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G. Ballard Source Material (from novel) ("Empire of the Sun") Tom Stoppard screenplay Tom Stoppard Screenplay Menno Meyjes Screenwriter Back to Top Producers Robert W. Shapiro Executive Producer Steven Spielberg Producer Kathleen Kennedy Producer Frank Marshall Producer Chris Kenny Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Chris Pinnock focus puller 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (China/United Kingdom) Frank Elliott focus puller 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (Spain) Simon Mills clapper loader 2nd unit (2nd Unit) John R. Foster clapper loader 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (Spain) Murray Close unit stills Robert Raring Color Timer Lee Electric Lighting Ltd lighting equipment Allen Daviau Director of Photography Jimmy Devis director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit) Michael Roberts (IV) Camera Operator Barry Brown (IV) Camera Operator John Maskall camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (China/United Kingdom) Mike Frift camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (Spain) Back to Top Editors Colin Wilson Associate Editor Martin Cohen Associate Editor Craig Bassett Associate Editor Daniel Farrell Assistant Editor Nicholas Moore (II) Assistant Editor Donah Bassett Negative Cutting Michael Kahn Editor Back to Top Casting Maggie Cartier Casting Mike Fenton Casting (USA) Jane Feinberg Casting (USA) Judy Taylor Casting (USA) Corrine Cartier casting assistant (United Kingdom) Yuriko Matsubara Casting (Japan) Song Ning Qi Casting (Shanghai) Francisco Garcia (II) Casting (crowds) Back to Top Executives Dave Midson dressing props supervisor (Spain) Peter Aston model airplanes supervisor Back to Top Production Management Ted Morley Production Manager Shen Jian Hua Production Manager (Shanghai) Diego Gomez Sempere Production Manager (Spain) Paul Tivers Unit Manager (China) Terry Needham Unit Manager (Spain) Nikki Clapp Script Supervisor Annie Wotton script supervisor 2nd unit (2nd Unit) Arthur Repola Post-Production Supervisor Melissa Tynan-Lagorio Post-Production Coordinator Margaret Adams Production Coordinator Jennie Raglan Production Coordinator Trilb Norton Production Coordinator (Spain) Margarita McDermott Production Coordinator (Spain) David Tomblin Assistant Director Roy Button 2nd Assistant Director Patrick Kinney 2nd Assistant Director Ken Shane 3rd Assistant Director Kieron Phipps 2nd Assistant Director (United Kingdom) Tim Lewis (II) 3rd Assistant Director (United Kingdom) Steven Harding (II) 1st assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Javier Chinchilla 1st Assistant Director (Spain) Juan Esterlich 3rd Assistant Director (Spain) Ignacio Vallejo-Najera 3rd Assistant Director (Spain) Paul Shersby Location Manager (United Kingdom) Paul Frift Location Manager (China) Jose Luis Escolar Location Manager (Spain) Back to Top Art Department Gavin Bocquet art direction assistant Cliff Robinson art direction assistant John King art direction assistant (Spain) Miguel Chang art direction assistant (Spain) Brian Bishop Scenic Artist Charles Bishop (III) art direction supervisor Fred Hole art direction Maurice Fowler (II) art direction supervisor (China) Norman Dorme art direction supervisor (Spain) Norman Reynolds Production Designer Harry Cordwell Set Decorator Michael D. Ford Set Decorator Sharon Cartwright set decorator assistant (United Kingdom) Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Patrick Wheatley Wardrobe Supervisor Kenny Crouch wardrobe master Colette Koo Wardrobe Assistant (China) Andres Fernandez Wardrobe Assistant (Spain) Agustine Jimenez Del Campo Wardrobe Assistant (Spain) Paul Engelen Makeup Supervisor Lynda Armstrong Makeup Daniel Parker Makeup Vera Mitchell hairdresser supervisor Betty Glasow Hairdresser Bob Ringwood Costume Designer Back to Top Sound Gary Weir Boom Operator John Samworth Boom Operator Allan Bromberg Foley Editor Lenny Geschke Foley Editor Dan O Connell Foley Kevin Bartnof Foley Larry Singer ADR editor supervisor Bobbe P. Kurtz ADR Editor Alan Nineberg ADR Editor Charles L. Campbell sound editor supervisor Lou Edemann sound editor supervisor Larry Carow Sound Editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith Sound Editor James J. Isaacs Sound Editor Chuck Neely Sound Editor Rodger Sword Sound Editor Colin Charles Sound Mixer Tony Dawe Sound Mixer John Pitt sound maintenance Shep Dawe sound maintenance Robert Knudson (III) sound rerecording mixer Don Digirolamo sound rerecording mixer John S. Boyd sound rerecording mixer Back to Top Music John Williams Music Shawn Murphy music scoring mixer Herbert Spencer Orchestrations Janine Wagner choral conductor Meyer Rubin Music Contractor Ambrosian Junior Choir Song Performer ("Suo Gan") John McCarthy conductor (Ambrosian Junior Choir) John McCarthy song arranger ("Suo Gan") James Rainbird Song Performer ("Suo Gan") Elizabeth Welch Song Performer ("A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square") EMI Records Ltd song publisher ("A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square") Al Bowly Song Performer ("South of the Border") Mayfair Orchestra Song Performer ("South of the Border") Ronnie Munro Song Performer ("South of the Border") Jack Hylton Song Performer ("Swing Is in the Air") Ken Wannberg Music Editor Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Kit West Special Effects Supervisor David Watkins Sr senior Effects Supervisor Wang Yong Qiu special effects technician (Shanghai) Antonio Parra special effects chief (Spain) Back to Top Physical Effects Dickey Beer Stunts Wendy Leech Stunts Wayne David Michaels Stunts Nick Gillard Stunts Vic Armstrong Stunt Coordinator Keith Harvey Stunt Man Michael Durran Stunt Man Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Colin Manning Key Grip David Appleby (III) Key Grip Brian Osborn (II) grip 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (China/United Kingdom) Frederick Mitchell grip 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (standby) Trevor Jones (IV) grip 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (standby) Peter Bloor Gaffer Ray Meehan bestboy Back to Top Construction Bill Welch construction manager supervisor Geoff Kingsley Construction Manager (China) Zhu Jin Ming Construction Manager (China) David Middleton construction buyer (United Kingdom) Jim Kerr Carpenter (standby) Lawrence Burns carpenter 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (standby) Back to Top Publicity Ann Tasker Unit Publicist Bibiana Gonzalez-Gordon publicist assistant (Spain) Back to Top Accounting Val Farmer production accountant assistant Gerald Fitzsimon location accountant (Spain) Irena Butcher location accountant (China) Antonio Garcia (II) Accountant (Spain) Ren Yi Biao Accountant (Shanghai) Michael Smith (II) production accountant supervisor Back to Top Props Mickey Pugh props supervisor (standby) Ge Wen Yong Props (Shanghai) Jin Zhi Bai Props (Shanghai) Bill Coggon props 2nd unit (2nd Unit) (standby) Peter Hancock property master supervisor Philip McDonald Property Master (China) Lin Long Xing Property Master (Shanghai) Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Martin Gates (II) Dialogue Coach Ren Ya Fei liaison (China Film) Janet Yang project consultant (China) Back to Top Below The Line Edward S. Verreaux production illustrator David Jonas production illustrator Ian Giladjian production buyer Belinda Edwards production buyer George Gibbons stagehand (standby) Bonne Radford production controller Mary T. Radford Assistant (to Frank Marshall) Barbara Harley Assistant (to Kathleen Kennedy (United Kingdom)) Kate Barker Assistant (to Kathleen Kennedy (USA)) Glynis Robertson Assistant (to Chris Kenny) James Graham Production Associate Mishka Chen Production Associate Andrew Silver (II) apprentice editor Bradley M. Goodman Post-Production Assistant Ann Yen production interpreter (China) Sharon Jiang production interpreter (China) Eve Mavrakis production interpreter (China) Phil Cunningham (II) production interpreter (China) Gerry Lewis assistance United States Navy Squadron VP-22 assistance Lil Heyman Production Assistant Samantha Thomas Production Assistant Antony Ford Production Assistant Michael Shevloff Production Assistant Shi Li Sha Production Assistant (Shanghai) Adam King (II) Stand-In (Jim) Shane Fry Stand-In (Jim) Roy Merchant Stand-In (Jim) Tom Danaher chief Pilot (Zero) Ray Hanna chief Pilot (Mustang) Hoof Proudfoot Pilot (Mustang) Mark Hanna (II) Pilot (Mustang) Back to Top Other Crew Eamonn O Keeffe focus puller Roger McDonald focus puller Ted Ambrose draftsman Jim Morahan draftsman Jonathan McKinstry draftsman Peter Childs chief draftsman (United Kingdom) Robert Betts painter (standby) Fred Crawford rigger (standby) Ray Staples plasterer (standby) Yves De Bono senior effects technician Trevor Neighbour senior effects technician Dennis Muren additional optical effects (ILM) Michael Pangrazio additional optical effects (ILM) John Ellis (II) additional optical effects (ILM) Brian Hathaway transport coordinator Marianne Campbell secretary (to Steven Spielberg) Robin Skelton secretary (to Frank Marshall) Mel Neiman processed effects Sonia Chang interpreter David Saldana interpreter Carlos Fernandez interpreter Ignacio Castellvi interpreter Jose Maria Henry interpreter Eiji Kusuhara interpreter (Japanese) Yuan Miao Jun interpreter (Shanghai) Jeff Hawke aerial coordinator James Good aerial coordinator John Evetts chief engineer Kevin Berman location security Larry Ely location security Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Video Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Theatrical Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures International Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom/ France) Back to Top Other Companies Xue Fu Ming gaffer (Shanghai)) Wu Guo Qiang sound engineer (Shanghai)) Huang Qia Gui art direction (Shanghai)) He Jiu Shen prop buyer (Shanghai)) Industrial Light & Magic additional optical effects production (ILM) Ye Mao Gen special effects senior technician (Shanghai)) Zhang Ju Fang wardrobe mistress (Shanghai)) Zhu Pei Zen hairdresser (Shanghai)) Shen Ye location manager (Shanghai)) Pacific Title & Art Studio titles and opticals Ma Qiang liaison (China Film)) Sun Li production interpreter (China)) Time Inc. title and format ("Life" magazine)) Panavision, Ltd. Primo lenses and Panaflex cameras Angels The Costumiers costumes Angels The Costumiers costumes (London)) Wig Creations wigs First Unit Caterers caterer Kaleidoscope Cameras Ltd hothead Mayflower Film Recording Ltd ADR recording Lorimar Studios music recording Monster Cable music recording cable supplier Back to Top