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Email this page to a friend   Go To:  Actors Directors Writers Producers Camera, Film & Tape Editors Casting Production Management Art Department Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Sound Music Visual Effects & Animation Engineering, Electrical & Grips Construction Publicity Accounting Props Consultants & Advisors Animals Below The Line Other Crew Worldwide Distributors Other Companies Actors Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Dalai Lama--Adult Gyurme Tethong Dalai Lama--Age 12 Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Dalai Lama--Age 5 Tenzin Yeshi Paichang Dalai Lama--Age 2 Tencho Gyalpo Dalai Lama's Mother Tenzin Topjar Lobsang--Age 5-10 Tsewang Migyur Khangsar Dalai Lama's Father Tenzin Lodoe Takster Tsering Lhamo Tsering Dolma Geshi Yeshi Gyatso Lama of Sera Lobsang Gyatso The Messenger Sonam Phuntsok Reting Rinpoche Gyatso Lukhang Lord Chamerlain Lobsang Samten Master of the Kitchen Tsewang Jigme Tsarong Taktra Rinpoche Tenzin Trinley Ling Rinpoche Ngawang Dorjee Kashag/Nobleman No 1 Phintso Thonden Kashag/Nobleman No 2 Chewang Tsering Ngokhang Layman No 1 Jamyang Tenzin Norbu Thundrup Tashi Dhondup Lobsang--Adult Jampa Lungtok Nechung Oracle Karma Wangchuck Deformed Face Bodyguard Ben Wang General Chang Chin-Wu Kim Chan Chinese General No 2 Henry Yuk General Tan Ngawang Kaldan Prime Minister Lobsang Tashi Jurme Wangda Prime Minister Lukhangwa Robert Lin (II) Chairman Mao Selden Kunga Tibertan Doctor John Wong Chinese Comrade Gawa Youngdung Old Woman Tenzin Rampa Tenzin Chonegyl--Age 12 Vyas Ananthakrishnan Indian Soldier Tenzin Lhamo Ngwang Wangda Robert Lin Vyas Anathakrishnan Back to Top Directors Martin Scorsese Director E. J. Foerster 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Back to Top Writers Melissa Mathison screenplay Melissa Mathison Screenplay Back to Top Producers Laura Fattori Executive Producer Phil Phillips Marco Executive Producer (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Barbara De Fina Producer Jeanne Stack 2nd unit producer (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Melissa Mathison Co-Producer Scott Harris Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Andy Harris (II) 1st assistant camera Claudio Zamarion 2nd assistant camera Derek Walker 2nd assistant camera Peter Cavaciuti B camera/Steadicam operator Marco Maldonado 1st assistant cameraman (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Edward Rodriguez 2nd assistant cameraman (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Steve Carmona 1st assistant camera (2nd Unit) (Idaho) Rick Sobin 2nd assistant camera (2nd Unit) (Idaho) Jay Cox digital color timer (Dream Quest Images) Mario Tursi still photographer David Orr Color Timer Roger Deakins Director of Photography Phil Marco director of photography & special effects (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Jan Kiesser Director of Photography (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Philip C. Pfeiffer 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit) (Idaho) Erik Nash Director of Photography (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Hans Bjerno Space Cam operator (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Back to Top Editors James Kwei Associate Editor Scott Brock 1st Assistant Editor Thomas Foligno 1st Assistant Editor Sara Thorson 2nd Assistant Editor Fred Rosenberg Dialogue Editor Magdaline Volaitis Dialogue Editor Nicholas Renbeck Dialogue Editor Todd Milner Assistant Editor Chris Fielder Assistant Editor Brian Ringseis Editorial Assistant (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Mary Beth Smith negative cutter Thelma Schoonmaker Editor Scott Sohan visual effects editor (Dream Quest Images) Ken Rogerson effects editorial (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Back to Top Casting Ellen Lewis Casting Ahmed Abounouom Extras Casting Vivian Hasbrouck casting assistant Lhundup Dorjee casting assistant Back to Top Production Management James Ellis Deakins Script Supervisor Menouer Samiri Production Manager (Morocco) Maria DeLeo Location Assistant Pamela Windo Location Assistant Dawn Freer Script Supervisor (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Karen L. Thorson Post-Production Supervisor Tony Basile Production Supervisor (2nd Unit) (Idaho) John Murrah Technical Supervisor (Dream Quest Images) Roberto Malerba Unit Production Manager Steve Danton unit production manager & 1st assistant director (2nd Unit) (Idaho) Cecilia Alvarenga Production Coordinator Randi Feinberg Production Coordinator (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Leslie Kobyluck Production Coordinator (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Scott Harris 1st Assistant Director Bernard Bellew 2nd Assistant Director Alberto Mangiante 2nd Assistant Director Barbara Pastrovich second 2nd assistant director Ahmed Hatimi 1st Assistant Director (Morocco) Jacki Phipps 1st Assistant Director (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Norman Burns 2nd Assistant Director (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Antonio Gabrielli key location manager Vito Colazzo Location Manager Riccardo Neri Location Manager Francesco Marras Location Manager Brahim Derhem Location Manager (Morocco) Jaouad Cherkaoui Location Manager (Morocco) Karim Abouobayd Location Manager (Morocco) Back to Top Art Department Domenico Sica Assistant Art Director Alice Baker Assistant Set Decorator Giovanni Gianese sculptor Nick Bernini artist (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Alan R. Thomkins supervising Art Director Franco Ceraolo Art Director Massimo Razzi Art Director Dante Ferretti Production Designer Francesca Lo Schiavo Set Decorator Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Bona Nasalli Rocca Wardrobe Supervisor Marina Roberti Set Costumer Nezha Dakil Set Costumer Romano Amidei Set Costumer Madoka Tomoi Set Costumer Maria Salvatori Tailor Salvatore Salzano Tailor Edelweiss Azzuro Tailor Elsa Malandra Tailor Edda Soliani Tailor Mirella Ginnoto key hairstylist Elisabetta DeLeonardis Hair Stylist Giorgio Gregorini Hair Stylist Kristin Valentino wardrobe stylist (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Dante Ferretti Costume Designer Fabrizio Sforza key makeup artist Allesandra Sampaolo Makeup Artist Enrico Iacoponi Makeup Artist Back to Top Sound Matthew Desorgher Boom Operator Alan Manger boom man (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Tom Fleischman re-recording mixer Marissa Littlefield ADR Editor Bruce Pross foley engineer Marko Costanzo Foley Artist Frank Kern Foley Editor Kam Chan Foley Editor Ben Cheah foley/effects assistant Adam Lipsius ADR assistant editor David Boulton (III) ADR recording engineer Rick Lopez film scanning/recording (Dream Quest Images) Phil Stockton (II) supervising Sound Editor Clive Winter Sound Mixer Stephen Rogers Sound (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Back to Top Music Philip Glass Music Kurt Munkacsi Music Producer Michael Riesman Music Conductor Jim Keller (II) executive music producer Jason Kao Hwang additional Music Yan Liu additional lyrics Martin Czembor music engineer Dhondup Namgyal Khorko Tibetan horns & cymbals Ramona Kirschenman music production coordinator Amanda Riesman music production coordinator Veronica Arroyo music production coordinator Emily Hall Shannon music production coordinator Nancy Allen (III) assistant music editor Suzana Peric Music Editor Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Ansell Bray modelmaker (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Keiko Kubota modelmaker (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Eugene Gearty Effects Supervisor Skip Lievsay Effects Supervisor Dream Quest Images visual effects provider Melissa Cira Taylor DQI visual effects producer (Dream Quest Images) Dennis Hoffman DQI executive producer (Dream Quest Images) Jean S. Tom visual effects coordinator (Dream Quest Images) Brian Leach digital compositor (Dream Quest Images) Tony Noel digital compositor (Dream Quest Images) Douglas J. Campbell assistant visual effects editor (Dream Quest Images) Mark Sullivan digital matte artist (Dream Quest Images) Craig Mullins digital matte artist (Dream Quest Images) Tony Halawa digital matte artist (Dream Quest Images) Rob Dressel 3-D Animator (Dream Quest Images) Jennifer Kimi 3-D paint (Dream Quest Images) Cari Tomas visual effects producer (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Lauren Ann Littleton visual effects coordinator (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Rick Dunn digital compositor (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Claas Henke digital compositor (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Joe Mandia lead rotoscope artist (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Howie Muzika lead rotoscope artist (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Michael Frick lead rotoscope artist (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Krystyna Demkowicz visual effects producer (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Christopher Evans chief digital matte artist (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Morgan Trotter 3-D modeling (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Martin Matzinger Effects Coordinator (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Kevin Hannigan senior Special Effects Renato Agostini senior Special Effects Michael Kearns (II) Special Effects Conor Coughlan Special Effects Massimo Cristofanelli Special Effects Jeffrey Burks DQI visual effects supervisor (Dream Quest Images) Syd Dutton Visual Effects Supervisor (Illusion Arts Inc) Bill Taylor (II) Visual Effects Supervisor (Illusion Arts Inc) Robert Legato (II) Visual Effects Supervisor (Digital Domain Visual Arts) Craig Barron Visual Effects Supervisor (Matte World Digital/Marin County-California) Michael Wassel matte artist (Illusion Arts Inc) Kelvin McIlwain matte artist (Illusion Arts Inc) Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Jeremy Knaster Electrician Patrick Bramucci Electrician Mario Bramucci Electrician Giovanni Galasso (II) Electrician Massimo Sambuco Electrician Ryoji Hata Assistant Engineer Tommaso Mele Key Grip Roosevelt Roberts Key Grip (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Bruce Hamme Dolly Grip Massimiliano Dessena Grip Sergio Faina Grip Giampaolo Majorana Grip Giampaolo Bagala Grip Fausto Cancellieri Grip Doriano Torriero Grip Bill O Leary Gaffer James Bekiaris Gaffer (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) William Moore Best Boy Back to Top Construction Luigi Sergianni construction supervisor Back to Top Publicity Lois Smith (II) Publicity Marion Billings Publicity Patricia Johnson (IV) Unit Publicist Back to Top Accounting Dean Hood Accountant Karin Mercurio Accountant Giorgio Catalano Accountant Elizabeth Zagrany Post-Production Accountant Enzo Sisti supervising Production Accountant Back to Top Props Elio Altamura dressing props Roberto Magagnini dressing props Gary Wiffen dressing props Gary McIlraith Props Hisao Tayo inside props/effects (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Paul Kineke inside props/effects (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Rob Ackerman inside props (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Byron Lovelace inside props (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Kerry Weeks inside props (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Michael Fowlie propmaster Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Namgyal L. Taklha research supervisor Lobsang Samten religious technical advisor Lobsang Lhalungpa Technical Advisor Tim Monich speech coach Back to Top Animals Joel Proust horse wrangler Jerzy Lamirowsky yaks & rats wrangler Jean Philippe Varin vultures wrangler Walter Foster lead wrangler (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Back to Top Below The Line Stefano Falivene 1st Assistant ( B camera) Kim Sockwell Assistant (to Martin Scorsese) Alison Levy Assistant (to Barbara DeFina) Kyle Stokes apprentice editor Alex Soto apprentice editor Debora Li Lavois apprentice editor Ulysses Rivers Assistant (to engineer) Mike King (II) Helicopter Pilot (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Orlando Reyes Production Assistant (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Gerald Schade Production Assistant (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Felipe Perez Production Assistant (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Frank Masi Production Assistant (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Back to Top Other Crew Giuseppe LaRocca chief plasterer Brian Bishop scenic painter Douglas Bishop scenic painter Ivano Todeschi scenic painter Simona Scianni Manico production secretary Milena Bono Parodi production secretary Carla Ferroni production secretary Thupten Thokmey master sand painter (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Peter Caldwell recordist (Sand Mandala sequence--Phil Marco Productions) Terry Laudermilch re-recordist Jonathan Gunning re-recordist Paul Coburn re-recordist Christine Wardrobe Booth Other (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Robin Mounsey mountain safety coordinator (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Mike Friedman mountain safety (2nd Unit) (British Columbia) Guendaline Fletcher teacher Bridget Slevin teacher Gaston Velle extract from ("La Poule Aux Oeufs D'Or" (Pathe Television/France)) Tenzin Gyatso Subject Back to Top Worldwide Distributors CLT UFA TV Distributor (tv - Europe) Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Video Distributor Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Theatrical Distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Roadshow Films Pty Ltd Theatrical Distributor (Australia) Europa Films Theatrical Distributor (Scandinavia) Triangelfilm Theatrical Distributor (Scandinavia) AMLF Foreign Theatrical Distributor (France) Back to Top Other Companies Phil Marco Productions Inc Sand Mandala photography Looking Glass Studios music recording facilities C5, Inc. post sound Sound One re-recording facilities Sound One Corporation re-recording facilities Illusion Arts, Inc. additional matte paintings provider Digital Domain additional visual effects provider Matte World Digital 3-D matte painting provider Balsmeyer & Everett Inc titles designer and producer The Effects House opticals Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts special thanks Namgyal Monastery special thanks City of Quarzazate special thanks City of Casablanca special thanks City of Marrakech special thanks Centre Cinematographique Marocain (CCM) special thanks Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery special thanks Time Inc. Life Magazine logo trademark provider Hulton Gerry/Tony Stone Images Picture Post magazine trademark provider American Humane Association animal action monitor and on-set supervision Moroccan Animal Welfare Society animal action monitor Spana animal action monitor CTE Productions clip provider (Carlton) Filli Cartocci SRL special thanks TCT Tranquilli SRL special thanks Atlas Studios special thanks OCM special thanks Middlepath Travel special thanks Africa Horse & Camels special thanks Zoo Grunwald special thanks Jacana Wildlife Studios special thanks Nonesuch Records original soundtrack Technovision Cameras Ltd cameras and lenses provider Otto Nemenz International, Inc. additional camera equipment supplier ARRI/CSC filmed in Arriflex Super 35 Technicolor prints Eastman Kodak film stock Eastman Kodak film stock Union Generale Distribution Sales (UGC-DA) (international) Back to Top