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Directed By
Michael Apted
Written By
Mark Handley
play "Idioglossia" / screenplay
William Nicholson
screenplay
Cast
Jodie Foster
Nell
Liam Neeson
Jerome Lovell
Natasha Richardson
Paula Olsen
Richard Libertini
Alexander Paley
Nick Searcy
Todd Peterson
Robin Mullins
Mary Peterson
Jeremy Davies
Billy Fisher
O'Neal Compton
Don Fontana
Heather M. Bomba
Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba
Twin #2
Sean Bridgers
Mike Ibarra
Joe Inscoe
Judge
Stephanie Dawn Wood
Ruthie Lovell
Mary Lynn Riner
Janet Baring
Lucile McIntyre
Sally
Al Wiggins
Harry Goppel
Beth Bostic
Jean Malinowski
Rob Buren III
Stevie
Chris T. Hill
Jed
Tim Mehaffey
Shane
Dana Stevens
Rachel Weiss
Nicole Adair
Autistic Child
Robin Rochelle
Teacher
Susan Correll Hickerson
Administrator
Marlon Jackson
Male Nurse
Danny Millsaps
Deputy
Produced By
Jodie Foster
producer
Renée Missel
producer
Graham Place
co-producer
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Dante Spinotti
director of photography
Sound
Paul Apted
assistant sound editor
John Bateman
foley mixer
Tim Cavagin
re-recording mixer
Diane Greaves
foley artist
Nina Hartstone
assistant sound editor
Dean Humphreys
re-recording mixer
Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor
Vanessa Lapato
assistant adr editor
Nigel Mills
dialogue editor
Christopher Newman
sound mixer
Bob Risk
foley editor
Jack Stew
foley artist
Marc-Jon Sullivan
boom operator
Graham Sutton
assistant sound editor
Renee Tondelli
adr supervisor
Ronald L. Wright
cable person
Michael Minkler
re-recording mixer
Editing
Jim Clark
Casting Director
Linda Lowy
Production Design
Jon Hutman
Art Direction
Tim Galvin
Set Design
Samara Hutman
Costumes
Susan Lyall
Makeup
Jean Ann Black
key makeup artist
Frances Mathias
key hair stylist
Jaren Millard
makeup artist
Rita Troy
hair stylist
Sandra S. Orsolyak
makeup artist
Special Effects
André Freitas
special effects props: AFX Studios
Gary Pilkinton
special effects assistant
Kathleen Tonkin
assistant special effects coordinator
Robert Vasquez
special effects coordinator
Robert Vazquez
special effects supervisor
Assistant Director
Richard Brodsky
second second assistant director
Jill Maxcy
additional second second assistant director
Martha L. Mericka
second assistant director
David Sardi
first assistant director
Production Management
Pamela Hochschartner
production supervisor
Graham Place
unit production manager
Art Department
Joseph F. Beeco
carpenter
John Bromell
set dresser
Dennis Brown
art department coordinator
John Ceniceros
on-set dresser
Peter J. Durand
lead scenic
Tony Fanning
assistant art director
Ellen Freund
property master
Patrick Fulton
scenic artist
Donald Gilmer Jr.
lead carpenter
Barry Grafton
carpenter
William Happ
carpenter
Paul Huggins
construction coordinator
Mark Hutman
props
J. Luther Jones III
carpenter
Joseph Kearney
carpenter
Brian Kontz
scenic artist
Alton McClellan
scenic artist
Cheree Miller
assistant art department coordinator
Larry Misselhorn
greensman
David E. Moore
carpenter
Jeffrey Nelson
labor foreman
James F. Oñate
standby camera scenic
Steve Palenske
carpenter
David Pruett
lead carpenter
Simon Reynolds
carpenter
Roger Scruggs
carpenter
Lisa K. Sessions
set dresser
Michael Shapiro
set dresser
'Polar Bear' Shaw
lead man
Brian Stultz
master scenic artist
Drew Sywanyk
set dresser
Ken Tabor
general construction foreman
Denny Walley
carpenter
Tim Y. Wetzel
assistant property master
J. Todd Anderson
storyboard artist
Kenneth Bryant
set dresser: Charlotte, North Carolina
Robert L. Girard
metal shop foreman
General Fermon Judd Jr.
set dresser
Merritt Newman
assistant to set decorator
Stunts
Danny Aiello III
stunt coordinator
Danny Downey
stunt double: Jeremy Davies
Don Hewitt
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb
stunts
Janet Paparazzo
stunts
Jill Stokesberry
stunts
Editorial
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Janice Campion
second assistant editor
Charlie Holden
apprentice editor
Skip Macdonald
assistant editor: lightworks
Eric O. Schusterman
first assistant editor
Mike Stainer
color timer
Other
Jeff Rona
special thanks
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Robert Kraft
executive in charge of music
Stephen Krause
music mixer
Ken Kugler
conductor / orchestrator
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
George Doering
musician
Frank Macchia
music preparation
James Thatcher
musician: french horn
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Casting Department
John Brace
casting associate
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Craig Fincannon
extras casting / local casting
Mark Fincannon
extras casting / location casting
Costume Department
Frank L. Fleming
assistant costume designer
Laura Goldsmith
costume supervisor
Taryn Walsh
costumer
Camera Department
Tim Beumler
grip
Michael Bonsignore
grip
Eddie Bowlin
electrician
Pam Connor
grip
Andrew Cooper
still photographer
Joe D'Alessandro
additional first assistant camera
Lisa J. Feitelberg
camera loader
David Galbraith
second assistant camera
Gerrit Garretsen
dolly grip
Bob Gorelick
"b" camera/steadicam operator
Mark Graves
rigging electrician
Daniel R. Haizlip
best boy grip
Russell Hardee
rigging grip
Glen Holland
electrician
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
key grip
Robert Jason
gaffer
Gary Jay
camera operator
Chris Joehnk
electrician
Eric Jones
grip
Duane Charles Manwiller
first assistant camera
Stan McClain
camera operator: Wescam camera
Jason Newton
company grip
Thomas C. Nisbet
electrician
Rod Robertson
best boy
Bruce Robinson
camera production assistant
Kyle Rudolph
steadicam operator
Frank Ryan
grip
Mike Smallwood
rigging electrician
Tommy Ray Sullivan
rigging electrician
Jack Vollers
rigging electrician
Larry Wood
video playback operator
David Norris
camera technician: Wescam camera
Howard Richardson
rigging grip
Location Management
Anna M. Elias
assistant location manager
Scott Elias
location manager
Lance Holland
location assistant
Peter Minor
location assistant
Script Department
Dianne Dreyer
script supervisor
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