Vera Drake (2004)
| Release Date | 06 September 2004 |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | Wife. Mother. Criminal. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Country | UKFranceNew Zealand |
| Filming Locations | Cressy House, Hannibal Rd., Stepney Green, London, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Social Problem Film, Period Film |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Miscarriage of Justice, Fighting the System, Unlikely Criminals, Double Life |
| Tones | Drab, Deliberate, Intimate, Understated |
| Tags | Abortion, Blue Collar, Family, Illegal, Nurse, Secret Life, Small Town |
Vera Drake is a 2004 British crime drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions for women in need. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Richard Graham
George
Anna Keaveney
Nellie
Alex Kelly
Ethel
Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells
Sam Troughton
David
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Heather Craney
Joyce
Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man
Leo Bill
Ronny
Gerard Monaco
Kenny
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven
Alan Williams
Sick Husband
Heather Cameron-McLintock
Child
Billie Cook
Child
Nina Fry
Dance Hall Girl
Lauren Holden
Dance Hall Girl
Fenella Woolgar
Susan's Confidante
Joanna Griffiths
Peggy
Wendy Nottingham
Ivy
Nicky Henson
Private Doctor
Angie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beech
Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. Walsh
Lucy Pleasance
Sister Coombes
Tracy O'Flaherty
Nurse
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers
Helen Coker
WPC Best
Robert Putt
Station Sergeant
Craig Conway
Station Constable
Vincent Franklin
Mr. Lewis
Michael Gunn
Gaoler
Paul Jesson
Magistrate
Paul Raffield
Magistrate's Clerk
Philip Childs
Clerk
Jeffrey Wickham
Prosecution Barrister
Stephan Dunbar
Usher
Angela Curran
Prisoner
Jane Wood
Prisoner
Eileen Davies
Prison Officer
Daniel Hatkoff
Dancer
David House
Dancer
James Payton
Court Reporter
Georgie Smith
Dancer
Sarah Strachan
Ballroom Dancer
John Warman
Policeman in Court
Director
Writer
Producer
Simon Channing Williams
producer
Gail Egan
executive producer
Christine Gozlan
executive producer
Robert Jones
executive producer
Duncan Reid
executive producer
Alain Sarde
producer
Original Music
Andrew Dickson
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Cinematographer
Dick Pope
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Editor
Casting Director
Nina Gold
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Production Designer
Eve Stewart
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Art Director
Andrew Grant
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Ed Walsh
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Set Decorator
John Bush
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Costume Designer
Jacqueline Durran
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Makeup Department
Christine Blundell
hair designer, makeup designer
Charmaine Fuller
makeup assistant
Julius Goosen
makeup assistant
Kerry Scourfield
makeup artist
Lesa Warrener
makeup artist
Julia Wilson
makeup assistant
Production Manager
Danielle Brandon
production manager
Steve Harrow
post-production supervisor
Steve Mason
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Burgess
additional third assistant director
Sarah Coombs
third assistant director
Merry Irwin
third assistant director
Dan John
second assistant director
Toby Leigh
additional third assistant director
Darren Price
set third assistant director
Josh Robertson
first assistant director
Nick Shuttleworth
additional second assistant director
Samantha Smith
additional third assistant director
Hayley Williams
second assistant director
Art Department
Peter Agbaba
stagehand
Vince Bartlett
props runaround
Alan Briant
prop storeman
Tanya Clark
assistant art director
Mark Collisson
construction manager
Hannastina Crick
additional painter
Ken Davey
painter
Gary Davies
stagehand
Ken Davy
painter
Jonathan Downing
dressing props
Andrew Forrest
stand-by props
Dave Hill
carpenter
Richard Lloyd Jones
dressing props
Rowanna Lacey
art department assistant
Jo Littlejohn
art department coordinator
Leon McCarthy
stand-by carpenter
Richard Mills
property master
Rebecca Neville
stand-by props
Justin Overhill
stand-by painter
Marko Pavlovic
additional painter
Gary Peed
dressing props
Joseph Raynes
additional painter
Tom Read
stand-by art director
Don Santos
dressing props
Terry Stinson
dressing props
Andrew 'Monty' Wilson
dressing props
Rhona Wilson
production buyer
Sound Department
Georgina Adams
trainee: FT2
Tom Barrow
sound assistant
Chris Burdon
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgess
foley walker
Paul Carr
adr mixer
Andie Derrick
foley walker
Robert Farr
foley mixer
Tim Fraser
sound recordist
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Loveday Harding
sound maintenance
Zane Hayward
sound effects editor
Adrian Rhodes
sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Stone
supervising sound editor
John Warhurst
sound editor
Denise Yarde
additional boom operator
Doug Cooper
foley recordist
Visual Effects
Sally Clayton
production supervisor: Digital Cinema at VTR
Mike Fraser
consultant: Digital Cinema at VTR
Danny Pagan
data coordinator: Digital Cinema at VTR
Safiya Ravat
combustion artist: Digital Cinema at VTR
Rod Shelton
producer: Digital Cinema at VTR
James Tillett
film recording supervisor: Digital Cinema at VTR
Laurent Treherne
data supervisor: Digital Cinema at VTR
Tom Russell
digital intermediate colourist
Camera and Electrical Department
Lucy Bristow
second camera operator
Lee Eldred
electrician
Avelino Fernandez
electrician
Neil Flaherty
trainee: FT2
John Hanks
additional rigger
Simon Mein
still photographer
Brian Miller
generator operator
Les Mills
additional rigger
Matthew Moffat
gaffer
Andy Ormesher
stand-by rigger
Dick Pope
camera operator
James Scott
second assistant camera
Gordon Segrove
first assistant camera
Dan Shoring
second assistant camera
Martin Smith
best boy
Colin Strachan
grip
Joe McGee
practical electrician
Casting Department
Rosalie Clayton
casting assistant
Tamara Gillon
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Alford
costume maker
Sue Bradbear
seamstress
Sallyann Dicksee
costume assistant
Julia Dollimore
costume assistant
Charlotte Finlay
wardrobe supervisor
Sophie Finlay
costume assistant
Andrew Fletcher
costume assistant
Frank Gallagher
costume assistant
Laura Grace
wardrobe mistress
Jenny Hawkins
costume assistant
Steve Hyams
costume assistant
Gabriella Loria
costume buyer
Helen Mattocks
costume design assistant
Sara Meek
costume assistant
Jane Petrie
costume assistant
Gaetano Speranza
assistant costume designer
Rachele Verrecchia
costume assistant
Celia Yau
stand-by costume assistant
Camille Benda
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley
first assistant editor
Clive Noakes
color grader
Steve Farman
negative cutter
Music Department
Ben Bevan
vocal coordinator
Nick Bicât
conductor
Helen Keen
musician: bass flute
Fiesta Mei Ling
music preparation
Gerry O'Riordan
music engineer
Step Parikian
music supervisor
Lucy Wakeford
musician: harp
Rosemary Warren-Green
musician: viola
Stacey Watton
musician: double bass
Transportation Department
Glen Anderson
driver: costume vehicle
Kevin Bennett
driver: minibus
Luke Chisholm
driver: camera/grips
Dave Coker
driver: props
Martyn Giles
unit driver
John McMeekin
driver: construction department
Mark Williams
unit driver
Other Crew
Chris Allies
title designer
Alison Brister
liaison: Ingenious Films
Claire Broughton
assistant to producer
Danny Brown
facilities captain
Judith Chan
liaison: Ingenious Films
Dom Channing-Williams
production runner
Terry Charman
advisor: world war II
Graham Easton
completion bond: Film Finance Ltd.
Mandy Edwards
location assistant
Jonathan Evans
advisor: medical history
Will Evans
liaison: The UK Film Council
Jeffrey Gordon
advisor: legal history
Vinnie Holden
liaison: The UK Film Council
John Jaggon
liaison: Ingenious Films
Paula Jalfon
liaison: Ingenious Films
Ali James
location scout
Francesca Jaynes
choreographer
Victoria King
solicitor: Richards Butler
Rowan Laidlaw
additional runner
Neil Lee
location manager
David Lewisohn
solicitor: Richards Butler
Clive Loveless
advisor: motor car
Andrew MacLean
assistant accountant
Sarah McBryde
production coordinator
Justin Miller
assistant accountant
Fiona Morham
liaison: The UK Film Council
Clive Noakes
laboratory contact
Brock Norman Brock
liaison: The UK Film Council
Richard Philipps
solicitor: Richards Butler
Jonathan Rutter
publicist: McDonald & Rutter
Roger Sampson
insurance: Aon/Albert G. Ruben
Alain Sarde
presenter
Joy Scott
additional runner
Ray Seal
advisor: police history
Heather Storr
script supervisor
Peter Touche
liaison: Ingenious Films
Will Tyler
production accountant
Doug Vale
unit medic
Tamara Walsh
trainee: FT2
Lucy Whitton
researcher
Matthew Woolf
location scout
Henry Woolley
location manager
Richard Rowntree
assistant: Steve Harrow
Production Company
Les Films Alain Sarde
Film Council
Inside Track Productions
Thin Man Films
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Ingenious Film Partners
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Alfa Films
Cinema Mondo
Concorde Filmverleih
Fine Line Features
Frenetic Films
Mars Distribution
Momentum Pictures
,
Optimum Releasing
SPI International
Tokyo Theaters Company
Vértigo Films
BIM Distribuzione
Concorde Home Entertainment
Gateno Films
New Line Cinema
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
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Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Digital Cinema at VTR
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Miscellaneous
Hyperactive Broadcast
editing equipment
AFM Lighting
lighting
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies
De Lane Lea
sound post-production
Falco Ink.
award campaign
Film Finance
completion bond
Hannonmedia
health & safety advisor
Ice Film Equipment
camera equipment
Imperial War Museum
thanks
Mad Dog Casting
extras casting
McDonald and Rutter
publicity
Media Services
stationery supplier
Metropolitan Police Historical Museum, The
thanks
National Lottery
made with the support of: through UK Film Council Priemiere Fund
Network Security
security
Nunc Dimittis
choir
On Set Location Services
location vehicles
Richards Butler International Law Firms
solicitors
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
TLO Film Services
action vehicles
The Machine Room
rushes telecine
The Royal London Hospital
thanks
White Heat Catering
catering
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