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Directed By
Florent-Emilio Siri
Written By
Robert Crais
novel
Doug Richardson
screenplay
Cast
Bruce Willis
Jeff Talley
Kevin Pollak
Walter Smith
Jimmy Bennett
Tommy Smith
Michelle Horn
Jennifer Smith
Ben Foster
Mars Krupcheck
Jonathan Tucker
Dennis Kelly
Marshall Allman
Kevin Kelly
Serena Scott Thomas
Jane Talley
Rumer Willis
Amanda Talley
Kim Coates
The Watchman
Robert Knepper
Wil Bechler
Tina Lifford
Laura Shoemaker
Ransford Doherty
Mike Anders
Marjean Holden
Carol Flores
Michael D. Roberts
Ridley
Art LaFleur
Bill Jorgenson
Randy McPherson
Kovak
Hector Luis Bustamante
Officer Ruiz
Kathryn Joosten
Louise
Johnny Messner
Mr. Jones
John Ingle
Gray Hair Man
Jamie McShane
Joe Mack
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Sean Mack
Glenn Morshower
Lt. Leifitz
Chad Smith
Bobby Knox
Scott Allan Campbell
Police Psychologist
Jane McPherson
Nurse
Phil Shuman
News Reporter
Christina Cabot
News Reporter
David Wayne Campbell
Ventura County Police Officer
Dario Deak
Swat Officer #1
Mark Elias
Town member
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Hooded Thug Guarding Hostages
Scott L. Treger
SWAT Lieutenant
Peter Weireter
Ventura County Sheriff Sniper
Produced By
Steven Ada
opening titles sequence: executive producer
Susanne Bohnet
co-producer
Stephen J. Eads
associate producer
Mark Gordon
producer
Manfred D. Heid
co-producer
Hawk Koch
executive producer
Gerd Koechlin
co-producer
Josef Lautenschlager
executive producer
Arnold Rifkin
producer
Josef Steinberger
co-producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer
executive producer
David J. Wally
executive producer
Bruce Willis
producer
David Willis
co-producer
Bob Yari
producer
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
director of photography
Sound
Steven J. Berger
assistant sound
Peter Brown
sound effects editor
Richard Burton
sound effects editor
Derek Casari
adr engineer
David M. Cowan
dialogue editor
Peter J. Devlin
production sound mixer
Paula Fairfield
sound effects editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
sound designer / sound supervisor
George Flores
sound utility
Vincent Guisetti
foley artist
Eric Harwood
sound re-recordist
Jason W. Jennings
sound effects editor
Pamela Kahn
foley artist
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer
Howard London
adr mixer
Peter V. Meiselmann
sound mixer: second unit
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Carla Murray
sound effects editor
Phillip W. Palmer
production sound mixer
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Kyle Rochlin
foley mixer
Kira Roessler
dialogue editor
Andy Rovins
boom operator: second unit
David A. Smith
boom operator
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Steven Ticknor
re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor
Robert Ulrich
adr supervisor
Ron Vignone
assistant sound editor
Troy Wilcox
cable man: second unit
Editing
Richard Byard
Olivier Gajan
Casting Director
Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows
Production Design
Larry Fulton
Art Direction
Keith P. Cunningham
Set Design
Cindy Carr
Costumes
Elisabetta Beraldo
Makeup
Katalin Elek
makeup artist: second unit
Zoltan Elek
assistant makeup artist
Annette M. Jones
hair stylist: second unit
Erma Kent
assistant hair stylist
Gerald Quist
key makeup artist
Kenneth Walker
key hair stylist
Special Effects
Larz Anderson
special effects coordinator
Gary D. Bierend
special effects
Mike Edmonson
on-set special effects coordinator
Jeff Miller
special effects
Chad Van Baalbergen
special effects
Visual Effects
Eric Algren
flame artist
Baptiste Andrieux
visual effects producer
Ron Barr
digital opticals
Tim Bird
inferno artist
Laurent Brett
digital compositor / title designer
Cecile Tecson Broas
digital artist
Matthew Brucell
computer effects
Amanda Burton
digital artist
A.J. Calomay
assistant digital effects artist
Thierry Canon
creative director: title design
Jean-Marc Demmer
lead Inferno artist
Del DePierro
visual effects match mover
Feliciano di Giorgio
visual effects supervisor: Creo Collective
Sebastien Haure
senior modeler
Erin Hicke
visual effects coordinator
Wensen Ho
visual effects artist
Michael Johnson
digital effects artist
Kurt Lawson
digital artist
Andy Lesniak
computer graphics supervisor
Yann Mallard
digital effects artist
Ariel Oclarino
senior systems administrator
Jay Robinson
visual effects artist
Steven Schmidt
visual effects coordinator
Brad Sutton
digital restoration
Wilson Tang
digital restoration
Mike Tosti
production technology
Richard Wardlow
visual effects artist: Creo Collective
Assistant Director
William H. Burton
second unit director
Dieter Busch
second assistant director
Mark Carter
second second assistant director
Mark Cotone
first assistant director
Mathew Dunne
first assistant director: second unit
David Kelley
second assistant director: second unit
Brandon Lambdin
second second assistant director: second unit
Kelly Stevens
dga trainee
Production Management
Lynn Andrews
production supervisor
Brad Goodman
post-production supervisor
Robert Katz
executive in charge of production
Hawk Koch
unit production manager
John Portnoy
post-production executive
Art Department
Gregory P. Alcus
on-set dresser
Ron Ashmore
paint supervisor
Jennifer R. Blair
art department coordinator
Peggy Casey
lead buyer
Darren Cheek
paint decorator
Kevin Cross
set designer
Perry E. Ellis
second gang boss/swing gang
Joe Elvington
set laborer
Tim Fassino
set dresser
Luke Freeborn
set designer
Lance Gunnin
general foreman
Steve A. Hagberg
construction coordinator
Hugh Hanna
propmaker foreman
Sarah Harwich
construction purchaser
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
stand-by painter
Sean Lyons
stand-by painter: second unit
Sasha Madzar
propmaker foreman
C.J. Maguire
property master
Bryan McBrien
greens foreman
Dutch Merrick
on-set dresser
Tony Miller
set plasterer
Steven O'Bannon
hod carrier
Nick Papac
assistant property master
Tyler Patton
gang boss
Rick Polikowski
propmaker
Edmond Scott Ratliff
set dresser
Rudy Reachi
assistant property master
Shane Reed
leadman
John H. Samson
propmaker foreman
Jerry Schultz
propmaker foreman
Craig T. Shordon
set painter
Karen Teneyck
graphic designer
Will Thayer
carpenter
Robert Gordon Williams
propmaker foreman
Todd Wolcott
stand-by greensman
Tony Wright
labor foreman
Michael A. Casey
set dresser
Richard Jacobs
construction
Stunts
Joey Box
stunts
Logan Brown
stunts
Bobby Burns
stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
stunts
Heather Burton
stunts
William H. Burton
stunt coordinator
Jack Carpenter
stunts
Mark Chadwick
stunts
Danny Downey
stunts / stunt double
Dane Farwell
stunt double: Bruce Willis
Conrade Gamble
stunts
Dale Gibson
stunts
Jody Hart
precision driver
Ben Hernandez Bray
stunts
Kanin Howell
stunts
Clint Kale Jones
stunts
Al Leong
stunts
Jack Lucarelli
stunts
Cliff McLaughlin
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Austin Priester
stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger
stunts / stunt double: Bruce Willis
Gunter Simon
stunts / additional stunt double: Mr. Willis
Mike Stone
stunts
Sven-Ole Thorsen
stunts
James Ashley
additional stunt double: Bruce Willis
Cory Fleming
utility stunts
Ed McDermott II
precision car driver
Mark Riccardi
stunt double
Editorial
Ron Barr
digital intermediate editor
Jill Bogdanowicz
digital intermediate colorist
Nancy Jundi
digital editing systems support
Sean Lawrence
colorist: dailies
Dave Lee
colorist: dailies
Asim Matin
associate editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate assistant
Stephen R. Sheridan
color timer
Mark Vandermeulen
apprentice editor
Other
Bart Allsup
co-transportation captain
Linda Cipperley
transportation
Charles Conn
driver
Shawn Coulter
driver
Manny DeMello
transportation captain
Mark Eads
driver
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Jason Hardman
driver
Ronald Hooker
driver
Hugh Kelly
driver
Michael A. Moreno
driver
Johathan Rasmussen
driver
Ted Schambers
driver
Mark Scruton
driver
James Thornsberry
transportation coordinator
Sheila Thornsberry
dispatcher
Jimmie K. Turner
transportation
Chris Walden
driver
Paul Youds
driver
Roger Youds
driver
Music Department
Cyrille Aufort
additional orchestrator
Peter Cobbin
music recorded and mixed by
Neil Cross
composer: additional music
Alexandre Desplat
conductor / orchestrator / recorder
Antonia Desplat
singer
Richard Glasser
music supervisor
London Symphony Orchestra
music performed by
Gerard McCann
scoring music editor
Stephen McLaughlin
score engineer
Stéphane Reichart
music recordist
Guy-Paul Romby
music preparation
Jim Schultz
music editor
Norbert Vergonjeanne
music preparation
Shiro Gutzie
soundtrack producer
Casting Department
Amanda S. Burns
casting assistant
Costume Department
Roberta Bilé
costumer
Faye Sevilla
key costumer
Lori Stilson
costumer: Mr. Willis
Camera Department
Pete Asidilla
grip
Don Bixby
gaffer: second unit
John S. Campbell
night light operator
Jack Chouchanian
key grip
Joe Chouchanian
grip
Vic Chouchanian
grip
James F. Cornick
rigging gaffer
Steven Cueva
second assistant camera
David Deever
video engineer
Antony Diamond
second assistant camera
Daniel Enneking
additional electrician
Michael Frediani
camera operator: second unit
Clement Gharini
camera operator: flying camera
Mark Gilmer
camera loader
Lamarr Gray
rigging best boy electric
Steele Hunter
key rigging grip
Jay M. Huntoon
digital video assist operator: second unit
Jacques Jouffret
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Joe Kelly
best boy rigging grip
Stuart Kirschner
second unit: best boy
Tommy Klines
assistant camera
Robert LaBonge
director of photography: second unit
Christopher J. Lama
dimmer technician / rigging electrician
Joe Macaluso
best boy grip
Wayne Marshall
electrician
Frank Masi
still photographer
Scott Medcalf
electrician / lighting technician
Matthew Moriarty
assistant camera
Matthew Morrissey
video playback supervisor
Jacqueline J. Nivens
second assistant camera: second unit
Patrick B. O'Brien
camera operator
Phil Pastuhov
aerial director of photography
Paul V. Perkins
key grip
Michael Shanman
lighting console operator
Don Steinberg
first assistant camera
J. Wesley Tillman
electrician
Michael T. Travers
grip
Zoran Veselic
first assistant camera
Michael Wahl
dolly grip: "b" camera
Jerald L. Wilson
rigging electrician
Jozo Zovko
camera production assistant
Darren Michaels
still photographer: second unit
David Schmalz
second video assist operator
Location Management
Stevie Nelson
key assistant location manager
R. Scott Poole
location manager
Rick Poyner
key assistant location manager
Errol Reichow
location scout
Kim Thio
location medic
Script Department
Janna Stern
script supervisor
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