The Pledge
The story, set in a small US town, of a police chief who makes a pledge to the mother of a murdered girl that he will catch her killer. Slowly the pledge takes over his life.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jerry Black Jack Nicholson
- Margaret Larsen Patricia Clarkson
- Toby Jay Wadenah Benicio del Toro
- Strom Dale Dickey
- Stan Krolak Aaron Eckhart
- Monash deputy Costas Mandylor
- doctor Helen Mirren
- Gary Jackson Tom Noonan
- Duane Larsen Michael O'keefe
- Lori Robin Wright Penn
- Annalise Hansen Vanessa Redgrave
- Chrissy, Lori's daughter Pauline Roberts
- Jim Olstad Mickey Rourke
- Eric Pollack Sam Shepard
- Helen Jackson Lois Smith
- Floyd Cage Harry Dean Stanton
- Rudy Beau Daniels
- resort owner Wendy Morrow Donaldson
- sheriff P. Adrien Dorval
- bus driver Shawn Henter
- store clerk Kathy Jensen
- Ginny Larsen Taryn Knowles
- Hank Nels Lennarson
- real estate agent J.J. McColl
- criminologist 1 Gordon May
- deputy 3 Gardinar Millar
- deputy 1 Adam Nelson
- TV anchorman Tony Parsons
- prisoner Robert Popoff
- flea market sales lady Nicole Robert
- Jean Eileen Ryan
- Alma Cage Lucy Schmidt
- grey haired man John R. Taylor
- rest home resident Theodore Thomas
- Becky Fiske Brittany Tiplady
- crime scene reporter Mavourneen Varcoe-ryan
- bartender at airport Françoise Yip Fong-wah
Credits
Direction
- Director Sean Penn
- Assistant Director (1st) Brian Cook
- Assistant Director (2nd) Andrew Robinson
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Tracey Poirier
- Assistant Director (3rd) Warren Hanna
- Assistant Director (Trainee) James Bitonti
- Assistant Director (Addit Photography 1) Jon Scheide
- Script Supervisor Lara Fox
- Script Supervisor (Addit Photography) Natasha Young
Production
- © Pledge Productions Inc
- Presented by Morgan Creek Productions
- Presented by Franchise Pictures
- Production Company Clyde Is Hungry Productions
- Executive Producer Andrew Stevens
- [Executive Producer] Don Carmody
- Producer Michael Fitzgerald
- Producer Sean Penn
- Producer Elie Samaha
- Associate Producer Brian Cook
- Production Manager Richard Bullock
- Production Manager (Addit Photography) Cathy Gesualdo
- Production Manager (Addit Photography) Jef Richard
- Production Co-ordinator Susan Crawford
- Production Co-ordinator (Add Photogr'y) Christina Margellos
- Location Manager Scott Walden
- Location Manager Monty Bannister
- Post-production Supervisor Susan Novick
Casting
- Casting Don Phillips
- Casting (Associate) Jason Mundy
Writing
- Screenplay Jerzy Kromolowski
- Screenplay Mary Olson-kromolowski
- Based on the book 'Das Versprechen' by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Photography
- Director of Photography Chris Menges
- Camera Operator (A) Alastair Rae
- Camera Operator (B) Paul Mitchnick
- Camera Operator (B) Ron Hersey
- Camera Operator (Aerial) Hans Bjerno
Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects Industrial Light & Magic
- ILM (Visual Effects Supervisor) Pablo Helman
- ILM (Visual Effects Producer) Stephanie Hornish
- ILM (Lead Sabre Artist) Rita Zimmerman
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Kela Hicks
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Okan Ataman
- ILM (Digital Matte Artist) Wei Zheng
- ILM (Digital Compositor) Dorne Huebler
- ILM (Digital Paint/Roto) Joanne Hafner
- ILM (Digital Paint/Roto) Aaron Muszalski
- ILM (Visual Effects Editorial) John Bartle
- ILM (Visual Effects Editorial) Tony Pitone
- ILM (Visual Effects Editorial) Natalee Djokovic
- ILM (Colour Timing Supervisor) Bruce Vecchitto
- ILM (Visual Effects Co-ordinator) Leslie Safley
- ILM (Film Recording Engineer) Joshua Pines
- ILM (Film Recording Engineer) Earl W. Beyer
- ILM (CG Technician) Suni Dailey
- ILM (CG Technician) Ryan Galloway
- Additional Digital Effects Pacific Title Digital
- PTD (Visual Effects Producer) Ken Smith
- PTD (Visual Effects Supervisor) Mark Freund
- PTD (Digital Artist) Wenden K. Baldwin
- PTD (Digital Artist) Jennifer Law
- PTD (Digital Artist) Ken Dackermann
- PTD (Digital Artist) Chris Flynn
- Computer Screen Design Snow Dowd
- Computer Screen Design Robert Reinhardt
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Dave Gauthier
- Special Effects (Co-co-ordinator) Bill Mills
Editing
- Editor Jay Cassidy
Design
- Production Designer Bill Groom
- Art Director Helen V. Jarvis
- Set Decorator Lesley Beale
- Key Scenic Artist Vaughan Baker
- On-set Scenic Artist Derek Bobroff
Costumes
- Costume Designer Jill Ohanneson
- Wardrobe Supervisor Karin Nosella
Make-up
- Key Make-up Jayne Dancose
- Mr Nicholson's Make-up Artist Michael Germain
- Prosthetic Dentistry Rick Glassman
- Key Hair Roy Sidick
- Mr Nicholson's Hairstylist Joy A. Zapata
Titles
- Titles/Opticals Pacific Title
Music
- Music Hans Zimmer
- Music Klaus Badelt
- Additional Music Michael Brook
- Additional Music Craig Eastman
- Additional Music Heitor Pereira
- Additional Music Martin Tillman
- Vocals Alison Moynihan
- Music Production Supervisor Gretchen O'neal
- Music Editor Vicki Hiatt
- Music Editor Marc Streitenfeld
- Music Consultant Jason Alexander
Sound
- Sound Mixer Rob Young
- Sound Mixer (Addit Photography) Kevin Sands
- Supervising Re-recording Mixer Mark Berger
- Re-recording Mixer David Parker
- Supervising Sound Editor John Nutt
- Dialogue Editor David Bergad
- Sound Effects Designer Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
- Sound Effects Designer Piotr Filipowski
- Sound Effects Editor Aura Gilge
- ADR Supervisor Mark Levinson
- Foley Artist Margie O'malley
- Foley Artist Marnie Moore
- Foley Mixer Frank Rinella
- Foley Editor Patti Tauscher
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Bill Ferguson
- Stunt Player Joe Desarro
- Stunt Player Rick Pearce
- Mr Nicholson's Stand-in John Hackett
- Lori's Stand-in Tami Deschutter
- Utility Stand-in Kyle Riefsnyder
- Helicopter Pilot Jim Filippone
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Joe Depczynski
- Animal Trainer Tracey Gardhouse
- Horse Wrangler Danny Virtue