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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Niki Caro
- written by
- Witi Ihimaera
- book "The Whale Rider"
Cast
- Keisha Castle-Hughes
- Paikea
- Rawiri Paratene
- Koro
- Vicky Haughton
- Nanny Flowers
- Cliff Curtis
- Porourangi
- Grant Roa
- Uncle Rawiri
- Mana Taumaunu
- Hemi
- Rachel House
- Shilo
- Taungaroa Emile
- Willie
- Tammy Davis
- Dog
- Mabel Wharekawa
- Maka
- Rawinia Clarke
- Miro
- Tahei Simpson
- Miss Parata
- Roi Taimana
- Hemi's Dad
- Elizabeth Skeen
- Rehua
- Tyronne White
- Jake
- Taupua Whakataka-Brightwell
- Ropata
- Tenia McClutchie-Mita
- Wiremu
- Peter Patuwai
- Bubba
- Rutene Spooner
- Parekura
- Riccardo Davis
- Maui
- Apiata Whangaparita-Apanui
- Henare
- John Sumner
- Obstetrician
- Sam Woods
- Young Rawiri
- Pura Tangira
- Ace
- Jane O'Kane
- Anne
- Aumuri Parata-Haua
- Baby Paikea
Produced By
- John Barnett
- producer
- Reinhard Brundig
- co-producer
- John B. Crye
- Distributor
- Bill Gavin
- executive producer
- Linda Goldstein Knowlton
- executive producer
- Frank Hübner
- producer
- Witi Ihimaera
- associate producer
- Tim Sanders
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Leon Narbey
- director of photography
Sound
- Chris Burt
- adr supervisor
- Stephan Colli
- sound designer: atmos / sound supervisor
- Corrin Ellingford
- boom operator
- Hubert Henle
- sound consultant: Dolby
- Stefan Korte
- re-recording mixer
- David Madigan
- sound recordist / production sound mixer
- Sven Neumann
- dialogue editor
- Mirko Reinhard
- special effects sound designer
- Luigi Rensinghoff
- dialogue editor
- Wilmont Schulze
- foley artist
- Josef Steinbüchel
- special effects sound designer
- Markus Wimmer
- special effects sound designer
- André Zimmerman
- sound designer: atmos
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Costumes
Makeup
- Barbie Cope
- hair assistant / makeup assistant
- Denise Kum
- hair supervisor / makeup supervisor
- Jane O'Kane
- hair assistant
- Kenzie Sampson
- makeup trainee
- Orlando Bassi
- wig maker
Special Effects
- Phil Addenbrook
- physical effects: Film Effects
- Dean Clarke
- physical effects: Film Effects
- Oliver Gee
- special effects assistant
Visual Effects
- Dan Blanchard
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Christel Brunn
- visual effects producer: TVT
- Justin Buckingham
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Manfred Büttner
- visual effects producer: TVT
- Barry Down
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Steve Dyson
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Erich Eder
- inferno artist: TVT / technical director: TVT
- Terry Green
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Jason Johnston
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- John Lott
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Steve Lowe
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- George Maihöfer
- visual effects superviser: TVT
- Charlie McClellan
- digital effects consultant: TVT
- Greg N. Nichols
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Kevin Riley
- visual effects
- Caterina Schiffers
- digital compositing: TVT
- Florian Schuck
- digital retouching: TVT
- Dean Taylor
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Gaysorn Thavat
- visual effects
- Markus Wollschläger
- digital retouching: TVT
- Steve Young
- whale construction: Glasshammer Visual Effects
- Dee McClelland
- dailies colorist
Assistant Director
- Anna Gundesen
- assistant director: second unit
- Neil James
- second assistant director
- Michelle Sowman
- third assistant director
- Liz Tan
- first assistant director
Production Management
- Janet McIver
- production manager
- Peter Moerenhout
- unit manager
- Anne Urban
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- Dan Blanshard
- props
- John Brockie
- carpenter
- Pete Burney
- carpenter
- Brian Campbell
- set finisher
- Graham Collins
- carpenter
- Kerry Dunn
- scenic artist
- Jackie Gilmore
- set dresser
- Brett Graham
- sculptor: Porourangi's sculpture
- Kate Highfield
- art department manager
- Maka Makatoa
- storyboard artist
- Bernard Makoare
- designer: Reiputa
- John Miles
- construction manager
- Russell Munro
- carpenter
- Lia Neilson
- art department runner
- Josh Patterson
- greensman
- Aaron Reedy
- property assistant
- Michaela Sanders
- art department runner
- Richard Sheath
- leading hand
- Megan Vertelle
- set dresser/buyer
- Nick Walter
- carpenter
- Nick Weir
- props buyer
- Neil Williamson
- carpenter
- Roger Murray
- propmaker
- Anthony Sumich
- props stand-by
Stunts
- Mark Harris
- stunt coordinator
- Mark Harris
- stunt coordinator
Editorial
- Julie Alp
- assistant editor
- Hans Joachim Bruß
- color grader
- Renate Dahmen
- negative cutter
- Guido Krajewski
- editing facility manager
- Bruce McArthur
- laboratory manager: Atlas
- Robert Pinnow
- post-production technical supervisor: TVT
- Clare Burlinson
- video colorist
- Charles Knight
- editorial advisor
- Dee McClelland
- rushes colorist
Other
- Dave Ahu
- special thanks
- Mere Boynton
- special thanks
- Nancy Greystone
- special thanks
- Liddy Holloway
- special thanks
- Derek Lardelli
- special thanks
- Rose Lardelli
- special thanks
- Andrew Lister
- special thanks
- Ian Mune
- special thanks
- Murray Newey
- special thanks
- Kath Te Kani
- special thanks
- Judith Trye
- special thanks
- Tim Worrall
- special thanks
Music Department
- Simon Bowley
- music mixer
- Ricky Edwards
- technical music support
- Chris Gough
- music supervisor: Mana Music
- Jacek Tuschewski
- technical music support
- Michael Edwards
- orchestrator
- Savage
- music performer: Deceptikonz member
Casting Department
- Christina Asher
- additional casting
- Robyn Cammell
- casting assistant
- Riwia Fox
- casting assistant / extras casting
- Karen Sidney
- extras casting assistant
- Karen Sydney
- additional casting
- Stu Turner
- additional casting
Costume Department
- Paul Booth
- wardrobe runner
- Deirdre McKessar
- assistant costume designer
- Jenny Rushton
- stand-by wardrobe
Camera Department
- Armie Armstrong
- underwater camera operator
- Rachel Beard
- clapper loader
- Joshua Creek
- additional grip
- Kevin Donovan
- key grip
- Rhys Duncan
- steadicam operator
- Kirsty Griffin
- still photographer
- Brenden Holster
- camera assistant: second unit
- Stephen Joyce
- generator operator / generator operator
- Brian Laird
- best boy
- Henare Mato
- lighting assistant
- Grant McKinnon
- gaffer
- Leon Narbey
- camera operator
- Simon Ranginui
- additional lighting technician
- Kevin Riley
- camera operator: second unit
- Jim Rowe
- grip assistant
- Paul Samuels
- focus puller
- Sigmund Spath
- underwater photographer
- Gaysorn Thavat
- focus puller: second unit
- Johnny Yarrel
- video assistant
- James Young
- lighting assistant
Location Management
- Podge
- location manager
Script Department
- Robert Sarkies
- script editor
- Joan Scheckel
- script consultant
- Gavin Strawhan
- script consultant
- Kathleen Thomas
- continuity
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