The Age of Innocence
Based on the novel by Edith Wharton, set within the upper echelons of New York society in the 1870s. A socially prominent lawyer is engaged to marry a young woman from a powerful family, but falls in love with her fiancee's cousin who has returned from Europe following the failure of her marriage to a count.
Cast & credits
Cast
- narrator Joanne Woodward
- Newland Archer Daniel Day-Lewis
- Ellen Olenska Michelle Pfeiffer
- May Welland Winona Ryder
- Larry Lefferts Richard E. Grant
- Sillerton Jackson Alec McCowen
- Mrs Welland Geraldine Chaplin
- Regina Beaufort Mary Beth Hurt
- Julius Beaufort Stuart Wilson
- Mrs Mingott Miriam Margolyes
- Mrs Archer Siân Phillips
- Janey Archer Carolyn Farina
- Henry van der Luyden Michael Gough
- Louisa van der Luyden Alexis Smith
- Rivière Jonathan Pryce
- Ted Archer Robert Sean Leonard
- female opera singer Linda Faye Farkas
- male opera singer Michael Rees Davis
- male opera singer Terry Cook
- male opera singer Jon Garrison
- Beaufort guest Howard Erskine
- party guest John Mcloughlin
- party guest Christopher Nilsson
- the duke Kevin Sanders
- Mr Urban Dagonet W.B. Brydon
- Gertrude Lefferts Tracey Ellis
- Countess Olenska's maid Christina Pronzati
- florist Clement Fowler
- Mr Letterblair Norman Lloyd
- stage actress Cindy Katz
- stage actor Thomas Gibson
- herself Zoë
- Mingott maid June Squibb
- Katie Blenker Domenica Scorsese
- Archer maid Mac Orange
- Philip Brian Davies
- Archer guest Thomas Barbour
- bishop Henry Fehren
- Mary Archer Patricia Dunnock
Credits
Direction
- Director Martin Scorsese
- Assistant Director (1st) Joseph Reidy
- Assistant Director (2nd) Joseph Burns
- Assistant Director Susan E. Fiore
- Assistant Director (Paris) Vincent Lascoumes
- Script Supervisor Kay Chapin
Production
- © Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
- Production Company Cappa DeFina Productions
- Presented by Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Producer Barbara De Fina
- Co-producer Bruce S. Pustin
- Associate Producer Joseph Reidy
- Unit Production Manager Bruce S. Pustin
- Unit Production Manager (Paris) Jean-Pierre Avice
- Production Co-ordinator Alesandra Cuomo
- Production Co-ordinator (Paris) Joanny Carpentier
- Location Manager Patricia Doherty Hess
- Unit Location Manager (Paris) Sandrine Ageorges
Casting
- Casting Ellen Lewis
- Casting (Associate) Julie Madison
Writing
- Screenplay Jay Cocks
- Screenplay Martin Scorsese
- Based on the novel by Edith Wharton
Photography
- Director of Photography Michael Ballhaus
- Camera Operator David M. Dunlap
- Steadicam Operator Larry McConkey
- Steadicam Operator Anastas N. Michos
- Assistant Camera (1st) Florian Ballhaus
- Assistant Camera (2nd) Bob Mancuso
Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects Illusion Arts
- Special Visual Effects Syd Dutton
- Special Visual Effects Bill Taylor
- IA (Matte Artist) Robert Stromberg
- IA (Matte Photography) Mark Sawicki
- IA (Matte Photography) John E. Sullivan
- IA (Optical Photography) David S. Williams Jr
- IA (Mechanical Effects) Lynn Ledgewood
- IA (Production Manager) Catherine Sudolcan
- Special Effects Co-ordinator John Ottesen
- Special Effects Operator Ronnie Ottesen
- Special Effects Operator Mikel Maggi
Editing
- Editor Thelma Schoonmaker
Design
- Production Designer Dante Ferretti
- Art Director Speed Hopkins
- Art Director (Paris) Jean-Michel Hugon
- Assistant Art Director Dan Davis
- Assistant Art Director Robert Preziola
- Assistant Art Director Carl Sprague
- Art Department Co-ordinator Michele Giordano
- Set Decorator Robert J. Franco
- Set Decorator Amy Marshall
- Key Set Dresser David Weinman
- Chargeman Scenic Artist James Sorice
Costumes
- Costume Designer Gabriella Pescucci
- Wardrobe Supervisor Deirdre Williams
- Wardrobe Supervisor Hartsell Taylor
Make-up
- Make-up Allen Weisinger
- Make-up Ronnie Specter
- Special Make-up Effects Manlio Rocchetti
- Hair Design Alan D'angerio
- Hairstylist Michael Kriston
- Hair Consultant Antonio Soddu
Titles
- Title Design Elaine Bass
- Title Design Saul Bass
Film processing
- Opticals The Effects House
Music
- Music Elmer Bernstein
- Orchestrations Elmer Bernstein
- Music Editor Suzana Peric
- Music Editor Suki Buchman
- Nineteenth Century Music Consultant David Montgomery
Sound
- Sound Recordist Tod Maitland
- Sound Re-recording Tom Fleischman
- Supervising Sound Editor Skip Lievsay
- Dialogue Editor Marissa Littlefield
- Dialogue Editor Laura Civiello
- Dialogue Supervisor Philip Stockton
- Sound Effects Editor Eugene Gearty
- ADR Editor Hal Levinsohn
- Foley Supervisor Bruce Pross
- Foley Editor Frank Kern
- Foley Editor Steven Visscher
Consultant
- Visual Research Consultant Robin Standefer
- Etiquette Consultant Lily Lodge
- Dramaturg Michael X. Zelenak
- Table Decoration Consultant David Mcfadden
- Chef Nineteenth Century Meals Rick Ellis
- Dance Consultant Elizabeth Aldrich
