The Nativity Story credits

Directed By

Catherine Hardwicke

Written By

Mike Rich
written by

Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes
Mary: Oscar Isaac
Joseph: Hiam Abbass
Anna: Shaun Toub
Joaquim: Ciarán Hinds
Herod: Shohreh Aghdashloo
Elizabeth: Stanley Townsend
Zechariah: Alexander Siddig
The Angel Gabriel: Nadim Sawalha
Melchior: Eriq Ebouaney
Balthasar: Stefan Kalipha
Gaspar: Alessandro Giuggioli
Antipas: Farida Ouchani
Ruth: Saïd Amadis
Tero: Maria Giovanna Donzelli
Mary's Friend: Francesca Piliero
Mary's Friend: Serge Feuillard
Eldest Priest: Kais Nashif
Benjamin: Andy Lucas
Tax Collector: Tomer Sisley
Tax Collector: Jeffery Kissoon
Herod's Architect: Lucia Zotti
Elizabeth's Aunt: Monica Contini
Elizabeth's Cousin: Paola Sotgiu
Midwife: Gabrielle Scharnitzky
Palm Reader: Stewart Scudamore
Simeon: Chiara Di Pede
Girl Taken By Soldiers: Zinedine Soualem
Girl's Father: Luciana Paolicelli
Girl's Mother: Damir Todorovic
Soldier at Collection: Matt Patresi
Sentry Soldier: Ted Rusoff
Old Shepherd: Sami Samir
Thief: Yvonne Sciò
Thief's Accomplice: Andrea Bruschi
Bethlehem Townsperson: Jean-Claude Deret
Bethlehem Townsperson: Angela Iurilli
Bethlehem Townsperson: Francesco Martoccia
Bethlehem Townsperson: Alessandro Piscitelli
Bethlehem Townsperson: Maria Antonietta DiMonte
Bethlehem Townsperson: Emilio Adrisani
Bethlehem Townsperson: Emilia Fortunato
Bethlehem Townsperson: Ilaria Cangialosi
Blacksmit's wife: Shelby Young
Naomi

Produced By

Marty Bowen
producer: Cale Boyter
executive producer: Michael Disco
co-executive producer: Toby Emmerich
executive producer: Judd Funk
co-executive producer: Wyck Godfrey
producer: Catherine Hardwicke
executive producer: Mike Rich
executive producer: Enzo Sisti
line producer: Italy: Tim Van Rellim
executive producer

Music

Mychael Danna

Cinematography

Elliot Davis
director of photography: Guillermo Navarro

Sound

Brahim Ait Belkas
boom operator: second unit: Beau Borders
re-recording mixer: Gary C. Bourgeois
re-recording mixer: Paul Timothy Carden
dialogue editor: Rickley W. Dumm
sound effects editor: Russell Farmarco
supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor: Fabio Felici
sound mixer: Simon Firsht
boom operator: Frank Gaeta
sound designer / supervising sound editor: Luis Galdames
assistant sound editor: Patrick Giraudi
sound editor: Catherine Harper
foley artist: Ethan Holzman
assistant sound editor: Rick Kline
re-recording mixer: Darrin Mann
foley mixer: Sarah Monat
foley artist: Christopher Moriana
foley artist: Todd Niesen
sound editor: Thomas O'Neil Younkman
foley editor / sound editor: Sarah Payan
dialogue editor: Fred Peck III
sound re-recordist: Greg Steele
adr mixer: Cameron Steenhagen
dialogue editor: Erik Swanson
ProTools operator: Tami Treadwell
adr recordist: Dylan Voigt
sound mixer: second unit: Ian Voigt
sound mixer: Nourdine Zaoui
boom operator: Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist: Iain Jamieson
assistant adr recordist

Makeup

Mariam Lee Abounouom
makeup artist: Nezha Aouis
makeup artist: Morocco: Diego Avolio
assistant makeup artist: Alberto Blasi
makeup artist: Laura Borzelli
makeup artist: Hiba Boukili
hair stylist: Morocco: Liliana Bouladoux
hair stylist: Giacinto Bretti
makeup artist: Jana Carboni
key makeup artist: Maria Teresa Corridoni
hair designer: Alessandro Durante
hair stylist: Renato Francola
makeup artist: Marta Iacoponi
hair stylist: Carla Indoni
hair stylist / key hair stylist: Maria Jittou
key makeup artist: Carey Jones
makeup department head: Todd Masters
makeup artist: Khadija Najahi
hair stylist: Morocco: Arianna Palmucci
hair stylist: Luigi Rocchetti
makeup designer: Lino Stavole
key makeup artist

Special Effects

Renato Agostini
special effects supervisor: Mohamed Ali Aqermim
special effects technician: Morocco: Danilo Bollettini
special effects foreman: Maurizio Corridori
special effects coordinator: Franco Simeone
special effects technician: El Hassan Tib
special effects technician: Morocco

Visual Effects

Stephanie Allen
visual effects producer: Edward Leroy Anderson
rotoscope artist: Digital Domain: Carlos Arguello
matte painting supervisor: Hammerhead Productions: David Arredondo
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Marvin L. Barillas
3D modeler: Hammerhead Productions: David Beedon
compositor: Digital Dream: Brian Begun
digital compositor: Digital Domain: Elizabeth Beier
rotoscope artist: Hammerhead Productions: Thad Beier
technical supervisor: Hammerhead Productions: Daniel Birnbaum
digital compositor: Chris Bond
visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films: Kevin Bouchez
compositor: Digital Domain: Shannan Burkley
matte painter: Digital Domain: Elika Burns
rotoscope artist: Hammerhead Productions: Daniel Chuba
visual effects executive producer: Hammerhead Productions: Thomas Clary
visual effects coordinator: Digital Dream: Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain: Janice Barlow Collier
dustbuster: Digital Domain: Maria Ines Comparini
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Sean Coonce
digital rotoscope artist: Hammerhead: Aliza Corson Chameides
compositor: Hammerhead Productions: Toby Cortes
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Robert Cribbett
lead compositor: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Lee Croft
digital paint & rotoscope lead: Digital Domain: Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic
compositor: Digital Domain: Dominic Daigle
digital compositor: Hammerhead Productions / visual effects artist: Jamie Dixon
visual effects executive producer: Hammerhead Productions: Brady Doyle
visual effects coordinator: Hammerhead: Joe Dubs
digital artist: Digital Dream: Michelle Eisenreich
visual effects producer: Hammerhead: Jesse Fernley
compositor: Hammerhead Productions: Ramiro A. Garcias
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Florian Gellinger
digital effects supervisor: Gilbert Gonzales
compositor: Hammerhead Productions: Fred Haro
lighting and rendering artist: Frantic Films: Scott Harper
visual effects supervisor: Kamal Hatami
3D artist: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Claas Henke
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain: Jose M. Hernandez
3D modeler: Hammerhead Productions: Veronica Hernandez
rotoscope artist: Digital Domain: Darin Hilton
matte painter: Deborah Hiner
rotoscope artist: Hammerhead Productions: Elizabeth Hitt
senior digital coordinator: Nate Homan
lead 3D artist: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Brian Jones
visual effects editor: Justin Jones
digital compositor: Kelly Rae Kenan Green
assistant coordinator: Hammerhead Productions: Hong Kim
digital artist: Digital Dream: Roger Kupelian
matte painter: Digital Domain: James Kuroda
digital compositor: Digital Domain: Bonnie Lemon
visual effects producer: Digital Domain: Dan Levitan
compositing supervisor: Hammerhead Productions: Benjamin Liu
animator: Michael Liv
dustbuster: Digital Domain: Peter Lloyd
senior matte painter: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Jo Lockman
dustbuster / scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain: Carlos Long
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Margaret B. Lynch
visual effects producer: Digital Domain: Mauricio Macal
matte painting coordinator: Hammerhead Productions: Rebecca Marie
compositor: Hammerhead Productions: Doris Marroquin
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Richard Matsushita
lighting artist: Hammerhead Productions: Mamie McCall
on-set matchmover: Hammerhead Productions: Morgan McDermott
compositor: Mimi Medel
visual effects executive: Daniel Mellitz
matchmover: Hammerhead Productions: Daniel Miller
digital compositor: Fatima Mojaddidy
system administrator: Hammerhead Productions: Alejandra Molina
3D modeler: Hammerhead Productions: Miguel Monterroso
matte painting coordinator: Hammerhead Productions: Adam Newman
3D modeler: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Claire O'Brien
executive producer: opening title sequence, yU+Co.: Oxcar Orellana
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Ricardo F. Ortiz
3D modeler: Hammerhead Productions: Ludwing Paniagua
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Clint A. Perez
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Todd Sheridan Perry
matchmover: Hammerhead Productions: Douglas Pineda
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Corinne Pooler
visual effects producer: Digital Dream: Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor: Digital Dream: Kelly Port
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain: James E. Price
production visual effects supervisor: Michael Ramirez
roto artist: Rodrigo R. Ramirez
3D modeler: Hammerhead Productions: Marco Recuay
compositor: Digital Dream: Pedro Ruiz
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Theresa Ellis Rygiel
visual effects supervisor: Evelyn Salguero
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Olivier Sarda
compositor: Digital Domain: Christopher Savides
color grader: Moshe Sayada
compositor: Hammerhead Productions: Robert Schajer
visual effects producer: Frantic Films: Kino Scialabba
digital matte painter: Hammerhead Productions: Aaron Seelman
rotoscope artist: Hammerhead Productions: Jaeil Seo
matte painter: Jane Sharvina
lead compositor: Frantic Films: M. Zachary Sherman
digital effects artist: Jay Shindell
visual effects: John Textor
executive: Digital Domain: Daniel C.J. Todd
lighting and rendering artist: Frantic Films

Assistant Director

Tarik Ait Ben Ali
second second assistant director: Morocco: Hamid Ait Timaghrit
third assistant director: morocco: Alain Aswani
first assistant director: second unit, Morocco: Inti Carboni
first assistant director: second unit, Italy: Mouhssine El Badaoui
second assistant director: second unit: Yann Mari Faget
second assistant director: Morocco: Alessandra Fortuna
second second assistant director: Richard Graysmark
second assistant director: Harvey Harrison
second unit director: Ahmed Hatimi
first assistant director: Morocco: Jamie Marshall
first assistant director: second unit: Nata More
second assistant director: second unit: Justin Muller
first assistant director: Edoardo Petti
second assistant director: Italy: Yozo Tokuda
assistant director

Production Management

Andrea Alunni
unit manager: Moncef Belam
production team: Alfredo Colangeli
assistant unit manager: Vito Colazzo
unit production manager: Ian Hickinbotham
unit production manager: Erik Holmberg
executive in charge of production: Branko Jehlar
production manager: Udi Nedivi
unit production manager: Jay Vinitsky
post-production supervisor

Art Department

Tarik Amchemar
stand-by props: Abdellah Baadil
assistant art director: Youness Benbakrim
props: Francesca Birri
construction coordinator: Luigi Calvitti
carpenter: Federico Calò Carducci
draftsman: Massimo Ciaraglia
props: Federico Costantini
concept artist: Davide De Stefano
conceptual artist: Massimo Di Palma
blacksmith: Cristiano Donzelli
storyboard artist: Hicham El Kounti
set decoration buyer: Said El Kounti
props buyer: Roberta Federico
assistant art director: Antonio Fraulo
property master: Nabil Ghaouat
art department: Peter Hooper
greens supervisor: Sandra Jelmini
art department coordinator: Giuliana Lipparini
assistant set decorator: Domenico Mancino
blacksmith: Jon Marson
key greensman: Sebastiano Murer
assistant property master: Rabiaa N'Gadi
greens department / set dresser: Soufiane Ousaadi
stand-by props: Morocco: Jason Pearson
graphic designer: Aziz Rafiq
assistant set decorator: Domenico Reordino
stand-by painter: Monica Sallustio
assistant art director: Luca Tranchino
assistant art director: Fernando Valento
construction manager: Francesco Valento
construction foreman: Claudio Villa
lead man: Daniela Voccia
assistant art director / assistant production designer: Giulia Chiara Crugnola
set dressing designer: Aziz Hamichi
assistant art director

Stunts

Benamara Azeddine
stunt performer: Joseph Beddelin
stunts: Hami Belal
stunts: Federico Benvenuti
stunts: Othman Ilyassa
stunts: Philippe Losson
stunts: Stefano Maria Mioni
stunt coordinator: Italy: Emiliano Novelli
assistant stunt coordinator: Marco Pancrazi
stunts: Valentina Paradiso
stunts: Catia Pasqualoni
stunt performer / stunts: Francois Poirier
stunts: Cedric Proust
stunt coordinator: Massimo Racca
stunts: Gabriele Ragusa
stunt double: Federico Regazzo
stunt performer: Florian Robin
stunts: Roberto Sgarbi
stunts: Ferdinando Stazzone
stunts: Mustapha Touki
stunts: Massimiliano Ubaldi
stunts

Editorial

Hassan Aridal
assistant editor: Terra Bliss
digital intermediate producer: Gary Burritt
negative cutter: Ken Gales
avid technician: Rachel Faith Hanson
post-production coordinator: Lara Khachooni
first assistant editor: Natasha Leonnet
digital intermediate colorist: Marc Lulkin
digital color assist: Mike Mertens
colorist: Daniela Ovi
post-production assistant: Jim Passon
color timer: Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM: John Potter
high definition preview timer: Jonny Winograd
assistant editor: avid: Jack Lewars
assistant color timer: Efilm

Other

Hiam Abbass
acting coach: Mira Abu Sinni
advisor: Nazareth village: Barbara Adducci
assistant production coordinator: Saad Ajedigue
production assistant: Gabrielle Allen
marketing and promotion: Carlo Antonioni
horse master: Italy: Mohamed Atbir
production assistant: Elhoussaine Baouzine
set production assistant: Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances: Ludovico Bettarello
digital dailies encoding: Technicolor Rome / digital dailies online: Katherine E. Beyda
production executive: Aziz Bousfiha
assistant accountant: Enrico Bruschini
historical advisor: Stephan Burle
title designer: Jerome Butler
dialect coach: Sabrina Canale
assistant to executive producer: Houssna Choukri
assistant: M. Tim Van Rellim: Claudia Cimmino
travel coordinator: Matthew Cohen
assistant: Mr. Godfrey: Alan Cossettini
tutor: Kathi Danielson
first assistant accountant: Marco De Luca
key on-set production assistant: Nicola Di Marzio
production assistant: office production assistant: Roy Doliner
advisor: Jewish religion: Jessica Drake
supervising dialect coach: Saida Elidrissi
production secretary: Julio Ferrario
creative director: main titles: Alice Filippi
set production assistant: Maria Fiorito
production accountant: Chiara Fregoso
production secretary: William J. Fulco
consultant: theology and aramaic: Alessandro Giuseppini
assistant: Ms. Hardwicke: Emily Glatter
supervising production coordinator: Dionne Gordon
assistant: Ms. Hardwicke: Pamela B. Green
main title producer / project manager: titles, PIC: Holly Hagy
production coordinator: Samir Hawa
advisor: Nazareth village: Lesley Hazleton
historical advisor: Elek Hendrickson
assistant: Mr. Godfrey: Robert S. Hoffman
assistant: Catherine Hardwicke: Rani Isbanyoli
advisor: Nazareth village: Silvie Janculová
travel coordinator: Nazha Kajja
assistant: Mrs Hardwick / production coordinator: second unit: Steve Kesmodel
credits administrator: Jerzy Lamirowsky
animal wrangler: Gianni Marini
assistant horse master: Edoardo Martino
animal wrangler: Pasquale Martino
animal trainer: Norma Marie Mascia
production coordinator: Alex Matcham
production controller: Cariddi McKinnon Nardulli
assistant: Mr. Sisti: Maham Mehrabi
production assistant: R.J. Millard
unit publicist: Ryan Miningham
general assistant: Nata More
set production assistant: Myra Moreta
assistant: Mychael Danna: Umberto Pannacci
animal wrangler: Carla Maria Perrina
accounting payroll clerk: Pacetti Priscilla
set production assistant: Cedric Proust
animal trainer: Mohammed Hamza Regragui
production assistant: Morocco: Alfredo Scalone
animal wrangler: Rick Schirmer
social marketing: Annalisa Schmid
accommodation coordinator: Laura Sevier
rights & clearances: Massimiliano Sisti
assistant accountant: Stefania Sisti
production secretary: Jesse Springer
consultant: visuals and story: Valerio Stano
set production assistant: Lora Marie Taylor
accountant: client services: Dena Twain
assistant: Mr. Bowen: Jarik Van Sluijs
title designer: Lorenzo Verderame
advisor: ancient astronomy: Alex Wayaffe
assistant: Mr. Bowen: Wanda Zaccaro
assistant to actress: Ronald C. Briggs Jr.
inventory services: Cristiano Sebastianelli
payroll

Music Department

Eun-Mee Ahn
musician: violin: Azam Ali
featured vocalist: Lindsay Ashworth
singer: Leanne Becknell
musician: oboe: Lee Blaylock
music clearances: Joe Breaux
assistant music editor: Rob Brophy
musician: viola: Paul Broucek
executive in charge of music: Tom Brown
music preparation: Bryan Clements
scoring crew: Stephen Coleman
music arranger: vocals: Wade Culbreath
musician: percussion: Buck Damon
music supervisor: Debbi Datz-Pyle
music contractor: Nicholas Dodd
conductor / orchestrator: Andrew Duckles
musician: viola: Bruce Dukov
concertmaster: Mark Eshelman
scoring crew: Richard Ford
music editor: Matt Franko
music preparation: Daniel Gold
music preparation: Jennifer Gordon-Levin
musician: violin: Rupert Gregson-Williams
musician: Scott Gutierrez
score recordist: Brad Haehnel
score recordist / scoring mixer: Jim Hoffman
music preparation: Russ Howard III
music programmer / musician: guitars: Jonathan A. Hughes
music preparation: Shira Kammen
musician: Brian Kilgore
musician: percussion: Chris Kollgaard
musician: bass: Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello: Joanna L'Estrange Forbes
singer: Greg Loskorn
scoring technician: Stephanie Lowry
additional music editor: Andrew Lumsden
choir director: Darrin McCann
musician: viola: Adam Michalak
score recordist: Christopher Moroney
music consultant: Davide Palmiotto
music scoring mixer assistant: Victor Pesavento
music preparation: Chang Qu
musician: violin: Kim Reese
music executive: Steve Richards
musician: cello: Cassandra Richburg
musician: viola: Lori Silfen
music business affairs: Rob Simonsen
composer: additional arrangements: Dan Smith
musician: cello: Steven L. Smith
music preparation: Tereza Stanislav
musician: violin: Jill Streater
music librarian: James Thatcher
musician: French horn: Lawrence Wallington
singer: John F.X. Walsh
music business affairs: Helen Werling
music preparation: Kirsty Whalley
additional music editor: Yelena Yegoryan
musician: violin: Joe Zimmerman
music librarian: Gina Zimmitti
music contractor: Don Williams
musician: percussion

Casting Department

Mohamed Essaghir Aabach
casting assistant: Faith Allbeson
casting associate: Yael Aviv
casting: Israel: Donna DeSeta
casting: New York: Michela Forbicioni
casting assistant: Zinedine Ibnou Jabal
casting: Morocco: Krassimir Ivanov
casting assistant: Hervé Jakubowicz
casting: France: Kara Lipson
casting associate: Russell Scott
casting associate: Omar Tisli
casting assistant

Costume Department

Lahcen Abbana
costume assistant: Abeghrazmustapha
costumer: Najat Ait Badi
costume assistant: Marco Baratti
costume cutter men: Patrizia Barbera
costume assistant: Marco Berrettoni
dyer/ager: Luca Canfora
costume assistant: Massimo Cantini Parrini
assistant costume designer: Giovanni Casalnuovo
associate costume designer: Hassan Ghazouany
costume assistant: Rebecca Higginson
costumer: second unit: Francesco Luperini
set costumer: Tiziana Magris
wardrobe: Lucilla Simbari
key set costumer: Alice Spigno
wardrobe assistant: Hassan Taghriti
costumer / wardrobe supervisor

Camera Department

Andy Arnautov
gaffer: Morocco: Lyamani Bouhmdi
best boy electric: Alessio Bramucci
best boy electric: Daniele Caiuli
electrician: Massimo Cecchini
electrician: Marco Contaldo
gaffer: Fabio De Meis
gaffer: second unit: Saverio Di Cecca
lighting assistant: Ider Eddadsi
grip: Moulay Mustapha El Idrissi
grip: Mauro Faina
grip: Andrea Fioravanti
grip: Paolo Frasson
dolly grip: David Galbraith
first assistant camera: "a" camera: Gian Claudio Giacomini
second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit: Harvey Harrison
director of photography: second unit: Ladislav Hruby
first assistant camera: Morroco: Paolo Leurini
additional electrician: Emanuele Loreti
electrician: Duccio Maccari
second assistant "a" camera second unit: Marcostavros Maggi
second assistant camera: Giulio Magnolia
second assistant camera: Paolo Marchetti
clapper loader: Driss Marzak
gaffer: Mohamed Ait Mhand
electrician: Youssef Mohattane
video operator: Rachid Mssiaidi
grip: Miroslav Pavlik
second assistant camera: Morroco: Alessandro Picchi
electrician: Zdenek Pozar
best boy: Morocco: Imad Rechiche
second assistant camera: Flaviano Ricci
grip: Emanuele Salvatore
rigging grip: Prokop Satochin
key grip: second unit: Fulvio Sergianni
grip: Jaromir Simek
rigging gaffer: Kamaleddine Talmi
grip: Emiliano Topai
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Mauro Toscano
video assist operator: second unit: Jaimie Trueblood
still photographer: Daniele Verdenelli
electrician: Giacomo Zampieri
video assist operator: Davide Zanetti
clapper loader: second unit: Aziz Zougar
electrician

Location Management

Ngadi Abdeslam
assistant location manager: Stefano Biraghi
location manager: second unit: Driss Gaidi
location manager: Souheil Hallaoui
location manager: second unit: Kamal Ounejjar
locations manager: Erik Paoletti
location manager: Milena Bono Parodi
location manager

Script Department

Eleonora Baldwin
script supervisor: Julie Brown
script supervisor: second unit

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