Proof of Life (Original title)
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 02 March 2001 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Taylor Hackford
Synopsis: Action drama. Peter Bowman, an engineer working in South America on a dam, is kidnapped by anti-government forces (the ELT). A specialist in the resolution of kidnapping and ransom situations, Terry Thorne, is called in but when it is discovered that Bowman's company lacks the necessary insurance, Thorne is recalled to London. Bowman's wife, Alice and sister, Janice are left on their own to deal with corrupt local officials until Thorne and his trusted friend Dino return to help them. Bowman has been taken to an isolated ELT camp where he is held captive by increasingly erratic guerrillas. Thorne undertakes lengthy and difficult ransom negotations to free Bowman, a situation further complicated by the growing attraction between he and Alice.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Drama
Releases
Date: 2001not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 135 mins Length: 12176 Feet
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 02 March 2001 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Taylor Hackford
Synopsis: Action drama. Peter Bowman, an engineer working in South America on a dam, is kidnapped by anti-government forces (the ELT). A specialist in the resolution of kidnapping and ransom situations, Terry Thorne, is called in but when it is discovered that Bowman's company lacks the necessary insurance, Thorne is recalled to London. Bowman's wife, Alice and sister, Janice are left on their own to deal with corrupt local officials until Thorne and his trusted friend Dino return to help them. Bowman has been taken to an isolated ELT camp where he is held captive by increasingly erratic guerrillas. Thorne undertakes lengthy and difficult ransom negotations to free Bowman, a situation further complicated by the growing attraction between he and Alice.
Genres: Action and Adventure, Drama
Releases
Date: 2001not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 135 mins Length: 12176 Feet
Credits
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©/Production Company: Warner Bros., Bel-Air Pictures LLC, Presented by: Castle Rock Entertainment, Presented in association with: Bel-Air Entertainment, Production Company: Anvil Films, Executive Producer: Steven Reuther, Executive Producer: Tony Gilroy, Producer: Taylor Hackford, Producer: Charles Mulvehill, Producer (Poland Unit): Lew Rywin, Associate Producer (Poland Unit): Feliks Pastusiak, Executive i/C of Production (Ecuador): Camilo Luzuriaga, Mariana Andrade, Unit Production Manager: Ian Hickinbotham, Unit Production Manager (Ecuador): Kaaren F. Ochoa, Unit Manager (Poland Unit): Pawel Barenski, Production Manager (Poland Unit): Jerzy Frykowski, Production Supervisor: Dow Griffith, Ecuador Production Services: Grupo Cine, Production Co-ordinator: Sallie Beechinor, Production Co-ordinator: Pamela Jaeckle, Production Co-ordinator (Poland Unit): Aneta Cebula, Location Manager: Dow Griffith, Location Manager: Juan Pablo Rovayo, Location Manager (UK Unit): Terry Blyther, Post-production (Supervisor): Tricia Miles, Post-production (Editorial): Mark Warner, 2nd Unit Director: Gary Davis, Assistant Director (1st): Chris Carreras, Assistant Director (2nd): Robert P. Grayson, Michael Stevenson, Assistant Director (3rd): Miguel Alvear, Assistant Director (3rd): Tania Hermida, Assistant Director (3rd): Masakazu Shirane, Diego Falconi, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Josh Robertson, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Mauricio Cadena, Michael La Torre, Assistant Director (Poland Unit): Zbigniew Gruz, Andrzej Bednarski, Script Supervisor: Sally Jones, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Joanna Shaw, Casting: Nancy Klopper, Casting (Europe): Doreen Jones, Casting (South America): Alonso Alegria, Casting (Miami): Lori Wyman, Casting (Associate): Rita Vanderwaal, Casting (Poland Unit): Zbigniew Gruz, Casting (ADR Voice): L.A. MadDogs, Screenplay: Tony Gilroy, Based on the article by: William Prochnau, Based on the book by: Thomas Hargrove, Director of Photography: Sławomir Idziak, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Lukasz Jogalla, Aerial Cameraman: John Marzano, Camera Operator: Jeff Mart, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Lukasz Jogalla, Olivier Auverlau, Steadicam Operator: Jeff Mart, Focus Puller (A Camera): Henryk Jedynak, Focus Puller (B Camera): Rick Lamb, Focus Puller (2nd Unit): Yorgos Giannelis, Key Clapper Loader: Fionn Comerford, Clapper Loader: John Watters, Clapper Loader (2nd Unit): Barney Davis, Gaffer: John Higgins, Key Grip: Malcolm Huse, Best Boy Grips: Gary Smith, Best Boy Grips (Poland): David Appleby, Grip (2nd Unit): Andy Hopkins, Visual Effects Editor: Daryl Jordan, Special Visual Effects: Mill Company Limited, Mill (Visual Effects Producer): Antony Hunt, Mill (Digital Effects Supervisor): Angus Cameron, Mill (2D Digital Supervisor): Dan Pettipher, Mill (Lead Digital Artist): Richard Little, Special Visual Effects: Inc Cinesite, Cinesite (Visual Effects Supervisor): Jerry Pooler, Cinesite (Visual Effects Producer): Michael S. Pryor, Cinesite (Composite Supervisor): David Lingenfelser, Cinesite (Lead Animator): Oscar Castillo, Special Effects (Supervisor): Yves Debono, Special Effects (Technician): John Herzberger, Special Effects (Technician): Andrew Wilson, Special Effects (Technician): Tom Kittle, Mark Griffin, Graphics: Pablo Iturralde, Editor: John Smith, Editor: Sheldon Kahn, Production Designer: Bruno Rubeo, Art Director (Supervising): Steve Carter, Art Director (Co-ordinating): David Hopkins, Art Director (Poland Unit): Ewa Skoczkowska, Set Decorator: Steve Shewchuk, Set Decorator (UK Unit): Anna Pinnock, Master Scenic Artist: Bruno Robotti, Storyboard Artist: Raymond Prado, Costume Designer: Ruth Myers, Costume Supervisor: Gordon Harmer, Costume Supervisor: Ismael Jardón Tejas, Key Make-up: Luigi Rocchetti, Make-up Artist: Federico Laurenti, Make-up Artist: Jana Carboni, Lucy Da Silva, Ms Ryan's Make-up Artist: Karen Kawahara, Key Hairstylist: Mauro Tamagnini, Hairstylist: Francesca De Simone, Hairstylist: Stefano Ceccarelli, Hairstylist: Margarita Salazar, Blanca Ponce de Baneto, Ms Ryan's Hairstylist: Frida Aradóttir, Main Title Sequence Design: Imaginary Forces, End Titles/Opticals: Pacific Title, Music/Music Producer: Danny Elfman, MIDI Programming: Marc Mann, Orchestra Conducted by: Peter Anthony, Supervising Orchestrator: Steve Bartek, Orchestrations: Edgardo Simone, Orchestrations: Mark McKenzie, Orchestrations (Additional): David Slonaker, Marc Mann, Music Editor: Ellen Segal, Music Editor (Temp/Source): Curt Sobel, Score Recorder/Mixer: Dennis Sands, Scoring Recordist: Greg Dennen, Sound Mixer: Ivan Sharrock, Recordist: Mark Johnston, Recordist: Chuck Hamilton, Kevin Webb, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff, Re-recording Mixer: Dave Campbell, Christian Minkler, Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg, Co-supervising Sound Editor: Karen M. Baker, Dialogue Editor: Lauren Stephens, Dialogue Editor: Christopher Hogan, Sound Effects Editor: Christopher Assells, Sound Effects Editor: Dino R. Dimuro, Sound Effects Editor: Danny Hegeman, ADR Recordist: Jeannette Browning, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane, Supervising ADR Editor: Chris Jargo, ADR Editor: Anna MacKenzie, ADR Editor: Laura Graham, Foley Artist: John Roesch, Foley Artist: Alyson Moore, Foley Recordist: Carolyn Tapp, Foley Mixer: Mary Jo Lang, Supervising Foley Editor: Craig Jaeger, Foley Editor: Peter Staubli, Foley Editor: Paul Jyrälä, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gary Davis, Stunt Co-ordinator (Poland Unit): Lech Adamowski, Stunt Double/Terry: Stuart Clark, Stunt Double/Peter: Simon Chapman, Stunt Double/Dino: James O'donnell, Stunt Double/Kessler: Wade Eastwood, Stunt Double/Carlos: Dennis Scott, Mr Crowe's Stand-in: David Oliver, Ms Ryan's Stand-in: Amy West, Military/Guerrilla Training: Adam Bohling, Key Armourer: Thell Reed, Armourer: David Fencl, Armourer: Scott A. Mckay, Animal Wrangler: Alicia Herrera, Aerial Co-ordinator: Marc Wolff
Cast
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Meg Ryan (Alice Bowman), Russell Crowe (Terry Thorne), David Morse (Peter Bowman), Pamela Reed (Janis Goodman), David Caruso (Dino), Anthony Heald (Ted Fellner), Stanley Anderson (Jerry), Gottfried John (Eric Kessler), Alun Armstrong (Wyatt), Michael Kitchen (Ian Havery), Margo Martindale (Ivy), Mario Ernesto Sánchez (Fernandez), Pietro Sibille (Juaco), Vicky Hernandez (Maria), Norma Martínez (Norma), Diego Trujillo (Eliodoro), Aristóteles Picho (Sandro), Sarahi Echeverria (Cinta), Carlos Blanchard (Carlos), Raul Rodriguez (Tomas), Mauro Cueva (Rico), Alejandro Cordova (Rambo), Sandro Bellido (Mono), Miguel Iza (ELT officer), Roberto Frisone (Calitri), Tony Vazquez (Fred/Marco), Claudia Dammert (Ginger), Rowena King (Pamela), Michael Byrne (Luthan), Jaime Zevallos (Nino), Gilberto Torres (Raymo), Flora Martinez (Linda), Laura Escobar (Cara), Marcos Bustos (Alex), Jorge Medina (Berto), Gerard Naprous (Pierre Lenoir), Alexander Balueyev (Russian colonel), Dmitri Shevchenko (Russian sergeant), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Terry's driver), Said K. Saralijen (Chechen leader), Oscar Carrillo, Pedro Martinez Laya, Wolframio Benavides (trial honcho), Alonso Alegria (master of ceremonies), Merlin Hanbury-Tenison (Terry's son), Stefan Gryff (bank official), Yolanda Vazquez (notary)