The Visitor (2007)


The Visitor
Release Date07 September 2007
US Box Office$9,000,000
TaglineConnection is everything
GenreCrime, Drama, Music, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsNew York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish, French, Arabic, Russian
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Drama, Urban Drama
ThemesImmigrant Life, Unlikely Friendships, Musician's Life, Widows and Widowers
TonesCompassionate, Poignant, Upbeat, Bittersweet
TagsApartment, Deportation, Drums, Immigrant, Professor, Widow/widower

The Visitor is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy and produced by Michael London and Mary Jane Skalski. Executive producers were Jeff Skoll and Omar Amanat. The screenplay focuses on a lonely man in late middle age whose life changes when he is forced to face issues relating to identity, immigration, and cross-cultural communication in post-9/11 New York City.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Prof. Walter Vale

Tarek Khalil

Zainab

Mouna Khalil

Barbara

Maggie Moore
Karen

Michael Cumpsty
Charles

Bill McHenry
Darin

Jacob

Tzahi Moskovitz
Zev

Mr. Shah

Neal Lerner
Martin Revere

Ramon Fernandez
Cop #1

Frank Pando
Cop #2

Waleed Zuaiter
Omar

Upper Eastside Woman

Ashley Springer
Student

Laith Nakli
Nasim

Jacqueline Brogan
Waiter

Walter Mudu
Ronald Cole

Yevgeniy Dekhtyar
Slavic Man

Earl Baker Jr.
Lester James

Walter The Dog
Sprinkles the Dog

Bandar Albuliwi
Man in subway

Michael Bennett
Conference Attendee

Brother Eden Douglas
Airport Security Guard

Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.
Park Drummer

Director

Producer

Omar Amanat
executive producer

Michael London
producer

Patty Long
line producer: Los Angeles

Chris Salvaterra
executive producer

Mary Jane Skalski
producer

executive producer

Ricky Strauss
executive producer

Bergen Swanson
line producer

John Woldenberg
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Oliver Bokelberg

Editor

Tom McArdle
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Casting Director

Kerry Barden
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Stéphane Foenkinos
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Billy Hopkins
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Paul Schnee
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Suzanne Smith

Production Designer

John Paino
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Art Director

Len Clayton

Set Decorator

Costume Designer

Melissa Toth
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Makeup Department

Marc Boyle
key hair stylist: Los Angeles

Stacey Panepinto
key makeup artist

Leah Rial
key makeup artist: Los Angeles

Elena Roulenko
additional hair stylist

Lora Scrignoli
key hair stylist

Kami Steele
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

J.M. Brown
unit production manager: Los Angeles

Jonathan Ferrantelli
post-production supervisor

Jared Goldman
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nicholas R. Bell
second assistant director

Anthony Blanco
second second assistant director

Mariela Comitini
first assistant director

Michael Del Polito
second assistant director: Los Angeles

Gregory Santoro
second second assistant director: Los Angeles

Art Department

Jamie Arbuckle
set dresser

Albert Bianchini
swing: Los Angeles

Jeremy Brehme
swing: Los Angeles

Jacqueline Brogan
artistic consultant

Craig Charland
art production assistant

Olivia Dunn
art intern

Nicholas Ferrara
art production assistant

Alison Ford
assistant art director

Eric Friedewald
lead person

Sean Haines
on-set dresser

Colt Hausman
camera scenic artist

Mark Johnson
set decorator: Los Angeles

Julius Kozlowski
key scenic painter

Glenn Lloyd
art department coordinator

Charlie Nicholson
on-set dresser: Los Angeles

Will Pangman
set dresser

Kevin L. Raper
graphic artist

Courtney Schmidt
assistant property master

Alexis Weiss
property master

Marian Ziola-Stoeffelmeier
scenic painter

John El Manahi
scenic painter

Miles Michael
set dresser

Niquan Riley
props

Brendan K. Russell
art department production assistant

Sound Department

Jamie Baker
sound editor

Kevin Bowe
boom operator

Damian Canelos
sound mixer

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Mick Davies
boom operator: Los Angeles

Elisabeth Giglio
sound studio business manager: C5 Inc.

Lewis Goldstein
sound re-recording mixer

Heather Gross
sound editor

Ruth Hernandez
sound editor

Paul Hsu
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor

Frank Kern
sound editor

George A. Lara
foley engineer

Nicolas Mazet
boom operator

Cate Montana
sound editor

James Nichols
sound engineer: Dolby

D.J. Ritchie
sound mixer: Los Angeles

Adam Sanchez
boom operator

John Sember
boom operator

Sara Stern
assistant sound editor

Lila Yomtoob
sound editor

David Flynch
sound editor

Eric Milano
adr recordist

Gabriel Sanders
boom operator

Visual Effects

Brian McNulty
visual effects supervisor: Janimation

Stephen Gaconnier
visual effects producer

Mike Nuget
digital cleanup artist

Michael P. Whipple
digital intermediate engineer

Stunts

Manny Siverio
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Rik Andino
grip

Carter Bissell
best boy electric

Ian Bloom
lighting technician

Paul Bode
first assistant camera: Los Angeles

John Clifford
still photographer

Richard Coronel
film loader: China

John Corso
camera operator: "b" camera

Dylan Crawshay-Williams
grip

Alexander Engel
lighting technician

John Frisbie
rigging gaffer

Mike Garner
best boy grip: Los Angeles

Wolfgang Held
camera operator: "b" camera, camera operator: second unit

Theodore N. Hellmuth
dolly grip

Joel Jaspan
key grip: Los Angeles

Ludovic Littee
first assistant camera

Adam Lukens
best boy grip

Jamie A. Marlowe
first assistant camera: "b" camera

James McFadyen
lighting technician

Ryan McGuffin
company grip: Los Angeles

Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr.
best boy grip

Smokey Nelson
gaffer

Zach Quinn
camera production assistant: Los Angeles

Zachary Quinn
camera production assistant

Micky Reeves
best boy electric: Los Angeles

Roger Sassen
gaffer: Los Angeles

Meg Schrock
generator operator

Jaime Segschneider
second assistant camera

Richard Shedden
company electrician: Los Angeles

Richard Smock
company electrician: Los Angeles

Elizabeth Stern
grip

Walter Strafford
key rigging grip

Jennifer Stuart
second assistant camera: Los Angeles

Danny Veccione
rigging grip

Matthew Walker
key grip

Brett Walters
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Joy Weber
lighting technician

JoJo Whilden
still photographer

Casey Wooden
grip

Joe Belschner
additional dolly grip

Ryan Cheresnick
additional electrician

Rob Harlow
second key grip

Sarah L. Hendrick
additional second assistant camera

Kevin Kilcher
additional electrician

Aaron Randall
additional dolly grip

John Shim
electrician

Casting Department

Jessica Kelly
casting assistant

Ali Merhi
extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Shirley Liz Ephraim
jewelry designer

Martha Fogerty
costume intern

Leah Katznelson
assistant costume designer

Chrissy Kuhn
costumer

Rebecca McCabe
costume supervisor: Los Angeles

Colleen McTigue
set costumer

Lauren Miller
costume intern

Emily Mraz
costume intern

Diana Pappas
costume production assistant

Amy Pickering
wardrobe supervisor

Erin Byrne
additional costumer

Shirley L. Ephraim
jewelry designer

Editorial Department

Kate Abernathy
first assistant editor

Don Ciana
color timer

Ron Dulin
assistant editor

Charles Herzfeld
post-production advisor: Technicolor

Barbara Jean Kearney
digital film producer

Ali Muney
assistant editor

Stan Sztaba
negative matcher

Daniel Triller
assistant editor

Joe Violante
dailies advisor

Joe Gawler
digital opticals colorist

Robert Leaton
colorist: dailies

Patricia Sztaba
negative matcher

Music Department

Bernard Bayer
musician: piano

Mariusz Glabinski
music editor

Andrew Graybill
musician: violin I

score producer

Luke Maurer
musician: viola

Mohammad Naseehu Ali
music consultant: african and live music

Rafal Paczkowski
score recording and mixing: P.I.Y. Studio

Mary Ramos
music supervisor

Marek Szpakiewicz
music arranger, musician: cello

Yi-Huan Zhao
musician: violin II

Transportation Department

Tom Baker
driver

Jeff Cadmus
driver: Los Angeles

William Collins
driver

George Holtzer
transportation captain

Richie Hubka
driver

Kirk Huston
driver: Los Angeles

John Paul Jones
driver

James Jorty
driver

John McCoombs
driver: Los Angeles

Ken Nevin
driver

Chris Stevens
driver: Los Angeles

Jay E. Vigil
transportation captain: Los Angeles

Other Crew

John A. Accardo
set production assistant

Lucie Bourgeau
production secretary: Los Angeles

Nicole Bukowski
accounting clerk

Matthew B. Chamberlin
location manager: Los Angeles

Rachel Connors
script supervisor

Laura Cook
set production assistant

Chandra Cummin
assistant: Mary Jane Skalski

Charlie Dibe
assistant production office coordinator

Leo Driver
parking coordinator

Danielle Duperreault
location scout

Joe Facey
craft service

John B. Finn
post-production accountant: JFA Inc.

Angeline Girard
office production assistant

Dan Gloeckner
key set production assistant

Erika Goldfarb
office production assistant

James Granger
production secretary

Jonathan Gray
production counsel: Gray Krauss

Jason Hedges
unit production assistant

Jennifer Hoopes
assistant location manager

Andy Hutchinson
set production assistant

Peter Hutchison
post-production accountant: JFA Inc.

Stephen Kardell
location scout: Los Angeles

Doe Kim
studio manager: C5 Inc.

Stephanie Kinch
office production assistant: Los Angeles

Shana Kingsley
craft service assistant

Sara Lane
production accountant

Ben Logan
craft service assistant

Tara Markus
location scout

Christopher Menges
location assistant

Tracey Merkle
script supervisor: Los Angeles

Karen S. Neasi
product placement coordinator

Elizabeth Pellegrini
production office coordinator

Dana Penrod
set production assistant

Damon Rivetti
location scout: Los Angeles

Javier Rojas
craft service assistant

Jamie Ellen Rush
set production assistant

Gus Sacks
office intern

Michael Sapia
assistant parking coordinator

Weiman Seid
publicist: Fat Dot

Lara Sfire
set production assistant

Luke Tomalin Sherman
set production assistant

Ivy Shyu
assistant: Tom McCarthy

Collin Smith
location manager

Marny Smith
office intern

Hilary Stabb
assistant to counsel: Gray Krauss

J.P. Summerskill
payroll accountant

Vivian Tong
set production assistant

Chris Yager
set production assistant

Sreenu Yedavalley
set production assistant

Craig Charland
office intern

Dan Cooley
location scout

Jeph Duarte
location manager

Shirley L. Ephraim
jewelry designer

Sky Gewant
additional production assistant

Audra Gorman
location scout

Travis Huber
location scout

Brendan Kehoe
location assistant

Kristen Mink
assistant location manager

Darin J. Patterson
additional production assistant

Sharon Steinhauser
business and legal affairs

Tom Yeager
location manager

Thanks

Miguel Arteta
special thanks

John Harrington Bland
special thanks

special thanks

special thanks

Ralph Costanza
special thanks

special thanks

special thanks

James Elenidis
in memory of

Juliana Farrell
special thanks

Marcus Hinchey
special thanks

Joy Huang
special thanks

Gil Kruger
thanks

special thanks

Paul Sado
special thanks

Jonathan Marc Sherman
special thanks

special thanks

Production Company

Groundswell Productions
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Next Wednesday Productions
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Participant Productions
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Distributor

K5 International

Anchor Bay Entertainment
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Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)

FS Film Oy

Golden Village Pictures

Halcyon Pictures

Impacto Cine

Kurt Media

Longride

Moviemobz Rain

Overture Films

Paramount Filmes do Brasil

Vendetta Films

Special Effects

Janimation

Miscellaneous

Act One Script Clearance
script clearance

C5
post-production sound services

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies

Directors' Catering
catering

DitlevFilms
end crawl

Fat Dot
publicity

Film Finance
completion guarantor

Goldcrest Post Production New York
sound re-recording facility

Gray Krauss
production counsel

JFA
post-production accounting

Monkeyland Audio
adr stage

Ovasen
post-production services and facilities

P.I.Y. Studio
score recording and mixing

Post Factory NY
offline editorial facility

Postworks New York
adr stage

Sound OneC5
post-production sound facility

Soundtrack FT
sound re-recording facility

Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting

Tandem Sound
sound post-production, adr stage

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack






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