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Directed by | |||
| Robert Altman | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Altman | (idea) and | |
| Bob Balaban | (idea) | |
| Julian Fellowes | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Altman | .... | producer | |
| Joshua Astrachan | .... | co-producer | |
| Bob Balaban | .... | producer | |
| Jane Barclay | .... | executive producer | |
| Julian Fellowes | .... | associate producer | |
| Jane Frazer | .... | co-producer | |
| Sharon Harel | .... | executive producer | |
| Robert Jones | .... | executive producer | |
| Hannah Leader | .... | executive producer | |
| David Levy | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Patrick Doyle | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Andrew Dunn | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tim Squyres | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mary Selway | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen Altman | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John Frankish | (supervising art director) | ||
| Sarah Hauldren | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Anna Pinnock | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jenny Beavan | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jan Archibald | .... | hair designer | |
| Anita Burger | .... | hair stylist | |
| Deborah Jarvis | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sallie Jaye | .... | chief makeup artist | |
| Sharon Martin | .... | makeup artist | |
| Astrid Schikorra | .... | hair stylist | |
| Eric Scruby | .... | barber | |
| Loulia Sheppard | .... | hair stylist | |
| Kate Thompson | .... | makeup artist (as Kate J. Thompson) | |
| Norma Webb | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Joseph Jayawardena | .... | unit manager | |
| Tori Parry | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sara Desmond | .... | second assistant director | |
| Carlos Fidel | .... | third assistant director | |
| Richard Styles | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| David Balfour | .... | property master | |
| Pete Beasley | .... | additional stand-by carpenter (as Peter Beasley) | |
| Chris Brown | .... | construction h.o.d. | |
| David Cheesman | .... | dressing props | |
| Fergus Clegg | .... | property buyer | |
| Marlon Cole | .... | dressing props | |
| Allan Croucher | .... | hod plasterer (as Allan B. Croucher) | |
| Gary Dawson | .... | dressing prop trainee | |
| Clive Drinkall | .... | stagehand | |
| Michael R. Driscoll | .... | stagehand (as Michael Driscoll) | |
| James Foster | .... | stand-by art director | |
| Colin Fox | .... | drapes master | |
| Mark Geeson | .... | dressing props | |
| Matthew Gray | .... | assistant art director (as Matt Gray) | |
| Margaret Graysmark | .... | construction buyer | |
| Tony Graysmark | .... | construction manager | |
| Robert Hill | .... | stand-by props | |
| Kevin Hopkins | .... | painter | |
| Frank Howe | .... | drapes assistant | |
| Bryce Johnston | .... | supervising carpenter (as Bryce Johnstone) | |
| Ray Lee | .... | property buyer | |
| Roy Martin | .... | painter | |
| Iain McFadyen | .... | plasterer (as Ian McFadyen) | |
| John McGolderick | .... | carpenter (as John McGoldrick) | |
| Hugh McKenzie | .... | carpenter | |
| John Mister | .... | stand-by plasterer | |
| James Muir | .... | stand-by stagehand | |
| Keith Muir | .... | hod stagehand | |
| Joseph Newman | .... | carpenter | |
| Maria Newsham | .... | property department coordinator | |
| John Porter | .... | carpenter | |
| Douglas Regan | .... | painter | |
| Shirley Robinson | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Albert Roper | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Barry Sams | .... | plasterer | |
| Richard Shackleton | .... | carpenter | |
| Keith Shannon | .... | plasterer | |
| Terence Simpson | .... | carpenter | |
| Adrian Start | .... | hod scenic painter | |
| Glenn Start | .... | painter | |
| Matthew Start | .... | painter | |
| Gregor Telfer | .... | stand-by props | |
| Terry Thompson | .... | carpenter | |
| Keith Vowles | .... | property storeperson | |
| John Watts | .... | painter | |
| Michael Weaver | .... | painter | |
| John Wells | .... | location property master | |
| Laurence Wells | .... | chargehand dresser (as Lawrence Wells) | |
| William Wells | .... | dressing props | |
| Lotta Wolgers | .... | art department assistant | |
| Colin Woodbridge | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Helen Xenopoulos | .... | draughtsperson (as Helen A. Xenopoulos) | |
| Jack Garwood | .... | dressing props (uncredited) | |
| Howard Weaver | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Hugo Adams | .... | assistant foley editor | |
| Julie Ankerson | .... | foley artist | |
| Foluso Aribigbola | .... | assistant adr editor | |
| John Bateman | .... | adr and foley mixer | |
| Nigel Bennett | .... | sound re-recording mixer assistant | |
| Benjamin Bober | .... | boom operator | |
| Peter Burgis | .... | foley artist | |
| Paul Carr | .... | adr mixer | |
| John Cochrane | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ed Colyer | .... | adr and foley mixer | |
| Andie Derrick | .... | foley artist (as Andi Derrick) | |
| Rod Duggan | .... | DTS technical support engineer | |
| John Fewell | .... | foley artist | |
| Peter Glossop | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mark Gudgin | .... | sound assistant | |
| Howard Halsall | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Alan Harrison | .... | trainee: FT2 | |
| Nina Hartstone | .... | supervising dialogue editor | |
| Lisa Inman | .... | trainee: FT2 | |
| Robert Ireland | .... | adr editor (as Rob Ireland) | |
| Mark Lafbery | .... | foley mixer | |
| Stuart Mackay | .... | trainee: FT2 | |
| Steve Mayer | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Nneka Meka | .... | trainee: FT2 | |
| Nigel Mills | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Shaun Mills | .... | boom operator | |
| Robin O'Donoghue | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Grahame Peters | .... | foley editor | |
| Robin Quinn | .... | assistant dialogue editor | |
| Esther Smith | .... | assistant adr & foley mixer | |
| Richard Street | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| David Tyler | .... | assistant adr & foley mixer | |
| Garry Fiferman | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
| Garry Fiferman | .... | transfer (uncredited) | |
| Roger Slater | .... | sound mixer: second unit (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Stuart Brisdon | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Mark Haddenham | .... | special effects technician | |
| Peter Haran | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Ian Lowe | .... | senior special effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Simon Hughes | .... | film scanning and recording services: Cinesite | |
| Simon Minshall | .... | film scanning and recording services: Cinesite | |
| Stuart Pearson | .... | film scanning and recording services: Cinesite | |
| Dan Ashton | .... | scanning and recording (uncredited) | |
| Nick Drew | .... | visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (uncredited) | |
| Collette Nunes | .... | visual effects editor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (uncredited) | |
| Schafer-Davies Oliver | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Joe Pavlo | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Adrian Ratley | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Mark Richardson | .... | digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (uncredited) | |
| Michael Turoff | .... | digital effects (uncredited) | |
| Grant White | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Abbi Collins | .... | riding double | |
| Dinny Powell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Fiona Weir | .... | casting assistant | |
| Louis Elman | .... | adr voice casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Andrew Hunt | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Anna Kot | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Stephen Miles | .... | additional wardrobe assistant | |
| Sophie Norinder | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Jane Petrie | .... | additional wardrobe assistant | |
| Sunita Singh | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Clare Spragge | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Lee Croucher | .... | daily costume assistant (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Lowell Dubrinsky | .... | post-production assistant: US | |
| Emily Grant | .... | assistant editor: UK | |
| Sacha Guttenstein | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Steve Harrow | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Peter Hunt | .... | color grader | |
| John F. Lyons | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Will MacNeil | .... | assistant editor: UK (as Will Macneil) | |
| Amanda Pollack | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Betty P. Teng | .... | editing room assistant (as Betty Teng) | |
| Steve Farman | .... | negative cutter (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lawrence Ashmore | .... | orchestrator | |
| Richard Bolton | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Nicholas Bucknall | .... | musician: woodwinds | |
| Tonia Davall | .... | musicians contractor | |
| Abigail Doyle | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Patrick Doyle | .... | orchestrator | |
| Brian Gascoigne | .... | musician: piano | |
| Eddie Hession | .... | musician: accordion | |
| Patrick Kiernan | .... | musician: second violin | |
| Yann McCullough | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Yann McCullough | .... | assistant music recordist | |
| Ion Metsovitis | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Ion Metsovitis | .... | assistant music recordist | |
| Perry Montague Mason | .... | musician: first violin (as Perry Montague-Mason) | |
| Christopher Northam | .... | musician: piano | |
| John Parricelli | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Andy Pask | .... | musician: bass | |
| James Potter | .... | musician: cello | |
| Vicky Quinn | .... | assistant music producer | |
| Maggie Rodford | .... | music producer | |
| Ralph Salmins | .... | musician: drums | |
| James Shearman | .... | conductor | |
| James Shearman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Tony Stanton | .... | music preparation | |
| Graham Sutton | .... | music editor | |
| Jamie Talbot | .... | musician: woodwinds | |
| Chris Tombling | .... | musician: second violin | |
| Ivo van der Worff | .... | musician: viola (as Ivo Van Der Werff) | |
| Hugh Webb | .... | musician: harp | |
| Bruce White | .... | musician: viola | |
| Nick Wollage | .... | music mixer | |
| Nick Wollage | .... | music recordist | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Daniel Brown | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Roy Clarke | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Terry Collins | .... | unit driver | |
| George Corrigan | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Clive Crawley | .... | unit driver | |
| Gerry Floyd | .... | unit driver | |
| Len Furssedonn | .... | unit driver | |
| John Geary | .... | action vehicles: Motorhouse Hire Ltd. | |
| Rob Hanson | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Phil Houghton | .... | facility/truck driver (as Phil Haughton) | |
| Simon Hudnott | .... | unit driver (as Simon Hudnot) | |
| Bob McGovern | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| John McMeekin | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| John Reid | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Phil Richman | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Dean Roberts | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Steve Rose | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Stanley Sirkin | .... | unit driver (as Stanley Surkin) | |
| Barry Stevenson | .... | unit driver | |
| Gary Sutch | .... | facility/truck driver | |
| Bob Turner | .... | facility/truck driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Vicki Allen | .... | additional floor runner | |
| Wren Arthur | .... | representative: Sandcastle 5 Productions | |
| Simon August | .... | location assistant | |
| Celia Barnett | .... | researcher | |
| Patricia Barr | .... | unit nurse | |
| Robin Bell | .... | stills processing: Visions | |
| Steve Boag | .... | titles and opticals | |
| Charles Bodycomb | .... | armorer: Perdix Firearms (as Charlie Bodycombe) | |
| Debbie Brodie | .... | home economist | |
| Martin Bullard | .... | titles and opticals | |
| Mark Bunce | .... | caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission | |
| Richards Butler | .... | legal services: UK | |
| Caroline Chapman | .... | floor runner | |
| Dave Chorley | .... | caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission | |
| May Chu | .... | assistant to director | |
| Phil Churchfield | .... | caterer: Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission | |
| Gillian Clyde | .... | business affairs: Film Council's Premiere Fund | |
| Tony Cuomo | .... | security | |
| Jason Curtis | .... | health and safety advisor | |
| Steve Dent | .... | horse handler | |
| Penny Eyles | .... | script supervisor | |
| Rebecca Farrant | .... | work experience | |
| Joan Field | .... | stand-in | |
| Terry Green | .... | security | |
| Simon Hall | .... | legal services: UK | |
| Vinnie Holden | .... | production finance: Film Council's Premiere Fund (as Vince Holden) | |
| Arthur Inch | .... | technical advisor: butler | |
| Claudia Kalindjian | .... | unit publicist | |
| Anya Keith | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Violet Liddle | .... | technical advisor: parlour maid | |
| Gary Messer | .... | stand-in | |
| Zoie Miller | .... | trainee accounts assistant | |
| Lew Morgan | .... | security | |
| Luke Morris | .... | production executive: Film Council's Premiere Fund | |
| Ruth Mott | .... | technical advisor: cook | |
| Julian Murray | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Ruth Nicol | .... | construction nurse | |
| Brock Norman Brock | .... | production executive: Film Council's Premiere Fund | |
| Christopher Northam | .... | piano tutor | |
| David Oliver | .... | stand-in | |
| Kevin O'Shea | .... | insurance services: AON Albert G Ruben | |
| Jackie O'Sullivan | .... | business affairs: Film Council's Premiere Fund | |
| Ray Pascoe | .... | projectionist: rushes theatre | |
| Ned Paul | .... | bridge tutor | |
| Samar Pollitt | .... | additional floor runner | |
| Ron Puttock | .... | technical advisor: pheasant shoot | |
| Sue Quinn | .... | location manager | |
| Ben Rakison | .... | production runner | |
| Luke Randolph | .... | completion guaranty provider: International Film Guarantors | |
| Kay Raven | .... | dog handler: Animals O Kay | |
| Scott Reid | .... | security | |
| Claire Robertson | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Bella Sabbagh | .... | stand-in | |
| Rowley Samuel | .... | work experience | |
| George Sheanshang | .... | legal services: USA | |
| Allison Shigo | .... | representative: Chicagofilms | |
| David Slattery-Christy | .... | consultant: Ivor Novello | |
| Barry Smith | .... | legal services: UK | |
| Gina Stewart | .... | assistant home economist | |
| Matthew Symonds | .... | titles and opticals | |
| Hamish Tavendale | .... | location assistant | |
| Alistair Thompson | .... | production accountant | |
| Katherine Tidy | .... | assistant home economist | |
| Brett Tyne | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Clare Wade | .... | floor runner (as Clare 'Woody' Wade) | |
| Kevin Walker | .... | billiards tutor | |
| Andy Watson | .... | health and safety advisor | |
| Julia Wilson Dickson | .... | dialogue coach (as Julia Wilson-Dixon) | |
| Winnie Wishart | .... | production coordinator | |
| Michael J. Harker | .... | completion bond representative (uncredited) | |
| Darren Helman | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Chris Klockner | .... | runner (uncredited) | |
| Kelly Spearman | .... | production runner (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Elmer Balaban | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Gary Brady | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Sam Cohn | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Maxine Davidson | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Pam Dixon | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Pam Dixon Mickelson) | |
| John Ensby | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Avy Eschenasy | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Stephen Frears | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Rob Garvie | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Rob Garvey) | |
| Donna Gigliotti | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Hortense Izac | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Patrick McEnellay | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Pat McEnallay) | |
| John Mellor | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Ian Neil | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Paul Olliver | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Nigel Palmer | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Anita Patel | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Nick Pocock | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Anita Serwacki | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Hugh Whittaker | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
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When Robert Altman makes a new film, it's always a noteworthy event that gets the attention of critics and audiences alike: large productions with huge ensemble casts of major Hollywood movie stars, playing real people with full, fleshed out characters, each with their own subplots that intertwine only subtly, until the end when it all finally makes sense. In Gosford Park, Altman makes only two changes to this formula: Hollywood stars are replaced by Top British talent that may be unfamiliar to most American audiences, and a straightforward murder mystery supplants his traditionally complicated plot line. It is in these changes, however, where Altman charms his audiences in a new way. The story takes place in 1932 at a gathering of aristocrats and their servants for a hunting country weekend at the estate of Sir William McCordle. Some time after all the guests are settled in and whose affairs begin to intertwine, one of them is bumped off. While all the characters are well fleshed out, it's Mary, played by Kelly Macdonald, who is the focus of the drama. She's the maid of Maggie Smith's Countess Constance of Trentham, and is being groomed to follow a path to become head servant. After the murder takes place, emotions unfold and secrets from the past are revealed that help the characters - and the audience - solve the mystery. The drama is even more punctuated when Mary's innocence and naiveté is lost as she pieces together the deeper scandal, involving servant-master sexual relations and bastard children.
One of the best aspects of film is how it illustrates that fine line dividing the master-servant social structures, and how often that line is crossed, reminding us that life is just a game of costumes and masks, and we're all the same underneath. While the story was reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, where it's the mystery that captivates the audience, Altman goes beyond the mystery with Gosford Park by using the murder as a vehicle to draw attention to the human condition and class hierarchy.
On the downside, but to no surprise to fans of Altman's work, the movie is often hard to follow. His style of filmmaking involves entanglements of characters and subplots that don't appear to have much to do with one another at first blush, and Gosford Park takes this to the next level. Here, the murder takes place at the climax of this confusion, leaving you rather disoriented in the middle of the 2-hour-plus drama. Fortunately, the tone loosens up when a comedy-dim police inspector basically gets nowhere in his investigation, but the pieces start coming together through the other characters. The good news is that it all seems to come together in the end in a way that didn't require grasping every detail of every scene.
Despite its intricacies and confusing moments, there is so much more to Gosford Park that makes it interesting and enchanting. While it is clearly a sophisticated piece of film work with impeccable acting, directing and design, don't stress about not keeping up with it all the time. Sit back and take it in, and you'll feel satisfied in the end.