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Directed by | |||
| Steven Spielberg | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Tony Kushner | (screenplay) and | |
| Eric Roth | (screenplay) | |
| George Jonas | (book "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team") | |
Produced by | |||
| Kathleen Kennedy | .... | producer | |
| Barry Mendel | .... | producer | |
| Vincent Servant | .... | assistant producer | |
| Steven Spielberg | .... | producer | |
| Colin Wilson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Janusz Kaminski | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Kahn | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lucky Englander | |||
| Fritz Fleischhacker | |||
| Jina Jay | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Rick Carter | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Rod McLean | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| John Bush | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Joanna Johnston | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nicola Buck | .... | crowd makeup artist: Budapest | |
| Maria Cork | .... | special effects hair technician | |
| Paul Engelen | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Carl Fullerton | .... | key makeup artist: New York | |
| Marcelle Genovese | .... | hairdresser: Malta | |
| Hilary Haines | .... | hair stylist | |
| Judit Halász | .... | crowd hairdresser: Budapest | |
| Katalin Jakots | .... | crowd makeup artist: Budapest (as Kati Jakots) | |
| Deborah Jarvis | .... | hair stylist | |
| Melissa Lackersteen | .... | first assistant makeup artist | |
| Craig Lindberg | .... | makeup artist: New York | |
| Alain Luzy | .... | key hairdresser: Paris | |
| Gabi Nemeth | .... | crowd hairdresser: Budapest (as Gabriella Nemeth) | |
| Balázs Novák | .... | makeup artist | |
| Rossana Parker | .... | makeup artist (as Rosanna Parker) | |
| Paula Price | .... | hair stylist | |
| Florence Roumieu | .... | key makeup artist: Paris | |
| Neal Scanlan | .... | prosthetics makeup supervisor | |
| Kenneth Walker | .... | key hair stylist: New York (as Ken Walker) | |
| Julia Wilson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jeremy Woodhead | .... | key hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| John Bernard | .... | production supervisor | |
| Gilles Castera | .... | production manager: Hungary & France | |
| Aneta Cebula | .... | unit manager | |
| Maxime Couteret | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Mike Fantasia | .... | production supervisor | |
| Christophe Fustini | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Ian Hickinbotham | .... | unit production manager | |
| Stephanie Ito | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Colas Jourdain | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Peter Seres | .... | production manager | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | unit manager | |
| Denis L. Stewart | .... | unit production manager: prep | |
| Tamás Zákonyi S. | .... | production supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Christian Alzmann | .... | digital artist | |
| Lance Baetkey | .... | digital paint/roto supervisor | |
| Jamie Baxter | .... | compositor | |
| Ryan Beadle | .... | digital I/O | |
| Steve Caldwell | .... | digital compositor | |
| Grady Cofer | .... | associate visual effects supervisor | |
| Jay Cooper | .... | digital artist | |
| Sam Dabbs | .... | compositor | |
| David M. Gray | .... | visual effects production coordinator (as David Gray) | |
| Pablo Helman | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital compositor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital coordinator | |
| Richard Kratt | .... | digital compositor | |
| Gretchen Libby | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Jake Maymudes | .... | digital artist | |
| Darin McCormick-Millett | .... | digital opticals producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio | |
| Sébastien Moreau | .... | Inferno artist: ILM | |
| Erin D. O'Connor | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Anthony Pitone | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Chad Taylor | .... | Inferno artist | |
| Alex Tropiec Jr. | .... | Inferno artist: ILM | |
| Amani Williams | .... | digital compositor | |
| Kevin May | .... | Sabre artist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Rich | .... | assistant digital effects artist: ILM (uncredited) | |
| Antonio Torres | .... | digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rodica Alkalai | .... | casting: Israel | |
| Vanessa Baker | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Dixie Chassay | .... | casting assistant | |
| Sándor Dénes | .... | extras casting: Hungary | |
| Elizabeth Dionne | .... | casting manager | |
| Brendan Donnison | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Evy Figliolini | .... | extras casting | |
| Makis Gazis | .... | casting: Greece | |
| Bonello Gordon | .... | assistant extras casting | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Robin Hudson | .... | casting assistant | |
| Hervé Jakubowicz | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Mari Makó | .... | casting: Hungary | |
| Juliette Ménager | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Marc Robert | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Eric Souliere | .... | casting assistant | |
| Terri Taylor | .... | casting consultant | |
| David M. Waldron | .... | background casting associate: New York | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Samantha Becker | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Andrew Blustain | .... | assistant editor | |
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Martin Cohen | .... | post-production executive | |
| Patrick Crane | .... | associate editor | |
| Mike Cuevas | .... | assistant editor | |
| Kristóf Deák | .... | editing department assistant | |
| Mark Gillard | .... | assistant editor | |
| Dale E. Grahn | .... | color timer | |
| Andrew Lee | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Yvan Lucas | .... | dailies timer | |
| Michael Pedraza | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Silja Tõnisson | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Michael Trent | .... | assistant editor | |
| Michael T. Wilson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sam Seig | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ramiro Belgardt | .... | music editor | |
| Bryan Clements | .... | scoring crew | |
| Sandy DeCrescent | .... | music contractor | |
| Steve Erdody | .... | musician: cello solos (as Steven Erdody) | |
| Mark Eshelman | .... | scoring crew | |
| Mark Graham | .... | music librarian | |
| Edward Karam | .... | orchestrator | |
| Greg Loskorn | .... | scoring technician | |
| Adam Michalak | .... | score recordist | |
| Shawn Murphy | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures | |
| Conrad Pope | .... | orchestrator | |
| Joel Sill | .... | music consultant | |
| Steven L. Smith | .... | music preparation | |
| Kenneth Wannberg | .... | music editor (as Ken Wannberg) | |
| Robert Wolff | .... | scoring crew (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Jalal Aqdim | .... | picture vehicle assistant coordinator: France | |
| Gábor Bársony | .... | picture vehicle assistant | |
| Soma Benke | .... | assistant transportation coordinator | |
| Ian Clarke | .... | vehicle technician | |
| Nicolas Coatantiée | .... | driver | |
| Henry Dray | .... | transportation captain | |
| Charles Heidet | .... | action vehicle coordinator | |
| Yann Jouannic | .... | driver: cast, France | |
| Graham Kelly | .... | picture vehicle supervisor | |
| Peter Knob | .... | driver: producer | |
| Balazs Lengyel | .... | picture vehicles | |
| Patrick Thomas McManus | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Szabolcs Mihályi | .... | transportation captain (as Dr. Szabolcs Mihályi) | |
| Grégoire Mouveau | .... | transportation assistant: France | |
| Boris Olomi | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Octave Raspail | .... | production driver | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Zsolt Somogyi | .... | unit transportation coordinator | |
| Zoltán Szalay | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Sean Thornton | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Alexandre Thiery | .... | production driver: Paris (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Sándor Demján | .... | special thanks | |
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This movie relates more than just a story of "Vengeance". Besides proving that killing begets killing - it consists of numerous fine details that reveal the hard work done at getting to the depth of things:
For instance, only characters that get shot in the head slump to the ground. The rest take time to die - they walk a few steps, spurt blood and express a look of helplessness and inevitability before going out. Yes its horrifying to look at, which is the point, but it is also real.
Every character is different, and though common in their desire for vengeance, their temperaments are clearly distinguishable in the way the hit men approach their task. Even the terrorists are not stereotyped into hysterical, screaming lunatics. They range from the visibly nervous to the cool Abu Salameh with the movie star style. They are poets, intellectuals and guerrillas each with his story of the conflict. They speak passionately about home - a recurring theme, along with "family". Moreover, Spielberg does not attempt to mitigate the grotesque manner of their deaths, for the blood of the targeted men flows as freely as that of their victims - and when they are blown up, their body parts dangle from ceiling fans. You are not here to feel satisfaction over anyone's death, Spielberg says to the audience. Or as Caine would say in Kung Fu: "The taking of a life does no one honour."
There are no easy "shoot-em-dead" eliminations. There are neighbors, bystanders and obstacles that must be avoided and protected - with variable success. Innocent people may be harmed - and one has to live with that.
There are no mathematical certainties about the potential damage a bomb will cause.
Perspectives and convictions can change, sometimes regrettably. "Don't think about it - just do it" says Avner at one stage when a member of the team expresses doubts about a target's guilt. But at the end he wants evidence that the men he despatched were justifiably killed. Implausible? No; it is only when he has been reunited with his family and experiences the affection of wife and child that he allows himself to reflect from a different perspective - their targets had families too - what if he had killed the wrong men?
The paranoia that permeates the world of spies and assassins is built up gradually - to the point where every survivor mistrusts everybody else. One is doomed all one's life to walk with ears strained for following footsteps. The length of the movie creates the right atmosphere for this idea.
The end dissatisfies many because they would like a reassurance, a note of optimistic finality - but Spielberg rightly offers none. It would be dishonest of him to offer a false but comforting illusion.
It is interesting to contrast this movie with "Paradise Now" that has no violence, a modest budget, and views the conflict from the Palestinian camp. Both narrate completely different stories - yet, in their respective ways, both humanize their subjects, defuse myths about glory, and arrive at the same conclusion: "There's no peace at the end of this."