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The Luzhin Defence
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Directed By
Marleen Gorris
Director
Written By
Vladimir Nabokov
novel "Zashchita Luzhina"
Peter Berry
screenplay by
Cast
John Turturro
Luzhin
Emily Watson
Natalia
Geraldine James
Vera
Stuart Wilson
Valentinov
Christopher Thompson
Stassard
Fabio Sartor
Turati
Peter Blythe
Ilya
Orla Brady
Anna
Mark Tandy
Luzhin's Father
Kelly Hunter
Luzhin's Mother
Alexander Hunting
Young Luzhin
Alfredo Pea
1st Official
Fabio Pasquini
2nd Official
Luigi Petrucci
Santucci
Carlo Greco
Hotel Manager
Massimo Sarchielli
Tailor
Luca Foggiano
Fascist
Antonio Carli
Fascist
David Ambrosi
Fascist
Géza Schramek
Maitre'D
Produced By
Jody Allen
executive producer
Péter Barbalics
co-producer
Louis Becker
producer
Stephen Evans
producer
Philippe Guez
producer
Leo Pescarolo
co-producer
Eric Robison
co-producer
Andrew Warren
line producer
Caroline Wood
producer
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Cinematography
Bernard Lutic
director of photography
Sound
Andrea Azzolini
sound trainee
John Bateman
adr mixer / foley mixer
Jimmy Boyle
assistant sound editor
Michael Crouch
adr editor
Solrey Dupray
recording producer
Richard Fettes
supervising sound editor
Robert Gavin
foley editor
Peter Glossop
production sound mixer
Craig Irving
re-recording mixer
Mark Kenna
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Mark Lafbery
assistant sound re-recording mixer
György Mihályi
sound trainee
Shaun Mills
boom operator
Colin Ritchie
dialogue editor
Lionel Selwyn
foley artist
Ruth Sullivan
foley artist
Alan Sutcliffe
sound recordist
Jack Whittaker
assistant sound editor
Editing
Michiel Reichwein
Editor
Casting Director
Celestia Fox
Production Design
Tony Burrough
Art Direction
John Hill
supervising art director
Costumes
Jany Temime
Makeup
Cristiana Bertini
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Elaine Browne
hair stylist / makeup artist
Harisa Centani
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Lamberto Deli
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Annamaria Ginnoto
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Lesley Noble
hair stylist / makeup artist
Carla Ruffert
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Roseann Samuel
hair designer / makeup designer
Allison Sing
hair stylist / makeup artist
Rozália Szegedi
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Consuelo Vitturi
hair stylist
Special Effects
Zsolt Furedi
special effects technician
István Gittinger
stand-by pyrotechnician
Gyula Krasnyánszky
pyrotechnic technical advisor
Ferenc Ormos
special effects supervisor
György Solymosi
special effects technician / special effects
Alfredo Spadaro
special effects technician
Massimo Ticchiati
special effects technician
Attila Érczkövi
stand-by pyrotechnician
Gabor Kiszelly
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Craig Chandler
visual effects producer
Alan Church
visual effects supervisor
Assistant Director
Gábor Gajdos
assistant director: Hungary
Tommy Gormley
first assistant director
Tamás Mink
second assistant director
Sarah Purser
second assistant director
Bojana Sutic
assistant director: Italy
Aoife Thunder
third assistant director
Production Management
Ferenc Béres
unit production manager
Guy Courtecuisse
post-production manager
Fleur Fontaine
post-production supervisor
László Lakatos
unit manager
Mark Mostyn
unit manager
Rosanna Roditi
production manager
Paolo Rosada
unit manager
László Sipos
production manager
Maria Walker
post-production supervisor
Art Department
Daniele Bacciu
props buyer
Zsuzsanna Borvendég
art director: Hungary
Sarah Jane Cornish
stand-by art director
Noel Cowell
stand-by propsman
Luciano Curti
painter
Paolo Cusin
laborer
Gisella Ingrassia
painter
Marino Ingrassia
painter
Ermanno Kerstich
laborer
Imre Kiss
assistant construction manager
Luciano Magagnini
assistant props man
Kamlan Man
production buyer
Mihály Marton
assistant propman / props: stop-motion segment
Mauro Masotti
assistant props man
Ennio Meloni
assistant construction manager
Norman Mitchell
glass chess set
Tiziano Nardoni
construction manager
Alessandra Querzola
set dresser: Italy
Shirley Robinson
graphic designer
Miklós Schmelcz
construction manager
John Smith
props storeman
Dominic Smithers
supervising set decorator
Francesco Staltari
assistant construction manager
Sam Stokes
property master
Gábor Szabó
furniture maker
Lajos E. Szabó
stand-by construction manager
István Tóth
set dresser: Hungary
Emanuele von Normann
art director: Italy
Béla Tollay
swing gang
Gabor Toth
stand-by props
Stunts
David Ambrosi
stunt coordinator
Giovanna Leici
stunts
Riccardo Mioni
stunt coordinator
Alessandro Novelli
stunts
Emiliano Novelli
stunts
Editorial
Kevin Ahern
first assistant film editor
Peter Hunt
grader
Lucy Smith
first assistant film editor
Wiebe van der Vliet
non-linear assistant editor
Lucy H. Williams
second assistant film editor
Other
Jonathan Berger
special thanks
Anthony Davies
special thanks
Michael Freundlich
special thanks
Thomas Gardiner
special thanks
Dominique Green
special thanks
Sophie Janson
special thanks
Simon McBurney
special thanks
József Romvári
special thanks
Anne Sheehan
special thanks
Evelyne Tissier
special thanks
Maria Uitdehaag
special thanks
Music Department
Riccardo Chailly
conductor: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, "Waltz 2" from "Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2"
Simon Chamberlain
musician: piano solo
Alexandre Desplat
conductor / orchestrator
Tom Jenkins
assistant music recordist
John Timperley
music mixer / music recordist
David Walter
assistant music recordist
Dominique Lemonnier
score producer
London Symphony Orchestra
music performed by
Casting Department
Louis Elman
adr voice casting
Tamás Kertész
extras casting
Adriana Sabbatini
casting director: Italy
Alex Johnson
casting assistant
Costume Department
Sergio Ballo
wardrobe assistant
Mari Balázs-Piri
wardrobe assistant
Amanda Craze
stand-by costume supervisor
Françoise Fourcade
wardrobe assistant
György Homonnay
wardrobe supervisor
Péter Kincs
wardrobe assistant
Mark Lord
wardrobe assistant
Barbara Vianello
wardrobe assistant
Camera Department
Marco Alzetta
grip
Werner Bacciu
key grip
Jaspreet Bal
clapper loader / first assistant camera
Gyula Balogh
electrician
Csaba Bankhardt
electrician
Tommaso Baratto
grip
Regis Benedettelli
grip
Alessio Bramucci
best boy electric
Patrick Bramucci
gaffer
Károly Brauner
key grip
Nicola Bruso
grip
Marcello Colaciello
electrician
Dominique Delguste
focus puller
Angelo Donatone
grip
Cristiano Giavedoni
electrician
Tamás Jánossa
video assist operator
Tibor Klöpfler
camera operator: second camera crew, Hungary
Ferenc Lilienberg
camera operator: second camera crew, Hungary
Christian Magis
gaffer
Richard Malabi
camera operator: second camera crew, Hungary
Olivier Martin
key grip
Andrea Mineo
grip labourer
Elvis Pasqual
electrician
Péter Soltész
camera trainee
Balázs Szinte
clapper loader
Rudolf Takács
gaffer
Andrea Tenuta
grip labourer
Mark Tillie
unit still photographer
Vincenzo Vedovato
video assist operator
Mario Virdis
electrician
Walter Volvino
additional focus puller
Tibor Zámbó
grip
Giuseppe Bilotti
assistant camera
Alessandro Cardelli
best boy electric
Andrea Chiozzotto
additional camera operator
Simone Puricelli
additional clapper loader
Location Management
Ferenc Béres
unit location manager
Nicola Catullo
location assistant
Tamás Guba
location manager
Fabio Vianello
location manager
Paolo Rosada
location manager
Script Department
Sophie Thévenet-Becker
script supervisor
Liz West
script supervisor
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