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Philomena ()


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A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

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Philomena Lee
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Martin Sixsmith
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Young Philomena
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Mary
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Sister Hildegarde
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Mother Barbara
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Pete Olsson
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Michael
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Jane
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Sally Mitchell
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Young Nun
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Sister Anunciata
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Kathleen
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Sister Claire
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Young Sister Hildegarde
Charissa Shearer ...
Peg
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Bridie
Rachel Wilcock ...
Mamie
Rita Hamill ...
Nursery Nun
Tadhg Bowen ...
Young Anthony
Saoirse Bowen ...
Young Mary
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Anthony (8-10 Years)
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John (as DJ McGrath)
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Kate Sixsmith
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Marcia Weller
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Priest
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David
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Dr. Robert
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Bellboy
Marie Jones ...
Barman's Mum
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Barman
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Receptionist Hotel
George Fisher ...
Omelette Chef
Jordan King ...
Waitress
Amber Batty ...
Marge
Martin Glyn Murray ...
Father
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Alex (as Elliott Levey)
Florence Keith-Roach ...
Check In Operator
George Michael Rados ...
Priest In Church
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fiaz Ali ...
Harvester Customer (uncredited)
Mai Arwas ...
Megan (uncredited)
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Michael Hess Aged 14 (uncredited)
Eddie Bagayawa ...
Airport Customer (uncredited)
Francesca Bennett ...
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Charlie Berkeley ...
Pedestrian Boy (uncredited)
Hannah Blamires ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Victoria Bryan ...
Irish Waitress (uncredited)
Jill Buchanan ...
Washington Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
Grant Cee ...
DC Jogger (uncredited)
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Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
Alan Davis ...
Lincoln Memorial Tourist (uncredited)
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Jogger (uncredited)
Anna Ford ...
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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NYC Traveller (uncredited)
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Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Roxanne Gregory ...
Meg (uncredited)
Juliet Hartley ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Dónal Haughey ...
Declan (uncredited)
Michael A. Hess ...
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
John Jillard Sr. ...
Lincoln Memorial Tourist (uncredited)
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Doc Hess (uncredited)
Marcus G. Johnson ...
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Charlotte Krinks ...
Fallen Girl (uncredited)
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Jogger (uncredited)
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Self (in photo) (uncredited)
Imelda Maguire ...
Nun (uncredited)
Elliott Mahaffey ...
Washington Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Sid Man ...
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Patricia Mantuano ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Priest (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
Jon L. Morris ...
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Fair Goer (uncredited)
Stephen O'Riain ...
Stall Holder (uncredited)
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Self (in photo) (uncredited)
Feargal Quinn ...
Johns Friend (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Julio Romeo ...
Passenger (uncredited)
Martin Sixsmith ...
Self (in photo) (uncredited)
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Runner (uncredited)
Mark Vincent ...
Jogging Guy (uncredited)
Roland Watson ...
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Jon Wennington ...
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Ryan Wick ...
Michael's Colleague (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Frears

Written by

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Steve Coogan ... (screenplay) and
Jeff Pope ... (screenplay)
 
Martin Sixsmith ... (book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee")

Produced by

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Carolyn Marks Blackwood ... executive producer
Steve Coogan ... producer
François Ivernel ... executive producer
Christine Langan ... executive producer
Cameron McCracken ... executive producer
Henry Normal ... executive producer
Tracey Seaward ... producer
Gabrielle Tana ... producer

Music by

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Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by

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Robbie Ryan ... director of photography

Editing by

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Valerio Bonelli

Editorial Department

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Fiorenza Bagnariol ... digital film bureau
Peter Collins ... digital intermediate assistant
James Devlin ... digital dailies and conform / first assistant editor
Rob Farris ... digital intermediate producer
Marie Fernandes ... digital intermediate producer
Cheryl Goodbody ... digital intermediate assistant producer
Emily Greenwood ... digital on-line editor
Neil Harrison ... systems administrator
Dan Helme ... data wrangler
Timothy P. Jones ... digital film bureau
Patrick Malone ... digital intermediate head of department
Ellie Morgan ... trainee
Laura Pavone ... digital film bureau
Rob Pizzey ... digital colorist
Gordon Pratt ... digital film bureau
Aurora Shannon ... digital intermediate assistant
Justin Tillett ... digital on-line editor
Laurent Treherne ... digital film technical supervisor
Russell White ... digital on-line junior editor
Martina Zamolo ... second assistant editor
Anna Broke ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Jonathan Collard ... digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Steve McGowan ... dailies producer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Leo Davis
Lissy Holm

Production Design by

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Alan Macdonald ... (as Alan MacDonald)

Art Direction by

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Sarah Bicknell ... (as Sarah Stuart)
Rod McLean ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Barbara Herman-Skelding ... (as Barbara Herman Skelding)

Costume Design by

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Consolata Boyle

Makeup Department

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Lydia Bensimmon ... key hair stylist: Washington DC (as Lydia Ben Simmon Benain)
LuAnn Claps ... key makeup artist: Washington, D.C.
Naomi Donne ... hair designer / makeup designer
Carol S. Federman ... makeup artist: Washington DC (as Carol Federman)
Andrea Finch ... additional makeup artist / hair supervisor: crowd / makeup supervisor: crowd, UK
Lucy Friend ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Lisa Hazell ... hairdresser: Washington DC
Lee Moore ... hair stylist trainee / makeup artist trainee
Peter Owen ... wigs and facial hair
Norma Webb ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Kathryn Fa ... hair stylist: crowd (uncredited)

Production Management

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Dave Bell ... unit manager
David Bell ... unit manager
Phil Brown ... post-production supervisor
Carol Flaisher ... production supervisor: Washington DC
Lisa Fozzati ... assistant production supervisor: Washington DC
Patricia Hess ... unit production manager: Washington DC
Samantha Knox-Johnston ... unit production manager (as Sam Knox-Johnston)
Cathy Mooney ... production manager: Northern Ireland
Fiona Morham ... head of production: BFI
Patricia Hess ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joe Barlow ... crowd second assistant director
Timothy Bird ... first assistant director: Washington DC
Olivia Lloyd ... key second assistant director
Cyndi Martin ... second second assistant director: Washington DC (as Cyndi Cutter Martin)
Joseph Quinn ... trainee assistant director: Northern Ireland (as Joe Quinn)
Ben Quirk ... third assistant director
Alison C. Rosa ... key second assistant director: Washington DC (as Alison Rosa)
Deborah Saban ... first assistant director
Richard Wilson ... third assistant director
Hunter Kalman ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
George Taylor ... Additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dominic Ackland-Snow ... carpenter
Eddie Baker ... prop hand
Laura Barden ... art department assistant
Bruce Bigg ... property master
Peter Bigg ... property chargehand
Marc Braun ... third set dresser: Washington DC
Corina Burrough ... production buyer
Barry Caddell ... dressing props: Northern Ireland
Carl Catanese ... scenic: Washington DC
John Condron ... standby propman
Laura Conway-Gordon ... standby art director
Matt Cooke ... prop hand (as Mat Cooke)
Dan Crandon ... construction manager
Simon Cullen ... standby rigger
Garry Dawson ... property storeman
Kevin Day ... prop hand
Steve Deane ... construction supervisor
Rob Fiks ... prop assistant: Washington D.C.
Michael Fleming ... dressing propman (as Mike Fleming)
Raymond Ginnane ... standby carpenter: Northern Ireland (as Ray Ginnane)
Heather Greenlees ... art director: Northern Ireland
Shane Harford ... prop hand (as Shane Hartford)
Dean Hawley ... chargehand painter
Phil Hawley ... painter (as Philip Hawley)
Clint Hellyer ... carpenter (as Clint Helyer)
Clare Holland ... scenic painter
Rhys Ifan ... assistant art director
Susan Kessel ... set decorator: Washington DC
Dave Kippax ... third set dresser: Washington DC
Dean Lancaster ... painter
Richard Lancaster ... painter
Tom Martin ... contruction manager: Northern Ireland
Leslie McDonald ... art director: Washington DC (as Leslie Macdonald)
Sean McKeown ... standby rigger: Northern Ireland
Campbell Mitchell ... chargehand standby propman
Garry Moore ... standby carpenter
Keith Mowatt ... carpenter
Tom Newton-Chance ... carpenter
Sean O'Hara ... second set dresser: Washington DC
Camise Oldfield ... graphics artist
Jamie Powell ... head of department plasterer
Tim Powis ... head of department construction
Angela Ratliff ... buyer: Washington DC (as Angela Ratliffe-Woerne)
Caradoc Rouse ... carpenter (as Caradoc Curtis-Rouse)
Michael Sabo ... prop master: Washington DC (as Mike Sabo)
Gabriela Saubert ... set decorating production assistant: Washington DC (as Gabriela Saurbert)
Becky Schpak ... greens: Washington DC
Jo Stedall ... clearance coordinator (as Jo Harrop)
Craig Tarry ... prop hand
Ryan Tohill ... dressing props: Northern Ireland / standby props: Northern Ireland
Joe Vassallo ... painter (as Joe Vassolo)
Julian Walker ... lettering artist
Lorrie Walker ... buyer: Washington DC
Mark Wallis ... carpenter
Gareth Watts ... painter
Jake Wells ... prop hand
Steve Wheeler ... prop hand
Ben Wilkinson ... prop hand
Nick Wood ... head of department painter
Bradley Woodbridge ... standby painter
Jack Dorsey ... third props (uncredited)
Jason Ivey ... on set dresser: Washington DC (uncredited)
Dan Marsden ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mark Appleby ... adr mixer
Dafydd Archard ... sound mix technician
Chris Burdon ... re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis ... foley artist
Doug Cooper ... re-recording mixer
Glen Gathard ... foley mixer
Sue Harding ... foley artist
Nick Kray ... adr mixer
Peter Lindsay ... production sound mixer
Terry McDonald ... boom operator: Northern Ireland
Kate Morath ... boom operator
Becki Ponting ... dialogue and adr editor
Jay Price ... sound editor
Len Schmitz ... boom operator: Washington DC (as Lenny Schmitz)
Oliver Tarney ... sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Rachael Tate ... sound editor
Michael Lee Taylor ... sound maintenance (as Mike Taylor)
Dennis Towns ... sound mixer: Washington DC
Derek Trigg ... foley editor
Chris Woodcock ... cableman: Northern Ireland
James Hyde ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Harry Platford ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Manex Efrem ... special effects supervisor
Julie Bentley ... snow effects consultant (uncredited)
Ben Broadbridge ... special effects technician: dailies (uncredited)
Craig Daly ... snow effects technician (uncredited)
Oliver Guy-Watkins ... snow effects floor supervisor (uncredited)
James Smith ... snow effects coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Tim Caplan ... visual effects producer: Union Visual Effects
Mitch Crease ... visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
Agueda Del Castillo ... visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
Adam Gascoyne ... visual effects supervisor: Union Visual Effects
Ines Li ... visual effects coordinator: Union Visual Effects (as Ines Li Ying)
Mervyn New ... lead visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
Maria Peralta Ramos ... visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
Iain Read ... visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
James Roberts ... visual effects artist: Union Visual Effects
Noga Alon Stein ... visual effects line producer: Union Visual Effects
Andy Cuthbert ... technical assistant: Union VFX (uncredited)
Abhishek Saikia ... lead graphic designer (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gary Greenberg ... precision driver
Camilla Naprous ... horsemaster (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alex Bailey ... still photographer
James Ball ... camera operator: Washington DC (as Jim Ball)
Niall Barry ... camera assistant
Ian Buckley ... camera grip: "b" camera, Northern Ireland
Alastair Bury ... rigging electrician (as Alistair Bury)
Murdoch Campbell ... gaffer: Washington DC
Matthew Caulk ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, Washington DC (as Matt Caulk)
Andy Cole ... gaffer
Paul Cronin ... best boy
Larry Deacon ... rigging electrician
Joshua Dempsey ... electrician (as Josh Dempsey)
Andy Gardner ... focus puller: "b" camera, Northern Ireland (as Andy Gardiner)
Nick Gardner ... camera operator: "b" camera, Washington DC
Rusty Gardner ... video playback operator: Washington DC
Scot Gill ... electrical rigger: re-shoots
William J. Gray ... still photographer: Washington DC (as William Gray)
Alan Grayley ... rigging electrician
Jeffrey Hagerman ... digital imaging technician: Washington DC
Carl Hamilton ... grip: Washington DC
Kenny Harris ... generator operator: Washington DC
Peter Harris ... generator operator
Gary Hayler ... generator operator
Louise Hernon ... electrician: Washington DC
Bob Hunt ... rigging electrician
Jamie Jackson ... clapper loader: "b" camera, Northern Ireland
Brian Johnson ... best boy: Washington DC
Tony Kelly ... electrical rigger
John Kimmer ... best boy grip: Washington DC
Michael Krebs ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, Washington DC (as Mike Krebs)
Mike Kurec ... electrician: Washington DC
Joe Kurtz ... key grip: Washington DC
Daniel Lillie ... camera trainee
Brian Livingstone ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Seamus Lynch ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Brett McCrum ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Dennis McFarlane ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Jonny Meyer ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington DC
Christopher Moats ... electrician: Washington DC (as Chris Moats)
Paul Molloy ... daily electrician
Aidan Monaghan ... still photographer: Northern Ireland
Paul Murphy ... rigging gaffer
Ian Ogden ... assistant grip
Richard Philpott ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Simon Purdy ... practical electrician
Alastair Rae ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Alistair Rae) / steadicam operator (as Alistair Rae)
Jason Remeikis ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, Washington DC
Pacu Trautvetter ... video playback operator
Alexandra Voikou ... clapper loader
Mike Wilson ... electrician: Washington DC
Andy Woodcock ... grip (as Andrew Woodcock)
Glenn Wootton ... camera trainee: "b" camera, Northern Ireland
Tim Allan ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Rogan Brown ... additional grip (uncredited)
Emma Edwards ... dailies (uncredited)
Andy Gardner ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Stacey Hancox ... crane technician (uncredited)
Lee Eric Hill ... grip (uncredited)
Alison Lai ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, dailies (uncredited)
Mike Locke ... additional grip: second unit (uncredited)
Adrian Mackay ... electrician (uncredited)
Andrew O'Reilly ... focus puller (uncredited)
Rob Portus ... wireless technician (uncredited)
James Pride ... grip (uncredited)
Johnny Smith ... assistant grip: dailies (uncredited)
Charlie Wall ... additional grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Vanessa Baker ... adr voice casting: AudioCatz
Rori Bergman ... casting associate: USA
Kathleen Chopin ... casting associate: USA
Alison Crosbie ... casting associate: Ireland
Hattie Mark ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Kate McLaughlin ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sue Casey ... standby costume
Kim Chewning ... set costumer: Washington DC
Sartería Cornejo ... costumes (as Sastoria Cornejo)
Mary Ann Creamer ... key set costumer: Washington DC
Sally Crees ... additional costume
Alexina Duncan ... costume trainee
Rosie Grant ... assistant costume designer
Lauren Hanna ... costume standby: Northern Ireland
Yasemin Kascioglu ... dresser: Dame Judi Dench
Poli Kyriacou ... wardrobe assistant
Carlo Manzi ... costumes
Hilary Marschner ... costumes (as Hilary Marschener)
Clare Ramsell ... costumes
Ann Smart ... costumes: Academy
Derek Sullivan ... costume: Washington DC
Rebecca Tredget ... costume trainee (as Becky Tredget)
Marion Weise ... costume supervisor
Ricardo Alvarez ... costumer (uncredited)
Michael Simon ... costumer (uncredited)
Annie Sulzberger ... costume researcher (uncredited)

Location Management

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Joe Achard ... assistant location manager: Washington DC
Abby Bath ... location marshall
James Butler ... location marshall
J. Chan Claggett ... location manager: Washington DC (as Chan Claggett)
Ben Connolly ... location marshall
Paige Copsey ... location marshall
Damon Crane ... assistant location manager
Rebecca Davis ... assistant location manager
Jeremy DeCoursey ... location marshall (as Jeremy De Coursey)
Lex Donovan ... location assistant
Carol Flaisher ... location supervisor: Washington DC
Catherine Geary ... location manager: Northern Ireland
Alex Gladstone ... location manager
Damien Glenholmes ... assistant location manager: Northern Ireland (as Damian Glenholmes)
Olwyn Hinds ... location marshall
Sarah Kate Lewis ... location marshall
Paul McAnearney ... locations assistant: Northern Ireland
Craig Pinney ... location marshall
Neil Pinney ... location marshall
David Powell ... location marshall
John Wainscott ... location marshall
Sarah Worsley ... assistant location manager
Kayleigh Rhian Carroll ... locations marshall (uncredited)
Liam Dunne ... location marshall (uncredited)
Leigh Matthews ... locations security (uncredited)
Caz Rubacky ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Romain Allender ... music programmer
Jean-Pascal Beintus ... orchestrator
Nicolas Charron ... orchestrator
Peter Clarke ... auricle operator
Peter Cobbin ... music mixer / music recordist
Alexandre Desplat ... conductor / orchestrator
Karen Elliott ... music supervisor: Hothouse Music
Xavier Forcioli ... score coordinator
Lewis Jones ... assistant music mixer / assistant music recordist
London Symphony Orchestra ... music performer
Gerard McCann ... supervising music editor
Sylvain Morizet ... orchestrator
Claude Romano ... music preparation
Roman Simovic ... orchestral leader
Marc Stevens ... orchestra manager
Jill Streater ... session librarian
Norbert Vergonjeanne ... music preparation (as Norbert Vergonjanne)
Kirsty Whalley ... additional music editorial
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestral contractor (uncredited)
Dominique Lemonnier ... score producer (uncredited)
Roger Linley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Steve Mair ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Penny Eyles ... script supervisor
Jan Hopper Sanders ... script supervisor: Washington D.C. (as Jan Sanders)

Transportation Department

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James Barry ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Darren Beaven ... unit driver
Mike Beaven ... transportation coordinator
Allan Bradshaw ... unit driver
Maurice Brown ... transport captain: Northern Ireland
Tony Bunting ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
John Burns ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Piotr Chrzanowski ... facilities maintenance (as Peter Chranowski)
Stephen Collins ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Johnny Crawford ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Philip Crawford ... unit driver: Northern Ireland (as Phil Crawford)
Andrew Dickson ... facilities
Mark Edmondson ... construction truck driver
Danielle Fredrickson ... transport captain: Washington DC
David Garvin ... facility driver: Northern Ireland
Carl Gibson ... grip truck driver
Gary Greenberg ... tracking vehicles: Northern Ireland
Steve Hammick ... property driver
Garry Hodgen ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Marc Kelly ... unit driver
Lee Marshall ... standby props driver
Ryan Marshall ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Lee McFadden ... facility driver: Northern Ireland
Dermott McKee ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Peter Mercer ... unit driver
Peter Morrison ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Enyo Mortty ... unit driver
Robert Nelson ... facility driver: Northern Ireland
Norman Parr ... camera car driver
Allen Roberts ... unit driver
Arron Stannex ... facility driver: Northern Ireland
Piotr Walczak ... facilities captain (as Piotr Walcak)
Jimmy Watson ... transport coordinator: Washington DC
Gary Weekes ... action vehicles: Reel Vehicles
Hendrik De Jonker ... camera truck driver (uncredited)
Paul Deluce ... unit minibus driver (uncredited)
Lawrence Dove ... driver (uncredited)
Danny Mitchell ... swing co-ordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Laura Anderson ... accounts assistant
Stephanie Barker ... unit nurse
Jacqui Barr ... marketing executive: BBC
Sean Bredbenner ... set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Helene Brown ... for: Pathé
Zoe Brown ... head of legal and business affairs: BBC
Lee Bye ... for: Pathé
Chris Carey ... set production assistant: Washington DC
Meggie Carpenter ... set production assistant: Washington DC
Jose Carretas ... security guard
Jack Chinnery-Wright ... security guard (as Jack Chinnery-White)
Ravi Ajit Chopra ... Director: BBC Films, promotional feature
James Clarke ... for: Pathé
Marce Clarke ... production assistant (as Marcia Clarke)
Ginger Corbett ... publicist
Clare Coulter ... legal services: UK, Olswang
Daniel Cox ... production assistant (as Dan Cox)
Oliver Crawford ... assistant production coordinator
Matt Curtis ... main titles
William Danka ... security guard
Mayalen de Croisoeuil ... international sales: Pathé International
Amy Denning ... chef: Red Chutney (as Amy Dening)
Geraldine Ditano ... assistant accountant
Linda Drew ... production assistant: Stephen Frears
Pierre Du Plessis ... for: Pathé
Kevin Dugard ... set medic: Washington DC
Penny Dyer ... dialect coach
Halston Ericson-Bohager ... accounting production assistant: Washington DC (as Halston Ericson)
Alistair Ferguson ... health and safety representative: Northern Ireland
Tracy Ferguson ... unit nurse: Northern Ireland
Helen Giles ... legal and business affairs manager: BBC
Sophie Glover ... for: Pathé
David Godbout ... set production assistant: Washington DC
Damon Michael Gordon ... key craft services: Washington DC (as Damon Gordon)
Sam Gordon ... assistant: Gabrielle Tana
Terry Goss ... security guard
Olivia Grant ... production assistant (as Olivia Grant-Esterhuysen)
John Graydon ... tax credit advisor: UK
Alfred Gundry ... production assistant: Washington DC (as Fred Gundry)
Debbie Habgood ... catering: Northern Ireland
Rob Habgood ... chef: Northern Ireland
Dominique Haidar ... for: Pathé
Tarn Harper ... post production accountant
Pete Holloway ... head of department security (as Peter Holloway)
Sayako Huddleston ... international sales: Pathé International
Elizabeth Hurley ... location accountant
Mick Hurrell ... health and safety advisor: JHA Safety
Jacqueline Hurt ... legal services: UK, Olswang
Joan Insley ... production accountant: Washington DC
Gursharn Khaira ... for: Pathé
Ian Kirk ... head of production finance: BFI
Nadia Lachman ... legal and business affairs manager: BBC
Shepherd Lashley ... set production assistant: Washington DC
Jana Lundy ... accounting assistant: Washington DC
Nichola Martin ... development executive: BBC
Eliot Martin-Dominguez ... for: Pathé (as Eliot Martin Dominguez)
Stephen McConnell ... accounts assistant: Northern Ireland
Chris McCormick ... runner: Northern Ireland
Charles McDonald ... publicist (as Charles MacDonald)
John McGrory ... for: Pathé
Fiona McGuire ... for: Pathé
Jack Myles ... for: Pathé
Cheryl Nelson ... legal services: US, Wyman & Isaacs
Kevin O'Shea ... insurance: Gallagher Entertainment
Katie Organ ... for: Pathé
Christopher Patey ... legal services: UK, Olswang
Jennifer Patterson ... production runner: Northern Ireland
Beth Pattinson ... development executive: BBC
Kate Penlington ... negative check: Raging Goose
Rachel Plose ... financial controller
George Pope ... production assistant
Bradley Porter ... assistant: Tracey Seaward
Martin Poultney ... head of feature sales: Company 3 London
Jenny Pritchard ... chef: Red Chutney
Bradley Quirk ... for: Pathé
Lisa Rasch ... assistant
Hallam Rice-Edwards ... production coordinator (as Hallam Rice Edwards)
Jason Rickwood ... production assistant
T.J. Rivera ... chef: Red Chutney (as TJ Rivera)
Ben Roberts ... head: Lottery Film Fund, BFI
Jacqueline Roberts ... payroll accountant: Washington DC (as Jackie Roberts)
Ellie Rose ... production assistant: Washington DC
Mike Ross ... chef: Red Chutney
Penny Ryder ... assistant: Judi Dench
Muriel Sauzay ... international sales: Pathé International
Albert Sharpe ... epk producer: Premier PR
Keith Snape ... security guard
Adrian Spencer ... production secretary: Washington DC
Peter Stephenson ... assistant production coordinator: Northern Ireland
Anna Stockton ... assistant: Steve Coogan
Tom Stuart ... for: Pathé
May Tam ... production coordinator: Washington DC
Wai-Hun Tang ... for: Pathé
Agathe Théodore ... international sales: Pathé International
Katharine Tidy ... home economist
Gosel Tom-Baird ... crowd runner (as Gosel Tom Baird)
Lisa Towey ... for: Pathé
Jeannie Udall ... unit nurse (as Jeane Udall)
Lloyd Vanson ... for: Pathé
Nigel Walde ... tax credit advisor: UK
Joe Waschak ... film runner: Washington DC
Natascha Wharton ... senior production and development executive: BFI
Ben Wilkinson ... business affairs manager: BFI
Kristi Wilkinson ... assistant accountant
Mark Williams ... security guard
Becky Wilson ... runner: Northern Ireland
Michael Wood ... production executive: BBC
Colleen Woodcock ... for: Pathé
Hussain Yasin ... runner: Northern Ireland
Philip Ball ... stand-in (uncredited)
Alex Lee Bonner ... production assistant (uncredited)
James Brodie ... unit security (uncredited)
Rosa Camero ... publicist (uncredited)
Claudia Cimmino ... production coordinator: reshoot (uncredited)
Colin Coombs ... on-set security (uncredited)
Patrick Guenther ... production assistant (uncredited)
Blair Howley ... production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Kavanagh ... archive researcher (uncredited)
Rachel Lloyd ... Chaperone (uncredited)
Kristi McLaren ... accounts payable accountant (uncredited)
Brittany-Renée Quinn ... executive assistant (uncredited) / production assistant (uncredited)
Deryn Stafford ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Noelle Volpintesta ... assistant head of physical production: Pathé (uncredited)
Mike Woodley ... aerial consultant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Xavier Atkins ... very special thanks
Mick Audsley ... very special thanks
Tor Belfrage ... very special thanks
Susanna Bier ... very special thanks
Jenne Casarotto ... very special thanks
Amie Cazel ... very special thanks (as Amie Cazal)
China Chow ... very special thanks
Steven Dahllof ... very special thanks
Linda Gregory ... very special thanks
Ed Guiney ... very special thanks
Suzanne Harrison ... very special thanks: Northern Ireland Screen
Dónal Haughey ... very special thanks
Louise Lambert ... very special thanks
Kalpesh Lathigra ... stills: The Independent (as Photographer Kalpesh Lathigra)
Martin Lawrence ... very special thanks
Philomena Lee ... very special thanks
Jane Libberton ... very special thanks
Kevin Libberton ... very special thanks
Joshua Libberton-Czudej ... very special thanks
Lolly ... very special thanks
Aaron Marcus ... very special thanks
Colin May ... very special thanks
Sinead Moran ... very special thanks
Robbin Owen ... very special thanks: US National Park Service Capitol Region
Andrew Reid ... very special thanks: Northern Ireland Screen
Natalie Richards ... very special thanks
Paul Richards ... very special thanks
Anne Rothenstein ... very special thanks
Andrew Semans ... very special thanks
Martin Sixsmith ... very special thanks
Mary Sixsmith ... very special thanks
Anna Stockton ... very special thanks
Dan Tench ... very special thanks
Mark Vincent ... very special thanks
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Plot Summary

When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Lost Child of Philomena Lee (World-wide, English title)
  • Philomena: Eine Mutter sucht ihren Sohn (Germany)
  • 菲洛梅娜 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Anata wo dakishimeru hi made (Japan)
  • Tajemnica Filomeny (Poland)
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  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP1,509,726, 03 Nov 2013
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $100,112,825, 05 May 2014

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Trivia There are flashbacks, done with "home movies". Some were created for this movie, and some are footage of Philomena's actual son. See more »
Goofs When the phone rings in Martin's Washington, D.C. hotel room, the ringtone is typical UK, not US: two short rings, which repeat. "Filming Locations" indicate that interior hotel scenes were filmed at the London Marriott Hotel. The sound editor should have changed ringtone. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013). See more »
Soundtracks Mother of God Here I Stand See more »
Crazy Credits Real footage of Anthony/Michael is shown at the ending credits See more »
Quotes Martin Sixsmith: The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
Philomena: That's lovely, Martin. Did you just think of that?
Martin Sixsmith: No, it's T.S. Eliot
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