Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)

Director:

Julian Jarrold

Writers:

David Peace (novel)
Tony Grisoni (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 November 2009 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose.

Plot Keywords:

Testicles Squeezed | Missing Child | Gun Held To Head | Threatened By Police | Extreme Closeup

Awards:

4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Andrew Garfield	...	Eddie Dunford
David Morrissey	...	Maurice Jobson
John Henshaw	...	Bill Hadley
Anthony Flanagan	...	Barry Gannon
Warren Clarke	...	Bill Molloy
Jennifer Hennessy	...	Mrs Kemplay
Mary Jo Randle	...	Eddie's Mum
Rachel Jane Allen	...	Susan Dunford
Rita May	...	Aunty Win
Graham Walker	...	Uncle Eric
Berwick Kaler	...	George Greaves
Katherine Vasey	...	Steph (as Katharine Vasey)
Danny Cunningham	...	Gaz
Michelle Dockery	...	Kathryn Tyler
Robert Sheehan	...	BJ
Margaret Blakemore	...	Rochdale's Neighbour
Eddie Marsan	...	Jack Whitehead
Daniel Mays	...	Michael Myshkin
Cara Seymour	...	Mary Cole
Peter Mullan	...	Martin Laws
Gerard Kearns	...	Leonard Cole
Ian Mercer	...	Paul Booker
Rebecca Hall	...	Paula Garland
Sean Harris	...	Bob Craven
Tony Mooney	...	Tommy Douglas
Steven Robertson	...	Sgt. Bob Fraser
Lyn Roden	...	Bet (as Lynn Roden)
Liz Hume Dawson	...	Staff Nurse (as Liz Hume-Dawson)
Cathryn Bradshaw	...	Marjorie Dawson
Sean Bean	...	John Dawson
Roger Morlidge	...	Court Clerk
Mike Mitchell	...	Henchman
Shaun Dooley	...	Dick Alderman
Chris Walker	...	Jim Prentice
Kelly Freemantle	...	Clare Strachan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stewart Ross	...	Mr. Kemplay
Molly Howe	...	Gypsy (uncredited)
Brendan McCoy	...	Gypsy (uncredited)

Directed by
Julian Jarrold

Writing credits
David Peace		(novel)
Tony Grisoni		(screenplay)

Produced by
Wendy Brazington	....	producer
Andrew Eaton	....	producer
Shuna Frood	....	producer: LipSync Post
Hugo Heppell	....	executive producer
Liza Marshall	....	executive producer
Norman Merry	....	executive producer
Jamie Nuttgens	....	co-producer
Kate Ogborn	....	co-producer (as Kate Ogbourne)
Anita Overland	....	producer
Sarah Wheale	....	line producer (as Sarah-Jane Wheale)

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
Rob Hardy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew Hulme

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Cristina Casali

Art Direction by
Julie Ann Horan		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Duncan Wheeler

Costume Design by
Natalie Ward		(2009)

Makeup Department
Nadine Al-Samarraie	....	makeup trainee: dailies
Jacqueline Fowler	....	hair designer (as Jackie Fowler)
Jacqueline Fowler	....	makeup designer (as Jackie Fowler)
Paul Hyett	....	special makeup effects designer
Bonnie Patricia Morgan	....	makeup dailies
Caroline Silk	....	hair stylist
Caroline Silk	....	makeup artist
Jo Sweeting	....	daily makeup artist

Production Management
Louise Seymour	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Heskin	....	second second assistant director
Mark Hopkins	....	second assistant director
Andrew Hulme	....	second unit director
Andrew McEwan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director
Emily Perowne	....	third assistant director
Jake Rollins	....	assistant director: second unit
Daniel Wiernicki	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Laura Barnes	....	graphic designer
Jason Bond	....	prop master
Dominic Byles	....	dressing prop
Katie Lee	....	stand-by art director
Kevin Scarrott	....	dressing prop
Andy Watson	....	art department assistant
Antony Wright	....	dressing props: dailies

Sound Department
Robert Brazier	....	foley mixer
Paul Cotterell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Devlin	....	sound assistant
Dan Dewsnap	....	boom operator
Danny Hambrook	....	sound recordist
Danny Hambrook	....	supervising sound editor
Sean Hannah	....	assistant dialogue editor
Sue Harding	....	foley artist
Andrew Hulme	....	additional sound designer
Patrick Oldacre	....	daily sound mixer
Patrick Oldacre	....	wildsound recordist
Thom Paisley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Thomas Paisley)
Kallis Shamaris	....	adr & dialogue editor
Joseph Stracey	....	sound effects editor
Ben Tat	....	sound assistant
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Mark Shelley	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Chris Bentley	....	digital lab operator
Alberto Buron	....	digital lab operator
Tim Caplan	....	visual effects producer
James Clarke	....	visual effects: DI supervisor
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects
Adam Gascoyne	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Goulding	....	assistant colourist
Aileen McIntosh	....	digital lab operator
Angela Stanley	....	lead compositor (as Angela Rose)
Daniel Tomlinson	....	senior digital lab operator
Samantha Tracey	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Sean Adames	....	stunt performer
Dave Anders	....	stunt performer
Matt Da Silva	....	stunt performer
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunt coordinator
William Willoughby	....	stunt performer (as Will Willoughby)

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	steadicam operator
Nick Everett	....	camera trainee
Clare Fuller	....	clapper loader: dailies
Robert Gardner	....	camera trainee
Richard Lawson	....	b camera focus puller
Wayne Mansell	....	generator operator
Vince McGahon	....	Steadicam operator
Kirstin McMahon	....	first assistant camera
William Tracey	....	gaffer
Fabian Wagner	....	second unit cinematographer
Anthony Ward	....	key grip
Victoria Hanna	....	clapper loader: dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robert Sterne	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicky Barron	....	costume stand-by
Liza Bracey	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Matthew Bate	....	trainee assistant editor
Stuart Fyvie	....	colorist
Barry Moen	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Steve Parr	....	music engineer
Steve Parr	....	music mixer
Sonia Slany	....	orchestra leader

Other crew
Harvey Ascott	....	production runner
Dave Bowen	....	assistant accountant
Chorley Bunce	....	caterer
Joseph Cairns	....	unit manager
Kayleigh Cruickshank	....	assistant location manager
Nick Hodson	....	accounts trainee
Josh Hyams	....	head of television: Revolution Films
Claire Marshall	....	development assistant
Samantha Milnes	....	production coordinator
Laurence Parker	....	production accountant
Maria Pavlou	....	production assistant
Maria Pavlou	....	production assistant
Hannah Roose	....	production assistant
Jemima Thomas	....	script supervisor
Charlie Thompson	....	location manager
Hayley Williams	....	researcher
Eva Yates	....	researcher

Production Companies

• Channel Four Film
• Lipsync Productions
• Revolution Films
• Screen Yorkshire

Distributors

• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• MC4 Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2009) (UK) (TV)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Star Channel (2011) (Japan) (TV)
• Teleview International (2009) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Twin Pics (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (The Red Riding Trilogy)

Special Effects

• Lipsync Post (visual effects)
• Union Visual Effects

Other Companies

• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Chorley Bunce Meals on a Mission (I)  catering
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Hear No Evil Studios  music mixed at
• Hear No Evil Studios  music recorded at
• HireWorks  HD Avid equipment rental
• Imperial Personal Management  casting services
• Lipsync Post  digital intermediate
• Lipsync Post  sound re-recording
• Lipsync Post  titles and opticals
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Screen Yorkshire  funding
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier

Also Known As:

"The Red Riding Trilogy: 1974" - Belgium (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Channel Four Film

Trivia:

The title of the trilogy, "Red Riding", derives from two main sources - Yorkshire, the location of the crimes, and Red Riding Hood, the traditional tale. Yorkshire, a county of England, is divided into three sections or ridings. The action takes place in the West Riding. One of the girls who goes missing is wearing a red anorak or hooded jacket, and one of the attackers bears the nickname, Wolf.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Eddie Dunford:Little girl goes missing, the pack salivates. If it bleeds it leads, right? Eddie Dunford, crime correspondent, back home to take the north. Business first. Dad won't mind waiting.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Russell Brand/Chris Brown (#36.15)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

In the Court of the Crimson King

Let this wolf at your door.

Wow. Just . . . . wow! This is quite possibly the finest drama I have EVER seen on British TV in years and years and years, possibly even the finest drama ever. But before I begin the review let me just say that you really need to see all 3 parts of the trilogy to get the most from the overall tapestry.

When a little girl's body turns up (with swan wings stitched into her back) in Yorkshire all eyes turn to the police force to apprehend the killer as swiftly as possible. Unofrtunately, the police seem to be too busy lining their own pockets and framing other people to find any real justice. After a life of relative inadequacy (and I know THAT feeling), a returning local lad (played by Andrew Garfield) decides to dig a little deeper but it's not long before he's in way over his head with more victims linked to the crime and more suspects that may well seem "untouchable".

Okay, it may still feel like a TV production but if it does then it's certainly one with the best production values. Cinematic in many ways that could, hopefully, make you forget that you're watching a small-screen opus.

The cast list, as is the case with the entire trilogy, is a dream one. You may not know all of the names but, trust me, these people are great actors firing on all cylinders. Peter Mullan (always great), David Morrisey (so good that he made me forget all about the travesty he was in with Sharon Stone), Sean Bean, Warren Clarke, Eddie Marsan, Rebecca Hall and Sean Harris (again, is he EVER bad??) are just some of my favourites from this outing.

The subject matter certainly doesn't make for comfortable viewing and there were times when even a lifelong horror fan such as myself began to wince and worry about what was yet to come. In many ways I feel that this actually did trip into horror territory but with a very real, unsafe horror that encroaches on our reality more often than any of us would like it to. The helplessness of child victims and the helplessness of those left in the hands of corrupt authorities/guardians ensures that you won't have an easy viewing experience. But you will have a damn worthwhile one.

See this if you like: Zodiac, The Woodsman, L.A. Confidential.