London Boulevard (2010)

Director:

William Monahan

Writers:

William Monahan (screenplay)
Ken Bruen (novel)

Release Date:

26 November 2010 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Not every criminal wants to be one.

Plot:

An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London's most vicious gangsters.

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Love | Paparazzi | Mob Boss | London Underground

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Mitchel
Keira Knightley	...	Charlotte
David Thewlis	...	Jordan
Anna Friel	...	Briony
Ben Chaplin	...	Billy Norton
Ray Winstone	...	Gant
Eddie Marsan	...	DI Bailey
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Dr. Raju
Stephen Graham	...	Danny
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Penny
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Whiteboy
Velibor Topic	...	Storbor
Lee Boardman	...	Lee
Alan Williams	...	Joe
Jonathan Cullen	...	Anthony Trent
Robert Willox	...	Ravaged Guard
Tony Way	...	Lone Paparazzo
Tim Plester	...	Paparazzo One
Jake Abraham	...	Paparazzo Two
Damir Koluder	...	Storbor's Friend
Nick Bartlett	...	Beaumont
Matt King	...	Fletcher
Jamie Blackley	...	The Footballer
Gregory Foreman	...	Kid with Footballer
Sarah Niles	...	Hospital Matron
Jonny Coyne	...	Heavy One (as Jonathan Coyne)
Bob Mercer	...	Heavy Two
Elly Fairman	...	Gant's Wife
Oliver Wood	...	Bottom Feeder One
Jonny Leigh Wright	...	Bottom Feeder Two (as Jonny Leigh-Wright)
Hainsley Lloyd Bennett	...	Unfortunate Student
Michelle Asante	...	Woman in Brixton Flat
Julian Littman	...	Alfons
Zehra Sameena	...	Indian Woman at Ashmole Estate (as Sameena Zehra)
Giles Terera	...	Waiter
Gerald Home	...	Undertaker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mihai Arsene	...	Paparazzo III (uncredited)
Julian Bastida	...	Spanish Man (uncredited)
David Dawson	...	Big Issue Seller (uncredited)
Heath Finn	...	Lawyer II (uncredited)
Simon Grover	...	Porter at Storage (uncredited)
Andrew Havill	...	Unlikely Vagrant (uncredited)
Duane Henry	...	Nation of Islam Guy (uncredited)
Andre Hopley	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Philip Howard	...	Gangster Cameo (uncredited)
Oleg Kalninsh	...	Russian Gangster (uncredited)
David Lyddon	...	Customer (uncredited)
Peter Nikkos	...	Senior TMZ Reporter (uncredited)
Eric Richard	...	Villanous Pensioner in Cafe (uncredited)
Laurence Richardson	...	(uncredited)
Christina S. Roman	...	Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Daniel Ryan	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Kerry Shale	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Ben Shockley	...	Detective (uncredited)
Donald Sumpter	...	Pentonville Governor (uncredited)
Brad Wall	...	London Gangster in Pub (uncredited)

Directed by
William Monahan

Writing credits
William Monahan		(screenplay)
Ken Bruen		(novel)

Produced by
Quentin Curtis	....	producer
Tim Headington	....	producer
Justine Suzanne Jones	....	associate producer
Graham King	....	producer
William Monahan	....	producer
Redmond Morris	....	executive producer
Jacob Rush	....	associate producer
Theodore Suchecki	....	co-producer (as Ted Suchecki)
Colin Vaines	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Sergio Pizzorno

Cinematography by
Chris Menges		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dody Dorn
Robb Sullivan

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Martin Childs

Art Direction by
Sarah Stuart

Set Decoration by
Celia Bobak

Costume Design by
Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	makeup designer
Bella Cruickshank	....	makeup artist
Bella Cruickshank	....	makeup designer
Lucy Friend	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Teri Galati	....	daily makeup artist
Soleil Jackson	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Denise Kum	....	additional makeup and hair artist
Gemma Low	....	makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Monica MacDonald	....	daily makeup artist
Chloe Meddings	....	makeup artist
Pascale Recher	....	makeup trainee
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Nicola Springall	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Charlotte Thompson	....	makeup artist: dailies
Lesa Warrener	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
David Bell	....	unit manager
David Dresher	....	post-production supervisor
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Rachel Neale	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director
Carlos Fidel	....	second assistant director
Todd Lent	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd second assistant director
Candy Marlowe	....	second second assistant director
Jae-sung Oh	....	additional third assistant director
Richard Styles	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Huw Arthur	....	stand-by art director
Will Ayres	....	greensman
Marc Beros	....	carpenter
Brian Bovingdon	....	carpenter
Robert Cain	....	carpenter
Temple Clark	....	storyboard artist
Gene D'Cruze	....	construction manager
Laura Dishington	....	graphic artist
Gary Fox	....	set dresser
Mark Fruin	....	chargehand stand-by props
Richard Grant	....	painter
Katya Guy	....	props
Rohan Harris	....	oil paintings
Roger Holden	....	key greensman
Simon Hutchings	....	standby painter
Josh Jones	....	standby carpenter
Paul Jones	....	carpenter
Martin Kane	....	stand-by dressing greens
Eva Kuntz	....	concept artist
Paul Lynford	....	carpenter
John Malham	....	painter
Danny Margetts	....	carpenter
Les Mills	....	supervising rigger
Sian Molloy	....	assistant set decorator
Hannah Moseley	....	draughtsman
Ian Murray	....	rigger
Mark Raggett	....	supervising art director
Tom Read	....	chargehand dresser
Mark Reynolds	....	set dresser
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant
Brian Stagg	....	carpenter
Danny Thomas	....	carpenter
Tim Timmington	....	painter
Louis Turner	....	standby props
Alex Wells	....	carpenter
Dave Wells	....	carpenter
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Jack Wilkinson	....	assistant art director
Krissi Williamson	....	production buyer
Mickey Woolfson	....	storeman

Sound Department
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro)
Gary Dodkin	....	boom operator
Lloyd Dudley	....	sound assistant
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Glynna Grimala	....	sound effects editor
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor (as Daniel Hegeman)
Adam Horley	....	adr recordist
Craig S. Jaeger	....	supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo	....	supervising adr editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Andy Stallabrass	....	adr recordist
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
David Stephenson	....	sound mixer
Greg Townsend	....	assistant re-recording mixer
David Young	....	audio engineer (as David M. Young)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician (as Terry Palmer)
Mark White	....	special effects
Nigel Wilkinson	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
David Altenau	....	additional visual effects supervisor
Terence Alvares	....	digital compositor
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Phil Attfield	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Steven Bray	....	digital compositor (as Stephen Bray)
Simon Carr	....	visual effects supervisor
Fawnda Denham	....	visual effects producer
Simon Frame	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Jacobsen	....	additional visual effects executive producer
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Colin Laski	....	digital compositor
Colin Laski	....	visual effects artist
Rick McMahon	....	digital compositor
Rick McMahon	....	visual effects artist
Josh Miyaji	....	visual effects artist
Molinare	....	visual effects
Jesse Morrow	....	visual effects artist
Paul Norris	....	visual effects supervisor
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor
Zissis Papatzikis	....	digital compositor
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Liam Tully	....	visual effects coordinator
Sal Umerji	....	head of visual effects department: Molinare
Shanaullah Umerji	....	visual effects producer
Audrius Urbonavicius	....	concept artist
Aurelia Urbonavicius	....	senior matte artist
Anthony Webb	....	digital compositor
Anthony Wonsoff	....	visual effects artist
Thomas M. Horton	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunt performer
Ray De-Haan	....	stunt performer
Steve Emerson	....	stunt performer
Paul Heasman	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt performer
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Simon Whyman	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt double: Ben Chaplin (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Graham Baker	....	electrician
Rami Bartholdy	....	clapper loader: "b" camera: dailies
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller: dailies
Peter Byrne	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Luke Cairns	....	additional second assistant camera
Lawrence Carter	....	standby rigger
Nic Cupac	....	grip
Sean Davis	....	electrician
Jason Dully	....	second assistant camera
Darren Flindall	....	rigger
Colin Gallagher	....	electrician
Rob Gilmour	....	second assistant camera: dailies
Lee Godfrey	....	assistant grip
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator
Paul Harris	....	electrician
Peter Harris	....	electrician
John Hembrough	....	steadicam operator: daily
Henry Landgrebe	....	a camera clapper loader: pick ups
Adrian Mackay	....	electrician
Adrian McCarthy	....	grip
Adrian McCarthy	....	key grip
Luke Menges	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Nolan	....	practical electrician
J. Michael Popovich	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Christopher Prampin	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Alastair Rae	....	steadicam operator
Terry Roberts	....	electrician
Paul Sharp	....	best boy
Dan Simpson	....	video assistant
Paul Snell	....	central loader
Paul Snell	....	second assistant camera
Laurie Sparham	....	stills photographer
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Michael Stumpf	....	steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Pat Sweeney	....	rigging gaffer
Olly Tellett	....	first assistant camera
Simon Tindall	....	a camera focus puller: pick ups
Lee Walters	....	gaffer
Toby White	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles

Casting Department
Kharmel Cochrane	....	casting assistant
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathryn Blight	....	principal costume standby
Martin Chitty	....	set costumer
Ellen Crawshaw	....	costume assistant
Nigel Egerton	....	costume supervisor
Natalie Humphries	....	assistant costume designer
Anna Sandler	....	costume buyer
Carmen Sevilla-Torres	....	daily costume assistant

Editorial Department
Robert Benedict	....	post-production assistant
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate colorist (as Steven Bowen)
George Chavez	....	color timer: Deluxe
Fiona DeSouza	....	first assistant editor
Rolf Fleischmann	....	assistant editor
Emma McCleave	....	first assistant editor
Robbie Morrison	....	trainee editor
Morning Star Schott	....	digital intermediate project manager (as Morningstar Schott)
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Liana Stewart	....	editorial trainee
Lee Twohey	....	colorist: rushes
Yon Van Kline	....	additional editor
Jodie Davidson	....	dailies: additional colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Andy Brown	....	conductor (as Andrew Brown)
Andy Brown	....	contractor
John Coyne	....	music consultant
Jessica Dannheisser	....	orchestrator
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	additional music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Jason Elliott	....	assistant music recording engineer
Joe Kearns	....	music recording engineer
Elisa Kustow	....	music production coordinator
Richard Lancaster	....	music recording engineer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Jen Monnar	....	music supervisor
Jen Monnar	....	supervising music editor
Howard Paar	....	music consultant
Sergio Pizzorno	....	music arranger: strings
Sergio Pizzorno	....	music consultant
Sergio Pizzorno	....	score performer
Sergio Pizzorno	....	score producer
Paul Saunderson	....	music recording engineer
Lauren Shotwell	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator
Martin Birmingham	....	transportation co-captain
Alan Emanuel	....	unit driver
Craig Freedman	....	driver
Tony Jayes	....	driver
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus

Other crew
Jon Baker	....	armorer
Cassandra Barbour	....	clearance: Entertainment Clearances
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
David Bell	....	unit manager
Joshua Benedetti	....	location scout
Pablo Berron	....	digital consultant
Tara Billik	....	assistant: Graham King
Christian Black	....	stand-in
David Broder	....	supervising location manager
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	main title producer
Guy Campbell	....	floor runner: dailies
Christopher Carlson	....	production assistant
Osama Chami	....	production assistant
Joel Clarke	....	production assistant: additional photography
Kyle Cooper	....	title sequence: executive producer
Rebecca Davis	....	assistant location manager
Charlotte Draper	....	floor runner: dailies
John Eccleston	....	production accountant
Elton Farla	....	production medic
Polly Fletcher	....	assistant accountant
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Richard George	....	assistant location manager
Paul Goldsmith	....	cashier
Ruth Halliday	....	clearance: The Clearing House
Jonathan Hart	....	production assistant
Charlie Hayes	....	assistant location manager: additional photography
Paul Hayes	....	floor runner: dailies
Will Haynes	....	production assistant
Henry Hobson	....	titles and credits designer
Mick Hurrell	....	health & safety officer
Mick Hurrell	....	health and safety officer
Amy Irvine	....	stand in: Keira Knightley
Nick Jeffries	....	supervising armorer
Helen Kenyon	....	floor runner
Zita Zutic Konak	....	floor runner
Philip Lobban	....	location scout
Richard Manlove	....	stand-in
Garry Marriott	....	medic: second unit
Josh McLerran	....	production assistant
Anna Metcalf	....	assistant accountant
Tariq Mirza	....	production legal
Damian Mitchell	....	armourer
Simon Neville	....	set armorer
Ante Novakovic	....	assistant: Colin Farrell
Denis O'Sullivan	....	production executive
Billy Pegg	....	location assistant
Barnaby Riggs	....	floor runner
Mark Rowan	....	health & safety advisor
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Lucas Saunal	....	location assistant: dailies
Camilla Stephenson	....	location manager
Jeremy Stern	....	location scout
Theodore Suchecki	....	production executive
Alice Syed	....	assistant production coordinator
Alice Syed	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Paul Tomlinson	....	location assistant
Georgette Turner	....	location assistant: re-shoots
Jo Wallett	....	production coordinator
Joan Washington	....	dialogue coach
Leah Williams	....	assistant: Graham King
Manija Emran	....	end credits additional typographer (uncredited)

Thanks
Ridley Scott	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• GK Films
• Henceforth (as Henceforth Pictures)
• Projection Pictures
• London Boulevard

Distributors

• Entertainment Film Distributors (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Forum Film Poland (2011) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Forum Film (2011) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Joyncontents Group (2012) (South Korea) (all media)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vertice Cine (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Molinare Studio (visual effects) (as Molinare)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• ARRI Media  camera equipment
• Angels the Costumiers  costumes
• Bapty 2000  armourer (as Bapty 2000 Ltd.)
• British Grove  score recorded at
• Carlo Manzi Rentals  costumes
• Chateau Oblivion  score recorded at
• Compuhire  computer playback
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• De Wolfe Music  post-production sound services (production music)
• Digital Vortechs  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
• Docfarla Medical Support  medical services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Clearances  clearance
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Lofty's Lab  stills processing
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  score performed by
• Nationwide Skylift  cherry pickers
• North Pole Studios  score recorded at (as Northpole)
• Orangutan Studios  score recorded at
• Panalux  grip and lighting equipment
• Prologue Films  main and end titles: design and production
• SA19  extras casting
• Scarlet Letters  end title crawl
• Sony ColorWorks  digital intermediate (as ColorWorks)
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• The Clearing House Ltd.  clearance
• Todd-AO Hollywood  re-recorded at
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services
• Walt Disney Studios Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Wavevend Communications  mobile phones
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies

Also Known As:

"London Boulevard: Last Bodyguard" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46446) | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG12 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA15+ | France:U | South Korea:15 (edited version) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Dulwich, London, England, UK

Company:

GK Films

Trivia:

The book that Gant is reading in bed near the end of the film is the Penguin edition of "The Social Contract" by Rousseau.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the former caretaker Lee arrives, the Tree air freshener in his van is yellow. When he hurries to leave, the air freshener in his van is now green.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jailer:[to Mitchel] You. You're out.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Estrenos Críticos: Especial Series Americanas (#1.18)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Train Kept A-Rollin'

Welcome to the disappointment

In a lot of ways, this is a puzzling movie. Every single element of it is so right, so how does it end up being so completely uninvolving that I ended up nearly falling asleep halfway through? The problem isn't the casting; Colin Farrell makes a hell of a gangster, all smouldering machismo stomping through the streets of London. And with a supporting cast that includes Eddie Marsan (sleazy), David Thewlis (sleazier) and Ben Chaplin (sleaziest, and very, very good), Farrell has some excellent support. Ray Winstone has never been scarier, but of all people it's Anna Friel who takes the acting honours as Farrell's sister, a woman who out-sleazes Marsan, Thewlis and Chaplin combined.

The problem isn't the locations, or how true to life they are. I lived in London for a long time, and I've rarely seen the city depicted better, all back streets and alleyways with nasty bastards lurking around every grubby corner. Considering the film's writer and director William Monahan is from Boston, I was worried that this might be the tourist's eye view of London, but that really isn't the case. The film positively drips with atmosphere, and the expletive-heavy dialogue rings true.

And yet it all sits there, lifeless on the screen, a collection of images and characters that seem only vaguely related to one another. It doesn't help that the main plot - will Farrell become a proper gangster, or will he end up with Keira Knightley's way-too-good-for-him actress - is hardly new. But that doesn't have to be a deal breaker, and there are plenty of interesting minor characters to pass the time.

The problem is really that the film feels rushed. Those minor characters aren't given nearly enough time - Marsan gets three scenes, none of them remotely important to the plot, and even Anna Friel doesn't get a lot to do. She's still better off than Stephen Graham and Sanjeev Bhaskar, great actors who are cast in completely pointless roles that could have been played by anyone. And so much of this movie feels tacked on, from the dozen or so subplots, to Winstone's pointless murder of the wrong man halfway through, to the stalker, obviously based on Mark David Chapman, who makes several ominous appearances and is then dismissed in a single line of dialogue.

If some subplots and characters are pointless, though, the ending made me feel that way about the whole damn film. Without giving too much away, it's a horrible, limp lettuce of an ending, with none of the resonance that the film-makers clearly thought it had achieved. That's the film in a nutshell - it wanted to be profound, but ended up as a giant 'so what?'