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Kundun (1997)

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Kundun

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Director

  • Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese

Writer

(WGA)
  • Melissa Mathison
    Melissa Mathison
    written by

Cast

(in credits order)
  • Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong in Kundun (1997)
    Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
    Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
    Dalai Lama (Adult)
  • Gyurme Tethong in Kundun (1997)
    Gyurme Tethong
    Gyurme Tethong
    Dalai Lama (Age 12)
  • Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin in Kundun (1997)
    Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
    Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
    Dalai Lama (Age 5)
  • Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
    Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
    Dalai Lama (Aged 2)
  • Tencho Gyalpo
    Tencho Gyalpo
    Mother
  • Tenzin Topjar
    Tenzin Topjar
    Lobsang (5-10)
  • Tsewang Migyur Khangsar
    Tsewang Migyur Khangsar
    Father
  • Tenzin Lodoe
    Tenzin Lodoe
    Takster
  • Geshi Yeshi Gyatso
    Geshi Yeshi Gyatso
    Lama of Sera
  • Losang Gyatso
    Losang Gyatso
    The Messenger
    (as Lobsang Gyatso)
  • Sonam Phuntsok
    Sonam Phuntsok
    Reting Rinpoche
  • Gyatso Lukhang
    Gyatso Lukhang
    Lord Chamberlain
  • Lobsang Samten
    Lobsang Samten
    Master of the Kitchen
  • Jigme Tsarong
    Jigme Tsarong
    Taktra Rimpoche
    (as Tsewang Jigme Tsarong)
  • Tenzin Trinley
    Tenzin Trinley
    Ling Rimpoche
  • Namgay Dorjee
    Namgay Dorjee
    Kashag
    /Nobleman #1
    (as Ngawang Dorjee)
  • Phintso Thonden
    Phintso Thonden
    Kashag
    /Nobleman #2
  • Chewang Tsering Ngokhang
    Chewang Tsering Ngokhang
    Layman #1
  • Jamyang Tenzin
    Jamyang Tenzin
    Norbu Thundrup
  • Tashi Dhondup
    Tashi Dhondup
    Lobsang (Adult)
  • Jampa Lungtok
    Jampa Lungtok
    Nechung Oracle
  • Karma Wangchuk
    Karma Wangchuk
    Deformed Face Bodyguard
  • Kim Chan in Zen Noir (2004)
    Kim Chan
    Kim Chan
    Second Chinese General
  • Henry Yuk
    Henry Yuk
    General Tan
  • Ngawang Kaldan
    Ngawang Kaldan
    Prime Minister Lobsang Tashi
  • Jurme Wangda
    Jurme Wangda
    Prime Minister Lukhangwa
  • Robert Lin
    Robert Lin
    Robert Lin
    Chairman Mao
  • Salden Kunga
    Salden Kunga
    Tibetan Doctor
    (as Selden Kunga)
  • John Wong
    John Wong
    Chinese Comrade
  • Gawa Youngdung
    Gawa Youngdung
    Old Woman
  • Tenzin Rampa
    Tenzin Rampa
    Tenzin Chonegyl (Age 12)
  • Vyas Ananthakrishnan
    Vyas Ananthakrishnan
    Indian Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Stanley Ipkiss
    Stanley Ipkiss
  • Headshot
    Ken Leung
    Ken Leung
    (voice)
  • Yoon C. Joyce
    Yoon C. Joyce
    Yoon C. Joyce
    Chinese soldier
    (uncredited)
  • R. Gern Trowbridge
    R. Gern Trowbridge
    Monk
    (uncredited)
  • Ben Wang
    Ben Wang
    Ben Wang
    General Chang Ching-Wu
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Barbara De Fina
    Barbara De Fina
    producer
  • Laura Fattori
    Laura Fattori
    executive producer
  • Scott Harris
    Scott Harris
    associate producer
  • Melissa Mathison
    Melissa Mathison
    co-producer
  • Perry Santos
    Perry Santos
    associate producer
  • Jeanne Stack
    Jeanne Stack
    producer: Canada

Composer

  • Philip Glass
    Philip Glass

Cinematographer

  • Roger Deakins
    Roger Deakins
    director of photography

Editor

  • Thelma Schoonmaker
    Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting

  • Jimmy Abounouom
    Jimmy Abounouom
    casting director (as Ahmed Abounouom)
  • Ellen Lewis
    Ellen Lewis

Production Designer

  • Dante Ferretti
    Dante Ferretti

Art Directors

  • Franco Ceraolo
    Franco Ceraolo
  • Massimo Razzi
    Massimo Razzi
  • Alan Tomkins
    Alan Tomkins
    supervising art director (as Alan R. Tomkins)

Set Decorator

  • Francesca Lo Schiavo
    Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Designer

  • Dante Ferretti
    Dante Ferretti

Makeup Department

  • Hayat Ouled Dahhou
    Hayat Ouled Dahhou
    hair stylist
  • Siham Ouled Dahhou
    Siham Ouled Dahhou
    hair stylist (as Siham Ouled dahhou)
  • Elisabetta De Leonardis
    Elisabetta De Leonardis
    hair stylist
  • Mirella Ginnoto
    Mirella Ginnoto
    key hair stylist
  • Giorgio Gregorini
    Giorgio Gregorini
    hair stylist
  • Fabrizio Sforza
    Fabrizio Sforza
    key makeup artist

Production Management

  • Majid Aoulad Abdellah
    Majid Aoulad Abdellah
    unit production manager
  • Leslie Kobyluck
    Leslie Kobyluck
    production manager: second unit
  • Roberto Malerba
    Roberto Malerba
    unit production manager
  • Karen L. Thorson
    Karen L. Thorson
    post-production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Bernard Bellew
    Bernard Bellew
    second assistant director
  • Norman Berns
    Norman Berns
    second assistant director: "Sand Mandala" sequence
  • E.J. Foerster
    E.J. Foerster
    second unit director: British Columbia
  • Abraham Fraser
    Abraham Fraser
    second assistant director: British Columbia second unit
  • Rachid Gaidi
    Rachid Gaidi
    assistant director
  • Scott Harris
    Scott Harris
    first assistant director
  • Ahmed Hatimi
    Ahmed Hatimi
    first assistant director: Morocco
  • Alberto Mangiante
    Alberto Mangiante
    second assistant director
  • Phil Marco
    Phil Marco
    director: New York second unit
  • Barbara Pastrovich
    Barbara Pastrovich
    second second assistant director

Art Department

  • Elio Altamura
    Elio Altamura
    dressing props
  • Alice Baker
    Alice Baker
    assistant set decorator
  • Brian Bishop
    Brian Bishop
    scenic painter
  • Doug Bishop
    Doug Bishop
    scenic painter
  • Mike Fowlie
    Mike Fowlie
    property master
  • Aomar Hessaini
    Aomar Hessaini
    painter
  • Abdenabi Izlaguen
    Abdenabi Izlaguen
    props
  • Jaafrane Jamal
    Jaafrane Jamal
    sculptor
  • Byron K. Lovelace
    Byron K. Lovelace
    property master / property master: New York second unit / props: New York
  • Roberto Magagnini
    Roberto Magagnini
    dressing props

Sound Department

  • Tim J. Carroll
    Tim J. Carroll
    consultant: Dolby Digital
  • Benjamin Cheah
    Benjamin Cheah
    assistant sound editor
  • Marko A. Costanzo
    Marko A. Costanzo
    foley artist
  • Kay Denmark
    Kay Denmark
    adr boom operator
  • Matthew Desorgher
    Matthew Desorgher
    boom operator
  • Tom Fleischman
    Tom Fleischman
    re-recording mixer
  • Frank Kern
    Frank Kern
    foley editor
  • Marissa Littlefield
    Marissa Littlefield
    adr editor
  • Bruce Pross
    Bruce Pross
    foley engineer
  • Nicholas Renbeck
    Nicholas Renbeck
    dialogue editor

Special Effects

  • Giovanni Antonini
    Giovanni Antonini
    special effects
  • Conor Coughlan
    Conor Coughlan
    special effects technician
  • Massimo Cristofanelli
    Massimo Cristofanelli
    special effects
  • Kevin Hannigan
    Kevin Hannigan
    senior special effects / special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

  • Craig Barron
    Craig Barron
    visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
  • Jennifer Basnyat
    Jennifer Basnyat
    visual effects
  • Jeff Burks
    Jeff Burks
    visual effects supervisor
  • Doug Delaney
    Doug Delaney
    scanning and recording
  • Krystyna Demkowicz
    Krystyna Demkowicz
    executive in charge of production: Matte World Digital
  • Mark O. Forker
    Mark O. Forker
    digital compositing supervisor
  • Karl Fornander
    Karl Fornander
    digital compositor (as Karl Fornander) / visual effects artist
  • Rachel Wyn Garcia-Dunn
    Rachel Wyn Garcia-Dunn
    compositor: Digital Domain (as Rick Dunn)
  • Simon Haslett
    Simon Haslett
    digital effects artist
  • Claas Henke
    Claas Henke
    compositor: Digital Domain

Stunts

  • Stefano Maria Mioni
    Stefano Maria Mioni
    stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Giampaolo Bagala
    Giampaolo Bagala
    grip
  • Mario Bramucci
    Mario Bramucci
    electrician
  • Patrick Bramucci
    Patrick Bramucci
    electrician / rigging gaffer
  • Fausto Cancellieri
    Fausto Cancellieri
    machinist
  • Stephen Carmona
    Stephen Carmona
    assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
  • Pete Cavaciuti
    Pete Cavaciuti
    steadicam operator
  • Ali Cherkaoui
    Ali Cherkaoui
    video playback operator
  • Massimiliano Dessena
    Massimiliano Dessena
    grip
  • Sergio Faina
    Sergio Faina
    grip
  • Stefano Falivene
    Stefano Falivene
    assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department

  • Adil Abdelwahab
    Adil Abdelwahab
    casting
  • Jimmy Abounouom
    Jimmy Abounouom
    extras casting (as Ahmed Abounouom)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Romano Amidei
    Romano Amidei
    set costumer
  • Edelweis Azzurro
    Edelweis Azzurro
    tailor
  • Nezha Dakil
    Nezha Dakil
    costume supervisor / set costumer
  • Ali Lammari
    Ali Lammari
    set costumer
  • Elsa Malandra
    Elsa Malandra
    tailor
  • Mustapha Mimis
    Mustapha Mimis
    set costumer
  • Bona Nasalli-Rocca
    Bona Nasalli-Rocca
    wardrobe supervisor (as Bona Nasalli Rocca)
  • Abdelfattah Qzaibar
    Abdelfattah Qzaibar
    costume aging and dying
  • Marina Roberti
    Marina Roberti
    set costumer
  • Maria Antonietta Salvatori
    Maria Antonietta Salvatori
    seamstress

Editorial Department

  • Tom Foligno
    Tom Foligno
    first assistant editor
  • David Orr
    David Orr
    color timer
  • Alex Soto
    Alex Soto
    apprentice editor
  • Kyle Ann Stokes
    Kyle Ann Stokes
    apprentice editor
  • Sara Thorson
    Sara Thorson
    second assistant editor

Location Management

  • Mohamed Benhmamane
    Mohamed Benhmamane
    location manager
  • Vito Colazzo
    Vito Colazzo
    location manager
  • Antonio Gabrielli
    Antonio Gabrielli
    executive location manager
  • Francesco Marras
    Francesco Marras
    location manager
  • Robin Mounsey
    Robin Mounsey
    location manager: second unit
  • Riccardo Neri
    Riccardo Neri
    location manager
  • Hamid Araissi
    Hamid Araissi
    location manager: Morocco (uncredited)
  • Day Trinh-Dinh
    Day Trinh-Dinh
    location projectionist (uncredited)

Music Department

  • Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    assistant music editor
  • Martin Czembor
    Martin Czembor
    music engineer
  • Martha Mooke
    Martha Mooke
    musician
  • Suzana Peric
    Suzana Peric
    music editor
  • Michael Riesman
    Michael Riesman
    conductor
  • William Schimmel
    William Schimmel
    musician
  • Boris Perovic
    Boris Perovic
    music producer assistant (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • James Ellis Deakins
    James Ellis Deakins
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

  • Giovanni Antonini
    Giovanni Antonini
    driver sfx
  • Khalid Banoujaafar
    Khalid Banoujaafar
    transportation captain
  • Driss Benchiba
    Driss Benchiba
    transportation coordinator (as Driss Benchhiba)
  • Peter Huff
    Peter Huff
    transportation coordinator: second unit
  • Hicham Regragui
    Hicham Regragui
    transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

  • Noureddine Aberdine
    Noureddine Aberdine
    production assistant
  • Cecilia Alvarenga
    Cecilia Alvarenga
    production coordinator (as Cecelia Alvarenga)
  • Randall Balsmeyer
    Randall Balsmeyer
    title designer
  • Giorgio Catalano
    Giorgio Catalano
    accounting assistant
  • Akrame El Meziane
    Akrame El Meziane
    production assistant
  • Dawn Freer
    Dawn Freer
    script supervisor: insert photography
  • Geofrey Hildrew
    Geofrey Hildrew
    production assistant
  • Dean Hood
    Dean Hood
    location accountant
  • Patricia Johnson
    Patricia Johnson
    unit publicist
  • Jerzy Lamirowsky
    Jerzy Lamirowsky
    yaks and rats wrangler

Thanks

  • The Dalai Lama
    The Dalai Lama
    acknowledgment (as His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
  • Catherine Scorsese
    Catherine Scorsese
    dedicatee

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