The Counselor (Original title)The Counsellor (Alternative title)

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Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 15 November 2013 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Ridley Scott

Synopsis: Drama. A lawyer finds himself out of his depth when he becomes involved in drug smuggling.

Genre: Thriller

Subjects: Drugs related offences, Corruption

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Releases
Date: 25 October 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 117 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Date: 25 October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 117 mins 29 secs - Length: 10573 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)
Date: 25 October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 117 mins 29 secs - Length: 10573 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)

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©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, ©: TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company, Production Company: Scott Free, Production Company: Nick Wechsler, Production Company: Chockstone Pictures, Made in association with: TSG Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Produced in association with: Big Screen Productions, Presents: Fox 2000 Pictures, Production Services: Kanzaman Productions S.L., Kanzaman Producer's Assistant: Jordi Roca, Executive Producer: Cormac McCarthy, Executive Producer: Mark Huffam, Executive Producer: Michael Schaefer, Executive Producer: Michael Costigan, Produced by: Ridley Scott, Produced by: Nick Wechsler, Produced by: Steve Schwartz, Produced by: Paula Mae Schwartz, Line Producer - UK: Mary Richards, Line Producer - Spain: Denise O'Dell, Mark Albela, Associate Producer: Teresa Kelly, Unit Production Manager: Yousaf Bokhari, Production Manager: Sara Desmond, Production Co-ordinator: Samantha Black, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Kelly Taylor-Dias, Production Co-ordinator: Aurora Yufera Ponte, Production Co-ordinator: Asia Jarzyna, Financial Controller: Maggie Phelan, Production Accountant: Karin Mercurio, Assistant Accountant: Clair Hanson, Assistant Accountant: Kelly Johnson, Assistant Accountant: Yasmine Jade, Assistant Accountant: Hayley Lyon, Polly Nolan, Accounts Trainee: Daniel Hamill, Sarah Sullivan-Phelan, Post-production Accountant: Tarn Harper, Post-production Accounts Assistant: Tina Ellis, Production Accountant: Mar Henche, Payroll Accountant: Montse Lacruz, Cashier: Enric Llopis, Assistant Accountant: Ana Blazquez, Accounts P.A.: Patricia Avila, Mila Luengo, Facilities Co-ordinator: Marek Kalawski, Floor Production Assistant: Paul Hayes, Unit Manager: Charlie Hayes, Unit Manager: Mercedes Barbod, Assistant Unit Manager: Leonardo Martinez, Supervising Location Manager: James Grant, Location Manager: Matt Jones, Assistant Location Manager: Julia Tomlinson, Lucy Williams, Location Manager: Félix Rosell, Key Assistant Location Manager: Juanan Clemente, Base Camp Manager: Isaac Viejo, Assistant Base Camp Manager: Federico Rozadillas, Location Co-ordinator: Merixell Lombana, Assistant Location Manager: Leigh Romero, Rosa Hoyas, Location Assistant: Ben Firminger, Location Assistant: Sarah Kate Lewis, Assistant to Mr Huffam: Aidan Elliott, Assistant to Mr Schaefer: Anna Golin, Production Secretary: Veronica Fernandez, Production P.A.: Daniel Hernandez, Production Trainee: Leticia Rhodes, Set P.A.: Anna Maluenda, Borja Larrondo, Video Assist P.A.: Alex Bokhari, Production Assistant: Monique Brown, Production Assistant: Ben Vokes, Set Dec Runner: Sophie Farrar, Locksmith: Angel Gil, Locksmith: Fabio Marulanda, Juan Javier Yubero, Locksmith Assistant: Roberto Feito, 1st Assistant Director: Max Keene, 2nd Assistant Director: Matt Baker, 2nd Assistant Director: Jairo Murray, Co-second Assistant Director: Danny McGrath, 3rd Assistant Director: Sarah Brand, 3rd Assistant Director: Barney Hughes, 3rd Assistant Director: Emilio Martínez-Borso, Executive Assistant to Mr Scott: Nancy Ryan, Special Advisor to Mr Scott: Neville Shulman, Script Supervisor: Annie Penn, Casting by: Nina Gold, Avy Kaufman, Assistant Casting: Lauren Evans, Casting: Luis San Narciso, Casting: Antonia Vidal, Crowd Casting Co-ordinator: Nuria González, Crowd Casting Assistant: Sofia Siveroni, Casting Associate: Jon Goracy, Casting Associate: Leeba Zakharov, Casting Associate: Theo Park, Written by: Cormac McCarthy, Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski, Lighting Technician: Mark Clark, Lighting Technician: Jamie Mills, Lighting Technician: David Sinfield, James Smart, Camera Operator: Graham Hall, Camera Operator: Graham Hall, Camera Operator: Daniele Massaccesi, Camera Operator: Daniele Massaccesi, Camera Operator: Julian Morson, Camera Operator: Julian Morson, Camera Operator: Stefan Stankowski, Camera Operator: Stefan Stankowski, 1st Assistant Camera: David Cozens, 1st Assistant Camera: Olly Tellett, 1st Assistant Camera: Leigh Gold, 1st Assistant Camera: Toby Eedy, 1st Assistant Camera: Clive Mackey, 2nd Assistant Camera: David Churchyard, 2nd Assistant Camera: Sacha Jones, 2nd Assistant Camera: Paul Snell, 2nd Assistant Camera: James Perry, 2nd Assistant Camera: Katherine Spencer, 2nd Assistant Camera: Beau Scott, On Camera Computers: Mark Jordan, D.I.T.: Ben Appleton, Data Wrangler: Mary Lobb, D.I.T. Trainee: Will Gardner, Mark Dempsey, Central Loader: Dominique Cheung, Crane Technician: Ben Cozens, Lawrence Bewsher, Ultimate Arm Precision Driver: Lutz Schleisner, Ultimate Arm Operator: Clayton Young, Ultimate Arm Technician: Jean Louis Delachaume, Laurent Baticle, Gaffer: Perry Evans, Rigging Gaffer: Raymond 'Ossa' Mills, Rigging Electrician: Ron Shane, Rigging Electrician: Alan Grosch, Paul Wood, HOD Electrical Rigger: Iain Lowe, Standby Electrical Rigger: Paul Garratt, Best Boy: Ricky Pattenden, Practical Electrician: Michael White, Generator Operator: George Worley, Key Grip: Kevin Fraser, Grip: Tony Benjamin, Grip: David Rist, Grip: Stuart Godfrey, Grip: Peter Olney, Grip: Emmett Cahill, Video Operator: John Bowman, Video Assistant: Richard Shean, Video Assist: , Stills Photographer: Kerry Brown, Visual Effects by: MPC, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Stammers, Visual Effects Supervisor: Charley Henley, Visual Effects Producer: Philip Greenlow, Digital Artist: David Griffiths, Digital Artist: Sreejith S V, Digital Artist: Sriram Padmanabhan, Digital Artist: Sribalaji Santharam, Digital Artist: Vaibhav Marathe, Digital Artist: Satheesh Rangasamy, Digital Artist: Varun Malik, Digital Artist: Venkatesh Ramu, Digital Artist: Sharan Kumar, Digital Artist: Ben Walker, Digital Artist: Kishore Baloor, Digital Artist: Balaji Parthiban, Digital Artist: Manikandan Sathyabalan, Digital Artist: Shrikant Jain, Digital Artist: Julia Ferguson, Digital Artist: K.N. Rajakanna, Digital Artist: Kodavali Ashok Kumar, Digital Artist: Mohammed Aseem, Digital Artist: Simon Scott, Digital Artist: Lara Lom, Digital Artist: Ravi Pareek, Digital Artist: M S M Mirzhaa, Satisha P Y, Special Effects Supervisor: Stefano Pepin, Special Effects Technician: Nick Phillips, Special Effects Technician: Mark Howard, Special Effects Technician: Matthew Horton, Chargehand SFX Technician: Raúl Romanillos, SFX Technician: David Campos, Pedro Gonzalez, Animatronic Designer: Rick Marr, Animatronic Designer: Peter Hawkins, Animatronic Designer: Martin Jago, Graham Riddell, Standby Rigger: Gary Lambert, Standby Stagehand: Martin Brown, Editor: Pietro Scalia, 1st Assistant Editor: Laurence Johnson, 2nd Assistant Editor: James Barham, Editorial Trainee: Zoe Bowers, Production Designer: Arthur Max, Supervising Art Director: Marc Homes, Art Director: Ben Munro, Art Director: Alex Cameron, Art Director: Alejandro Fernández, Assistant Art Director: Rocío Sainz, Art Department Co-ordinator: Felicity Hickson, Set Decorator: Sonja Klaus, Set Dec Coordinator: Rob Anderson, Assistant Set Decorator: Luke Edwards, Set Dec Art Director: Tom Weaving, Set Dec Graphic Designer: Daniel Burke, Drapes Master: Colin Fox, Drapesman: Les Ward, Greensman: Brian Maslin, Graphic Designer: Felicity Hickson, Concept Artist: Kim Frederiksen, Draughtsman: Elizabeth Loach, Junior Draughtsman: Archie Campbell-Baldwin, Scenic Artist: James Gemmill, Scenic Artist: Russell Oxley, Production Buyer: Tristan Peatfield, Production Buyer: Sarah Whittle, Assistant Prop Buyer: Frederic Fabrega, Props Buyer Assistant: Esther Jimenez, Angeles Barraza, Construction Buyer: Fede del Cerro, Property Master: Terry Wood, Property Storeman: Warren Parkinson, Chargehand Standby Propman: Billy Edwards, Standby Propman: Mark Venn-McNeil, Chargehand Dressing Propman: Leigh Bryant, Dressing Propman: Gerry Atkinson, Dressing Propman: John Botton, Dressing Propman: Stephen Doyle, Dressing Propman: Mark Kimber, Dressing Propman: Terence Wells Jr, Dressing Propman: Oscar Romero, Dressing Propman: Boris Fernandez, Dressing Propman: José Truchado, Juan Toledo, Art Department Assistant: Alice Mayhew, Construction Manager: Ricky Carter, Construction Manager: Simon Campbell, Construction Manager: Alberto Feito, Standby Painter: Peter Edge, Painter: Daniel Brennan, Painter: Diane Kelly, Painter: Paul Kelly, Painter: Jesus Leive, Painter: Fabian Falco, Painter: Manuel Garcia, Painter: Francisco Martinez, Plasterer: Martyn Fowler, Standby Carpenter: Ryan Sinnott, Carpenter: Andrew Edey, Carpenter: Paul Langley, Carpenter: Graham Stephenson, Carpenter: Lee Whitehead, Carpenter: Carlos Bodega, Carpenter: Emilio Cañuelo, Carpenter: Jose Cañuelo, Costume Designer: Janty Yates, Assistant Costume Designer: Andrea Cripps, Crowd Costume Master: Joe Kowalewski, Costume Supervisor: , Costume Supervisor: Clare Spragge, Costume Supervisor: Cristina Sopeña, Principal Costumier: Bruno De Santa, Principal Costumier: David Otzen, Amanda Trewin, Crowd Costumier: Rob Brown, Edgar Molinos, Costume Assistant: Linda O'Reilly, Marina Pedreno, Breakdown Artist: Leticia Palomares, Seamstress: Rebeca Bermudez, Maria Manchado, Costume P.A.: Angela Ortuno, Costume Trainee: Vikki Morgan, Costume Breakdown Artist: Jo Weaving, Costume Junior: Johanna Garrard, Jess Metcalf, Make-up Designer: Tina Earnshaw, Make-up Artist: Aisling Nairn, Make-up Artist: Polly Earnshaw, Junior Make-up Artist: Jane Oginsky, Crowd Make-up and Hair Artist: Carmen Martín, Hair Designer: Nana Fischer, Hairdresser: Maralyn Sherman, Hairdresser: Luca Saccuman, Hairdresser: Lois McIntosh, Junior Hairdresser: Clarice Gill, Prosthetics Supervisor: Conor O'Sullivan, Prosthetics Co-ordinator: Viola Colditz, Senior Prosthetics Make-up: Robert Trenton, Senior Prosthetics Modeller: Brian Best, Prosthetics Make-up: Sangeet Prabhaker, Prosthetics Modeller: Tom Packwood, Prosthetics Modeller: Karen Purvis, Henrik Svensson, Trainee Prosthetics Sculptor: Alex Smith, Prosthetics Trainee: Matthew MacMurray, Main Title and End Titles by: Momoco, DI Colourist: Stephan Nakamura, Release prints on: Kodak Film Stock, Music: Daniel Pemberton, Leader: Stephanie Gonley, Orchestrated & Conducted by: Andrew Skeet, Music Supervisor: Pietro Scalia, Score Co-ordinator: Darrell Alexander, Music Editor: Tony Lewis, [Music] Recorded & Mixed by: Andrew Dudman, [Music] Recorded & Mixed at: Abbey Road Studios, Pro-tools: John Barrett, Assistant: Iain Berryman, Music Consultant: Becky Bentham, Music Consultant: Catherine Grieves, Musician's Contractor: Gareth Griffiths, Music Preparation: Jill Streater, Sound Design: Oliver Tarney, Production Sound Mixer: Simon Hayes, Production Sound Mixer: Simon Hayes, Boom Operator: Arthur Fenn, Sound Assistant: James Gibb, Sound Maintenance: Robin Johnson, Re-recording Mixer: Chris Burdon, Re-recording Mixer: Doug Cooper, Additional Re-recording Mixer: Mark Taylor, Re-recording Engineer: Darren Vega, Re-recording Engineer: Mahesh Depala, John Steele, Sound Mix Technician: Nick del Molino, Sound Mix Assistant: Joe Maher, Supervising Sound Editor: Oliver Tarney, Assistant Sound Editor: Jay Price, Dialogue and ADR Editor: Andy Shelley, Dan Morgan, Dialogue Conform Editor: Rachel Tate, Sound FX Designer: Michael Fentum, Sound FX Editor: James Harrison, ADR Mixer: Dave Betancourt, ADR Mixer: Andy Stallabrass, ADR Mixer: Peter Gleaves, Foley Artist: Peter Burgis, Foley Artist: Jason Swancott, Foley Artist: Sue Harding, Foley Mixer: Glen Gathard, Foley Mixer: Luke Brown, Foley Editor: Derek Trigg, Foley Editor: Peter Hanson, Action Vehicles Art Director/Co-ordinator: Oliver Hodge, Action Vehicles Effects Technician: Rob Dunbar, Action Vehicles Effects Technician: Will Malkin, Andy Colquhoun, Action Vehicles Dept Coordinator: Amy Edwards, Senior Action Vehicles Effects Technician: Alan Senior, Mark Vanstone, Action Vehicles Effects Technician: Paul Clark, Michael Robertson, Action Vehicles Co-ordinator: Philip Gilmore, Action Vehicles Dressing: Rufus Wilkes, Action Vehicles Dressing: Angel Beleno, Pepe del Pino, Action Vehicles Driver: Raul Castilla, Carlos Anderez, Action Vehicles Secretary: Paula Perez, Action Vehicles Assistant: Ana Alcazar, Eli Gavete, Stunt Co-ordinator: Rob Inch, Stunt Dept Co-ordinator: Ben Rackley, Stunt Performer: Camino Garcia, Stunt Performer: Richard Bradshaw, Stunt Performer: Stuart Clark, Stunt Performer: Jonathan Cohen, Stunt Performer: Ricardo Cruz Jr, Stunt Performer: Zarene Dallas, Stunt Performer: Ben Dimmock, Stunt Performer: Levan Doran, Stunt Performer: Andy Godbold, Stunt Performer: Gary Hoptrough, Stunt Performer: Rowley Irlam, Stunt Performer: Gary Kane, Stunt Performer: Andy Merchant, Stunt Performer: Peter Pedrero, Stunt Performer: Curtis Rivers, Stunt Performer: Florian Robin, Stunt Performer: Doug Robson, Stunt Performer: Diz Sharpe, Stunt Performer: Pablo Verdejo, Shane Steyn, Clearance Co-ordinator: Charles Edwards, Health & Safety Officer: Larry Eydman, Travel Agent: Mediacom 24-7, Legal Services: Wiggin LLP, Charter Flights: Coolair Charter, Freight Services supplied by: Dynamic International, Security: Prosegur, Unit Nurse: Carrie Johnson, Health & Safety Officer: Teresa Perez, Unit Nurse: Irene Esparza, Iris Mora, Supervising Armourer: Richard Hooper, Standby Armourer: Noel Francis, Joss Skottowe, Armourer: Juan Aledo, Cheetahs supplied by: Eagle Heights, Dogs: Animales de Cine Resican, Horses: Victoria & Richard Professional Stunt Espana, Cheetah Handler: Alan Ames, Horse Wrangler: Juan Antonio López, Francisco Saz, Unit Publicist: Stacy Mann, Transport Captain: Lelele Sanchez, Transport Assistant: Ramon Alonso, Transport P.A.: Lidia Martinez, Transportation Co-ordinator: Philip Allchin, Transport Co-ordinator: Patricia De La Uz, Cranes supplied by: Chapman Leonard Studio Equipment, Ultimate Arm supplied by: ACS France, Lighting Equipment supplied by: Panalux, Leelium Balloons, Trailers/Trucks supplied by: Translux International, Lays International, SFX Equipment supplied by: Interactive Special Effects, Tattoos supplied by: Kentaro, Dave Stoneman, Construction: Crazy Factory, Facilities: Eurovision, Electrical Equipment: Southern Sun Malaga, Digital Intermediate: , Dailies & Digital Imtermediate provided by: Company 3, DI Dailies Operator: Gordon Pratt, DI Producer: Marie Fernandes, Nick Monton, DI Assistant Producer: Jonathan Collard, Digital Conform: Emily Greenwood, DI Technologist: Laurent Treherne, Head of Department: Patrick Malone, Company 3 Executive Producer: Stefan Sonnenfeld, Catering supplied by: Red Chutney, Catering Manager: Fiona Gilbert, Ali Chamberlain, Chef: Stephen Smail, Chef: Alan Fry, Simon Jefferies, Catering Assistant: Joe Hill, Catering Assistant: Honey Montazami, Catering Assistant: Lisa Kater, Sylvia Nowick, Catering: Rafael Servicios de Catering, In Memory of: Matt Baker

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Michael Fassbender (counsellor), Penélope Cruz (Laura), Cameron Diaz (Malkina), Javier Bardem (Reiner), Brad Pitt (Westray), Bruno Ganz (diamond dealer), Rosie Perez (Ruth), Sam Spruell (wireman), Toby Kebbell (Tony), Edgar Ramirez (priest), Rubén Blades (Jefe), Natalie Dormer (blonde), Goran Visnjic (banker), Cesar Aguirre (truck driver #1), Daniel Holguín (truck driver #2), Chris Obi (Malkina's bodyguard), Paris Jefferson (waitress), Dar Dash (barman), Richard Cabral (young biker), Alex Hafner (highway patrolman), Andrea Deck (watching girl), Emma Rigby (Tony's girlfriend), Eben Young (bike clerk), Richard Brake (second man), Barbara Durkin (cafe waitress), Giannina Facio (woman with mobile phone), Velibor Topic (sedan man), Juan Jose Rodriguez (junkyard man), Alexander Biggie (junkyard boy #1), Pablo Paredes (junkyard boy #2), Cavassa Ventura (3rd man killer), Frank Spano (man with bar), Alejandro Marzal (man with pistol), Gerard Monaco (hotel waiter), Fernando Cayo (abogado), Dean Norris (buyer), Carlos Julio Molina (workman), Donna Air (chauffeur), Marco Tulio Luna Ramirez (cafe man), Lida Cardona (mourning lady), Roger Dalmases (delivery boy), Julien Vialon (maitre'd)

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Title: Cormac McCarthy and performance: page, stage, screen
Author: Peebles, Stacey  Pages: viii, 242 pages

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