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Stop-motion animated fairy tale. Victor Van Dort places a wedding ring intended for his fiancée on the finger of a woman's skeleton out of jest, little knowing that the girl will come back to life as his bride.

Cast & credits

Cast

voice of Victor Van Dort Johnny Depp
voice of Corpse Bride Helena Bonham Carter
voice of Victoria Everglot Emily Watson
voice of Nell Van Dort/Hildegarde Tracey Ullman
voice of William Van Dort/Mayhew Paul Whitehouse
voice of Paul the head waiter Paul Whitehouse
voice of Maudeline Everglot Joanna Lumley
voice of Finis Everglot Albert Finney
voice of Lord Barkis Bittern Richard E. Grant
voice of Pastor Galswells Christopher Lee
voice of Elder Gutknecht Michael Gough
voice of black widow spider/Mrs Plum Jane Horrocks
voice of maggot/town crier Enn Reitel
voice of General Bonesapart Deep Roy
voice of Bonejangles Danny Elfman
voice of Emil Stephen Ballantyne
voice of solemn village boy Lisa Kay

Credits

Direction

Directed by Mike Johnson
Directed by Tim Burton
Assistant Director (1st) Ezra J. Sumner
Assistant Director (2nd) Mike Colley
Assistant Director (3rd) Joe Barlow

Production

©/Production Company Patalex II Productions Limited
Production Company Tim Burton Productions
Production Company Laika Entertainment
Presented by Warner Bros. Pictures
[Production Company] Warner Bros. Animation
[Production Company] Tim Burton Animation Company
[Production Company] Vinton Studios
Executive Producer Jeffrey Auerbach
Executive Producer Joe Ranft
Produced by Tim Burton
Produced by Allison Abbate
Associate Producer Tracy Shaw
Associate Producer Derek Frey
Production Manager Harry Linden
Production Co-ordinator Victoria Bugs Hartley
Production Co-ordinator Fleur Jago
Animation Co-ordinator Portia Wilson
Production Co-ordinator US Sarah Faley
Production Co-ordinator US Dale A. Smith
Production Accountant Jeffrey Broom
Post-production Supervisor Jessie Thiele
Post-production Co-ordinator Katie Reynolds
Made at Three Mills Studios

Casting

Casting Michelle Guish
Casting Associate Gaby Kester
US Casting Consultant Ruth Lambert

Writing

Screenplay John August
Screenplay Caroline Thompson
Screenplay Pamela Pettler
Original Characters Created by Tim Burton
Original Characters Created by Carlos Grangel
Story (Head of Story) Jeffrey Lynch
Story (Storyboard Artist) Chris Butler
Story (Storyboard Artist) Patrick Collins
Story (Storyboard Artist) Dean Roberts
Story (Storyboard Artist) Sharon Smith
Story (Storyboard Artist) David Stoten
Story (Storyboard Artist) Tim Watts
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Alex Hillkurtz
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Andreas Von Andrian
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Alberto Mielgo
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Brendan Houghton
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Michael Cachuela
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Matt Jones
Story (Additional Storyboard Artist) Kaz
Story (Character Designer) Jordi Grangel
Story (Character Designer) Carles Burges
Story (Character Designer) Huy Vu

Photography

Director of Photography Pete Kozachik
Lighting Cameraman Melissa Byers
Lighting Cameraman Jamie Daniels
Lighting Cameraman Stuart Galloway
Lighting Cameraman Malcolm Hadley
Lighting Cameraman Simon Jacobs
Lighting Cameraman James Lewis
Lighting Cameraman Simon Paul
Lighting Cameraman Graham Pettit
Lighting Cameraman Peter Sorg
Lighting Cameraman Mark Stewart
Chief Lighting Technician Clive Scott

Special Effects

Visual Effects Editor William Campbell
Visual Effects Supervisor Pete Kozachik
Visual Effects Consultant Chris Watts
Visual Effects by The Moving Picture Company
Art Department (Modeller) Andy Baker
Art Department (Modeller) Jim Barr
Art Department (Modeller) Steven Bettles
Art Department (Modeller) Alice Bird
Art Department (Modeller) Mick Chippington
Art Department (Modeller) Mark Cordory
Art Department (Modeller) Charles Fletcher
Art Department (Modeller) Mike Gould
Art Department (Modeller) Andrew Howard Green
Art Department (Modeller) Mark Gunning
Art Department (Modeller) Nicola Hatch
Art Department (Modeller) Chris Hepple
Art Department (Modeller) Valma Hiblen
Art Department (Modeller) Penny Howarth
Art Department (Modeller) Barry Jones
Art Department (Modeller) Oliver Jones
Art Department (Modeller) Clare Kinross
Art Department (Modeller) Amy Mabire
Art Department (Modeller) Ian Maccabe
Art Department (Modeller) Thecla Mallinson
Art Department (Modeller) Martin Mattingley
Art Department (Modeller) Cathy Maze
Art Department (Modeller) Stephen McClure
Art Department (Modeller) Cormac Mckee
Art Department (Modeller) Angela Pang
Art Department (Modeller) Wendy Payne
Art Department (Modeller) Gavin Richards
Art Department (Modeller) Steve Riley
Art Department (Modeller) Will Sumpter
Art Department (Modeller) Hilary Utting
Art Department (Modeller) Sarah Wells
Art Department (Modeller) Terry Whitehouse
Art Department (Modeller) Daniel Wright
Art Department (Graphic Designer) Paul McBride
Art Department (Character Colourist) Annie Elvin
Art Department (Visual Devel'mnt Artist) Simón V. Varela
Art Department (Visual Devel'mnt Artist) Sean P. Mathiesen
Art Department (Visual Devel'mnt Artist) Luc Desmarchelier

Animation

Animation Supervisor Anthony Scott
Animator Philip Dale
Animator Brian Demoskoff
Animator Drew Lightfoot
Animator Charlotte Worsaae
Animator Peter Dodd
Animator Jo Chalkley
Animator Mark Waring
Animator Anthony Farquhar-smith
Animator Malcolm Lamont
Animator Chris Stenner
Animator Brad Schiff
Animator Tim Watts
Animator Jason Stalman
Animator Brian Hansen
Animator Matt Palmer
Animator Chris Tichborne
Animator Tim Allen
Animator Tobias Fouracre
Animator Trey Thomas
Animator Jens Jonathan Gulliksen
Animator Antony Elworthy
Animator Mike Cottee
Animator Stefano Cassini
Animator Chris Tootell
2D Animator Michael Schlingmann
2D Animator Joris van Hulzen
MoCo [Motion Control] Supervisor Andy Bowman
MoCo [Motion Control] Technician Roberta Trouton

Editing

Edited by Jonathan Lucas
Edited by Chris Lebenzon

Design

Production Designed by Alex McDowell
Art Director Nelson Lowry
Art Dept (Art Department Supervisor) Roddy Macdonald
Art Department (Illustrator) Christopher Scott Baker
Art Department (Illustrator) Neil Ross
Art Department (Researcher) Priscilla Elliott
Art Department (Draughtsman) Poppy Luard
Art Department (Draughtsman) Hannah Moseley
Art Dept (Set Construction Prod'n Mgr) Jon Minchin

Make-up

Puppets Made by Mackinnon & Saunders
Puppets Made by Ian Mackinnon
Puppets Made by Peter Saunders
MacKinnon/Saunders (Project Supervisor) Kat Miller
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Sculptor) Noel Baker
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Paint) Nick Roberson
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Armature) Georgina Hayns
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Costumes) Michelle Scattergood
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Foam) Bethan Jones
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Mould) Bridget Smith
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Fabrication) Christine Keogh
MacKinnon/Saunders (Lead Silicone) Mark Thompson
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Micheal Asquith
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Emily Austen
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Colin Batty
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Christopher Booth
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Fiona Bunting
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Carrie Clarke
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Ruth Curtis
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Mark Evans
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Anthony Fallows
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Angela Frankham
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Ben Greenwood
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Graeme Hall
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Anne Hall
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Joe Holman
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Rebecca Hunt
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Clare Jones
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Yee-Mee Li
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Colin Mackinnon
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Robbie Manning
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Spencer Marsden
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Richard Miles
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Sara Mullock
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Megumi Ogo
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Cordelia O'neill
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Rebecca Redhead
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Gareth Richards
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Susan Robson
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Jeremy Ryder
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Kevin Scillitoe
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Nick Ramsdale
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Neil Sutcliffe
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Stuart Sutcliffe
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Amanda Thomas
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Emma Trimble
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) John Turnbull
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Justin Virdi
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Christine Walker
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) Simon White
MacKinnon/Saunders (Puppet Modeller) David Whiting
Puppet Fabrication Supervisor Graham G. Maiden
Puppet Co-ordinator Libby Watson
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Fiona Barty
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Richard Blakey
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Deborah Cook
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Nigel Cornford
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Georgie Everard
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Michelle Gelormini
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Jonathan Grimshaw
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Maggie Haden
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Janet Knechtel
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Thalia Lane
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Andrew Lee
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Lara Lodato
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Shannon O'neill
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Richard Pickersgill
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Caroline Wallace
Puppet Modeller (On-set Puppet Fabric'n) Adam Wright
Puppet Wrangler Dan Pascall
Junior Puppet Wrangler Trevor Poulsum
On-set Puppet Fabrication (Armatures) Merrick Cheney

Film processing

Digital Grade Supervisor Begoña López
MovingPictCo (Colourist) Max Horton

Music

Score/Songs by Danny Elfman
Score Conducted by Nick Ingman
Supervising Orchestrator Steve Bartek
Orchestrations Edgardo Simone
Orchestrations David Slonaker
Supervising Music Programmer Marc Mann
Score Programmer Jake Jackson
Score/Songs Produced by Danny Elfman
Music Editor Michael Higham
Music Editor Shie Rozow

Sound

Score Recorded/Mixed by Dennis Sands
Sound Designer Martin Cantwell
Sound Designer Steve Boeddeker
Production Mixer Sandy Buchanan
Production Mixer Paul Langwade
Production Mixer Rupert Coulson
Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick
Re-recording Mixer Mike Prestwood Smith
Re-recording Mixer Chris Burdon
Mix Tech Vincent Cosson
Mix Tech Douglas Cooper
Mix Tech Philip Freudenfeld
Mix Tech Steve Hancock
Supervising Sound Editor Eddy Joseph
Dialogue Editor Tony Currie
Dialogue Editor Colin Ritchie
Foley Supervisor Harry Barnes
Foley Artist Paul Hanks
Foley Artist Ian Waggott
Foley Mixer Phill Barrett
Foley Editor Simon Chase

Consultant

Production Consultants Poster Pictures
In Memory of Joe Ranft