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The Infidel (Original title)
Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 05 May 2010 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Josh Appignanesi

Synopsis: Comedy about a Muslim living in London's East End who discovers that he is both adopted and of Jewish descent.

Genre:
Comedy

Subject:
Islam
Releases
Date: 09 April 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 104 mins 45 secs - Length: 9428 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Revolver Entertainment

Credits (89)
©: Infidel Films Limited, Production Company: Slingshot, Production Company: Met Film, Production Company: Ombadsman, Developed in association with: BBC Films, [Produced by Ombadsman LLP] on behalf of: Infidel Films Limited, Presents: Slingshot, Presents: Ombadsman, Revolver Entertainment, [Presented] In association with: The Salt Company, International Sales: The Salt Company, Script developed in association with: Performing Arts Labs, Script developed with the support of: Skillset, International Distribution by: The Salt Company, [Backer]: Ingenious Film Partners, Executive Producer: Omid Djalili, Executive Producer: Cavan Ash, Producer: Stewart Le Maréchal, Producer: Uzma Hasan, Producer: David Baddiel, Produced by: Arvind Ethan David, Line Producer: Cindy Irving, Associate Producer: Jeremy Amias, Associate Producer: Yoni Magid, Shahin Sobhani, For Met Film (Executive Producer): Luke Montagu, For Met Film (Managing Director): Jonny Persey, Production Co-ordinator: Paul Manwaring, Financial Controller: Stuart Thomson, Production Accountant: Deborah Anderson, Location Manager: Karen Smith, Post-production Supervisor: Helen de Winter, 1st Assistant Director: Ina Lüders, 2nd Assistant Director: Shea Bradley, Henry Forsyth, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Alex Sesma, 3rd Assistant Director: Joe Hornsey, Script Supervisor: Leigh Nicol, Casting Director: Julie Harkin, Casting Associate: Kevin Riddle, Crowd Casting: Brek Taylor, Script Consultant: Shazia Mirza, Written by: David Baddiel, Director of Photography: Natasha Braier, 2nd Unit Cameraman: Robert Pirouet, Steadicam: Guille Garcia, Gaffer: Mitch Spooner, Stills Photographer: Matt Nettheim, Visual Effects by: Nvisible FX, Nvizible (VFX Supervisor): Paddy Eason, Nvizible (VFX Producer): Sally Spencer, Edited by: Kim Gaster, 1st Assistant Editor: Anya Dillon, 2nd Assistant Editor: Andrew Walton, Tony Upko, Production Designer: Erik Rehl, Art Director: Jamie MacWilliam, Set Decorator: Martina O'Loughlin, Prop Master: Quentin Johns, Construction Manager: Warren Lecer, Costume Designer: Marianne Agertoft, Assistant Costume Designer: Katarina Borosova, Costume Supervisor: Anna Sandler, Costume Supervisor: Nicky Baron, Make Up/Hair Designer: Sarita Allison, Make-up/Hair Assistant: Gemma Richardson, Titles by: Franki&Jonny, DI Colourist: Matt Troughton, Original Music by: Erran Baron Cohen, Music Supervisor: Matt Biffa, Music Mixer: Christoph Bauschinger, Sound Mixer: Keith Silva, Mario Mooney, Boom Operator: Matt Atkinson, Re-recording Mixer (at Zound): Burak Topalacki, Srdjan Kurpjel, Re-recording Mixer (at Point1Post): Graham Daniel, Adam Daniel, Supervising Sound Editor: Joakim Sundström, Supervising Dialogue Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel, ADR Supervising Editor: Sacha Walker, Foley Artist: Gareth Jones, Foley Recordist: Serkan Koseoglu, Body Popping Muna Double: ssik Tingz, Voice/Dialect Coach: Jane Karen, Unit Publicist: Nicole Gregory, EPK Producer: Alex Tanner, EPK Director: Rob Pirouet
Cast (37)
Omid Djalili (Mahmud Nasir), Richard Schiff (Lenny), Archie Panjabi (Saamiya), Igal Naor (Arshad Al-Masri), Amit Shah (Rashid), Stewart Scudamore (Tariq), James Floyd (Gary Page), Leah Fatania (Nabi), Stuart Antony (drummer), Scott Walters (delivery guy), Mina Anwar (Muna), Soraya Radford (Uzma), Ravin Ganatra (Fahad), Christian Lees (bar mitzvah twin Louis), Jonah Lees (bar mitzvah twin Sammi), Miranda Hart (Mrs Keyes), Karl Wilson (security guard), Niraj Naik (keyboard player), Madison Cole (bass player), Bhasker Patel (Sharif), Sartaj Garewal (Wasif), Rod Silvers (Rahman), Michele Austin (Zadie), Matt Lucas (rabbi), Captain David Hawker (zimmerframe man), Max Rissman (Russian dancer on TV), Ricky Sekhon (Hazeem), David Schneider (Monty), Jonathan Tafler (Monty's friend), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Julie), Joanna Brookes (Denise), Shobu Kapoor (Kashima), Paul Kaye (policeman 1), Jason Salkey (policeman 2), Ben Turner (news cameraman), Syreeta Kumar (Yasmin Aktar), Elroy Summons (stumbling jogger)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
In: Sight and Sound v20 n5 May 2010  Page: 74
Title: Reviews: The InfidelAuthor: WALTERS, Ben Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1695 3 Jul 2009  Page: 33
Title: In ProductionAuthor: COOPER, Sarah Article type: CreditsLanguage: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(11)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632394
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)



Film materials(10)
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632366
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2010BFI identifier: N-632424
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-632430
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632385
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632396
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-632428
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632394
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2009BFI identifier: N-632351
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2010BFI identifier: N-632426
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundBFI identifier: N-632374
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film