Atonement (2007)

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers:

Ian McEwan (novel)
Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | War

Tagline:

You can only imagine the truth.

Plot:

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Fountain | Letter | Estate | British

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 28 wins & 79 nominations

Cast

Saoirse Ronan	...	Briony Tallis, aged 13
Ailidh Mackay	...	Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn	...	Grace Turner
Julia West	...	Betty
James McAvoy	...	Robbie Turner
Harriet Walter	...	Emily Tallis
Keira Knightley	...	Cecilia Tallis
Juno Temple	...	Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson	...	Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson	...	Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen	...	Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy	...	Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Paul Marshall
Peter Wight	...	Police Inspector
Leander Deeny	...	Police Constable
Peter O'Connor	...	Police Sergeant (as Peter McNeil O'Connor)
Daniel Mays	...	Tommy Nettle
Nonso Anozie	...	Frank Mace
Michel Vuillermoz	...	Frenchman
Lionel Abelanski	...	Frenchman
Tobias Menzies	...	Naval Officer
Paul Stocker	...	Crying Soldier
Alex Noodle	...	Solitary Sunbather
Roger Evans	...	Beach Soldier
Bronson Webb	...	Beach Soldier
Ian Bonar	...	Beach Soldier
Oliver Gilbert	...	Beach Soldier
Jamie Beamish	...	Soldier in Bray Bar
Johnny Harris	...	Soldier in Bray Bar
Nick Bagnall	...	Soldier in Bray Bar
Billy Seymour	...	Soldier in Bray Bar
Neil Maskell	...	Soldier in Bray Bar
Paul Harper	...	Soldier with Ukeleke
Gina McKee	...	Sister Drummond
Charlie Banks	...	Probationary Nurse
Madeline Crowe	...	Probationary Nurse (as Madeleine Crowe)
Scarlett Dalton	...	Probationary Nurse
Olivia Grant	...	Probationary Nurse
Katy Lawrence	...	Probationary Nurse
Jade Moulla	...	Probationary Nurse
Georgia Oakley	...	Probationary Nurse
Alice Orr-Ewing	...	Probationary Nurse
Catherine Philps	...	Probationary Nurse
Bryony Reiss	...	Probationary Nurse
Sarah Shaul	...	Probationary Nurse
Anna Singleton	...	Probationary Nurse
Emily Thomson	...	Probationary Nurse
Michelle Duncan	...	Fiona Maguire
Romola Garai	...	Briony Tallis, 18
Kelly Scott	...	Hospital Admin Assistant
Mark Holgate	...	Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Ryan Kiggell	...	Registrar
Vivienne Gibbs	...	Staff Nurse
Matthew Forest	...	Second Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Richard Stacey	...	Injured Sergeant
Jay Quinn	...	Soldier Who Looks Like Robbie
Jérémie Renier	...	Luc Cornet (as Jérémie Rénier)
John Normington	...	Vicar
Jack Harcourt	...	Pierrot Quincey, 14
Ben Harcourt	...	Jackson Quincey, 14
Tilly Vosburgh	...	Mother of Evacuees
Angel Witney	...	Evacuee Child
Bonnie Witney	...	Evacuee Child
Ben Webb	...	Evacuee Child
Wendy Nottingham	...	Mrs. Jarvis
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Older Briony
Anthony Minghella	...	Interviewer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Barker	...	Boy in Tunnel (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	RAF Officer (uncredited)
Elliott Francis	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Craig Leonard	...	Bandstand singer (uncredited)
Tom Rooke	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Wright

Writing credits
Ian McEwan		(novel)
Christopher Hampton		(screenplay)

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	executive producer
Richard Eyre	....	executive producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Robert Fox	....	executive producer
Jane Frazer	....	co-producer
Debra Hayward	....	executive producer
Ian McEwan	....	executive producer
Paul Webster	....	producer

Original Music by
Dario Marianelli

Cinematography by
Seamus McGarvey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Tothill

Casting by
Jina Jay

Production Design by
Sarah Greenwood

Art Direction by
Ian Bailie		(supervising art director)
Nick Gottschalk
Niall Moroney

Set Decoration by
Katie Spencer

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Durran

Makeup Department
Darryl Brooke	....	mould maker: Animated Extras
Melanie Davey	....	makeup trainee
Andrea Finch	....	hair stylist
Andrea Finch	....	makeup artist
Pauline Fowler	....	prosthetics supervisor: Animated Extras
Nigel Hierons	....	head of department mould maker: Animated Extras
Colin Jackman	....	head of department sculptor: Animated Extras
Deborah Jarvis	....	hair stylist
Deborah Jarvis	....	makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Con McCloskey	....	prosthetics finisher: Animated Extras (as Con McClosky)
Con McCloskey	....	prosthetics: Animated Extras (as Con McClosky)
Daniel Meaker	....	prosthetics: Animated Extras
Daniel Meaker	....	prosthetics: silicones, Animated Extras
Tracy O'Brien	....	prosthetics finisher: Animated Extras (as Tracy O'Brian)
Tracy O'Brien	....	prosthetics painter: Animated Extras (as Tracy O'Brian)
Lisa Pickering	....	hair stylist
Lisa Pickering	....	makeup artist
Ivana Primorac	....	hair designer
Ivana Primorac	....	makeup designer
Andy Seston	....	hair stylist
Andy Seston	....	makeup artist
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Animated Extras (as Mathew Smith)
Norma Webb	....	hair stylist
Norma Webb	....	makeup artist
Julia Wilson	....	makeup artist
Sarah Jane Cosgrove	....	extras makeup artist: Redcar (uncredited)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Bensly	....	unit manager
Simon Fraser	....	production manager
Deborah Harding	....	post-production supervisor
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director
William Dodds	....	second assistant director
Stewart Hamilton	....	second assistant director: second unit
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd second assistant director
Thomas Q. Napper	....	second unit director (as Thomas Napper)
Josh Robertson	....	first assistant director
Nick Shuttleworth	....	crowd second assistant director
Michael Stevenson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jeremy Angel	....	additional crowd third assistant director (uncredited)
David Daniels	....	assistant director: underwater unit (uncredited)
Todd Embling	....	additional crowd third assistant director (uncredited)
Charlie Waller	....	additional crowd third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Adrian Aitken	....	plasterer
Paul Ball	....	chargehand painter (as Paul Bale)
Michelle Barber	....	art department coordinator
Mark Barnett	....	sculptor
Joshua Barraud	....	stand-by propman (as Josh Barraud)
Ian Bee	....	carpenter
Derek Bellchambers	....	carpenter
Mark Bewley	....	chargehand plasterer
Mark Billingham	....	dressing propman
Chris Brough	....	carpenter
Rob Brown	....	construction manager
Tim Browning	....	draughtsperson
Dan Burke	....	graphic artist
Ken Burnett	....	dressing propman (as Kenny Burnett)
Alison Cardy	....	assistant production buyer
Netty Chapman	....	stand-by art director
Keith Charles	....	plasterer
David Chettleborough	....	carpenter
William Clarke	....	plasterer
Peter Dorme	....	draughtsperson (as Peter Newton Dorme)
Isobel Dunhill	....	art department trainee
Luke Edwards	....	art department assistant
Paul Emerson	....	prop storeman
Gary Evans	....	supervising stagehand
Glyn Evans	....	supervising painter
James Fennessy	....	painter (as Jim Fennessy)
Laurent Ferrie	....	assistant to drapesmaster
Colin Fox	....	drapes master
James Gemmill	....	head of department scenic painter
Gary Gleeson	....	painter
Anthony Goddard	....	painter
Lee Goddard	....	painter
Andy Good	....	carpenter
Oliver Goodier	....	junior draftsperson
Rohan Harris	....	propmaker (as Rowan Harris)
Alison Harvey	....	production buyer
David Haynes	....	head of department painter
David G. Haynes	....	painter
David Herbert	....	sculptor
Tony Hoskins	....	head of department carpenter
Steve Hunter	....	head of department sculptor
Theo Hutchcraft	....	dressing propman
Simon Hutchings	....	stand-by painter
Barnaby Inman	....	carpenter
Alex King	....	stand-by propman
Poppy Leather	....	art department runner
Joshua Lee	....	stand-by greensman
Pete Lennox	....	stand-by carpenter
Nick Lloyd	....	carpenter
Rob MacPherson	....	stand-by propman
John Malham	....	painter
Steve Marquiss	....	painter (as Stephen Marquiss)
Gary Martin	....	dressing propman
Elly Meyrick	....	prop buyer runner (as Elly Marie Meyrick)
Georgina Millett	....	assistant art director: graphics
Graham Mitchell	....	carpenter
Eddie Murphy	....	carpenter
Eddie O'Neill	....	head of department stagehand
Russel Oxley	....	scenic painter (as Russell Oxley)
Dominic Pike	....	carpenter
Adrian Platt	....	dressing propman
Steven Ponting	....	plasterer
Neil Robertson	....	stagehand
Nigel Ross	....	stand-by stagehand
Amelia Rowcroft	....	sculptor
Luke Sargent	....	carpenter
Russell Sargent	....	supervising carpenter (as Russ Sargent)
Steve Sibley	....	painter
Tony Statham	....	signwriter
Mark Stone	....	sculptor
Sarah Stuart	....	draughtsperson
Kristin Theyers	....	dressing props: dailies
Leigh Thurbon	....	carpenter
Paul Tripp	....	plasterer
Sophie Tyler	....	assistant set decorator
Emma Vane	....	assistant art director
Stuart Watson	....	construction manager
Alex Wells	....	carpenter
Dave Wells	....	carpenter (as David Wells)
John Whitby	....	carpenter
Christopher White	....	carpenter
Tom Whitehead	....	draughtsperson
Dennis Wiseman	....	property master
Lee Wiseman	....	dressing propman
Lotta Wolgers	....	assistant art director
Leslie Wylie	....	carpenter (as Les Wylie)
Monica Black	....	art department (uncredited)
Stephen Conway	....	dressing props: dailies (uncredited)
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger (uncredited)
David Hayden	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Rhys Ifan	....	art department work experience (uncredited)
Tara Ilsley	....	art department work experience (uncredited)
Thomas Jones	....	weapons mould maker (uncredited)
Gary McMonnies	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Sarah Miller	....	art department trainee (uncredited)
Campbell Mitchell	....	props (uncredited)
Tracey Wilson	....	production illustrations (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chris Atkinson	....	cable person
Christopher Atkinson	....	second assistant
Martin Beresford	....	sound recordist (second unit)
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist (as Andi Derrick)
Paul Hamblin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danny Hambrook	....	sound mixer
Steve Haynes	....	adr recordist: Lipsync Post
Stuart Hilliker	....	temp re-recording mixer
Catherine Hodgson	....	supervising sound editor
Martin Jensen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Laschinger	....	sound maintenance
Becki Ponting	....	supervising dialogue editor
Alistair Renn	....	foley recordist
Andre Schmidt	....	dialogue editor
Alexandros Sidiropoulos	....	foley mixer
Alexandros Sidiropoulos	....	foley recordist
Chris Sturmer	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Virginia Thorn	....	foley editor
Keith Silva	....	sound recordist: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ben Coles	....	trainee special effects technician
James Davis III	....	senior special effects technician (as James Davis)
Martin Geeson	....	special effects technician
Hugh Goodbody	....	senior special effects technician
Alan Graham	....	gaffer: miniature effects model unit
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor
Peter Kersey	....	special effects technician
Nick Kool	....	special effects technician
Neil Peters	....	special effects technician
Russell Pritchett	....	senior special effects technician
Matt Ryan	....	special effects technician
Jon Savage	....	special effects technician (as John Savage)
Mike Tilley	....	special effects technician
Peter Tyler	....	director of photography: miniature effects model unit
Jamie Weguelin	....	special effects technician
Trevor Williams	....	special effects technician
Bryan Stanislas	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Adrian Banton	....	lead compositor: Double Negative
Sarah Barker	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Michael Bell	....	compositor: Double Negative
Alan Brannan	....	miniature effects model maker: The Model Unit
Bimla Chall	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Ryan Cook	....	CG supervisor: Double Negative
Paul Doogan	....	film recorder: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Paul Ducker	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Kelly Duggan	....	miniature effects runner: The Model Unit
Alison Farmer	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Julian Foddy	....	3D artist: Double Negative
Adam Hammond	....	roto artist: Double Negative
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative (as Peter Hanspn)
Alex Hope	....	executive producer: Double Negative
Matthew Jacques	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Nick Kool	....	miniature effects model maker: The Model Unit
Matthew Leach	....	studio assistant
Stuart McAra	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Gurel Mehmet	....	digital matte painter: Double Negative
John Moffatt	....	visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
John Moffett	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Paul Norris	....	compositor: Double Negative
Gruff Owen	....	compositor: Double Negative
Ami Patel	....	rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Bob Roach	....	scanning: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Nick Sainton-Clark	....	miniature effects model maker: The Model Unit
Florian Schroeder	....	compositor: Double Negative
Christopher Sweet	....	studio assistant: Double Negative
Mike Tucker	....	miniature effects model unit supervisor: The Model Unit
Scott Wayland	....	miniature effects model maker: The Model Unit
Kristopher Wright	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Szvák Antal	....	visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Tim Baxter	....	scanning manager (uncredited)
Zoltán Benyó	....	visual effects producer: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Vajda Bálint	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Laboncz Edina	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Reischig Ferenc	....	systems administrator: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Jerry Hall	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Faraz Hameed	....	previsualization artist: Dneg (uncredited)
Rafal Kaniewski	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Pál Klemm	....	senior digital compositor: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Éva Korda	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Dávid Kozma	....	compositor: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Taz Lodder	....	technical support: Double Negative (uncredited)
Imre Lovász	....	pipeline technical director: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Károly Mesterházy	....	digital artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Miklós Mesterházy	....	digital artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Balázs Miklós	....	technical assistant: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Fábry Olivia	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Carlos Poon	....	lead matchmover: Double Negative (uncredited)
Schwanner Péter	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Makai Szabolcs	....	roto/prep artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Mátyás Szabó	....	lead digital compositor: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Zoltán Szegedi	....	digital artist: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Gábor Székely	....	technical director: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Ria Tamok	....	digital compositor: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Jenõ Udvardi	....	visual effects producer: Cube Effects (uncredited)
Christoph Unger	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Patrick Zentis	....	matte painter: Double Negative (uncredited)
Péter Závorszky	....	visual effects production manager: Cube Effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunt performer
Andy Butcher	....	stunt performer
Rob Cooper	....	stunt performer
George Cottle	....	stunt performer
Jamie Edgell	....	stunt performer
Bradley Farmer	....	stunt performer
Neil Finnighan	....	stunt performer
Dave Fisher	....	stunt performer
Gary Hoptrough	....	stunt performer
Paul Howell	....	stunt performer
Rob Hunt	....	stunt performer
Rob Inch	....	stunt performer
Tidd James	....	stunt performer
Morgan Johnson	....	stunt performer
Derek Lea	....	stunt performer
Julian Lightwing	....	stunt performer
Guy List	....	stunt performer
Tony Lucken	....	stunt performer
Belinda McGinley	....	stunt performer
Mark Mottram	....	stunt performer
David Nemar	....	utility stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunt performer
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Matthew Stirling	....	stunt performer (as Matt Stirling)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: second unit
Peter Batten	....	additional camera operator
Reg Boddy	....	electrician
Joe Buxton	....	camera revolution: second unit
Mark Clark	....	electrician
Robert Clarke	....	electrical rigger (as Robert 'Nobby' Clarke)
Mark Company	....	gaffer: underwater photography (as Mark Campany)
Carlos De Carvalho	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Roy Elston	....	head of department rigger
Mark Evans	....	electrician (as Mark 'Rocky' Evans)
Perry Evans	....	gaffer
Stuart Godfrey	....	grip: second unit
Alan Grosch	....	generator operator
Paul Harford	....	head of department electrical rigger
Rawdon Hayne	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Andy Hopkins	....	grip: second unit
Gary Hutchings	....	grip: "a" camera
Nick Kenealy	....	video assist operator
Richard Law	....	electrical rigger
Paul Legall	....	crane operator: second unit
James Lewis	....	second assistant camera: underwater photography
Sally Low	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Iain Mackay	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David Maund	....	grip: second unit
Chris McAleese	....	camera trainee: FT2
Ossa Mills	....	best boy
Ossa Mills	....	rigging gaffer
Dean Morris	....	grip: "b" camera
Dean Morrish	....	first assistant camera: underwater photography
Jennie Paddon	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ricky Pattenden	....	chargehand electrician
Kenny Richards	....	rigger
Terry Richards	....	stand-by rigger
Peter Robertson	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Robertson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
David Sinfield	....	electrician
James Smart	....	electrician
Simon Thorpe	....	apprentice grip
Françoise Valentine	....	underwater photography coordinator
Mike Valentine	....	underwater photographer
Ashley Bond	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jamie Mills	....	electrician (uncredited)
Christopher Ross	....	director of photography: effects unit (uncredited)
Tom Taylor	....	additional clapper loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Dixie Chassay	....	casting director: children
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Robin Hudson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Alford	....	costume maker
Bartholomew Cariss	....	wardrobe assistant
Andrea Cripps	....	assistant costume designer
David Crossman	....	costume supervisor
Dave Croucher	....	wardrobe assistant
Lee Croucher	....	costume daily
Charlotte Finlay	....	crowd costume supervisor (Crowd costume supervisor)
Andrew Fletcher	....	key costume assistant
Esther St John Gray	....	wardrobe assistant
Carin Hoff	....	wardrobe assistant
Andrew Hunt	....	wardrobe master
Krzysztof Kloskowski	....	costume supplier
Ashwin Makan	....	costume assistant
Adam Roach	....	wardrobe assistant
John Rowe	....	costume assistant
Amanda Trewin	....	wardrobe mistress
Jo Van Schuppen	....	costume cutter
Rachele Verrecchia	....	fabric buyer
Holly Waddington	....	wardrobe assistant
Emma Walker	....	costume breakdown artist
Mauricio Carneiro	....	costume breakdown artist (uncredited)
Peter k Christopher	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Graham Docherty	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Bibo Pilley	....	costume breakdown artist (uncredited)
Timothy Shanahan	....	costume printer/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Marcus Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Ray Cacket	....	colorist: Arion
Josephine Davies	....	post-production assistant: Paul Webster (as Jo Davies)
Adam Inglis	....	colorist: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Andrew Lim	....	digital color assist: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Gabrielle Smith	....	location and post assistant editor
Matthew Streatfield	....	second assistant editor
Josh Sutcliffe	....	digital intermediate editor: Deluxe Digital Entertainment
Bridgette Williams	....	first assistant editor
Rob Gordon	....	on-line editor: preview (uncredited)
Samantha Hollingdale	....	digital preview colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Nick Angel	....	music supervisor
Chris Barrett	....	assistant scoring engineer (as Chris Barratt)
James Bellamy	....	music editor
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello soloist
English Chamber Orchestra	....	musician
Olga FitzRoy	....	assistant scoring engineer (as Olga Fitzroy)
Jody Jenkins	....	music programmer
Sam Jones	....	assistant scoring engineer
Charles Lane	....	music consultant: Right Music Limited
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant: Right Music Limited
Michael Lewis	....	piano technician
Dario Marianelli	....	orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Brendan Power	....	musician: harmonica
Maggie Rodford	....	music coordinator: Air-Edel
Tony Stanton	....	music copyist
Jean-Yves Thibaudet	....	musician: piano
Benjamin Wallfisch	....	conductor
Benjamin Wallfisch	....	orchestrator
Vicki Williams	....	music coordinator: Working Title
Nick Wollage	....	music mixer
Nick Wollage	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Colin Bressington	....	driver: wardrobe truck
John Burden	....	unit driver
George Caccavale	....	unit driver
Reg Capson	....	vehicle construction
John Dawson	....	unit driver
Eric Francis	....	driver: Paul Webster
Eric Francks	....	unit driver
Gerry Gore	....	transportation captain
Chris Hammond	....	driver: minibus
Stuart Harrington	....	vehicle construction
Mark Hatchwell	....	driver: grip truck
Brian Heath	....	driver: prop truck
Alan Jones	....	driver: camera car
Dave Jones	....	driver: artist trailers
Paul Jones	....	driver: makeup truck
Eddie Kaye	....	unit driver (as Eddie Kay)
John Kemp	....	driver: minibus
Shahin Moatazed' Keyvany	....	unit driver
Steve Lamonby	....	action vehicle coordinator
Eddie McLaughlin	....	unit driver
Gavin Mullins	....	driver: minibus
Dennis Papaleo	....	vehicle construction
Ronnie Papaleo	....	vehicle construction
Tony Power	....	driver: construction department
Tony Power	....	driver: stand-by construction
Paul Revill	....	dining bus driver
Mark Richards	....	unit driver
Eddie Rodmell	....	driver: prop truck
Birol Sahin	....	unit driver
Hank Schumacher	....	vehicle construction
Colin Simmons	....	driver: Joe Wright
Peter Tombs	....	vehicle construction
Bill Walker	....	unit driver
Marcus Ward	....	driver: Keira Knightley
Colin Waterworth	....	vehicle construction
George Williams	....	vehicle construction
Darren Fenny	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Phil Anderson-Hanney	....	safety diver: underwater photography
Christina Angeloudes	....	legal and business affairs manager: Working Title
Clint Bailey	....	safety diver: underwater photography
Yves Ballard	....	tutor: French
Jo Bradman	....	crowd runner
Beatrice Brennan	....	stand-in
Mally Chung	....	assistant location manager: Redcar
Diarmuid Coghlan	....	assistant accountant
Jessica Cole	....	assistant: Paul Webster and Jane Frazer
Ian Creed	....	marine coordinator
Cristiano D'Urso	....	assistant accountant
Belinda Day	....	chaperone
Jason Devil	....	stand-in
Isabelle Duvoisin	....	press attache: France
Mark Dyer	....	safety diver: underwater photography
Timothy Easthill	....	finance director: Working Title (as Tim Easthill)
Anna Edwards	....	assistant: Joe Wright
Jessica Forte	....	assistant production coordinator: Working Title
Juliet Gardiner	....	historical advisor
Jane Gibson	....	choreographer
Sam Goldsmith	....	unit nurse: Enigma Nursing and Care
Amelia Granger	....	development executive: Working Title Films
Justin Gregory	....	location assistant
Tarn Harper	....	post-production accountant
Sue Hills	....	script supervisor
Sarah Hood	....	floor runner
Amy Irvine	....	stand-in
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner, Working Title
Nick Jeffries	....	supervising armorer
Debbie Kaye	....	horse supplier
Rachel Kennedy	....	unit publicist
Samantha Knox-Johnston	....	production coordinator
Deborah Leakey	....	assistant accountant
Carly Lewisohn	....	floor runner
Sarah Lindfield	....	production secretary
Andy Lindley	....	military advisor
Ann Lynch	....	executive coordinator: Working Title
Tom Magnus	....	location assistant
Gráinne Mckenna	....	vice president of business and legal affairs: Working Title (as Gráinne McKenna)
Anna Mohr-Pietsch	....	assistant: executive producer
Angela Morrison	....	chief operating officer: Working Title
Megan Morrison	....	caterer: Reel Meals
Debbie Moseley	....	assistant accountant
David Munday	....	tutor: harmonica
Simon Murray	....	safety diver: underwater photography
Ian Nichols	....	marine supervisor
Clive Noakes	....	laboratory contact
Jae-sung Oh	....	set production assistant
Ellen Orchard	....	stand-in
Becky Page	....	production intern
Lance Palmer	....	dive supervisor
Sarah Payne	....	production runner
James Payton	....	stand-in
Lucy Pleasance	....	medical advisor (as Lucy Pleasence)
Christopher Prino	....	tutor
Gemma Quickfall	....	runner
Adam Richards	....	location manager
Monica Roman	....	chaperone
Sam Rook	....	crowd runner
Sheeraz Shah	....	head of legal and business affairs: Working Title
Rory Shaw	....	location assistant
Sarah Shepherd	....	location assistant
Jon Sions	....	medical advisor
Tony Smart	....	horse master
Rob Sorrenti	....	behind-the-scenes
Julie Streeter	....	asset manager
Rebecca Surtees	....	stand-in
Harriet Sutcliffe	....	assistant location manager
Neil Swain	....	dialect coach
Crispin Swayne	....	technical advisor: military
Katharine Tidy	....	home economist
Lucy Wainwright	....	legal and business affairs executive: Working Title
Jo Wallett	....	assistant production coordinator
Marcus Ward	....	security: Keira Knightley
Natascha Wharton	....	head of development: Working Title
David Wilcock	....	assistant accountant
Betty Williams	....	production accountant
Fred Windsor-Clive	....	stand-in
Sarah Jane Wright	....	production executive: Working Title (as Sarah-Jane Robinson)
Sam Blackmore	....	floor runner: additional photography (uncredited)
Derek Di Biagio	....	assistant: Keira Knightley (uncredited)
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan (uncredited)
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical advisor (uncredited)
Jérôme Jouneaux	....	press attache: France (uncredited)
Suzanne Mills	....	set runner: second unit (uncredited)
Kay Mitchell	....	production assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Simon Neville	....	set armorer (uncredited)
Justin Pollard	....	research consultant (uncredited)
Gemma Quickfall	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Matthieu Rey	....	press attache: France (uncredited)
Charlie Somers	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Kathy Burke	....	thanks
Dominic Dromgoole	....	thanks
Susa Gelpee	....	thanks
Veronique Hassid	....	thanks
Caroline Magnus	....	thanks
Phoebe McGarvey	....	thanks
Stella McGarvey	....	thanks
Neil Mockler	....	thanks
Rosamund Pike	....	thanks
Lyndie Wright	....	thanks
Sarah Wright	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• StudioCanal (in association with) (as STUDIOCANAL)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Working Title Films

Distributors

• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2007) (France) (all media)
• Finnkino (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007-2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Model Unit, The (miniature effects)
• Animated Extras (prosthetics and body effects)
• Double Negative (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded and mixed at (as Air Lyndhurst Studios, London)
• Air-Edel Associates  music services
• Almost Human  animals (as Almost Human Animals)
• Alphie Gregory Entertainment  fairground props
• Angels  costume supplier
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Bapty and Co.  armory (as Bapty)
• Bellwood Media  product placement and clearances
• Bickers Action Enterprises  camera action vehicles (as Bickers Action)
• Boom Studios  sound re-recorded at (as Boom Sound Studios)
• Boom  sound post-production
• British Pathé  archive footage courtesy of
• Cone Alone  location security
• Cosprop  costume supplier
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Deluxe Digital Entertainment  digital intermediate
• Donna Daniels Public Relations  publicity
• East Coast Casting Agency  on-set nurse supplied by
• English Chamber Orchestra  music performed by
• Enigma Nursing and Care  unit nurse
• Filmscapes Ltd.  greens
• Gaumont  archive footage courtesy of
• Glassworks  titles produced by
• Guild of British Camera Technicians  
• Heritage Marine  boats
• Hero Collection  costume supplier
• ITN Source  archive footage courtesy of
• Jason Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Kodak  film stock
• Lays International  equipment and facility transport
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Lipsync Post  adr recording
• Location Facilities  equipment and facility transport
• Lofty's Lab  stills processing
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  legal research
• Masterwords  post-production script services
• Media Safety  health & safety
• Media World Logistics  production logistics (uncredited)
• Mediscene  medical equipment
• Model Unit, The  miniature special effects
• Oculus  editing equipment
• Owen King & Company  wigs
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision UK  grip equipment
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Reel Meals  catering
• Right Music  music consultant
• SL Video  video playback equipment
• Sands Films  rehearsal space
• Scion Films  production services
• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Special Treats  electronic press kit
• Tom Hingston Studio  title design
• Tom Hingston Studio  titles
• UCJ  soundtrack (as Universal Music Classics and Jazz)
• Universal Aerial Platforms Ltd.  aerial platforms
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies (as Wavevend)
• West Trend Apartments  accommodation agent

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

UK | France | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Brazil:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:R (certificate #43417) | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:PG-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The opening film of the 2007's Venice Film Festival. Director Joe Wright, at 35, is the youngest director to have a film open this prestigious event.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Celia is killed by the flood in "Balham" tube station the sign behind her says Aldywch. (Only half of the letters are visible, but they are Ald...)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Briony Tallis, aged 13:I finished my play.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Novel to Screen: Writing Atonement (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Hot Throb

Atonement - a feast for the eyes.

My wife and I went to see the movie last night and were totally blown away by the whole experience. So brilliantly directed and acted. The movie time just flew by and we were drawn in and captivated by each dramatic moment. Never having read the book or been an expert on WW2, I had a truly open mind on what to expect and I'm not one of those who count every rivet or go looking for technical inaccuracies however small. This was truly a masterpiece of cinematography. We were treated to wonderful performances, lavish sets, shocking and thought-provoking moments and haunting themes. I had the privilege of being an extra in the Redcar, Dunkirk scene and once seen in its full glory and effect on the big screen I was simply in awe and glad to have been a part of it. Walking along Redcar beach from now on will never quite be the same again. I am quite sure that the movie will win a number of awards within the next 12 months, but that is not what really matters. Movies are there to entertain, tell a story and affect you emotionally and by God this did it in spades! If you have not seen it yet, you must!