The Other Man (2008)

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Director:

Richard Eyre

Writers:

Richard Eyre (screenplay) &
Charles Wood (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 July 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Is knowing the truth worth living a lie?

Plot:

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

Plot Keywords:

Shoes | E Mail | Love | Chess | Adultery

Cast

Laura Linney	...	Lisa
Antonio Banderas	...	Rafe
Liam Neeson	...	Peter
Romola Garai	...	Abigail
Abigail Canton	...	Designer
Pam Ferris	...	Vera
Paterson Joseph	...	Ralph
Craig Parkinson	...	George
Lola Peploe	...	Eleanor
Sophie Wu	...	Shop Assistant
Richard Graham	...	Eric
Lisa McDonald	...	Receptionist
Emma Fielding	...	Gail
Paul Ritter	...	Guy
Amanda Drew	...	Joy
Guido Adorni	...	Waiter (Chess Café)
Romolo Bruni	...	Owner (Chess Café)
Stefano Chiodaroli	...	Taxi Driver
Joseph Long	...	Maitre'd
Priyanga Burford	...	Dr. Emma Hurd
Neil Salvage	...	Chaplain (as Neil Savage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kas Graham	...	Drunk Tramp (uncredited)
Laurence Richardson	...	Mark (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Eyre

Writing credits
Richard Eyre		(screenplay) &
Charles Wood		(screenplay)
Bernhard Schlink		(short story)

Produced by
Frank Doelger	....	producer
Michael Dreyer	....	producer
Richard Eyre	....	executive producer
Ute Leonhardt	....	line producer: Italy
Jan Mojto	....	executive producer
Mary Beth O'Connor	....	executive producer
David Richenthal	....	executive producer
Tracey Scoffield	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by
Haris Zambarloukos		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Gemma Jackson

Art Direction by
Christina Moore		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Sarah Whittle

Costume Design by
Consolata Boyle
Phoebe De Gaye

Makeup Department
Yasmin Bentaieb	....	additional hair stylist
Yasmin Bentaieb	....	additional makeup artist
Georgiana Creanga	....	additional hair stylist
Georgiana Creanga	....	additional makeup artist
Allison Edwards	....	additional hair stylist
Allison Edwards	....	additional makeup artist
Lisa Grimwade	....	additional hair stylist: 10M
Lisa Grimwade	....	additional makeup artist
Swajunas Grybe	....	additional hair stylist
Swajunas Grybe	....	additional makeup artist
Marie Le Bihan	....	additional hair stylist
Marie Le Bihan	....	additional makeup artist
Tara McDonald	....	additional hair stylist
Tara McDonald	....	additional makeup artist
Nora Nona	....	additional hair stylist (as Nora Nonah)
Nora Nona	....	additional makeup artist (as Nora Nonah)
Luca Saccuman	....	hair stylist
Luca Saccuman	....	makeup artist
Nena Smarz	....	personal makeup artist: Mr. Banderas
Jo Sugar	....	additional hair stylist
Jo Sugar	....	additional makeup artist
Noriko Watanabe	....	hair designer
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup designer
Terrance Wilson	....	additional hair stylist
Terrance Wilson	....	additional makeup artist
Sue Wyburgh	....	key hair stylist
Sue Wyburgh	....	key makeup artist
Wakana Yoshihara	....	hair supervisor: crowd
Wakana Yoshihara	....	makeup supervisor: crowd

Production Management
Aisha Bicknell	....	post-production supervisor
Alessandro Biraghi	....	unit manager: Italy
Tania Blunden	....	post-production supervisor
Francesca Cingolani	....	production manager: Italy
Tim Porter	....	unit production manager
Emma Pike	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Enrico Clerico Nasino	....	third assistant director: Italy (as Enrico Clerico)
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Martin Harrison	....	first assistant director
Miguel Lombardi	....	first assistant director: Italy
Chris Stoaling	....	second assistant director
Ilaria Valentini	....	second assistant director: Italy
Charlie Waller	....	second assistant director: crowd
Daniel Jerome Gill	....	daily third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Bale	....	painter
Ornella Baraldo	....	props buyer: Italy (as Ornela Baraldo)
Ian Bee	....	carpenter
Perry Bell	....	standby painter
Jo Berglund	....	art department assistant
Lee Betts	....	painter
Robert Betts	....	standby painter (as Robert 'Bobby' Betts)
Chris Brough	....	carpenter (as C. Brough)
Damian Butlin	....	prop hand
Amos Caparrotta	....	assistant standby props: Italy
John Chamberlain	....	standby stagehand
Pat Cronin	....	rigger
Gary Davies	....	stagehand
Jack Dyer	....	standby stagehand
Roy Elston	....	rigger
Kevin Fleet	....	prop hand
Annie Gilhooly	....	prop buyer
Rohan Harris	....	props
David Haynes	....	painter
Harry Haynes	....	painter
John Haynes	....	painter
G. Hosler	....	trainee carpenter
Aen Kavanagh	....	standby carpenter
Carol Kupisz	....	graphic designer
Rob MacPherson	....	prop hand
Piero Mandica	....	assistant property master: Italy
Steve Marquis	....	painter
Stephen McGregor	....	standby carpenter (as Stephen John McGregor)
Jonathan Millward	....	storyboard artist (as John Millward)
Campbell Mitchell	....	prop hand
Graham Mitchell	....	carpenter
Marco Neroni	....	laborer: Italy
Martin O'Connor	....	stagehand
Eddie O'Neill	....	stagehand
Christina Onori	....	set decorator: Italy
Dave Pesky	....	carpenter
Tom Pleydell-Pearce	....	property master
Floriano Porzionato	....	property master: Italy
Kenny Richards	....	rigger
Steve Summersgill	....	stand-by art director
Pietro Tessera	....	standby props: Italy
Leigh Thurbon	....	carpenter
Stefano Vigato	....	laborer: Italy
Wolfgang Walther	....	standby rigger
Stuart Watson	....	construction coordinator
Alex Wells	....	carpenter (as A. Wells)
Su Whitaker	....	draughtsman (as Sue Whitaker)
Chris White	....	carpenter
Graham Caulfield	....	drapes (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Ackland	....	supervising sound editor (as Chris Ackland)
Harry Barnes	....	foley editor
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Colyer	....	foley mixer
Glen Gathard	....	assistant foley mixer
Jim Greenhorn	....	sound recordist
Peter Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Jethro Hegarty	....	sound assistant
Craig Irving	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrea King	....	foley artist
Keith Marriner	....	adr editor
Keith Marriner	....	dialogue editor
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Tristan Tarrant	....	boom operator
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Chris Sturmer	....	sound consultant: dolby (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeremy Lovett	....	special effects senior technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor	....	visual effects exective producer: MPC (as Lucy Ainsworth Taylor)
Richard Baillie	....	rotoscope: MOC
Michael Brazelton	....	compositor: MPC (as Mike Braxelton)
Kelly Bruce	....	compositor: MPC
Stuart Bullen	....	compositor: MPC
Chris Coupland	....	visual effects editorial assistant: MPC
Luan Davis	....	compositor: MPC
Alec Feegrade	....	data operator: MPC
Philip Greenlow	....	visual effects coordinator: MPC (as Phil Greenlow)
Charley Henley	....	compositor: MPC
Jeremy Hey	....	compositor: MPC
Max Horton	....	colourist
Jay Johnson	....	data operator: MPC
Toby Langley	....	data operator: MPC
Douglas Larmour	....	visual effects supervisor: MPC
Victoria Mowlam	....	visual effects producer: MPC
Scott Patton	....	data operator: MPC
Anthony Peck	....	compositor: MPC
Olivier Pron	....	matte painter: MPC
Mark Streatfield	....	software developer: MPC
Giuseppe Tagliavini	....	compositor: MPC
John Van Hoey Smith	....	compositor: MPC
Paul Alexiou	....	visual effects film editorial: MPC (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	"a" camera operator/steadicam
Stefano Biscaro	....	remote head technician: Italy
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Paul Brewster	....	rigging gaffer
Antonio Coppola	....	grip: Italy
Onofrio Coppola	....	key grip: Italy
Kat Cornes	....	central loader (as Kat Corners)
Davide Martino Cortesi	....	grip: Italy (as Davide Cortesi)
James Cronin	....	cameraman: epk
Howard Davidson	....	electrician
Nicola Dove	....	still photographer
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	camera operator: second unit
Mario Falco	....	electrician: Italy
Daniele Giuffrè	....	rigging gaffer: Italy (as Daniele Giuffre)
Felice Guzzi	....	gaffer: Italy
Rawdon Hayne	....	focus puller: second unit
Alice Hobden	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
Jon Hurley	....	clapper loader: second unit
Malcolm Huse	....	key grip
David Kempner	....	cameraman: epk
Chris Knoll	....	rigging electrician
Alexis Lanitis	....	video assist operator
Brad Larner	....	focus puller: "b" camera, additional photography, London
Fortunato Maccotta	....	best boy: Italy
Iain Mackay	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
Marco Merlini	....	best boy: Italy
Romano Molter	....	assistant camera: "c" camera
Sam Phillips	....	second grip
Andrew Purdy	....	generator operator (as Andy Purdie)
Laura Redpath	....	camera trainee
Tony Rowland	....	grip: second unit
Emanuele Salvatore	....	grip: Italy
Dave Sherman	....	rigging electrician
James Smith-Pryor	....	best boy (as James Smith Pryor)
Ricky Stelling	....	chargehand electrical rigger (as Rik Stelling)
Marco Tortora	....	electrician: Italy
Julian White	....	gaffer
Matt Wilson	....	electrician (as Matt 'Trigger' Wilson)
Steve Fitzpatrick	....	pre-rigger (uncredited)
Jay Handscomb	....	rigger (uncredited)
Julian Perrin	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Rose Wicksteed	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalia Georgiadou	....	costume consultant
Jules Goldsmith	....	costume trainee
Tom Hornsby	....	costume standby
Barbara Kuznar	....	costume assistant (as Basia Kuznar)
Poli Kyriacou	....	costume standby
Holly Waddington	....	assistant costume designer
Marion Weise	....	wardrobe supervisor
Rosie Grant	....	costume buyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital intermediate supervisor: MPC
James Cundill	....	on-line film editor: MPC (as James Cundhill)
Richard Etchells	....	digital intermediate editor
Max Horton	....	colorist: MPC
Jaime Leonard	....	on-line film editor: MPC
Begoña Lopez	....	digital intermediate supervisor: MPC
Tony Tromp	....	editor: rushes
Pat Wintersgill	....	on-line film editor: MPC (as Patrick Wintersgill)
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Eleanor Alberga	....	musician: piano
Martin Allen	....	musician: tuned percussion
Mark Berrow	....	musician: violin
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Paul Clarvis	....	musician: percussion
Nicholas Cooper	....	musician: solo cello
Marcia Crayford	....	orchestra leader
Chris Dibble	....	music recording engineer
Andrew Dudman	....	music mixing engineer
Paul Englishby	....	conductor
Paul Englishby	....	orchestrator
Andrew Green	....	assistant to composer
Andrew Green	....	music preparation
Andrew Green	....	score preparation
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Tim Harries	....	musician: electric bass
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music recording engineer
Andy Kitchen	....	assistant music recording engineer
Charlotte Matthews	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Rob Millet	....	musician: tuned percussion
John Parricelli	....	musician: guitars
Nyree Pinder	....	music supervisor: Hothouse Music
Frank Ricotti	....	musician: tuned percussion
Jill Streater	....	score preparation
David Walter	....	music programmer
Stephen Warbeck	....	orchestrator
Lucy Whalley	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Robert White	....	musician: duduk (as Robert A. White)
Jonathan Williams	....	musician: cello

Transportation Department
Michael Bevan	....	unit driver: Ms. Linney (as Mike Bevan)
Martin Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator
Roy Clarke	....	unit driver
Adrian Davies	....	driver: costume truck (as Adrian 'Coch' Davies)
Saverio Del Zio	....	transportation manager: Italy
Gordon Farmer	....	driver: minibus
Liam Fellowes	....	unit driver: Mr. Neeson (as Liam Fellows)
Fraser Henry	....	driver: minibus (as Frazer Henry)
Paul Jones	....	driver: make-up truck
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: minibus
Bruce McCallum	....	driver: minibus
Federico Mussato	....	transportation captain: Italy
David Ott Jr.	....	driver: grip truck
David Ott	....	driver: grip truck
John Ott	....	driver: camera truck
Steve Rodgers	....	unit driver: Ms. Garai
Robert Smith	....	unit driver: Mr. Eyre
Pete Tabecki	....	unit driver: Mr. Banderas

Other crew
Ali	....	location security: Movie Lot
Luca Alunni	....	facilities manager: Italy
Colette Appleby	....	set runner
Colette Appleby	....	stand-in
Annie Barclay	....	representative: Rainmark Films
Jo Beckett	....	location scout
Stefano Biraghi	....	location manager: Italy
David Blank	....	accounts
Franca Boccabella	....	accountant: Italy
Olly Butler	....	floor runner
Annabella Campiotti	....	unit medic: Italy
Elena Casnati	....	floor runner: Italy
Valeria Cavallaretto	....	assistant to location manager
Laura Cavallegtto	....	office production assistant: Italy
Federica Cinquepalmi	....	production secretary: Italy (as Coco Cinquepalmi)
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Andy Davis	....	location security: Movie Lot
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	head caterer: Italy
Sergio De Vidovich	....	location manager: Italy (as Sergio Devidovich)
Pierpaolo Di Sotto	....	facilities runner: Italy
Marie Dong	....	accounts
Federica Durigon	....	key set production assistant: Italy
Elton Farla	....	unit paramedic
Willy Faso	....	production coordinator: Italy
Emilio Ferrari	....	assistant location manager: Italy
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino	....	floor runner: second unit
Fleur Fontaine	....	representative: Rainmark Films
Tom Forsyth	....	location security: Movie Lot
Geoffrey Garrett	....	choreographer
Christian Giuliani	....	assistant accountant: Italy
Gavin Hale	....	set runner
Gavin Hale	....	stand-in
Harriet Harper	....	assistant: Mr. Neeson
Richard Hill	....	additional location manager
Dean Hoskin	....	location security: Movie Lot
Adrian Hubbard	....	base runner
Mick Hurrell	....	health & safety officer
Daniel Johnson	....	chess advisor
Karen Jones	....	script supervisor
Claudia Kalindjian	....	unit publicist
Ozgur Kaplan	....	set runner
Ozgur Kaplan	....	stand-in
Beth Hearn Keech	....	production assistant
Gabby Le Rasle	....	production coordinator
Andy McCloud	....	location security: Movie Lot
Roisin McVeigh	....	accounts
Giorgina Melini	....	base runner: Italy
Paul Murphy	....	accounts
Jamie Newton	....	producer: EPK
Clive Noakes	....	laboratory contact
Andrea Pampallona	....	facilities runner: Italy
Alessandro Pantano	....	facilities assistant: Italy
Lewis Partovi	....	assistant production coordinator
Carla Maria Perrina	....	payroll: Italy (as Carla Perrina)
Yolanda J. Polonio	....	assistant: Mr. Banderas (as Yolanda Polonio)
Shruti Shah	....	financial controller
Amanda Stevens	....	location manager
David Tanner	....	assistant: Mr. Eyre & Mr. Dreyer
Georgette Turner	....	location security: Movie Lot
Helen Turner	....	assistant production coordinator
Rocco Volpatti	....	office production assistant: Italy
Joan Washington	....	dialogue coach
Doug Yates	....	health & safety officer
Samantha Barber	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Julian David Birri	....	production supervisor: Lombardia film commission (uncredited)
Francesco Carignani	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Emily Gardner	....	production runner (uncredited)
Adam Del Giudice	....	set runner: dailies (uncredited)
Paul Hayes	....	floor runner: dailies (uncredited)
Alex Molden	....	floor runner: dailies (uncredited)

Thanks
Hardy Amies	....	special thanks
Martin Armstrong	....	special thanks
Hugo Boss	....	special thanks
François Ivernel	....	special thanks
Miles Ketley	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rainmark Films

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Pretty Pictures (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Castello Lopes Multimédia (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Empire (2009) (Romania) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Fine Films (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Wide Pictures (2009) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  grip equipment
• Abbey Road Studios  music recording and mixing facility
• Alpha Grip  grip equipment
• Andy Dixon Facilities  facilities
• Angels the Costumiers  costumes supplied by (as Angels the Costumers)
• Arion Facilities  telecine (as Arion Communications)
• Audiolink Radio Communications  phones and radios (as Audiolink)
• Big Portion  catering: crowd
• Capello Media Solutions  clearances
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer graphics
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Docfarla Medical Support  medical support
• Film Unit Drivers Guild  transportation
• Fintage CAM  Collection Account Management
• Focus Transport Ltd.  transportation (as Focus Transport)
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  sound equipment
• Global Music Service  score preparation
• Grant Thornton  production auditors
• HireWorks  editing equipment
• Hot Goblins  catering: crew (as Hot Goblin)
• Hothouse Music  music supervision
• J & J International Catering  catering: crew
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Lee Lifting  cranes
• Location Facilities  facilities
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Mediacom 24-7  travel agent
• Movie Lot, The  location security (as Movie Lot)
• Movie Lot, The  unit security
• Murphy PR  publicity
• Nutmeg Catering  craft service
• Panalux  lighting equipment
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Peter Owen  wigmaker
• Ranger Equipment  cranes
• Richmond Film Services  sound equipment
• Rupert Sanderson  shoes
• Salvo CFS  water supplier
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Sargent-Disc  payroll services
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• Twickenham Studios  post-production facilities (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Twickenham Studios  sound re-recording facility (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Wiggin  legal

Also Known As:

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 (f) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Rainmark Films

Trivia:

Was filmed right around the time Liam Neeson's wife passed away.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Sitting on a bench in St. Pancras station at the end of the film we hear over the tannoy that the train to Cambridge is to depart from platform 7. Trains to Cambridge don't run from St. Pancras but from nearby Kings Cross.

Quotes:

Abigail:[answering phone] Hello? Dad?
Peter:Listen, can I talk to you?
Abigail:Yeah. Just talk dad, it's what people do on phones.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 12 September 2009" (2009)

Real life emotions, real life pace, captivating

Skipping through reviews before watching this film, I nearly decided to give it a miss. But I found out it was a miss for those negative reviewers who didn't get it. It's a hit, for me anyway.

It's gutsy, deals with real emotions colouring them in hither and thither as the scenes flick by in a non linear time line. That may sound like it's complex - it isn't. You are taken on a journey focusing on Peter, his wife being the essential background to the story, with his wife's lover the foil on which they both tread.

If you're looking for a stereotypical Hollywood scorned husband movie, move along, you'll find no joy here. This is real life in content, pace and dialogue. It's not boring, its not slow and it is captivating. I dare any man who has been cheated on by the love of their life not to be deeply moved by this film. The same probably goes for women. As the story unfolds, there's another group of people that will be moved, and that's for you to discover.

The ending is how it should be given the subject matter - some level of completion. And there's plenty to talk about afterwards. I'd love to say more but that would be giving away too much.

Great acting by all, though Liam Neeson has, and holds firmly, the centre stage.

I give this a low end of 9/10 if that's possible. Enjoy!