Born a King (2019)
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- 1h 43min
- Drama, History
- 26 Sep 2019 (United Arab Emirates)
- Movie
The story focuses on growing up and finding one's place within your country and your family. It's about standing up for one's beliefs, learning about people's differences and allowing that to be a positive thing.
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Cast
| Abdullah Ali | ... |
Prince Faisal
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Rawkan Binbella | ... |
Emir Abdul-Aziz Bin Al Saud
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| Ed Skrein | ... |
Philby
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| Hermione Corfield | ... |
Princess Mary
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| Rubén Ochandiano | ... |
Al Thunayyan
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| Celyn Jones | ... |
Winston Churchill
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| Samuel Adewunmi | ... |
Marzouq
(as Sam Adewunmi)
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| Laurence Fox | ... |
Laurence of Arabia
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| James Fleet | ... |
George V
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| Simon Paisley Day | ... |
Sir Montague Smythe
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| Marina Gatell | ... |
Stella
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| Kenneth Cranham | ... |
Lord Curzon
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| Aidan McArdle | ... |
Humphrey Bowman
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| Lewis Reeves | ... |
Prince of Wales
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Meg Lake | ... |
Queen Mary
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| Lily Newmark | ... |
Sarah
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| Mark Donald | ... |
Harry Towsnend
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Pablo Raybould | ... |
Doctor Parker
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Will Irvine | ... |
Queen Victoria Hotel Manager
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Steve Fortune | ... |
Old Journalist
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| Christopher Saul | ... |
Mayor of Plymouth
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| Thom Petty | ... |
Regency Garden Hotel Manager
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| Oliver Powell | ... |
Equerry
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| Simon Markey | ... |
Page
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| Neil Grainger | ... |
Courtier
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Simon Wright | ... |
Stable lad
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Rafi Wilder | ... |
Kim Philby
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Sally Preston | ... |
Dora Philby
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Emma Tugman | ... |
Lady Curzon
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Ali Al Aqal | ... |
Faisal (age 9)
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Mohammed Isa | ... |
Marzouq (age 12)
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Muhammad Ali | ... |
Prince Saud
(as Mohammed Ali)
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Feysal Malaika | ... |
Prince Turki - Aged 16
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| Paul Reid | ... |
Captain Shakespear
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Munira Mukhtar | ... |
Marzouq's mother
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Rana Ahmad | ... |
Tarfa
(as Rana Fagihi)
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Khalid Al-Saqer | ... |
Ibn Luwai
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Ibrahim Al-Ruwashed | ... |
Sheikh Abdullah
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Bahira Al Halabi | ... |
Mqbilia
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Salman Al Musaad | ... |
Young Man
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Abdulatif Zaqaria | ... |
Marzouq (3)
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Hajjar Al Nafisah | ... |
Young Girl
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Mariam Al Nafisah | ... |
Young Girl
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Bashir Hussein | ... |
Prince Servant
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| Manoj Anand | ... |
First Class Sikh Merchant
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| Michael Lumb | ... |
First Class Sikh Migrant
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| Kishore Bhatt | ... |
Second Class Sikh Migrant
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Gurpreet Boparai | ... |
Second Class Sikh Migrant
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| Bharat Mistri | ... |
Second Class Sikh Migrant
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| Atul Sharma | ... |
Second Class Sikh Migrant
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| Dimple Kumar | ... |
Second Class Sikh Migrant
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Rehan Naseem | ... |
Second Class Muslim Migrant
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| Anna Weston | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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| Vinita Satchit | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
(as Vinita Sharma)
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| Gurnita Kaur Kahlon | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Ayesha Ali | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Deepshikha Arora | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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| Nisha George | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Shahan Chaudhry | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Adnan Khan | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
(as Adnan Malik)
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Jay Gandhi | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Monoj Mukherjee | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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Samer Singh Dawar | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
(as Chirag Dawar)
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Karol Steele | ... |
Upper Class Lady
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Harriet Crawford | ... |
Upper Class Lady
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Dilyana Bouklieva | ... |
Upper Class Lady
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| Diane Halling | ... |
Mrs. Parker
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| Tuncay Gunes | ... |
Khuwaya
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| Frank Saul | ... |
Lord Curzon's Secretary
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| Peter Jay | ... |
Dock Worker
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Rob Brett | ... |
Dock yard worker
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| Martyn Mayger | ... |
Dock Worker
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| Lampros Kalfuntzos | ... |
Emir of Kuwait / Dock worker
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Belal Sabir | ... |
Khuwaya (Bodyguard)
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Rakan Abdulwahed | ... |
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
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Hamad Almutaani | ... |
Abdullah
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Maram Alzghoul |
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Usman Chauhan |
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Youssef Galal | ... |
Salama
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| John Kinory | ... |
Station guard
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Alpesh Malaviya | ... |
Second Class Indian Migrant
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| Teresa Shaughnessy | ... |
Royal Party Guest
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Kareem Tarek |
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| Elena Valdameri | ... |
Gypsy
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DJ Wael | ... |
James
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| Alex Warner | ... |
Narrator opening scene (voice)
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Jagoda Nasic Winter | ... |
Lady in Red
(as Jagoda Kamov)
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Ahmed Yagoub | ... |
Emam
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| Claire Ashton | ... |
Train Passenger / Fairground Customer (uncredited)
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Benny Bereal | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Richard Bevan | ... |
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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| Colin Blyth | ... |
Business man (uncredited)
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| John Byrne | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Nathanjohn Carter | ... |
Royal Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Dailis Cirulis | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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David Clement-Horton | ... |
Tuba Player (uncredited)
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| Gordon Cook | ... |
Hotel guest (uncredited)
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Charlene Durrant | ... |
Relative (uncredited)
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Michael Haydon | ... |
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
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Mickey Lewis | ... |
Angry Posh Gent (uncredited)
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Salman Al Musaad | ... |
Young Man in the Village (uncredited)
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Richard Peter O'Sullivan | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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| Tony Richardson | ... |
Dinner guest (uncredited)
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Amanda Smith | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Andy Summers | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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| Stuart Whelan | ... |
Hotel guest / passerby (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Agustí Villaronga | ||
Written by
| Henry Fitzherbert | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Henry Fitzherbert | ... | (story by) & |
| Ray Loriga | ... | (story by) & |
| Bader Al Samari | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Bassam Alasad | ... | executive producer |
| Abdullah Ali | ... | associate producer |
| Anna Cassina | ... | line producer |
| José Luis García López | ... | executive producer |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | ... | producer |
| Marco Gómez | ... | producer |
| Nadia Hotait Salas | ... | associate producer |
| Fernando Labrada | ... | executive producer |
| Lujain Madani | ... | executive producer |
| Todd Albert Nims | ... | co-producer |
| Cyrus Patel | ... | line producer |
| Stuart Sutherland | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hesham Nazih | ||
Cinematography by
| Josep M. Civit | ||
Editing by
| Pablo Blanco | ||
Editorial Department
| Sandra Filippelli | ... | post-production manager: Antaviana Films |
| Cristina Garmón | ... | post-production coordinator: Antaviana Films |
| Moncho Sánchez-Gómez | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Ghunaim Al-Ghunaim | ||
| Alaa AlDrees | ||
| Colin Jones | ||
Production Design by
| Alison Riva | ||
Art Direction by
| Kevin Woodhouse | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Kay Mitchell | ||
Costume Design by
| Françoise Fourcade | ||
Makeup Department
| Laura Allen | ... | hair stylist: daily |
| Olivia Ashman | ... | crowd hair trainee: daily |
| Jacob Ball | ... | makeup assistant: main team, Saudi Arabia / prosthetics assistant: main team, Saudi Arabia |
| Victoria Beynon | ... | hair trainee |
| Lance Breakwell | ... | hair assistant: main team, Saudi Arabia / makeup assistant: main team, Saudi Arabia |
| Fiona Chaffey | ... | makeup artist |
| Helen Currie | ... | hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd |
| Lisa Isles | ... | Makeup artist |
| Sadiyah Abdul Maleque | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Daniele Nastasi | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist / prosthetics supervisor |
| Angela Oxley Evans | ... | hair supervisor: Saudi Arabia / makeup supervisor: Saudi Arabia |
| Jacqueline Russon | ... | hair designer: Saudi Arabia / hair designer: United Kingdom / makeup designer: Saudi Arabia / prosthetics designer: Saudi Arabia |
| Rona Skuodas | ... | makeup trainee |
| Amy Stewart | ... | hair supervisor: crowd / makeup supervisor: crowd |
| Sylvia Atkins | ... | hair stylist: crowd (uncredited) / makeup artist: crowd (uncredited) |
| Katie Du'Mont | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Abdulrahman AL-Nafisah | ... | Saudi Arabia |
| Pablo Barinaga | ... | production manager: Saudi Arabia |
| Cheyenne Conway | ... | production manager |
| Marc Dominici | ... | post-production supervisor: Antaviana Films |
| Peter A. Enright | ... | production manager: Saudi Arabia |
| Richard Ruck | ... | unit manager |
| Norah Sultan Al Milhim | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexis Arderius | ... | second second assistant director |
| Rory Broadfoot | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Jude Campbell | ... | first assistant director |
| Ricardo Cruz | ... | second unit director |
| Steve Dent | ... | second unit director |
| Jesus Espin | ... | second second assistant director: saudi arabia |
| Dan Gill | ... | crowd second ad (as a different name) |
| Amy Jones | ... | third assistant director: splinter unit (as Amy Rebecca Jones) |
| Óscar Manero | ... | first assistant director: Saudi Arabia |
| Nikki Molloy | ... | second assistant director |
| Nath Rodriguez | ... | second assistant director: Saudi Arabia |
| Ricarda Ruff | ... | crowd assistant director |
| Arthur Shepherd | ... | third assistant director |
| Stuart Sutherland | ... | second unit director |
| Lewis Taylor | ... | crowd/vfx pa: dailies |
| Joseba Vázquez | ... | second unit director |
| Tom Westgate | ... | additional third assistant director |
Art Department
| Ala Eldin Osman Taha Abdoun | ... | art department general assistant |
| Saad Abutaily | ... | assistant art director |
| Alwaleed Ali | ... | prop master: Saudi Arabia |
| Fahad Almonajed | ... | assistant property master (as Fahad Almunajjed) |
| Christopher Arnold | ... | stand-by props |
| Sara Balghonaim | ... | assistant art director |
| Mark Bevan | ... | dressing prop |
| Sarah Bick | ... | production buyer |
| George Clark | ... | set dresser |
| Garry Dawson | ... | property master |
| Rubén Delgado | ... | stand-by props |
| Tabitha Dickinson | ... | standby art director |
| Becca Djan | ... | assistant buyer |
| Jamie Egner | ... | standby props |
| Beth Hedges | ... | art department assistant |
| Mohammed Isam | ... | art pa |
| Daniel Kearns | ... | assistant art director |
| Ania Klimowicz | ... | scenic painter (as Annia Klimowicz) |
| Sophia Millar | ... | production buyer |
| Peter Pj Newman | ... | supervisor carpenter |
| Jesús Ortiz Fernández | ... | carpenter |
| Ana Palazón | ... | art assistant coordinator |
| Sophie Powell | ... | graphic designer |
| Terry Royce | ... | stand by props |
| Emma Ryder | ... | art department assistant |
| Jenny Tobin | ... | set florist |
| Dale Walters | ... | props: dailies |
Sound Department
| Steve Finn | ... | first assistant sound / production sound mixer: additional days |
| Cei Frampton | ... | sound assistant |
| Mark Holding | ... | sound mixer |
| Ziad Mubarak | ... | sound assistant: Saudi Arabia |
| Fernando Novillo | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Erik Vidal | ... | foley artist |
| Kiku Vidal | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Andy Adam | ... | special effects technician |
| David Campos | ... | special effects technician |
| Abadi Hasan Darwish | ... | SFX Runner |
| Abadi Hasan Darwish | ... | standby sfx |
| Pedro González | ... | special effects technician |
| Raúl Romanillos | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Joe White | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Bernat Aragonés | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Félix Bueno | ... | senior compositor: Antaviana Films |
| Mikel Calvo | ... | digital compositor |
| Lluis Castellet | ... | matchmover |
| Maria N. Collado | ... | digital matte painter |
| Joaquín Cuervo | ... | digital compositor |
| Lionel Estivill | ... | digital compositor |
| Dani Folch Gaya | ... | digital compositor |
| Daniel Lores | ... | digital compositor |
| Francesc Macia | ... | digital compositor |
| Cristian Martin | ... | digital compositor |
| Carlos Navarro Belenguer | ... | digital compositor |
| Gerard Romea | ... | roto/prep artist |
Stunts
| Dan Adams | ... | assistant stunt coordinator / saudí arabia (as Daniel Adams) / stunt performer (as Daniel Adams) |
| Domingo Beltrán | ... | stunt performer |
| Julio Cruz Ardura | ... | horse master |
| Sam Dent | ... | horse master |
| Will Dent | ... | stunt rigger |
| Ramón Jiménez | ... | stunt performer |
| Maurice Lee | ... | action coordinator |
| Fernando Martín-Maestro | ... | Assistant stunt coordinator / stunt performer (as Fernando Martín Maestro) |
| Andrej Riabokon | ... | stunt performer |
| Hugo Pérez Rubio | ... | stunt rider |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marco Alonso Monedero | ... | second assistant camera: a camera - saudi arabia / second assistant camera: uk main unit |
| Ramon Bartolí | ... | gaffer |
| Mauro Bellanova | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Neil Blakesley | ... | key grip |
| Ruben Cardol | ... | lighting technician |
| Eve Carreño | ... | second assistant camera: uk main unit |
| Salva Castellarnau | ... | key grip: Saudi Arabia |
| Carles Colom Sicilia | ... | digital imaging technician: UK & Saudi Arabia |
| Ashley Cooke | ... | second assistant camera: a camera main unit |
| Berta Díaz García-Campoy | ... | assistant camera: trainee |
| Gabi Garcia | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Will Green | ... | 1st ac/gimbal technician |
| Francisco Izaguirre | ... | gaffer: Spain Unit |
| James Layton | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
| Jon Peter Rowing | ... | assistant camera |
| Hiram Ríos | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ferran Serra | ... | best boy |
| Edgar Solé | ... | electrician |
| Alfredo Suárez Pana | ... | director of photography: second unit, Saudi Arabia |
| Ramón Sánchez | ... | a camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Laura Towers | ... | camera trainee |
| Luke Varley | ... | still photographer: dailies |
| Alfred Wentzel | ... | grip |
| Guillermo Álvarez Villaescusa | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera: main unit |
| Orlando De Silva | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Mohammad Almadani | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Richard Banks | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Melissa Gethin Clarke | ... | casting assistant |
| Magda Sobolewska | ... | extras casting |
| Toby Spigel | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ahmed Afzal | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Faiz Ahmed | ... | costume assistant |
| Shiraz Alam | ... | costume assistant |
| Julita Almodóvar | ... | breakdown assistant |
| Alattiyah Anfal Mahmoud | ... | costume assistant |
| Gurpreet Boparai | ... | costume assistant |
| Sophie Bugeaud Labrune | ... | assistant costume designer (as Sophie Bugeaud) |
| Dean Burke | ... | milliner |
| Oliver Cronk | ... | crowd costume supervisor |
| Vincent Dumas | ... | costume supervisor |
| Zaira Emran | ... | wardrobe assistant: Costume coordinator |
| Agathe Finney | ... | costume assistant |
| Fareed Haqqani | ... | costume assistant |
| Karishma Harjani | ... | researcher: coordinator |
| Katie Hudson | ... | costume trainee: daily |
| Tariq Ismail | ... | costume assistant |
| Zar Liaqat Malik | ... | costume assistant |
| Medard Mankos | ... | costume prop modeller/leather modeller |
| Lloyd Middleton | ... | set costumer |
| Gabriella Morpeth | ... | set costumer |
| Madiha Nouman | ... | costume assistant |
| Eloise Park | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Katarina Pazderova | ... | head costume prop modeller/costume props concept artist |
| Phoebe Riley | ... | costume assistant (as Phoebe Claire Riley) |
| Athar Shah | ... | costume assistant |
| Pilar Tamarit | ... | seamstress/set costumer: Spain |
| Adnan Abdul Waheed | ... | costume assistant: crowd |
Location Management
| Fahad Almonajed | ... | location production assistant (as Fahad Almunajjed) |
| Nawaf Alrakaf | ... | location manager |
| Jalawi Mohammed Alsaeed | ... | location production assistant |
| Alessia Apicella | ... | Locations Marshall |
| Marialucia Apicella | ... | location marshal |
| Matt Betteridge | ... | location manager |
| Guy Bishop | ... | location marshal |
| Hannah Cole | ... | location marshall |
| Akrem Tahir Gdder | ... | location production assistant |
| Tom Goad | ... | assistant location manager (as Thomas Goad) |
| Kyle Graham-Rainford | ... | location marshall |
| Luke Harris-Perfect | ... | location marshall |
| Ian Hewitt | ... | location assistant |
| Ahmed Isam | ... | Production location assistant: Store manager |
| Mohammed Isam | ... | location production assistant |
| Simon Lam | ... | location marshal |
| Mikey Lloyd | ... | location marshall |
| Chor Man | ... | location coordinator |
| Sharon McGuinness | ... | location manager |
| Fayiz Melibary | ... | base camp manager: Saudi Arabia |
| Sami Mohammed | ... | location production assistant |
| Salman Al Musaad | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Juliana Naples | ... | location marshall |
| Sebastian Prias | ... | location trainee (as Johan Sebastian Piras Suarez) |
| Victoria Rawlins | ... | location marshall |
| Mohamed Gamal Samahy | ... | assistant location manager |
| Elliot Sansom | ... | location marshall |
| Andy Williamson | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Andrew Dudman | ... | music recording engineer / music scoring mixer |
| Adam Klemens | ... | orchestrator |
| Muslim | ... | music / playback singer |
| Richard Harwood | ... | musician: principal cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Liz West | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mohamed Alnaccache | ... | transportation captain |
| Kit Harvey | ... | driver |
| Kareem Mamdouh | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Bruce Patel | ... | transportation captain |
| Ian Yea | ... | facility driver |
Additional Crew
| Talal Adnan Abu Suliman | ... | paramedic |
| Nicholas Aikin | ... | special consultant |
| Athba AlKhudairy | ... | production coordinator: Saudi Arabia |
| Mahmoud Alshamy | ... | production assistant |
| Claire Aston | ... | accounts daily |
| Richard Banks | ... | Assistant Crowd Director |
| Maralyn Causley | ... | script supervisor saudi arabia |
| Suzanna de Miranda | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Luke Elkins | ... | location assistant |
| Joel Galang | ... | technical coordinator |
| Alberto Gutierrez Gonzalez | ... | healthy & safety: recce |
| Lisa Jane Hanley | ... | accounts assistant |
| Jonathan Harwood | ... | construction medic |
| Wenna Heloise | ... | production assistant (as Morwenna Hull) |
| Joel Hide | ... | production assistant |
| Annabelle Hood | ... | base runner |
| Haamcau Joeng | ... | office production assistant (as Bella Hanqiu Yang) |
| Jane Karen | ... | dialect coach |
| Bindni Karia | ... | production coordinator |
| Abdullah Kurashi | ... | production manager: Saudi unit: pre-production |
| Sheila Fraser Milne | ... | production monitoring services |
| Debbie Moore | ... | financial controller |
| Nicolas Andrew Motte | ... | production runner |
| Kyren Parker | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Malcolm Pearce | ... | health & safety officer |
| Benjamin Perkins | ... | acting coach: rehearsals |
| Jayson Punsalan | ... | assistant production coordinator: ksa |
| Luisa Riviere | ... | assistant to director |
| Daniel Rogers | ... | health and safety adviser |
| Jacqueline Russon | ... | Prosthetics Design |
| Michael Searle | ... | floor runner |
| Omar Nadeem Shaikh | ... | production runner: Saudi Arabia |
| Ben Tabiner | ... | floor runner |
| Rhys Taylor | ... | 3rd ad |
| Jonathan Wayre | ... | 35mm film projection |
| Nadya Wilkinson | ... | accounts assistant |
Thanks
| Stephen Dixon | ... | thanks to: Metropolitan Police Film Unit |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Latido Films (2020) (Spain) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Al Maha Films (special thanks)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Creative Media Solutions (CMS) (co-financing)
- Limelight People (casting)
- Paterson James (production monitoring services)
- Piece of Cake Casting (extras casting)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An extraordinary real life story set in 1919 , BORN A KING is a coming-of-age story about Faisal, a 14 year old teenage Arab prince who is dispatched from the deserts of Arabia to London by his warrior father, Prince Abdul Aziz, on a high stakes diplomatic mission to secure the formation of his country. In London he must negotiate with some of the pre-eminent figures of the age, including Lord Curzon and Winston Churchill, while forming a friendship with Princess Mary who helps guide him through the corridors of power. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Prince Faisal became the King of Saudi Arabia from November 1964 until his assasnation in March 1975. See more » |