The Believer (2001)


The Believer
Release Date19 January 2001
Budget$2,000,000
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsNew York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorBlack and White, Color

The Believer is a 2001 film written by Henry Bean and Mark Jacobson, and directed by Henry Bean. It stars Ryan Gosling as Daniel Balint, an Orthodox Jew who becomes a Neo-Nazi. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Danny Balint

Peter Meadows
Orthodox Student

Billings

Kris Eivers
Carleton

Joel Garland
O.L.

Curtis Zampf

Lina Moebius

Carla Moebius

Jack Drummond
Old Coot

Sig Libowitz
Rav Zingesser

James G. McCaffrey
Young Avi

Jacob Green
Young Danny

Frank Winters
Young Stuart

Danny's Father

Guy Danielsen

Tommy Nohilly
Whit

Joshua Harto
Kyle

Chuck Ardezzone
Chuck

First Waiter

Christopher Kadish
Steve

David Bailey
Judge

Lucille Patton
Mrs. Frankel

John Wills Martin
Hate Counselor

Michael Marcus
Polish Man

Roberto Gari
Ancient Jew

Cindy Pomerantz

Rabbi Greenwalt

Henry Bean
Ilio Manzetti

Dean Strober
Stuart

Jordan Lage
Roger Brand

Judah Lazarus
Avi

Samantha Brody
Rosh Hashana Attendee

Michael Port
TV Reporter

Carl Fischer
Guy's Photographer

Harvey Lieberman
Man at Yom Kippur

Eileen B. Weiss
Woman at Yom Kippur

Brendan Patrick Connor
Skin Head

Woman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah

Russell Gibson
Group Leader

Sarah Levy

Waitress

Patrick Edward White
Worshiper

Director

Henry Bean
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Writer

Henry Bean
,

Mark Jacobson

Producer

Daniel Diamond
executive producer

Kimberly N. Fajen
line producer

Jay Firestone
executive producer

Adam Haight
executive producer

Susan Hoffman
producer

Christopher Roberts
producer

Eric Sandys
executive producer

Original Music

Joel Diamond
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Cinematographer

Jim Denault
-

Editor

Mayin Lo
-

Lee Percy
-

Casting Director

Adrienne Stern
-

Production Designer

Susan Block
-

Art Director

Lucio Seixas
-

Set Decorator

Carrie Stewart
-

Costume Designer

Alex Alvarez
-

Jennifer Newman
-

Makeup Department

Renee Didio
key makeup artist , key makeup artist

Angela Gallagher
assistant hair stylist, assistant makeup artist

Seth Lombardi
assistant hair stylist

Production Manager

Eric Kaplan
post-production supervisor

Kimberly N. Fajen
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Roger M. Bobb
first assistant director

Robert Dickerson Jr.
second second assistant director

Michael T. Meador
second assistant director

Art Department

Sarah Berney
scenic artist

Shahen Guiragossian
leadman

Michael Jortner
assistant property master

Linda Krantz
property master

Beth Krause
properties shop: Props For Today

Frank T. Todaro
art production assistant

Sound Department

Kevin Bowe
additional boom operator

Damian Canelos
sound mixer

Scott Cannizzaro
adr engineer

Ted Clark
sound re-recording mixer

Ryan Collison
foley engineer

Peter Fonda
boom operator

Dan Fulton
sound intern

Malaika Langa
audio post coordinator

Brian Langman
sound effects editor, supervising sound editor

Lisa J. Levine
adr editor

Angela Organ
assistant sound editor

Dan Paikin
boom operator

David Raphael
sound mixer

Doug Roberts
adr engineer

Paul P. Soucek
sound effects editor

Eric Strausser
audio post technical support

Bill Sweeney
dialogue editor

Brian Vancho
foley artist

Daniel Ward
assistant sound editor

John Werner
foley editor

Stephen Fitzmaurice
adr mixer

Special Effects

Drew Jiritano
special effects coordinator

Thomas Viviano
special effects assistant

Andrew Mortelliti
special effects

Andrea Swistak
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Steven Meyer
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Peter Bucossi
stunt coordinator

Roy Farfel
stunts

Don Hewitt
stunts

Michael Russo
stunts

David Shumbris
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Matt Blades
best boy grip

Eric Boncher
gaffer: additional photography

Steve Briante
first assistant camera: additional photography

Claire F. Cario
first assistant camera

Ryan Cooke
additional grip

Johnny Erbes-Chan
key grip

Andrew Fishman
company grip

Joe Foley
gaffer: additional photography

Matthew Ford
additional electric

David Gorn
key grip: additional photography

Phil Gries
camera operator: additional photography

Elizabeth Hedges
still photographer

Scott Miller
gaffer

Steven C. O'Neill
additional electrician

Adam Silver
additional electric

Joia Speciale
second camera

Victor Spinelli Jr.
camera production assistant: additional photography

Craig Striano
key grip: additional photography

Niknaz Tavakolian
second assistant camera

Joshua Van Praag
best boy electric

Bryan Wachtel
additional electric

Justin Whitaker
additional electric

Ben Wolf
director of photography: additional photography

Hashim Al-Mashat
additional electrician

Casting Department

Charles Kaplan
extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting Inc.

Eric Scott
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jill Newell
assistant costume designer

Celine Pascot
wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department

Julie Carr
first assistant editor

Michelle Harrison
assistant editor

Robert Leaton
colorist: high definition

Noëlle Penraat
negative cutter

Roman Rossell
editing room technician

Eric Singer
editor: HD

Melissa Wegman
Bond Co. Post Superviser

Laura Weinberg
assistant editor

Music Department

Nancy Allen
assistant music editor

Joel Diamond
score performer

Leigh Dorset
vocalist

Evan Eisenberg
vocalist: Rosh Hashanah Davener

Jonathan Glass
musician: shofar

Maria Nieves
vocalist

Suzana Peric
music editor

Sasha Weiss
vocalist: Yom Kippur Davener

Transportation Department

Robert Johnson
driver

Tommy Kearns
driver

Jose Solis
parking coordinator

Paul Wiener
driver

Other Crew

Stephanie Angel
intern

John Bonaparte
assistant chef

Robert Bordiga
completion bond services: The Motion Picture Bond Company

Frank M. Calo
production executive

Patrick Campbell
production assistant

Chester Coleman
set medic

Tori Crotts
assistant: Peter Hoffman

Albert T. Dickerson III
bond company executive, completion bond services: The Motion Picture Bond Company

Andrew Egendorf
executive: Fuller Films

Maggie Engelhardt
production coordinator

David Fischer
production assistant

Kelly Glover
accounting assistant

Steven J. Goldfisher
legal services: Emerson Bruns, Rudoph & Beer

Joe Hobel
completion bond services: The Motion Picture Bond Company

Kate Hoffman
assistant: Peter Hoffman

Vanessa Hoffman
production assistant

Ben Hurwitz
office production assistant, office production assistant

Jason Ivey
production assistant

Tom Chacko Joseph
intern

Jeff Kaplan
project manager: DuArt

Louis Katz
physician

Steve Malone
title designer

Matthew Manson
location assistant

Décio Matos Júnior
intern

Peter Meadows
production assistant

Stacey Menegay
production assistant

Ross Miller
insurance: D.R. Reiff & Associates

Lisa Molinaro
script supervisor

Henry Previl
chef

Jennifer Quesenbery
assistant location manager

Andrea Rittigstein
assistant: Eric Sandys

Tracy Sanford
intern

William W. Sheets II
craft service

Erik William Smith
production executive

Lila Solomon
office production assistant

Katie Stern
intern

Victor Teran
assistant: Susan Hoffman

Thomas G. Wallin
post-production accountant

Rick Washburn
weapons: Weapons Specialists Ltd.

Andrew Yeo
location manager

Lisa Yesko
completion bond services: The Motion Picture Bond Company

Derek Yip
production accountant

Jordan Brendan Finnegan
production assistant

Calo Frank
production executive

Diane Hounsell
additional script supervisor

Donna 'Chipmunk' McCusker
assistant: Adam Haight

Thanks

Leora Barish
thanks above all to

Eliza Bean
special thanks

Richard Brick
special thanks

Jonathan Buchsbaum
thanks above all to

Gerry Byrne
special thanks

Matthew Chapman
special thanks

Michael Fields
special thanks

Carl Fisher
special thanks

Larry Gross
special thanks

Paul Hond
special thanks

Nick Kazan
special thanks

Judah Lazarus
thanks above all to

Barbara Leppler
special thanks

Meyer Levine
special thanks

Jonathan Mednick
special thanks

Christiane Neaman
special thanks

Dan Partland
special thanks

Alexis Roberts
special thanks

Ted Skillman
special thanks

Peter Trias
special thanks

Production Company

Fuller Films
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Seven Arts Pictures
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Distributor

Capelight Pictures

D'Vision

Eagle Pictures
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Fireworks Pictures

Lions Gate Films

Manga Films

Palm Pictures

Scanbox Sweden

Miscellaneous

Abel Cine Tech
camera equipment provided by

Axium Payroll Services
payroll services

Camera Service Center
grip and lighting equipment

Coast Council of I.A.T.S.E. (East)
special thanks

Coast to Coast
catering

Crannog Films
developed in association with

D.R. Reiff & Associates
insurance

Duart
editing facility

Grant Wilfley Casting
extras casting

JP Morgan Chase Bank
bank

Motion Picture Bond Company, The
completion bond services

New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The
special thanks

Picture Cars East Inc.
picture cars

Planet 10 Post
post-production services

Props For Today
properties shop

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
special thanks

Sound One Corporation
re-recording facility

Soundtrack
adr recording facility

Steven C. Beer & Emerson E. Bruns for Rudolph & Beer LLP
legal services

Temple Ansche Chesed of New York
special thanks

Temple Emanu-El of North Jersey
special thanks

The Image Group
HD video mastering

Weapons Specialists
weapons

Writers Guild of America (WGA)
special thanks






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