Valiant (2005)
| Release Date | 20 March 2005 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $19,000,000 |
| Tagline | Meet the Flockers |
| Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, War |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Animated |
| Film Class | Family-Oriented Adventure |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Mood | Just for Fun |
| Themes | Finding a Way Back Home, War in the Sky, Heroic Mission |
| Tones | Sentimental, Reflective, Merry, Bright |
| Tags | Battle [war], Birds, Carrier Pigeon, D Day, English [nationality], Forces [military], Nurse, Sergeant, World War |
Valiant is a 2005 computer-animated film. Set in May of the year 1944, it tells the story of a group of war pigeons during World War II. The film was produced by John H. Williams and co-produced by Vanguard Animation and Odyssey Entertainment. Reviews toward Valiant were mixed and largely poor. The film is based on a story by Jordan Katz, George Webster, and George Melrod, and inspired by true stories of hundreds of pigeons that helped the soldiers in the war. At the end of the film, it says that of the 54 Dickin Medals awarded to animals, 32 of them went to pigeons.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Pip Torrens
Lofty
Brian Lonsdale
Toughwood
Dan Roberts
Tailfeather
Michael Schlingmann
Underlingk
Sean Samuels
Jacques
Buckley Collum
Rollo
Harriet Jones
Barmaid
Harry Peacock
Recruiting Officer
Corin Mellinger
Wing Pigeon
Gary Chapman
Pigeon Officer
Curtis Augspurger
Pigeon Guard
Mike Harbour
Little Thug
Michael Jenn
Messenger Pigeon
Heidi Fecht
Saucy Pigeon
Robert Lence
'Tweet' Pigeon
Ali Dowling
Additional Voice
Chris Fairbanks
Additional Voice
Rupert Farley
Additional Voice
Dan Flynn
Additional Voice
Kristopher Milnes
Additional Voice
Stephen Pacey
Additional Voice
James Dale Robinson
Additional Voice
Emma Tate
Additional Voice
Stig Hoffmeyer
Von Talon
Thomas Mørk
Gutsy
Per Pallesen
Felix
Jens Jacob Tychsen
Lofty
Timm Vladimir
Valiant
Director
Gary Chapman
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Writer
Jordan Katz
George Webster
,
George Melrod
Producer
Curtis Augspurger
co-producer
Eric M. Bennett
co-producer
Neil Braun
executive producer
Buckley Collum
co-producer
Keith Evans
executive producer
Tom Jacomb
line producer
Robert Jones
executive producer
Ralph Kamp
executive producer
Marci Levine
associate producer
Barnaby Thompson
executive producer
John H. Williams
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Fenner
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Editor
Tiffany L. Kurtz
Jim Stewart
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Casting Director
Celestia Fox
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Production Designer
John Byrne
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Art Director
Carl Jones
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Production Manager
Imke Fehrmann
production supervisor
Chad Hammes
unit production manager
Jan Hirota
production manager
Kristen Hudecki
production team
Michael Solinger
post-production supervisor
Siouxsie Stewart
animation manager
Art Department
Julius Aguimatang
storyboard artist
Derek Carter
layout designer
Nathan Chew
storyboard artist
Daisy Church
intern
Michelle Dabbs
storyboard artist
Cam DeLeon
visual development
John Dorman
storyboard artist
Tom Hester
sculpture
Brendan Houghton
lead storyboard artist
Tim Lawrence
sculpture
Robert Lence
storyboard artist
Brynne Orloski
art department production coordinator
Michael G. Ploog
head storyboard artist
Neil Ross
visual development
Hank Tucker
lead storyboard artist
Colette Van Mierlo
layout designer
Art Vitello
lead storyboard artist
Colin White
storyboard artist
Al Zegler
storyboard artist
Bruce Zick
set designer
Sound Department
Nigel Bennett
sound mix technician
Robert Bourke
sound effects editor
Wayne Brooks
sound effects editor
Peter Burgis
foley artist
Matthew Collinge
supervising sound editor
Colin Cooper
voiceover recordist
Mike Dowson
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Farr
foley mixer
Nick Foley
adr recordist
Nigel Heath
foley mixer
Gert Janssen
dubbing editor
Alex Joseph
additional sound designer
Michael Maroussas
sound effects editor
David Peacock
sound engineer, voice recordist
Rob Prynne
assistant sound effects editor
Danny Sheehan
supervising sound editor
Dave Sloss
foley recordist
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer
Mark Taylor
sound re-recording mixer
Nick Watson
sound consultant: Dolby
Rik Elliott
sound editor
Pedro Van der Eecken
sound recordist
Special Effects
Marco Barbati
rigger
Visual Effects
Terence Alvares
digital compositor
Paul Amer
rigging supervisor
Shigeki Ao
lead modeller
Christine Arboit
effects technical director
Miles Bellas
additional staff
Ali Bernard
3D character Fixer
Philip Borg
digital artist
Virginie Bourdin
lighter
Robert Bourgeault
technical director/lighting
Ron Brinkmann
computer graphics supervisor
Nicolas Bruchet
lighter
Laurie Brugger
character modeller/rigger
James Butler
digital compositor
Kevin Campbell
digital artist
Cyrille Caron
layout artist
Martin 'Smoke' Carroll
senior character animator
Cyril Frederick Chu
texture painter
Dan Copping
layout technical director
Pearse Cullinane
matte painter
Tom Cushwa
modeling supervisor
Olly Davis
modeller
Robert Deas
cloud technical director
Gareth Dinneen
digital compositor
Ben Dishart
shading artist
David Dulac
lead lighter
Leif Einarsson
character rigger
Steven Elford
model maker, layout artist
Zachary Franks
modeller
Jacqueline Gordon
rigging development
Karen Halliwell
rigger
Christian Hipp
effects technical director
David Hirst
layout artist
Graham Hopkins
supervising technical director
Uel Hormann
2D supervisor
Gray Horsfield
computer graphics supervisor
Lorea Hoye
compositing coordinator
Ken Mitchel Jones
effects technical director
Steven Anthony Khoury
lighter
Tom Kluyskens
CG fluid effects technical director
Neehar Kohli
modeller
Daniel Kohn
compositor
Eric Kuehne
lead lighting technical director
Paul Kulikowski
digital compositor
Zoe Lamaera
digital compositor
Jason Lazaroff
technical director
Danny Lei
character modeler: Vaguard Animation
Bjorn Liljequist
lighting technical director
Kevin Lombardi
character modeller
Steve Madsen
shading artist
Daniel Martin Peixe
character animator
Tony Matthews
CG and matte painting coordinator
Nathan McConnel
compositor, character animator
Rodney J. McFall
character supervisor
Andrew McPhillips
lighter
Rebecca Melander
texture artist
Quentin Miles
lead animator
Marlon Montgomery
3D coordinator
Saybian Morgan
effects technical director
David Antonin Mucci
supervising lighting technical director
Rolf Muetze
lead lighter
Jan Natarajan
look development
Paul Oakley
modeler
Thomas Pastor
lighter
Rob Pizzey
digital colourist: One Post
Christel Pougeoise
character animator
Richard Purdum
animation director
Justin Rae
layout artist
Alireza Razmpoosh
visual effects animator
Donald Reich
layout artist
Robert Rioux
effects technical director
Sean Samuels
matte painter
Leo Sanchez
lead modeller
Rick Sander
digital artist
Matt Schofield
matte artist, matte painter
Andrew Schwartz
senior compositor: Film Finisher
Priyes Shah
lighting technical director
Daniel Smollan
render wrangler
Mohamed Sobhy
shading technical director
Richard Stay
matte artist, matte painter
Jamie R. Stewart
character effects technical director
Andre Thomas
shading artist
Tony Thorne
lead animator
Ray Van Steenwyk
lead animator
Frantz Vidal
character animator
Romain Villemaine
character animator
Jo Walls
animation technical director
David Woodland
matte painter
Lisa Woodland
digital compositor
Hidetaka Yosumi
software engineer
Mohand Zennadi
lighter
Camera and Electrical Department
Marco Barbati
rigger
Animation Department
Tohru Patrick Awa
character designer
Julia Bordeau
lead texture artist
Simon Carlile
junior animation technical director
Brian Eyre
animator
Jim Feeley
character developer
David Krentz
character developer
Martin Lanzinger
animator
Paul Lee
animator
Nathan McConnel
character animator
Abraham Meneu Oset
character animator
Quentin Miles
lead animator
Claus Pedersen
animator
Andres Puente
character animator
Tom Roth
animator
Michael Schlingmann
lead animator
Nicolas Seck
animator
Emil Simeonov
lead animator
Simon Sonnichsen
animator
Alan Sperling
lead animator
Siouxsie Stewart
animation manager
Anders Thonell
character animator
Ray Van Steenwyk
lead animator
Alexis Wanneroy
animator
Ralph Zondag
character developer
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Editorial Department
Matt Adams
digital intermediate producer
Stefanie Boose
editorial coordinator
Hermione Byrt
first assistant editor
Carrie Holecek
digital intermediate producer: Technicolor DI
Eric Lake
first assistant editor
George Missor
epk assistant editor
Timothy Peeler
digital film colorist
Rob Pizzey
digital film colorist
Michael Rostker
assistant editor
Briana Ryan
editorial manager: Los Angeles
Nicholas Siapkaris
additional editor
Liz Webber
additional editor
Samantha Welland
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Geoff Alexander
orchestrator
Peter Clarke
music editor
Janice Graham
orchestra leader
Jake Jackson
score recordist
Steve Price
music recording engineer
Bill Silcock
music preparation
Other Crew
Johnathan Abbott
intern
Philip A. Brown
intern
Neil Chatterjee
software developer
Daisy Church
intern
Marisa Dean
assistant: Mr. Augspurger and Mr. Collum
Venecia Duran
assistant: Mr. Williams, script supervisor
Florentino Fernández
voice dubbing: Bugsy
David Fowler
head of systems administration
José Luis Gil
voice dubbing: Mercury
Pauline Hume
title designer: end titles
Harriet Jones
assistant: Mr. Jacomb
Natalie Kavanagh
production assistant intern
Amar Koeri
systems administrator
Ramón Langa
voice dubbing: Von Talon
Sherin Mahboob
intern
Nichola Martin
assistant: Mr. Thompson
Hannah Mole
intern
Richard Morrison
title designer
Manne Ohrstrom
developer
Jon Parker
intern
Jeremy Pelzer
studio general manager
Martin Poyner
production assistant
Liz Roberts
layout and modelling manager
James Rose
systems administrator
Mathew Selby
lead software engineer
Sterling Sheehy
intern
Bill Stevens
production accountant
Samantha Steyns
production coordinator
Richard Underwood
systems administrator
Salim Zayat
software developer
Thanks
Sarah Counnas
thanks
Dominic Glynn
thanks
Matthew Hampton
the producers wish to thank
Phil Hay
thanks
Matt Manfredi
thanks
Jo Rogers
special thanks
Production Company
Vanguard Animation
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Ealing Studios
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UK Film Council
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Take Film Partnerships
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Odyssey Entertainment
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Entertainment Film Distributors
Alfa Films
Bonton, a. s.
Cathay-Keris Films
Independent Films
Pandasia Entertainment
Scanbox Entertainment
LNK Audiovisuais
Medusa Distribuzione
SND
Scanbox Sweden
Special Effects
Polygon Pictures
Miscellaneous
Air Lyndhurst Studios
music recorded and mixed at
Bank of Ireland
production financing provided by
Central Band of the Royal Air Force, The
music performed by
Chris Dean and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra
music performed by
Fig Productions
main title design
Hollywood Records
soundtrack
Musicalities Limited
music copyright consultants
Phaze UK
sound design
Pinewood Studios
optical sound negative
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The
music performed by
Sapex Scripts
post-production scripts
Shepperton Studios
sound re-recording
Skylark Sound Studios
sound recording and editing studio
Technicolor
laboratory
The Sound Company Ltd.
original dialogue recording
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