff
aerial coordinator

Anna Worley
script supervisor

Garson Yu
title designer

Jonathan Zurer
production coordinator: Washington D.C.

Wendy Zych
production secretary

Michael J. Harker
completion bond representative

Darren Helman
location assistant

Randee Lynne Jensen
creative assistant

Steve Mortimore
location manager

Mike Savva
utility stand-in

Brad Simonsen
production executive

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Beacon Communications

Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Metropolitan Filmexport

Red Wagon Productions
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Toho-Towa

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Universal Studios

Laurenfilm

Medusa Distribuzione

Pinema

East West

Egmont Film

Metropolitan Filmexport

Nu Visión de Argentina

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures (UIP)

Universal Home Entertainment

Universal Pictures Video

SBS6

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Europa Filmes
,

Special Effects

Asylum VFX

Cinesite (Hollywood)

yU+Co.

Miscellaneous

Shepperton Studios
movie studio

ARRI Media
grip equipment and cranes

Abbey Road Studios
score recording

Buena Vista Sound
sound editing services

Cable News Network (CNN)
prerecorded videotape provided by

Casting Collective
extras casting

Company 3
digital film mastering

DeLuxe Laboratories
color , prints

Decca Records
soundtrack

Dune Films
production services: Morocco

Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by

Flying Pictures
Gyrosphere aerial camera system provided by

Focusfilm Kft.
production services: Budapest

FotoKem Laboratory
color

Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by

ITN ArchiveReuters
additional news footage

International Film Guarantors
completion guaranty

Joe Dunton & Company
video assist equipment

Kanzaman S.A.M.
production services: Morocco

Lee Lighting
lighting

London Session Orchestra, The
score performed by

Lyps Inc.
adr voice casting

Media Ventures
score mixed at

Metro Voices
score performed by

October Pictures
production services: Hong Kong

Orbit Digital
non-linear editing equipment

Pacific Title
opticals

Panavision UK
camera equipment provided by

Panavision
camera and lenses

Ritek Digital Studios
DVD authoring and encoding

Sextant Entertainment Group Inc.
production services: Vancouver

Spacecam Systems
Spacecam aerial camera system provided by

Synxspeed
post-production

Technicolor
dailies

UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack

Useful Company
computer and video systems

Zaltman Films Limited
production services

thinkfilm
production services: Washington D.C.

yU+Co.
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