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| Ian Mongrain | ... | Syrian Radar Operator | |
| Russell Bobbitt | ... | Israeli Pilot | |
| James Cromwell | ... | President Fowler | |
| Ken Jenkins | ... | Admiral Pollack | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | National Security Advisor Revell | |
| John Beasley | ... | General Lasseter | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | DCI William Cabot | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Defense Secretary Becker | |
| Al Vandecruys | ... | US STRATCOM Colonel | |
| Richard Cohee | ... | Mt. Weather General | |
| Philip Pretten | ... | President's Military Aide | |
| Alison Darcy | ... | Fowler's Aide | |
| Richard Marner | ... | President Zorkin | |
| Ostap Soroka | ... | Zorkin's Translator | |
| Robert Martin Robinson | ... | Zorkin's Interviewer | |
| Ben Affleck | ... | Jack Ryan | |
| Dale Godboldo | ... | Rudy | |
| Lee Garlington | ... | Mary Pat Foley | |
| Jamie Harrold | ... | Dillon | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Dressler | |
| Stefan Kalipha | ... | Arab Gravedigger | |
| Nabil Elouahabi | ... | Ghazi | |
| Mariya Monakhova | ... | Zorkin's Aide (as Maria Monakhova) | |
| Bridget Moynahan | ... | Dr. Cathy Muller | |
| Francois Bryon | ... | CIA Wardrobe Guy | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Senator Jessup | |
| Pragna Desai | ... | Dr. Rita Russell | |
| Colm Feore | ... | Olson | |
| Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah | ... | Olson's Translator | |
| Edward Zinoviev | ... | Nemerov's Aide | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | President Nemerov | |
| Sheena Larkin | ... | Pam Lathrop (as Sheena Larkin La Brie) | |
| Frank Fontaine | ... | General Rand | |
| André Cornellier | ... | Kremlin Photographer | |
| Maksim Osadchiy-Korytkovskiy | ... | Kremlin Photographer's Assistant (as Maxime Opadtchii) | |
| Mariusz Sibiga | ... | Nemerov's Translator | |
| Michael Byrne | ... | Anatoli Grushkov | |
| Norman Mikeal Berketa | ... | American Scientist (as Norm Berketa) | |
| Lev Prygunov | ... | General Saratkin (as Lev Prygounov) | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | John Clark | |
| Mace Neufeld | ... | WHCA Dinner Chairman | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Secretary of State Owens | |
| Jennifer Seguin | ... | President's Aide | |
| Josh Kimmel | ... | White House Mess Waiter | |
| Evgeniy Lazarev | ... | General Dubinin (as Eugene Lazarev) | |
| Sven-Ole Thorsen | ... | Haft | |
| Heinar Pillar | ... | Dressler's Associate (as Heinar Piller) | |
| Arthur Holden | ... | Dressler's Associate | |
| Marcel Sabourin | ... | Monsieur Monceau | |
| Vie Nystrom | ... | Dressler's Secretary | |
| Joel Bissonnette | ... | Jared Mason | |
| Kwasi Songui | ... | Dockyard Navy Veteran | |
| Marina Lapina | ... | Nemerov's Wife | |
| Victoria Reuter | ... | Russian Nurse | |
| France Arbour | ... | Spassky's Mother | |
| Lubomir Mykytiuk | ... | Spassky | |
| Vladimir Radian | ... | Orlov | |
| Gregory Hlady | ... | Milinov | |
| Valeri Koudriavtsev | ... | Ukrainian Guard | |
| Victor Pedtrchenko | ... | Ukrainian Guard (as Victor Pedtchenko) | |
| Willie Gault | ... | Sportscaster | |
| Gary Gelfand | ... | Sportscaster | |
| Arnold McCuller | ... | National Anthem Singer | |
| Craig Hosking | ... | Helicopter Pilot | |
| Jerry Markbreit | ... | Referee | |
| John Eaves | ... | Secret Service Agent | |
| J.J. Carle | ... | Hospital Physician | |
| David Vazquez | ... | Marine Rescuer (as MSgt David Vazquez) | |
| David Schaap | ... | US STRATCOM Colonel | |
| LisaGay Hamilton | ... | Capt. Lorna Shiro (as Lisagay Hamilton) | |
| Kirk Taylor | ... | AFRAT Specialist Wesson | |
| Jason Antoon | ... | AFRAT Specialist Stubbs | |
| Lisa Bronwyn Moore | ... | NAOC Hotline Operator | |
| Aleksandr Belyavskiy | ... | Admiral Ivanov (as Alexander Belyavsky) | |
| Jason Winer | ... | Aircraft Carrier Petty Officer | |
| Antonio David Lyons | ... | Aircraft Carrier Petty Officer | |
| Lennie Loftin | ... | Aircraft Carrier Duty Officer | |
| Michael McDougal | ... | Russian Pilot (as Mike McDougal) | |
| Matt Holland | ... | Pickup Truck Owner | |
| Roger Tonry | ... | F-16 Pilot | |
| Oleg Belkin | ... | Russian Defense Minister | |
| Constantine Gregory | ... | General Bulgakov | |
| Griffith Brewer | ... | Burn Victim | |
| Jacklyn St. Pierre | ... | Baltimore Nurse | |
| Mariah Inger | ... | Baltimore Nurse | |
| Mark Antony Krupa | ... | US STRATCOM Captain | |
| Joseph Antaki | ... | Arab Doctor | |
| Marcel Jeannin | ... | Baltimore Cop (as Marcel Jeanin) | |
| Gerry Wood | ... | AF Lt. Colonel | |
| Conrad Pla | ... | Pentagon Security Guard | |
| Philip Akin | ... | General Wilkes | |
| Henri Pardo | ... | Pentagon NCO | |
| Irwin Dillion | ... | Pentagon Mo-Link Operator | |
| Real Auger | ... | Dubinin's Killer | |
| Gilles Marsolais | ... | Dubinin's Killer | |
| Eric Steibi | ... | Dressler's Aide | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sheldon Ashley | ... | Scientist #3 (uncredited) | |
| Terence Bowman | ... | National Guard Driver (uncredited) | |
| Isabelle Champeau | ... | CIA Agent (uncredited) | |
| Marie-Josée Colburn | ... | Mother (uncredited) | |
| Brent Donnelly | ... | CIA Communications (uncredited) | |
| Hondo Flemming | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Clete Francis | ... | Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Yvette Harper Pouliotte | ... | Duty Officer (uncredited) | |
| Myriam Huard | ... | Disaster Victim (uncredited) | |
| Rick Kain | ... | Jogger (uncredited) | |
| Nick Lacroix | ... | Football Fan (uncredited) | |
| John Maclaren | ... | Scientist #2 (uncredited) | |
| Marie Matiko | ... | Captain Vicky Shiro (uncredited) | |
| Laraine Newman | ... | Russian Translator on TV (uncredited) | |
| Mike O'Neal | ... | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) | |
| Mike Paterson | ... | Petty Officer (uncredited) | |
| Bill Richards | ... | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Clyde Tull | ... | Pilot (uncredited) | |
| David Tyler | ... | Russian Bomb Technician (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Phil Alden Robinson | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Tom Clancy | (novel) | |
| Paul Attanasio | (screenplay) and | |
| Daniel Pyne | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Tom Clancy | .... | executive producer | |
| Stratton Leopold | .... | executive producer | |
| Mace Neufeld | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jerry Goldsmith | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John Lindley | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Nicolas De Toth | |||
| Neil Travis | |||
Casting by | |||
| Larisa Isaeva | |||
| Mindy Marin | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jeannine Claudia Oppewall | (as Jeannine Oppewall) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Martin Gendron | |||
| Isabelle Guay | |||
| Michele Laliberte | (as Michèle Laliberté) | ||
| Andrew Neskoromny | (supervising art director) | ||
| Claude Paré | (supervising art director) | ||
| John DeMeo | (uncredited) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Cindy Carr | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Marie-Sylvie Deveau | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Deena Adair | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Freeman | |
| Sherri Bramlett | .... | hair stylist: Washington D.C. | |
| Susan A. Cabral | .... | makeup department head: desert unit (as Susan Cabral-Ebert) | |
| Larysa Chernienko | .... | makeup artist | |
| Matt Danon | .... | hair department head | |
| Francine Gagnon | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Corald Giroux | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Nancy Hancock | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Freeman | |
| Edouard F. Henriques | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Affleck (as Edouard F. Henriques III) | |
| Sophie Lebeau | .... | makeup artist | |
| Janine Rath | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Affleck (as Janine Rath Thompson) | |
| Terri Trupp | .... | makeup artist: Washington D.C. | |
| Nathalie Trépanier | .... | makeup artist | |
| Nicole Veillette | .... | makeup artist | |
| Fanny Vachon | .... | assistant makeup artist: special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Joseph Abenhaim | .... | digital compositor | |
| Erik Akutagawa | .... | scan/record manager | |
| Laura Ashford | .... | Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| James J. Atkinson | .... | lead lighter: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Kenneth Au | .... | Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Lee Berger | .... | visual effects executive producer: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Chris Bergman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Douglas Bloom | .... | visual effects animator (as Doug Bloom) | |
| Paula Bonhomme | .... | 2D visual effects coordinator: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Giselle Brewton | .... | assistant camera: visual effects unit | |
| Nigel Broad | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Mark A. Brown | .... | chief technologist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Dan Carter | .... | lead model maker | |
| Guylaine Chagnon | .... | visual effects script supervisor | |
| Jeffrey Cilley | .... | scan/record operator: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Daniel Aristoteles Collins | .... | systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Chris Consani | .... | digital matte painter: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Brandon Craig | .... | render I/O supervisor | |
| Todd Daugherty | .... | render support | |
| Cam DeLeon | .... | matte painter | |
| Denise Demarest | .... | visual effects production manager | |
| Patrick Denver | .... | model builder | |
| Stephen Dobbs | .... | matchmove lead | |
| Steve Dubin | .... | set supervisor | |
| Christopher Duddy | .... | visual effects director of photography | |
| Antoine Durr | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Anders Ericson | .... | visual effects animator (as Anders Ericson) | |
| Kent Estep | .... | digital artist | |
| Jim Fleury | .... | scan/record operator: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Dan Foster | .... | visual effects production manager | |
| Bertha Garcia | .... | digital compositor | |
| Deborah Giarratana | .... | visual effects executive | |
| Archie Gogoladze | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Laura Grijalva | .... | lead painter | |
| David Gutman | .... | digital compositing lead | |
| Craig Halperin | .... | technical director: 3D volumetric particles | |
| Laura Hanigan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Douglas Harsch | .... | visual effects animator | |
| John Heller | .... | lead Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Phil Holland | .... | scan-, record coordinator | |
| Caleb J. Howard | .... | CG supervisor of conventional effects (as Caleb Howard) | |
| Ian Hulbert | .... | digital artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Yukiko Ishiwata | .... | Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Marvin Jones | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Doug Juhn | .... | visual effects art director | |
| Tex Kadonaga | .... | modeler: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Perry Kass | .... | digital compositor | |
| Elizabeth Maxwell Keith | .... | visual effects technical director | |
| Lisa Keith | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Matt Kelly | .... | digital compositor | |
| Nancy Klimley | .... | modeler: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Gene Kozicki | .... | digital production manager | |
| Michael La Fave | .... | visual effects animator (as Mike LaFave) | |
| Carlyle O. Livingston II | .... | miniature effects supervisor (as Carlyle Livingston II) | |
| Dan Malvin | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Joe Mancewicz | .... | animation setup | |
| Karl J. Martin | .... | digital artist | |
| Keith McCabe | .... | digital artist | |
| Stuart Mintz | .... | effects artist | |
| Zeke Morales | .... | visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Gaelle Morand | .... | matchmover | |
| Jeremy Nelligan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Glenn Neufeld | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Mike O'Neal | .... | CG supervisor: nuclear effects | |
| Hideki Okano | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Nathan Ortiz | .... | render coordinator | |
| Deborah Phillips | .... | visual effects assistant editor (as Debbi Phillips) | |
| Lisa L. Pollaro | .... | digital compositor (as Lisa Pollaro) | |
| Marisol Rivas | .... | effects production coordinator | |
| Edwin Rivera | .... | digital compositing supervisor: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Jonathan Robinson | .... | digital compositor | |
| César Romero | .... | Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Andrew Schwartz | .... | digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Lopsie Schwartz | .... | texture painter | |
| Fred Simon | .... | systems support: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Lulu J. Simon | .... | matchmover | |
| Derek Spears | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as Derek T. Spears) | |
| Jane Stephan | .... | visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Marcie Stubbs | .... | 3D coordinator | |
| David Sudd | .... | matchmover | |
| Kevin Tengan | .... | systems administrator: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Ken Terry | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Jim Towler | .... | lead model maker | |
| Scotty Townsend | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Marla Valentine | .... | systems operator: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Deborah Wagner | .... | digital compositor | |
| Chien-Hsiung Wang | .... | modeler: Rhythm & Hues | |
| Brian R. Wells | .... | matchmover (as Brian Wells) | |
| Martin Williams | .... | visual effects rigger | |
| Matt Wilson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Julius Yang | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Alison Yerxa | .... | matte painter | |
| Scot Byrd | .... | publicist: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited) | |
| Jack Holland | .... | art department assistant: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited) | |
| Joel Román Mendías | .... | production executive: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited) | |
| Glenn Neufeld | .... | visual effects producer (uncredited) | |
| Travis Price | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Steve Ziolkowski | .... | animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rosina Bucci | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Debbie-Anne Champagne | .... | casting | |
| Leigh French | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Tamara Gillon | .... | casting assistant: UK | |
| Nina Gold | .... | casting: UK | |
| Amanda Harding | .... | casting associate | |
| Jocelyn Parenteau | .... | extras casting | |
| Jennifer Saxon | .... | casting assistant: Canada | |
| Terri Tracy | .... | casting assistant | |
| Lucky Englander | .... | casting: Russia, Germany, Austria (uncredited) | |
| Fritz Fleischhacker | .... | casting: Russia (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Julie Amyot | .... | additional extras dresser | |
| Susan Antonelli | .... | costumer: Washington D.C. | |
| Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Jessica Fasman | .... | costumer: Morgan Freeman | |
| Bebe Ferro | .... | costumer: Washington D.C. | |
| Avery Gibbard | .... | costumer: second unit | |
| Marie-Maude Grenier | .... | assistant wardrobe | |
| Daniel Lalande | .... | costumer | |
| Anne-Marie Langevin | .... | costumer | |
| Françoise Lecours | .... | costumer | |
| Daniele Leger | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Daniel Grant North | .... | chief costumer: California | |
| Lyse Pomerleau | .... | costume coordinator | |
| Ginette Régis | .... | key dresser | |
| Martine Seguin | .... | costumer | |
| Sammy Steward | .... | costumer: aerial unit, Washington D.C. | |
| Martin Tarte | .... | costumer: Vancouver | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Doug Caron | .... | assistant editor | |
| Lisa Dannenbaum | .... | assistant editor | |
| Nicolas De Toth | .... | additional editor | |
| Donald Freeman | .... | final colorist | |
| Cedric Nairn-Smith | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jim Passon | .... | color timer | |
| Mark Sachen | .... | colorist | |
Music Department | |||
| Robert Bayless | .... | assistant music editor (as Bob Bayless) | |
| Shana Blake Hil | .... | musician | |
| Bruce Botnick | .... | music mixer (as Bruce Botnik) | |
| Elin Carlson | .... | chorus | |
| Tabitha Fair | .... | musician | |
| Marc Gebauer | .... | scoring crew | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | .... | conductor | |
| Kenneth Hall | .... | supervising music editor (as Kenny Hall) | |
| Robbie Kondor | .... | music arranger: songs | |
| David Marquette | .... | music recordist | |
| Barbara McDermott | .... | preview music editor | |
| Mark McKenzie | .... | orchestrator | |
| John Paesano | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Joe E. Rand | .... | preview music editor | |
| Bettie Ross | .... | music preparation: songs | |
| Jay Selvester | .... | scoring crew | |
| Steven L. Smith | .... | music preparation | |
| James Thatcher | .... | musician: French horn | |
| Nick Vidar | .... | music programmer | |
| Mark McKenzie | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael W. Broomer | .... | driver | |
| Robert Gaskill | .... | driver: Mr. Freeman | |
| Pierre Guay | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Bill Jansen | .... | transportation coordinator: Vancouver | |
| Buster Kohloff | .... | transportation captain: California (as Buster Kohlhoff) | |
| Hans Laliberté | .... | office driver | |
| John Lybrand | .... | transportation | |
| Dusty Saunders | .... | transportation coordinator: California | |
| Gilbert Young | .... | transportation coordinator: aerial unit, Washington D.C. | |
Thanks | |||
| Josef Brandmaier | .... | thanks | |
| Philip M. Strub | .... | special thanks | |
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After reading several negative reviews, I was shocked when I finally saw `The sum of all fears'. I simply LOVED this movie . It was totally thrilling. It had all the ingredients of a great adventure and to top it off it was visually poetic and emotionally stirring.
I never read the book this is based on, and I'm not a Tom Clancy fan. I came into this movie expecting to hate it, because I have hated all the other films in the Jack Ryan series. They were too dry and technical, lacking immediacy or emotion and they felt more like lectures on the way government works and how the military operates than movies. Those films were made for Tom Clancy fans. The sum of all fears was made for a different audience, which is unfortunate since it is based on one of his novels. There is no doubt that it crosses the line into fantasy several times for dramatic effect. Things happen that probably wouldn't happen in real life. People do things that are impossibly heroic and unrealistic. I'm convinced this is why Clancy fans hate this adaptation. For me, these traits (considered flaws by many people) helped free the movie from the constraints of absolute realism, allowing it to become more poetic and powerful than it ever could be otherwise.
Director Phil Alden Robinson deserves most of the praise for this film. He's a new name for me, but looking at his filmography, it was interesting to see that he was the writer and director for field of dreams, another film that I totally loved. He was a very odd choice to helm this film, because field of dreams is a bizarre movie where reality and fantasy meet head on. It's an ultra surreal American fairy tale. It's like a happy David Lynch film, or a Luis Buñuel film with a wholesome center. This is not the kind of director you would normally choose to make a movie like the sum of all fears. The clash between the ultra realism of Clancy's material and Robinson's willingness to forgo realism in favor of dreamy fairy tale lyricism creates a wonderful sense of vibrancy that I would never have anticipated.
After seeing the sum of all fears, I am now convinced that Robinson will go on to make a huge name for himself. He is a truly gifted director with an incredible ability to communicate through images. I can't wait to see his next film. If field of dreams is any indication, he is just good a writer as he is as a director, and I am excited to see what other sorts of ideas he might produce.
The movie also has tremendous performances by Morgan Freeman, and (surprisingly) Ben Affleck. He's way to young to play Jack Ryan, so he doesn't even try. The Jack Ryan in this movie is a reinvented character. He's basically a young guy, with the mentality of an idealist, working his way up in the CIA, while trying to juggle a bachelors social life. For me, he works in this film and he plays that kind of character perfectly.
The bottom line is this: If you love Tom Clancy and you've read every one of his books, you're probably going to hate this movie. If you have never read the book, and have no real interest in Clancy's work, you'll probably at least enjoy it. If your like me, and you don't mind films that let drama interfere with rationality, you'll probably love it.