The Descent (2005)
| Release Date | 11 March 2005 |
| US Box Office | $26,000,000 |
| Tagline | Scream your last breath. |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital EX |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Drama, Creature Film |
| Mood | Nail-biters, Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Survival in the Wilderness, Trapped or Confined, Nightmare Vacations, Mutants |
| Tones | Tense, Nocturnal, Atmospheric, Gruesome, Creepy |
| Tags | Cave, Cave Dwellers, Underground [below Earth] |
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating Morlock-like humanoids.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Shauna Macdonald
Sarah
Molly Kayll
Jessica
Craig Conway
Crawler - Scar
Leslie Simpson
Crawler
Mark Cronfield
Crawler
Stephen Lamb
Crawler
Catherine Dyson
Crawler
Julie Ellis
Crawler
Sophie Trott
Crawler
Tristan Matthiae
Crawler
Stuart Luis
Crawler
Justin Hackney
Crawler
Director
Producer
Keith Bell
associate producer: Northmen Productions
Christian Colson
producer
Ivana Mackinnon
associate producer
Paul Ritchie
co-producer
Paul Smith
executive producer
Original Music
David Julyan
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Cinematographer
Sam McCurdy
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Editor
Jon Harris
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Casting Director
William Davies
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Gail Stevens
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Production Designer
Simon Bowles
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Art Director
Jason Knox-Johnston
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Costume Designer
Nancy Thompson
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Makeup Department
James Adams
prosthetics assistant
Jo Budden
prosthetics assistant
Stuart Conran
senior prosthetic makeup artist
Jacqueline Fowler
prosthetic makeup effects artist
Jo Hannford
hair stylist: MyAnna Buring
Jennifer Harty
makeup supervisor
Paul Hyett
special makeup effects designer
Vicki Lang
makeup supervisor
Tanya Lodge
makeup designer
Neil Morrill
special makeup effects artist
Sandrine Mugglestone
makeup trainee: FT2
Conal Palmer
senior prosthetic makeup effects artist
Robin Pritchard
senior prosthetic makeup effects artist
Stuart Sewell
prosthetic makeup effects artist
Dawn Stewart
prosthetics assistant
Daniel Vidal
trainee sculptor
Simon Webber
lead sculptor
Samia Wood
prosthetics technician
Production Manager
Jeanette Haley
post-production supervisor
Jennifer Wynne
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Carver
second assistant director
Joanna Crow
first assistant director: additional photography
Tanya Harris
third assistant director
Paul Mason
third assistant director
Jack Ravenscroft
first assistant director
Charlie Waller
second assistant director: additional photography
Dan Winch
first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
David Abbott
stand-by carpenter
Barry Amos-Yeo
greens assistant
Kevin Amos-Yeo
greens assistant
Graham Baker
stand-by rigger
Paul Bradburn
dressing props
Alfie Burgess
stand-by props
Dean Clegg
stand-by art director
Jim Cornish
storyboard artist
Billy Edwards
stand-by props
Michael Kelm
props
Armordillo Design & Construction Ltd
set building in foam and resin
Johnny Mann
sculptor supervisor
Jon Marson
head greensman
Jono Moles
construction manager
Lucy Moles
construction coordinator
Helen Morgan
art department trainee
Harry Pain
art department assistant
Barnaby Papworth
carpenter
Jo Sansom
art department runner
Zoe Smith
production buyer
Terry Stinson
dressing props
Terry Wood
property master
Thomas Jones
mold maker
Sound Department
Stuart Bagshaw
foley recordist
Oliver Brierley
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Wayne Brooks
adr editor
Paul Carter
foley editor
Matthew Collinge
supervising sound editor
Ed Evers-Swindell
additional crawler sound effects
Robert Farr
adr recordist
Colin Gregory
boom operator
Nigel Heath
sound re-recording mixer
David Hoskins
additional sound designer
Claire Mahoney
foley artist
Michael Maroussas
sound effects editor
Joseph Paines
FT2 sound trainee
Rob Prynne
adr editor
Jamie Roden
adr mixer
Danny Sheehan
supervising sound editor
Nick Thermes
sound mixer
Special Effects
Paul Hyett
special effects makeup designer
Clive R. Kay
special effects contact lenses
Richard Magrin
special effects crew
Neil Morrill
special effects makeup
Christine Overs
fabricator: animals
Robin Pritchard
makeup effects artist
John Rafique
special effects supervisor
Nick Rideout
special effects supervisor
Nick Smith
senior special effects technician
Mark Vanstone
senior special effects technician
Simon Webber
lead sculptor
Stuart Wishart
animatronics designer
Visual Effects
Bob Ballan
senior model maker
James Ballan
model maker
Ritchie Beacham-Paterson
post production manager: Lipsync Post
Lee Clappison
colourist
Ivan Cornell
digital lab systems support: Lipsync Post
Neil Damman
digital compositor: Mattes & Miniatures
William Foxwell
digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post
Scott Goulding
digital lab operator
David Hewitt
model maker
Katja Hollmann
digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post
Sue Lin
model maker
Alasdair MacCuish
digital grade producer: Lipsync Post
James Manning
model maker
Adrian Oostergetel
digital effects artist
Mike Peel
model maker
Adrian Platt
digital matte artist: Mattes & Miniatures
Leigh Took
visual effects supervisor
Howard Watkins
visual effects supervisor: Lip Sync Post
Phillip West
camera operator: miniature effects
Julia Hall
digital effects artist
Angela Rose
visual effects
Stunts
Claire Alderton
stunt assistant
George Cottle
stunt performer
Jim Dowdall
stunt coordinator
John Fell
wire assistant
Stephen Fell
wire assistant
Steve Griffin
stunt coordinator
Paul Hornsby
stunt supervisor, stunt assistant: additional photography
Robert Schofield
wire supervisor
Lee Sheward
stunt driver
Roy Weatherley
wire effects
David Williams
wire effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey
still photographer
Rami Bartholdy
camera trainee: second unit
Sergio Bernuzzi
key grip
Ashley Bond
focus puller: second unit
Tim Driscoll
best boy
Warwick Drucker
additional crane grip
Dai Evans
crane grip
Tony Fabian
grip: second unit
Kate Filby
clapper loader: second unit
Jon Garwes
focus puller
Ross Grainger
electrician
Rodrigo Gutierrez
director of photography: second unit
John Heald
grip: second unit
Alice Hobden
clapper loader: second unit
Phil Humphries
clapper loader
Bob Milton
electrician
Ang Richards
camera trainee: FT2
Andrew Robertson
video assist operator
Steve Slocombe
best boy
Andrew Taylor
gaffer
John Taylor
Steadicam operator
Neil Tomlin
crane technician dailies
Amelia Troubridge
still photographer
Matthew Waving
camera trainee
Dave Wells
trainee grip
Gareth Williams
electrician
Casting Department
David Wheal
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Ingham
costume supervisor
Catherine Jordan
costume trainee: FT2
Kate Laver
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Ritchie Beacham-Paterson
digital lab production manager: Lip Sync Post
Siobhan Boyes
post-production coordinator
Lee Clappison
colorist
Alasdair MacCuish
digital lab producer: Lip Sync Post
Alecandra Montgomery
post-production coordinator
Russell Pawson
HD DVD conform editor
Kevin Phelan
digital lab head of post-production: Lip Sync Post
Catriona Richardson
assistant editor
Jason Wheeler
negative cutter
Music Department
Chris Barrett
score assistant
Terry Edwards
choir conductor
Andrew Glen
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
musicians contractor
Martyn Harry
music arranger: choral
Dana Niu
orchestrator
Steve Orchard
score mixer, score recordist
Emily Rogers
music editor
Bill Silcock
music preparation
Ian Wood
assistant scoring engineer
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Transportation Department
Chris Mayhead
driver: cast
Colin Simmons
driver
Other Crew
Sarah Baker
development assistant, production assistant
Hannah Brown
floor runner
Georgina Bryce
double, runner
Matt Curtis
title designer
Andrew Gwyn Davies
production coordinator: pick-up shots
Yvette Dore
unit publicist
Hannah Godwin
production coordinator
Brian Hall
supervisor: climbing
Darroch Harkness
consultant: helicopter
Harriet Harper
assistant to executive producer
Steve Harrow
pre-production consultant
Emily Hobbs
floor runner
Rachel James
post-production accountant
Clive R. Kay
special effects contact lenses
Emma Magee
production runner
Chris Mayhead
cast security
Chris Moore
location scout
Debbie Moore
production accountant
Natalie Moore
assistant accountant
Clive Noakes
laboratory contact
Bill Ridealgh
unit medic
Richard Rowntree
assistant: Steve Harrow
David Taylor
unit manager: Scotland
Elizabeth West
script supervisor
Production Company
Celador Films
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Northmen Productions
Pathé
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Alfa Films
FS Film Oy
,
Festive Films
Lions Gate Films
Maple Pictures
,
Monopole-Pathé
Pathé Distribution
Shaw Organisation
Universum Film (UFA)
,
Vértigo Films
A-Film Home Entertainment
,
La Fabrique de Films
Net5
Square One Entertainment
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
,
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Mattes & Miniatures Atlantic Digital (MMAD)
Lip Sync Post
Elements Special Effects
Miscellaneous
Hyperactive Broadcast
editing equipment
Pinewood Studios
movie studio
AP
title design: main and end titles
Air Lyndhurst Studios
music recorded at
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies
Fatts
post-production script service
Fuji Photo Film
motion picture film supplied by
Goldcrest Post Production London
adr recording
Hackenbacker Sound
sound re-recorded at
J & E Post Production
post-production consultant
Jason Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
Jeremy Walker + Associates
publicity
Lee Lighting
lighting
Lip Sync Post
digital film grading
Lofty's Lab
stills processing
Lusam Music
music published by
Midnight Transfer
post-production facility
Phaze UK
sound design
TLO Film Services
action vehicles
Take 2 Film Services
camera equipment provided by
TayScreen Scotland
locations
Videosonics Cinema Sound
foley recording
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Neil Marshall
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The Descent
