The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Year:
2008
Production Country:
Great Britain / USA
Drama set during World War II. Bruno, the son of a Kommandant at a concentration camp, makes friends with a Jewish boy imprisoned there.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Elsa, Bruno's mother Vera Farmiga
- father David Thewlis
- Lieutenant Kotler Rupert Friend
- Pavel David Hayman
- Bruno Asa Butterfield
- Shmuel Jack Scanlon
- Gretel Amber Beattie
- grandma Sheila Hancock
- grandpa Richard Johnson
- Leon Zac Mattoon-O'Brien
- Martin Domonkos Németh
- Karl Henry Kingsmill
- Maria Cara Horgan
- Berlin cook Zsuzsa Holl
- Lars László Áron
- Palm Court singer Charlie Baker
- Meinberg Iván Verebély
- Schultz Béla Fesztbaum
- Heinz Attila Egyed
- Herr Liszt Jim Norton
- Isaak László Nádasi
- kapo 1 László Quitt
- kapo 2 Mihály Szabados
- kapo 3 sonderkommando Zsolt Sáfár Kovács
- elderly Jewish man Gábor Harsay
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Mark Herman
- Assistant Director (1st) Martin Harrison
- Assistant Director (Co-1st) Zsuzsa Gurbán
- Assistant Director (2nd) Chris Stoaling
- Assistant Director (3rd) Heidi Gower
- Assistant Director (3rd) István Pócsai
- Assistant Director (3rd) Bernadett Lövey
- Script Supervisor Libbie Barr
Production
- © Miramax Film Corp.
- Production Company Heyday Films
- Presents Miramax Films
- [Presented] in association with BBC Films
- Hungarian Production Services Eurofilm Stúdió Kft
- Executive Producer Mark Herman
- Executive Producer Christine Langan
- Produced by David Heyman
- Co-producer Rosie Alison
- Line Producer Mary Richards
- Unit Manager István Király
- Production Manager George Kuntner
- Eurofilm Stúdió Kft (Hung Prod Services) Péter Miskolczi
- Eurofilm Stúdió Kft (Hung Prod Services) Gábor Váradi
- Production Co-ordinator Samantha Black
- Production Co-ordinator Zsuzsa Váradi
- Financial Controller Betty Williams
- Production Accountant (Hungary) Kinga Trimmel-kovács
- Location Manager András Tóth
- Post-production Supervisor Tania Windsor Blunden
- Post-production Co-ordinator Faye Stevens
- Filmed at Mafilm Studios
- Filmed at Lloyd Studios
Casting
- Casting by Leo Davis
- Casting by Pippa Hall
- Casting Director (Hungary) Veronika Varjasi
- Casting Assistant Èva Bajusz
- Crowd Casting Sándor Dénes
- Voice Casting Brendan Donnison
- Voice Casting Vanessa Baker
Writing
- Written for the Screen by Mark Herman
- Basd on 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' John Boyne
Photography
- Director of Photography Benoît Delhomme
- Camera Operator (B) György Réder
- Steadicam Operator Alastair Rae
- Focus Puller (A Camera) Mark Milsome
- Focus Puller (B Camera) Gergely Csepregi
- Clapper Loader (A Camera) András Szöke
- Clapper Loader (B Camera) Zoltán Dzsupin
- Gaffer Andy Long
- Gaffer Zsolt Büti
- Key Grip Imre Sisa
- Video Assistant Tamás Takács
Stills
- Stills Photographer Dávid Lukács
Special Effects
- Visual Effects by Double Negative
- Double Negative (Vis Effects Supervisor) Mike Ellis
- Double Negative (2D Supervisor) Adrian Banton
- Double Negative (Vis Effects Producer) Tracey Leadbetter
- Double Negative (Visual Effects Artist) Serena Lam
- Double Negative (Visual Effects Artist) Effandi Bin Mohamed
- Double Negative (Visual Effects Artist) Jon Veal
- Double Negative (Vis Eff Co-ordinator) Gavin Gregory
- Special Effects Supervisor Ferenc Ormos
- Special Effects Supervisor Ferenc Kardos
- Pyrotechnician Gyula Krasnyánszki
Editing
- Edited by Michael Ellis
- 1st Assistant Editor Paul Hyman
Design
- Production Designer Martin Childs
- Supervising Art Director Rod Mclean
- Art Director Radu Rázvan
- Art Director Szilvia Ritter
- Art Department Co-ordinator Kinga Szabó
- Set Decorator Gábor Nagy
- Scenic Artist Dave Packard
- Property Master Gábor Posevitz
- Property Buyer Bálint Diószegi
- Construction Manager Barna Brill
- Construction Manager Péter Brill
Costumes
- Costume Designer Natalie Ward
- Assistant Costume Designer Liza Bracey
- Costume Supervisor Imre Orosz
- Wardrobe Assistant Nat Turner
- Dresser Orsolya Sallai
- Dresser Gábor Simkó
Make-up
- Make-up/Hair Designer Marese Langan
- Make-up Artist Hildegard Haide
- Hairdresser Erzsébet Rácz
- Make-up/Hair Artist Jacqueline Bhavnani
Titles
- Titles Designed by VooDooDog
Film processing
- Logo [Film Stock] Kodak Motion Picture Film
- Colour by DeLuxe
- Digital Intermediate by Framestore-CFC Digital Lab
- Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses
- Lab Services Kodak Cinelabs Hungary LLC
Music
- Music Composed by James Horner
- Piano James Horner
- Synthesizer Programming Ian Underwood
- Synthesizer Programming Aaron Martin
- Music Preparation Bob Bornstein
- Music Scoring Supervisor Jim Henrikson
- Music Contractor Sandy Decrescent
- Music Contractor Peter Rotter
- Music Editor Dick Bernstein
- Music Editor (Temp Score) Nigel Stone
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed by Simon Rhodes
- Music Recorded at Eastwood Scoring Stage
- Sound Mixer John Casali
- Boom Operator György Rajna
- Re-recording Mixer Adrian Rhodes
- Re-recording Mixer Mark Paterson
- Supervising Sound Editor Rodney Glenn
- Dialogue Editor Joe Gallagher
- Foley Artist Peter Burgis
- Foley Artist Andie Derrick
- Foley Editor Richard Dunford
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator György Kívés
Consultant
- Acting Coach Celia Bannerman
- Armourer Béla Gajdos
- Armourer Csaba Harsányi
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Peter J. Silbermann