Duplicity (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writer (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Outwit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Then get out.

Plot:

A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Violence | Man Wearing Towel

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Cast

Clive Owen	...	Ray Koval
Julia Roberts	...	Claire Stenwick
Tom Wilkinson	...	Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti	...	Richard Garsik
Dan Daily	...	Garsik's Aide
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Tully's Assistant (as Lisa Roberts Gillan)
David Shumbris	...	Turtleneck
Rick Worthy	...	Dale Raimes
Oleg Shtefanko	...	Boris Fetyov (as Oleg Stefan)
Denis O'Hare	...	Duke Monahan
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Pam Frailes
Khan Baykal	...	Dinesh Patel
Thomas McCarthy	...	Jeff Bauer
Wayne Duvall	...	Ned Guston
Fabrizio Brienza	...	Hotel Manager
Lucia Grillo	...	Italian Chambermaid
Carrie Preston	...	Barbara Bofferd
Conan McCarty	...	Bartender
Kirby Mitchell	...	Realtor
Christopher Denham	...	Ronny Partiz
Christopher Mann	...	Mr. Security
Seth Kirschner	...	Counter Sloth
Karl Bury	...	Physec
Happy Anderson	...	Physec #2
James Cronin	...	San Diego Equikrom #1
Esther Pringle	...	San Diego Equikrom #2
Mary Anne Prevost	...	San Diego Equikrom #3
Annabel Seymour	...	Tully's Makeup Girl
Sandy Hamilton	...	Swiss Chemist
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Big Swiss Suit
Helen Elswit	...	Swiss Female Executive
Samantha Stark	...	B & R Employee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Aloi	...	Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Sakinah Bingham	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Robert Bizik	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Peter Conboy	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Timothy J. Cox	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Maria Di Angelis	...	Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Cassidy Gard	...	Central Park Girl (uncredited)
Ronald E. Giles	...	Journalist (uncredited)
Jeff Grossman	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Moe Hindi	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Emily Kincaid Hughes	...	Girl at Airport (uncredited)
Michael Jeremiah	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Edgar Jimz	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Ralph A. Wilburn Jr.	...	Corporate Shareholder (uncredited)
Edward M. Kelahan	...	Deli Patron (uncredited)
Arnold Y. Kim	...	Executive (uncredited)
Steven J. Klaszky	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Ashley Klein	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Stanley Krajewski	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Frosty Lawson	...	Commuter with Car (uncredited)
Evan Lewis	...	Legal Council (uncredited)
Kimberly Magness	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Chris Margaritis	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Cristina Marie	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Michele Melega	...	Swiss Chemist #1 (uncredited)
Alexi Melvin	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Eliezer Meyer	...	Rabbi Elli (uncredited)
Christopher Moser	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Andrea Osvárt	...	Stunning blonde (uncredited)
Christopher Peuler	...	Banker (uncredited)
Gina Priano	...	Airport Patron (uncredited)
Lil Rhee	...	Shopper (uncredited)
D. Justyn Ryan	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ken Sladyk	...	Shareholder (uncredited)
Brandon Slagle	...	Garsik's Shareholder (uncredited)
Robert T. Striem	...	Baccarat Player (uncredited)
Nico Toffoli	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Tamara Torres	...	Grand Central Station Commuter (uncredited)
Darly Wanatick	...	Garsik's Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Gilroy

Writing credits (WGA)
Tony Gilroy		(written by)

Produced by
Laura Bickford	....	producer
Jennifer Fox	....	producer
John Gilroy	....	co-producer
Christopher Goode	....	co-producer
Kerry Orent	....	producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Gilroy

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Kevin Thompson

Art Direction by
Steve Carter		(as Stephen Carter)

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.		(as George Detitta Jr.)

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Chris Bingham	....	key makeup artist
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Ms. Roberts
Leslie Fuller	....	makeup artist
Mario Michisanti	....	makeup artist
Dorka Nieradzik	....	hair & makeup: Mr. Owen
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Ms. Roberts
Lizz Scalice	....	hair stylist
Kerrie Smith	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Andrea Alunni	....	unit manager: Rome
Alexis Arnold	....	production supervisor: Bahamas & Rome
Christopher Goode	....	unit production manager
Patrizia Massa	....	production manager: Italy
Charlene Olson	....	post-production supervisor
Igor Srubshchik	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Apicella	....	first assistant director
Franco Basaglia	....	second assistant director: Italy
Adam Booth	....	second assistant director: pick ups, UK
Erica Fishman	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Michael Pitt	....	second assistant director
Matt Power	....	second second assistant director
Justin Ritson	....	additional second assistant director
Michael Espinosa	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Glen Aldous	....	scenic
Shurouq Algusane	....	set decoration intern
Roberto Benetti	....	leadman: Italy
Kevin Brink	....	set dresser
Cristina Cecili	....	stand-by painter
Pat Cocuzzo	....	construction best boy grip
Michael Curry Jr.	....	construction foreman
Michael Cycan	....	carpenter
Emily Damico	....	assets manager
Eric Dean	....	art department assistant
Dan DeTitta	....	shopper
Gerald DeTitta	....	leadman
Lauren DeTitta	....	art department coordinator: set decoration
Phil Devonshire	....	construction electric
Brendan Ferrer	....	art department assistant
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	on-set dresser
Alex Gorodetsky	....	chargeman scenic artist
Jay Hendrickx	....	camera scenic
Michael Herlihy	....	construction coordinator
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director
Timothy Joliat	....	set dresser
Anthony Klein	....	construction grip
Lou Lotto	....	construction production assistant
James Maiello	....	carpenter
Tamara Marini	....	art director: Italy
Christine Mayer	....	assistant set decorator (as Chrissy Mayer)
Greg Mazzola	....	cabbage head creator
Victor Morales	....	scenic artist
Kris Moran	....	assistant property master
Leann Murphy	....	art department coordinator
Richard Nelson	....	set dresser
Laura Nemesi	....	set decoration assistant
Quang Nguyen	....	scenic artist
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic designer
Malcolm Reid	....	key carpenter
Saverio Sammali	....	assistant art director
Jolie Scherberger	....	set dresser
Barret Schumacher	....	set dresser
Dylan Sheridan	....	set dresser
David Silber	....	carpenter
David Stein	....	assistant art director
Charles R. Suter	....	scenic artist
Marcia C. Suter	....	scenic artist
Jeff Taisey	....	carpenter
Bryan Tonkin	....	key construction grip
Andrew M. Velechenko	....	carpenter
Christopher Weiser	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Michael Barosky	....	sound mixer
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Mark Goodermote	....	sound utility: New York: Bahamas
Eric Hirsch	....	re-recordist
Mark Kenna	....	sound consultant: Dolby (foreign language versions)
Allen Lau	....	apprentice sound editor
Jimmy Lifton	....	adr facility
Tony Martinez	....	sound editor
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Alessandro Palmerini	....	boom operator: Italy
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	sound recordist
Warren Shaw	....	sound re-recording mixer
Warren Shaw	....	supervising sound editor
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator
Paulette Victor-Lifton	....	adr facility supervisor

Visual Effects by
Glenn Allen	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Justin Ball	....	digital artist: senior systems engineer: Brainstorm Digital
Andy Barrios	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Benjamin Bratt	....	digital artist
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films VFX
Dan Cayer	....	digital compositor
Aaron Chiesa	....	digital artist
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Gus Duron	....	digital opticals editor
Andy Foster	....	visual effects producer: Asylum
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Lynn M. Gephart	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	digital compositor
Todd Groves	....	digital compositor
Joshua James Johnson	....	matchmove artist
Jiwoon Kim	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Loizides	....	modeler: Asylum FX
John Mangia	....	digital compositor
Indah Maretha	....	digital artist
Brett McLaughlin	....	visual effects artist: Frantic Films
Travis Moore	....	rotoscope artist
Ben Myers	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Eddie Offermann	....	tracking artist
Chris Olivas	....	roto/paint artist
Clark Parkhurst	....	flame artist
Jonathan Reynolds	....	visual effects artist
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor
Lee Roderick	....	compositing supervisor
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist
Britton Taylor	....	digital artist
Bryan Taylor	....	visual effects artist
Micole Toyloy	....	digital artist
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	lead compositor
Laura Elizabeth Wilcox	....	digital compositor: Handmade
Yuichiro Yamashita	....	digital artist
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor
Michael Baula	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Michael Lori	....	tracking artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Anthony Meschi	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Bobby Silman	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Paul Bucossi	....	utility stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	utility stunts
John R. Favre	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double: Clive Owen
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt performer
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunt driver: Italy
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunt coordinator: Italy
David Shumbris	....	stunts
Jay Spadaro	....	stunt double
Jay Spadaro	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Abbatecola	....	best boy grip
John Alcantara	....	electrician
Michael Appel	....	lighting programmer
David E. Baron	....	additional first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kelly Britt	....	electrician
Kai Wai Cheng	....	extra grip
Jonathan A. Davidson	....	grip
Andy Day	....	gaffer
John Gatland	....	grip
Zampieri Giacomo	....	camera loader: Italy
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Andrew Greve	....	rigging electrician
Tristan Haley	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, action unit: UK
Craig Paul Harris	....	electrician
James Heerdegen	....	grip
Christopher Heikel	....	electrician
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jennie Jeddry	....	camera trainee
Jim Jolliffe	....	first assistant camera: UK unit
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip
Michael A. Leo	....	best boy rigging electric
Chris Lombardozzi	....	electrician
Julian Lord	....	lighting technician
Patrick Lowry	....	rigging grip
William MacGhee	....	rigging electrician
Marcostavros Maggi	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Italy
Charlie Marroquin	....	key grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head operator
Doug Meils	....	additional rigging electrician
Giorgio Pezzotti	....	grip: Italy
Ray Richards	....	electrician
Simon Richards	....	director of photography: UK unit
Tim Ross	....	assistant camera
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	Steadicam operator
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michele SchianodiCola	....	additional electrician
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	unit still photographer
Yoshi Sonoda	....	lighting technician
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
T. Ray Treece	....	on-set video assist
Craig Vaccaro	....	key rigging grip
Brendan van Meter	....	lighting balloon operator
Rebecca Venezia	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Francesco Zaccaria	....	gaffer: Italy
Esther Venanzi	....	camera trainee: Rome (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heather Carey	....	casting: bahamas
Mari Klasna	....	extras casting assistant
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting executive
Amelia Rasche	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danielle Cadorette	....	tailor
Emily Dellheim	....	costume production assistant
May Elbaz	....	stitcher
MacKenzie Fallon	....	wardrobe assistant
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Carmia Marshall	....	costumer: Mr. Owen
Mary Jo McGrath	....	costume supervisor
Sonoo Mishra	....	wardrobe supervisor: Italy
Jennifer M. Moore	....	set costumer
Christopher Peterson	....	assistant costume designer
Erin Stamos	....	costume production assistant: additional
Thomas Stokes	....	costume supervisor
Amy L. Teets	....	costume design coordinator
Fran Vega-Buck	....	costumer: Ms. Roberts
Serge Walker	....	costume research assistant

Editorial Department
James W. Harrison III	....	assistant editor
Aaron Marshall	....	associate editor
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer: EFILM
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Kat Spiess	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Ryeland Allison	....	composer: additional music
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Braden Kimball	....	assistant scoring mixer
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion
Brian Ross	....	music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Stuart Michael Thomas	....	musical score arrangements
Matthew J. Ward	....	additional score recordings

Transportation Department
Stefania Monetti	....	assistant transportation coordinator

Other crew
Carrie Arnold	....	travel coordinator
Edoardo Beghi	....	adr voice
Laura Lynn Berrios	....	stand-in
Thomas Bianco	....	production accountant
Nick Bommer	....	payroll assistant
Giovanni Bossetti	....	assistant: Julia Roberts: Rome
Arnold Bucher	....	location scout: Switzerland
Victoria Carter	....	location coordinator
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Joshua Chaplinsky	....	production secretary
Dana Corl	....	production assistant
Angela Cutrone	....	production assistant
Mary Cybulski	....	script supervisor
Lara dall'Antonia	....	production coordinator: Rome
Mark Davies	....	shipping coordinator
Leonardo de Angelis	....	assistant locations
Grace Doherty	....	location assistant
Logan Wolfe Edler	....	production assistant
Molly Egan	....	assistant: Jennifer Fox
Daniele Fabrizi	....	key production assistant: Italy
Chris Farrow	....	production assistant
Marasan Festoff	....	production assistant
Dann Fink	....	adr loop group director
Matt Flanders	....	location scout
Emma Fletcher	....	assistant: Jennifer Fox
Chiara Frosi	....	set production assistant: Rome
Jessie Fuller	....	production assistant
Evan Gabriele	....	assistant location manager
Gianluca Gamberini	....	set production assistant: Rome
Oorlagh George	....	assistant: Clive Owen
Dena Ghieth	....	location assistant
Iolanda Greci	....	set production assistant
James Hinton	....	assistant accountant
Samantha Ives	....	stand-in: Julia Roberts
Charlie Kessler	....	assistant to producer
Aymen Khalifa	....	dialogue coordinator
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Kandis Longan	....	assistant production coordinator: Bahamas
Colin Louro	....	production assistant
Melanie Lopes Lumelleau	....	key second assistant accountant
Brendan C. Lynch	....	staff production assistant
Kristyn Macready	....	production assistant
Mario Mercuri	....	cashier
Melissa A. Messick	....	production assistant
Bruno Michels	....	production assistant
Meredith Mills-Cavalluzzo	....	production coordinator (as Meredith Mills)
Karla Nappi	....	clearance coordinator
Erik Paoletti	....	location manager: Rome
Diego Daniel Pardo	....	on-set dialect coach
Monica Perez Gelbman	....	post-production accountant
John F. Perez Jr.	....	location production assistant
Becky Phillips	....	production assistant
Adrienne Picou	....	assistant: Tony Gilroy
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	assistant accountant
Chris Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Allison Rudnick	....	production assistant
Hilary Smith	....	assistant location manager: ny
Robert T. Striem	....	location manager (as Rob Striem)
Luciano Tartaglia	....	production accountant: Rome
Victoria Uychich	....	production assistant
Karen Wacker	....	production coordinator: Bahamas
Ryan J. Wilson	....	production assistant
Sally Winters	....	adr loop group
Dhyan Wolf	....	production assistant

Thanks
Michael Bloomberg	....	special thanks (as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg)
Quinton Brennen	....	special thanks
Jerry Inzerillo	....	special thanks
Anne Iverson	....	special thanks
Sol Kerzner	....	special thanks
Donna Lowery	....	special thanks
Katherine Oliver	....	special thanks (as Katherine L. Oliver)
Ian Sweeting	....	special thanks
Michelle Wiltshire	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Laura Bickford Productions
• Medienproduktion Poseidon Filmgesellschaft
• Relativity Media
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Universal Studios

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital

Other Companies

• Alf Service  lighting balloon
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Film Art  artwork
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Scarlet Letters  main and end titles
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Duplicity - Gemeinsame Geheimsache (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

125 min | Turkey:118 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45010) | Ireland:12A | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:12 | UK:12A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Belgium:KT | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A

Filming Locations:

Atlantis Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Company:

Laura Bickford Productions

Trivia:

Writer-director Tony Gilroy named Julia Roberts' character "Stenwick" as a tribute to the classic-era movie actress Barbara Stanwyck.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the opening-scene fight between the two CEOs in the airport it is supposedly raining (everybody carries umbrellas). However, Tully and Garsik do not get wet.

Quotes:

Claire Stenwick: I found these in your closet.
Ray Koval: I swear to you I have no idea who they belong to.
Claire Stenwick: Well in that case I'll put them back on.
Ray Koval: You're gaming me?

Soundtrack:

Farruca

If you like a movie with romance, intrigue, and plot twists, then Duplicity is the movie for you.

The late great film critic Gene Siskel said The Sting(1973), had more plot twists then a film critic can anticipate. He probably would have said the same thing about Duplicity.

The story evolves around two spies(Clive Owen and Julia Roberts) who both work for rival companies, but are deeply in love. But decide to pull off the big con of all, buy trying to secretly swindle both there companies out of a fortune. But who's conning who really, and they can trust each other in the process?

Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are amazing together, they just really play off each other perfectly. They story is also great, it had plot twists you just don't see coming, that was enjoyable. It also kept jumping too a lot of locations, I have not seen so many since a James Bond flick. The only flaw this movie has,it kept going too many flashbacks, and that part got confusion. But none the less still a good film. Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti are also good as the rival bosses.