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Director:
Gregory Hoblit
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Pyne (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
20 April 2007 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
If you look close enough, you'll find everyone has a weak spot. See more »
Plot:
An attorney intent on climbing the career ladder toward success, finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he's trying to prosecute. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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1 win & 2 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Anthony Hopkins ... Ted Crawford

Ryan Gosling ... Willy Beachum

David Strathairn ... DA Joe Lobruto

Rosamund Pike ... Nikki Gardner

Embeth Davidtz ... Jennifer Crawford

Billy Burke ... Lt. Robert 'Rob' Nunally

Cliff Curtis ... Detective Flores

Fiona Shaw ... Judge Robinson

Bob Gunton ... Judge Gardner

Josh Stamberg ... Norman Foster

Xander Berkeley ... Judge Moran

Zoe Kazan ... Mona

Judith Scott ... Resident

Gary Carlos Cervantes ... Ciro (as Carlos Cervantes)

Petrea Burchard ... Dr. Marion Kang

Garz Chan ... Assistant Hotel Manager
Wendy Cutler ... Gladys

Larry Sullivan ... Lee Gardner

Valerie Dillman ... Peg Gardner

Gonzalo Menendez ... Uniform Cop
Vivica Genaux ... Opera Singer

Cooper Thornton ... Public Defender

Lyle Kanouse ... Messenger

Sandra Prosper ... Karla

Monica Garcia ... Crawford's Secretary

Joe Spano ... Judge Joseph Pincus

Peter Breitmayer ... NTSB Guy
Mirron E. Willis ... Moran's Bailiff

David Purdham ... Burt Wooton

John Littlefield ... Cop
Lou Reyes ... SWAT Medic

Rainy Kerwin ... Wooton Sims Receptionist
R.J. Chambers ... Bailiff

Eugene Collier ... Bailiff

Tom Virtue ... Attorney Apley
Gunter Simon ... Orderly

Frank Torres ... Orderly
Payton Koch ... Kid
Cooper Koch ... Kid
Sophie Hoblit ... Kid
Caroline Weinstock ... Kid
Alexander Weinstock ... Kid

Michael Khmurov ... Russian Man (as Michael Khmourov)

Julia Emelin ... Russian Woman

Yorgo Constantine ... Public Defender for the Russians

Alla Korot ... Russian Translator
Jeff Enden ... Detective

Kaily Smith ... Lobruto's Secretary

Retta ... Evidence Room Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Don Abernathy ... Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
David Keith Anderson ... News Reporter (uncredited)
Reed Armstrong ... Peg's Husband (uncredited)

Kate Clarke ... Mrs. Lee Gardner (uncredited)
Lucy Griffin ... Barista (uncredited)

Sharon Jordan ... Secretary (uncredited)

Kate Krystowiak ... Bartender (uncredited)

Elizabeth Rivera ... Lady in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Noush Skaugen ... Opera Goer (uncredited)

Klatann Thomas ... Medical Technician (uncredited)

Zondra Wilson ... Opera Goer (uncredited)

Rachel Zeskind ... Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gregory Hoblit 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Daniel Pyne (screenplay) and
Glenn Gers (screenplay)

Daniel Pyne (story)

Produced by
Samuel J. Brown .... associate producer
Michael Disco .... associate producer
Toby Emmerich .... executive producer
Liz Glotzer .... executive producer
Beverly J. Graf .... associate producer
Hawk Koch .... executive producer
Louise Rosner .... co-producer
Charles Weinstock .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jeff Danna 
Mychael Danna 
 
Cinematography by
Kramer Morgenthau (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Rosenbloom 
 
Casting by
Deborah Aquila 
Jennifer L. Smith  (as Jennifer Smith)
Tricia Wood  (as Trisha Wood)
 
Production Design by
Paul Eads 
 
Art Direction by
Mindy Roffman 
 
Set Decoration by
Nancy Nye 
 
Costume Design by
Elisabetta Beraldo 
 
Makeup Department
Cynthia Barr .... makeup artist (as Cynthia Barr-Bright)
Jane English .... makeup artist
Susan Germaine .... hair stylist: Mr. Hopkins
Susan Germaine .... key hair stylist
Charlotte Parker .... hair stylist
Christina Smith .... key makeup artist
Christina Smith .... makeup artist: Mr. Hopkins
Matthew Jorgensen .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Clinton Wayne .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Erik Holmberg .... executive in charge of production
Hawk Koch .... unit production manager
Jody Levin .... executive in charge of post-production
Rick Reynolds .... post-production supervisor
Louise Rosner .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven F. Beaupre .... second assistant director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. .... second second assistant director
Brian Relyea .... second second assistant director (as Brian F. Relyea)
Scott Andrew Robertson .... first assistant director (as Scott Robertson)
Kevin Duncan .... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Daril Alder .... leadman
Mark Annis .... propmaker (as Mark A. Annis)
Greg Apperson .... propmaker foreman
Ellis J. Barbacoff .... assistant property master (as Ellis Barbacoff)
Alicia Barber .... construction auditor
Keith Bent .... painter
Tony Bonaventura .... property master
Eustacia Brossart .... art department coordinator
Andrea Cantrell .... assistant props
Saul Castro .... laborer
Dennis DeGarmo .... general foreman
Brad Denton .... stand-by painter
Sean Farrell .... on-set dresser
Ernesto Felix .... set dresser
Jose Garcia .... set dresser
Miguel A. Garcia .... set dresser (as Miguel Garcia)
Ray Garcia .... set dresser
Angelina Gram .... painter
Wayne Gram .... paint foreman
Jim Hanson .... propmaker
Catherine Leyba .... set dressing coordinator
Sal Licastri .... painter
Abraham Malina Jr. .... labor foreman (as Abraham Molina Jr.)
Henry Molina .... laborer
Gregory Moore .... set dresser
Elizabeth Morris .... set buyer (as Libby Morris)
Steve Nelson .... laborer
Rocco Passarella .... tool keeper
Gregg Pierce .... propmaker
David Ritch .... propmaker
Joe Rystrom .... construction medic
Stella Vaccaro .... set designer
Ted Wilson .... construction coordinator
Jory Alvarado .... drapery foreman (uncredited)
Martin L. Mercer .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Tom Bellfort .... supervising sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan .... boom operator (as Joseph Brennan)
Paul Flinchbaugh .... digital assistant
Nerses Gezalyan .... foley mixer
Nerses Gezalyan .... sound mixer
Hector C. Gika .... sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Arda Gulesserian .... additional sound
Daniel S. Irwin .... dialogue editor
Daniel J. Leahy .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dan Leahy)
Brian Magerkurth .... dubbing recordist
James Moriana .... foley artist (as James M. Moriana)
Margit Pfeiffer .... dialogue editor
Bill Ritter .... sound recording engineer
David M. Ronne .... sound mixer (as David Ronne)
Ann Scibelli .... sound effects editor
Christopher Sidor .... dubbing recordist
Branden Spencer .... supervising assistant sound editor
Frederick H. Stahly .... dialogue editor
Gary Summers .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit .... foley artist
John Agalsoff Jr. .... utility sound (uncredited)
Richard Bullock Jr. .... utility sound: re-shoots (uncredited)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Steven Morrow .... sound mixer: re-shoots (uncredited)
Parker Randal .... playbacks (uncredited)
Randolph Saucedo .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Eric Thompson .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Larz Anderson .... special effects coordinator
Gary D. Bierend .... special effects (as Gary Bierend)
Larry DeUnger .... special effects
Bart Dion .... special effects
Mark Yuricich .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey .... digital opticals: EFilm
David Geoghegan .... digital compositor
Thomas Mathai .... data manager (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter .... digital opticals editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
John Ashby .... stunts
LaFaye Baker .... stunts
William H. Burton .... stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
Cory Fleming .... stunts
Dale Gibson .... stunts
Tom McComas .... stunts
Paul E. Short .... stunts (as Paul Short)
R.J. Chambers .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom McComas .... stunt double (uncredited)
Ed McDermott II .... precision driver (uncredited)
Paul E. Short .... stunt double: Anthony hopkins (uncredited)
Gunter Simon .... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Torres .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Craig A. Brink .... rigging gaffer
Michael Caparelli .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Dagg .... key grip (as Gary L. Dagg)
Don Devine .... camera operator: "a" camera
Idit Dvir .... camera intern
Charlie Edwards .... grip (as Charles R. Edwards)
Sam Emerson .... still photographer (as Sam Young Emerson)
Gordon Tadd Eto .... electrician (as Tad Eto)
David Eubank .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Eubank .... first assistant camera: Steadicam operator
Daniel Alexis Gonzalez .... electrician (as Danny Gonzalez)
Bob Gorelick .... Steadicam operator (as Robert Gorelick)
Bob Gorelick .... camera operator: "b" camera (as Robert Gorelick)
Patrick Hoeschen .... electrician
Annika Iltis .... camera loader
Steve Irwin .... video playback operator: Playback Technologies
Brett Laumann .... chief lighting technician
Ryan Louden .... grip
Daniel L. Magat .... electrician (as Daniel Magat)
Glen Magers .... rigging gaffer
Frankie Martinez .... electrician (as Francisco Martinez)
Peter McAdams .... dolly grip: "b" camera (as Pete McAdams)
Johnny Medeiros .... video assist intern
Matthew Morrissey .... video playback operator
David W. Nims .... dolly grip: "a" camera
Jesse Olivares .... video assist operator
Ray Patrick .... super technocrane operator
Rico Priem .... grip
Kevin Richey .... camera intern
Paul A. Rychlec .... grip
Lee Schmicker .... best boy electrician
Michael Shaw .... grip
Kathina Szeto .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tommy Tieche .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rodney Veto .... best boy grip
Thomas D. Wazney .... rigging grip
Kevin Cadwallader .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Anthony Cobbs .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
John P. Fleenor .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Quinn Grove .... best boy grip (uncredited)
Chris Hayes .... camera operator (uncredited)
Lorna Leslie .... second assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
Tamas Mack .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jerry L. Mandley .... balloon technician (uncredited)
Jerry L. Mandley .... lighting technician (uncredited)
Michael Nie .... crane operator: Technocrane (uncredited)
Brian T. Pitts .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Jim Rose .... rigging gang boss (uncredited)
Eddie Tucker .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jeffery J. Tufano .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Chris Bustard .... extras casting coordinator
Samantha Finkler .... casting associate
Eddie Mariano .... extras casting coordinator
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson .... adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna)
Erin Toner .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell .... key costumer
Victoria DeKay .... costume supervisor (as Victoria DeKay-Bodwell)
Kristin Einarsson .... costumer
Tabitha Johnson .... assistant costume designer
Jason M. Moore .... set costumer
Ivanna Palance .... costume production assistant
Faye Sevilla .... key costumer (as Faye Sevilla Smith)
Greg Turnbull .... costume production assistant
Leoisick Castro .... additional costumer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Terra Bliss-Alvarez .... digital intermediate supervisor: EFilm (as Terra Bliss)
Steve Bowen .... supervising digital colorist: EFilm
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Cassandra Crosse .... post-production assistant
Kevin Lefler .... first assistant editor
Devon Miller .... digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Harry Muller .... color timer
Gregory Plotkin .... associate editor
Richmond Riedel .... assistant editor (as Rich Reidel)
Jen Woodhouse .... post-production assistant
Michael Hatzer .... digital intermediate colorist: main title sequence, Efilm (uncredited)
Justin Worthington .... assistant digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Paul Broucek .... executive in charge of music: New Line
Debbi Datz-Pyle .... music contractor
Nicholas Dodd .... conductor
Nicholas Dodd .... orchestrator
Brad Haehnel .... score recordist
Brad Haehnel .... scoring mixer
Russ Howard III .... electronic music programmer
Russ Howard III .... musician: guitars
Tom Kramer .... music editor
Russ Miller .... musician: percussion programming
Victor Pesavento .... music preparation
Kim Reese .... music executive
Lori Silfen .... music business affairs executive
Rob Simonsen .... additional music arranger
Margarita Sullivan .... music clearances
Stephen Wadsworth .... opera consultant
John F.X. Walsh .... music business affairs executive
Gina Zimmitti .... music contractor
Tom Hardisty .... score recordist (uncredited)
Sean Schafer Hennessy .... assistant to composer (uncredited)
Jason Ruder .... assistant music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Bart Allsup .... transportation co-captain
Oscar Beguiristain .... driver
Manny Demello .... transportation captain
Steven Domingos .... driver
Doug Dovichi .... driver
Jason Hardman .... driver
Kenneth L. Hardman .... driver
Jeffrey F. Jones .... driver
Myles Kimura .... driver
Bob McCarthy .... driver
Guy Michaels .... driver
Michael A. Moreno .... driver
William 'Scott' Pierson .... driver (as William Scott Pierson)
Mark Scruton .... driver
James Thornsberry .... transportation coordinator
Sheila Thornsberry .... transportation dispatcher
Jimmie K. Turner .... driver
Roger Youds .... driver
Christopher Weippert .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Tanner Almon .... production office assistant
Cassandra Barbour .... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Madeline Bell .... assistant location manager
Bruce Benson .... helicopter ground coordinator
Katherine E. Beyda .... production executive
Robert Breech .... technical advisor
Stephen Brenes .... craft service assistant
Francie Brown .... dialogue coach
Scott David Brown .... production assistant (as Scott Brown)
Laurie Cartwright .... risk management
Mike Cook .... chef
Jon Davidson .... production controller
Richard Davis Jr. .... location manager (as Richard Davis)
Cris Dearce .... production assistant
David Diamond .... location manager
Judy Dickerson .... dialect coach: Rosamund Pike (as Judith Dickerson)
Virginie Drouot .... assistant: Mr. Hoblit
Jeff Egan .... production safety
Alicia Emmrich .... assistant: Mr. Weinstock
Kai Ephron .... assistant location manager (as Amede Ephron)
Mike Fantasia .... location manager
Eric Fieland .... assistant to cast
Carey Field .... set production assistant
Cliff Fleming .... helicopter pilot
Jennifer Anne Franklin .... assistant: Mr. Hopkins (as Jennifer Franklin)
Dave Fulton .... set medic
Justin Giugno .... production office assistant
Emily Glatter .... supervising production coordinator
Gabriela Gutentag .... unit publicist
Kristine Hrycun .... assistant: Ms. Glotzer (as Kris Hrycun)
Matthew Humphreys .... second assistant accountant
Colette Kadrnka-Abramson .... production attorney
Steve Kesmodel .... credits administrator
June Kim .... post-production accountant
Rob Koch .... assistant to cast (as Robby Koch)
Anna Kochersperger .... accounting clerk
Matthew Loatman .... assistant to cast
Cathy Marshall .... payroll accountant
Marybeth Martin-Eck .... first assistant accountant (as Marybeth 'MB' Martin)
Donny Martino Jr. .... assistant location manager
Andrew Matthews .... executive in charge of film investment
Leslie A. Morrow .... assistant location manager
Evan Peller .... assistant location manager
Sarah Platt .... assistant: Mr. Koch
Rachel E. Prentiss .... production accountant
Paul Prokop .... executive in charge of finance
Joshua Ravetch .... production resources
Lou Reyes .... technical advisor
Ryan Robertson .... main title producer
Stephen Roome .... stand-in: Ryan Gosling
Barbara Rosing Hoke .... production coordinator
Amy Russell .... rights clearances
Suzie Sax-Horowitz .... script supervisor (as Suzie Sax)
Susie Schelling .... technical advisor
Romy Schneider .... contract administrator
Julianna Selfridge .... risk management (as Juliana Selfridge)
Laura Sevier .... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Jessica Sonneborn .... stand-in (as Jessica B. Sonneborn)
Hirotatsu Taniguchi .... production assistant
Traci Tateyama .... assistant production coordinator
Scott L. Treger .... stand-in: Anthony Hopkins (as Scott Treger)
Mathew A. Villalobos .... assistant location manager (as Mathew Villalobos)
Edith Viramontes .... production office assistant
Dannon Walters .... craft service (as Damon Walters III)
Peter Weireter .... technical advisor: police
Ashley Wilks .... production assistant
Gary Williams .... assistant to cast
Jerome Zelle .... assistant craft service
Brent Ekstrand .... video and computer engineer (uncredited)
Cory Fleming .... co-pilot (uncredited)
Andrew R. Gardiner .... key assistant location manager/scout (uncredited)
David Henri .... computer/video playback coordinator (uncredited)
Hiromi Marder .... payroll accountant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Matt Miller .... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Parker Randal .... production assistant (uncredited)
Erin Stern .... production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Trimble .... key assistant location manager: re-shoots (uncredited)
John Trujillo .... layout board (uncredited)
Garson Yu .... title designer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Michael Barbulescu .... thanks
David M. Ronne .... in memory of (as David Ronne)
Burt Rutan .... thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violent content
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
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Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #43317) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Denmark:15 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:T | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG13 (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
4411 Noeline Avenue, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
When Willy Beachum is in his office, the boxes behind his desk are labeled "People .vs. Morgenthau" - Kramer Morgenthau was the cinematographer for the film and another box reads, "People .vs. Beaupre" - Steven F. Beaupre was the second assistant directorSee more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: By the expert's testimony in court we are informed that Ted Crawford's bullet pierced through the frontal cortex in the temporal lobe coming to rest upon the upper side of the brain against the skull. Yet when we see wife Jennifer's head hit the floor for a brief moment in a close-up, there is no injury visible at all. Furthermore in another scene Ted points to his left cheek bone when he describes where he shot his wife. Such an injury is very different from that described during the trial. The shot was fired at close range with a powerful .45, which makes it very unlikely that the bullet would come to rest within the skull.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Crawford's Secretary:The NTSB guys are here about that bulkhead problem.
Ted Crawford:OK, thanks.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Getaway: UK 4 Every 1 (#16.25)" (2007)See more »
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64 out of 120 people found the following review useful.
Absolutely Unremarkable, 28 August 2007
Author: christian123

When structural engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) learns his wife is cheating on him, he concocts the perfect murder to get revenge without being caught. Assigned to the case is hotshot attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) who is ready to leave the D.A's. office to join a big money legal firm, but when he's challenged by Crawford's case, he's willing to risk everything to prove the man is guilty.

Given the talented cast, Fracture should have been more than a by-the-numbers thriller but that's exactly what it was. It features a few good performances although they are working with some unremarkable material and can't quite lift the film above mediocrity. The uninspired direction was a bit surprising given the track record of director Gregory Hoblit. He managed to keep things safe and predictable without really adding anything special to the film. I guess he was relying on the strength of his cast which only worked to an extent. The scenes with Gosling and Hopkins were interesting to watch but whenever Hopkins was absent, the film seriously dragged and Gosling's character was really unlikable so it was hard to root for him.

The screenplay was only average with some decent dialog being the highlight of it. The way the screenwriter played out the crime was very formulaic and pretty predictable. The ending was fairly obvious from the beginning and it wasn't a big twist ending that makes the viewer feel smart for figuring it out but rather it was an ending that makes the viewer wonder how these supposedly smart characters weren't able to figure it out. So save for some scenes with Gosling and Hopkins, the audience gets to watch a bland story unfold without any real sense of interest.

Luckily, the casting director did a great job and the performances were able to save the film. Anthony Hopkins was playing a familiar character yet it was still great to watch him on screen and he was the best part about the movie. Ryan Gosling was also pretty good and he managed to keep up with Hopkins. Rosamund Pike was decent, a bit dry though. I really liked Embeth Davidtz and it's such a shame that she didn't get a lot of screen time although this was expected. David Strathairn was decent although a bit wasted with an undeveloped character. Overall, Fracture features a strong cast stuck in average material and it ends up being forgettable. Rating 6/10

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