Taking Sides (2001)
| Release Date | 13 September 2001 |
| Genre | Drama, War, Music |
| Country | FranceUKGermanyAustria |
| Filming Locations | Berlin, Germany |
| Language | English, Russian, French, German |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Crisis of Conscience, Clearing One's Name, Culture Clash, Musician's Life |
| Tones | Poignant, Reflective, Confrontational, Talky, Deliberate, Atmospheric, Literate |
| Tags | Conductor [music], Holocaust, Orchestra, War Crimes |
Taking Sides is a 2001 British drama film starring Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgĺrd set during the period of denazification investigations conducted in post-war Germany after the Second World War. The film, which was directed by Hungarian director István Szabó, is based on the real interrogations that took place between an U.S. Army investigator and the musical conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler who had been charged with serving the Nazi regime. It is based on the play of the same title by Ronald Harwood.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Hanns Zischler
Rudolf Otto Werner, oboist
Armin Rohde
Schlee, timpanist
August Zirner
Captain Ed Martin
Daniel White
Sergeant Adams
Thomas Thieme
Reichsminister
Jed Curtis
Colonel Green
Markus Heinicke
Attendant
Aleksander Tesla
Projectionist
Jarreth J. Merz
US Soldier
Holger Schober
Steve's Driver
Philip Bowen
US Aide
Thomas Morris
British Sergant
Peter Döring
British Officer
Rinat Shaham
Jazz Singer
Werner Armeln
Remer
Matthias Wilke
Schmidt
Holger Jahn
Aide 1
Werner Zwosta
Aide 2
Thomas Rösicke
Barkeeper 1
Marco Riccardi
Barkeeper 2
Jourii Babalikachvili
Russian Aide
Henry Schindler
U.K. Aide
Chris Martin
U.S. Soldier
Benno Wirth
Stallholder
Ron Hermann
Boy 1
Valentin Tornow
Boy 2
Director
Producer
Adam Betteridge
associate producer: Great British Films
Fritz Buttenstedt
co-executive producer
Michael Cowan
co-executive producer
Udo Happel
line producer
Jeremy Isaacs
co-producer
Alex Marshall
associate producer
Maureen McCabe
co-producer
Rainer Mockert
co-producer
Michel Nicolini
supervising producer
Yves Pasquier
producer
Jason Piette
co-executive producer
David Rogers
co-executive producer
Jacques Rousseau
co-producer
Rainer Schaper
co-producer
Michael von Wolkenstein
co-producer
Gisela Waetzoldt-Hildebrandt
associate producer
Cinematographer
Lajos Koltai
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Editor
Sylvie Landra
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Casting Director
Gillian Hawser
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Caroline Hutchings
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Heta Mantscheff
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Production Designer
Ken Adam
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Art Director
Anja Müller
Set Decorator
Bernhard Henrich
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Costume Designer
Györgyi Szakács
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Makeup Department
Wolfgang Böge
makeup artist
Ann-Kathrin Guballa
makeup artist
Beatrice Mendelin
special makeup effects artist
Martina Raschke-Dressler
makeup artist
Robert Rebele
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Marcus Loges
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claudia Anton
trainee assistant director
Thorne Mutert
second assistant director
Aleksandrs Petukhovs
third assistant director
Ralph Remstedt
first assistant director
Oliver Schnug
third assistant director
Art Department
Philipp Barnett
set decoration department assistant
Stefan Pepe Baumgärtner
assistant art director
Pierre Brayard
assistant art director
André Brüggemann
stand-by carpenter
Christian Ehlert
set dresser
Axel Eichhorst
storyboard artist
Sabine Engelberg
art department coordinator
Eckart Friz
assistant property master
Thomas Göldner
set dresser
Dierk Grahlow
construction supervisor
Axel Kahnt
property master
Christoph Kettenring
props
Oliver Korbel
set dresser
Robert Krüger
scenic artist
Matthias Kulewatz
stand-by carpenter
Steffi Kulse
assistant to construction supervisor
Detlef Michelchen
stand-by carpenter
Blanka Pietsch
property assistant
Scott Ritchie
art department trainee
Christian Röscheisen
stand-by prop
Christian Schaefer
assistant set decorator
Udo Scharnowski
draughtsman
Bea Schiefeling
property buyer
Dorothea Schiefeling
property buyer
Bernd Schirach
stand-by carpenter
Bele Schneider
property buyer
Gisela Schulze
draughtsman
Torsten Schwartz
supervisor plasterer
Ralf Stottrop
stand-by painter
Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux
sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Louis Bras
adr boom operator
Michel Filippi
adr editor
Jean Goudier
supervising sound editor
Jean-Francois Hammel
foley artist assistant
Noemi Hampel
cable woman
Cyril Holtz
sound re-recording mixer
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny
sound recordist
Anne Le Campion
foley recordist
Jérôme Lévy
foley artist
Olivier Marlangeon
foley artist assistant
Gilles Missir
adr sound engineer
Bridget O'Driscoll
dialogue editor
John Pitt
boom operator
Brian Simmons
sound mixer
Special Effects
Michael Apling
special effects technician
Alain Carsoux
head of special effects
Lars Hintze
special effects technician
Thorsten Hintze
special effects technician
Thommy Opatz
special effects makeup: supply
Edouard Valton
special effects producer
Bernd Wildau
senior special effects technician
Adolf Wojtinek
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Christophe Belena
digital transfers
Thorsten Binte
visual effects supervisor
Coralie Boulay
digital transfer editor
Séverine De Wever
production coordinator
François Dupuy
digital transfers
Vincent Frei
rotoscope artist
Olivier Gadal
rotoscope artist
Yann Gonsard
rotoscope artist
Rip Hampton O'Neil
technical director: Duboi
Michael Hosenfeld
digital effects project manager
Abdel Ali Kassou
digital transfers
Aurelie Lajoux
rotoscope artist
Tina Lin
digital transfers
Thomas Mulack
digital effects producer
Nicolas Pelle
digital transfers
Markus Schneider
compositing artist
Antoine Simkine
visual effects executive producer: Duboi
Guillaume Uguet
digital transfers
Stunts
Helmut Baumer
stunts
Oliver Fritsche
stunt rigger
Christof Genesis
stunts
Udo Harnach
stunt performer
Werner Kaiser
stunts
Armin Sauer
stunt coordinator
Bernhard Schirmer
stunts
Rene Schobes
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Almesberger
assistant camera
Daniel Alvermann
dolly grip
Karl Dillitzer
gaffer
Sandro Eichler
grip
Marcell Erdélyi
camera trainee
Mikesch Groht
Steadicam operator
Heiko Jörke
key grip
Daniel Klauke
electrician
Carsten Klockow
grip
Patrick Kloz
video assistant
Roland Knitter
electrician
Finn Kohler
grip
Oliver Ladinser
electrician
Martin Lippert
generator operator
Gero Neumann
clapper loader
Nicole Nullmeyer
clapper loader
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg
still photographer
Alexander Schaak
electrician
Axel Schrepel
electrician
Rico Schulze
electrician
Mike Wächter
best boy
Jörg Widmer
Steadicam operator
Animation Department
Siegfried Ostertag
animator
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Karin Beewen
casting: Babelsberg
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Martina Goldsmith
extras casting assistant
Petra Lüttschwager
extras casting assistant
Iris Müller
extras casting
Tanja Ploetz
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anke Baier
dresser
Pascale Bourtequoi
assistant costume designer
Constanze Hagedorn
wardrobe mistress
Sparka Lee Hall
costume supervisor
Richard Olaf Zintel
wardrobe master: Harvey Keitel
Zintel Richard Olaf
wardrobe master: Harvey Keitel
Judith Stöger
dresser
Editorial Department
Patrick Delamotte
color timer
Juliette Garcias
assistant editor
Soline Guyonneau
first assistant editor
Isabelle Lepicier
assistant editor
Music Department
Ulrich Trimborn
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Katja Heissig
driver
Axel Hübner
driver: director
Inga Meissner
transportation coordinator
Grit Menzzer
driver
Other Crew
Tobias Asam
office production assistant
Melanie Aßmann
set production assistant
Roman Avianus
assistant location manager
Francesco Belfiore
assistant: Mr. Keitel
Naomi Buck
assistant: Mr. Pasquier
Catherine Charlton
dialogue coach
Claudia Davids
production accountant
Claire Deloire
production secretary: France
Yassir Falhi
stand-in
Klaus Große Darrelmann
location manager
Boris Hars-Tschachotin
location scout
Sven Herrmann
set manager
Michael Hoffmann
crowd marshall
Julia Jones
unit publicist
Julia Kainz
unit publicist
Frank Krug
set production assistant
Emily Kyriakides
assistant: Mr. Marshall
Winnie Marcus
set production assistant
Catherine Michel
production secretary
Axel Möller
stand-in
Tresi Murphy
production assistant: France
Alexander Nanau
office production assistant
Karl Objartel
office production assistant
Susann Pataki
office production assistant
Laura Popescu-Zeletin
location assistant
Gabriella Prekop
script advisor
Daniel Pruß
crowd marshall
Annie Quignon-Fleuret
production accountant: France
Miriam Rönn
unit publicist
Marco Schenke
crowd marshall
Nadine Schindowski
cashier
Zsuzsanna Szászi
assistant: Mr. Szabó
Caroline Veyssière
script supervisor
Anja Wedell
production coordinator
Nicole Zscherny
set production assistant
Denis O'Sullivan
assistant: Harvey Keitel
Production Company
Paladin Production S.A.
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Maecenas Film- und Fernseh GmbH
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Studio Babelsberg
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Little Big Bear Filmproduktion GmbH
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Canal+
Enterprise Films
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France 2 Cinéma
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Great British Films
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Jeremy Isaacs Productions Ltd.
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MBP (Germany)
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Satel Film
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Spice Factory
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TwanPix Ltd.
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Distributor
VCL Communications GmbH
New Yorker Films
Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA)
Alamode Film
E Stars Films
Guerilla Films
Mikado
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Mondo Films
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Special Effects
Duboi
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Effectory GmbH
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Miscellaneous
Angels & Bermans
costume rental
Arane
titles
Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)
publicity
Deutsche Grammophon
soundtrack
Duran Duboi Services
editing equipment
Eurocostumes
costume rental
International Recordings
adr voice casting
Lyps Inc.
adr voice casting
Montage Films Thauvin
negative cutting
Studio Copra
post-production sound equipment
Sturm Handels GmbH Kostümverleih
costume rental
Theaterkunst GmbH
costume rental
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Taking Sides
