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The Veteran (Original title)
Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 29 April 2011 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Matthew Hope

Synopsis: Action thriller. Soldier Robert Miller returns from Afghanistan suffering from undiagnosed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and finds himself involved with a group who are covertly monitoring suspected terrorists. While uncovering a conspiracy within the ranks of the organisation, Miller also decides to tackle the menace of a drug-dealing gang terrorising the estate on which he lives.

Genres:
Action and Adventure, Thriller

Subjects:
War veterans, Housing estates, Crime prevention, Terrorism, War neuroses
Releases
Date: 29 April 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Video - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 98 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (203)
©: Veteran Pictures, Presents: DMK Productions, [Presents] In association with: Iconiq Drinks, [Presents] In association with: Premiere Pictures, Media Pro One Ltd, Production Services Provided by: Media Pro One Limited, Executive Producer: Dawn Pritchard, Executive Producer: Sheila Pritchard, Executive Producer: Jason Garrett, Executive Producer: David Rogers, Gary Barnshaw, Produced by: Debbie Shuter, Kim Leggatt, Line Producer: Johann Insanally, Associate Producer: John Hope, Bruce Kenton, Production Executive: Adam Betteridge, Production Executive: Marcus Searancke, Production Executive: Kevin Williams, Production Executive: David Peck, Production Executive: Nadia Naguib, Production Executive: Alena Trower, Production Executive: Fiona Kihlsrom, Production Executive: Adam Thompson, Unit Production Manager: Beth Timbrell, Production Coordinator: Scott Eaton, Angelika Schierz, Production Accountant: Rachel Donkor, Location Manager: Grant Cummings, Location Unit Manager: Peter-Frank Dewulf, Location Scout: Rob Napoletani, Location Assistant: Rachel Hyde, 2nd Unit Locations: Richard Knight, Post-production Supervisor: Michael Saxton, Production Assistant: Imogen Gay, First Assistant Director: Jude Campbell, Second Assistant Director: Tom White, 2nd Assistant Director (Dailies): Wayne Morris, Third Assistant Director: Tom Fenwick-Smith, 3rd Assistant Director (Dailies): Alex Kaye-Besley, Glen Carroll, Crowd Second Assistant Director: Emily Perowne, Script Supervisor: Kathy Hughes, 2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Dionne Grant, Natalie Sloan, Casting by: Amelia Hashemi, Rose Wicksteed, Casting: Parlour Casting, Casting Assistant: Andy Shepherd, Isabella Odoffin, Extras Casting: Johnny Lynch, Written by: Matthew Hope, Robert Henry Craft, Director of Photography: Philipp Blaubach, Steadicam Operator/B Camera Operator: Matt Fisher, Clapper Loader/2nd Assistant B Camera: Rachel Clark, Clapper Loader/2nd Assistant B Camera: Rob Gilmour, Clapper Loader/2nd Assistant B Camera: Jon Hurley, Clapper Loader/2nd Assistant B Camera: Craig Porter, Kat Spencer, Focus Puller: Peter Byrne, Focus Puller B Camera: John Watters, 2nd Unit Focus Puller (Dailies): Sophie Wilson, B Camera Focus Pullers (Dailies): Tristan Haley, B Camera Focus Pullers (Dailies): Tony Kay, Graham Martyr, Loader: Abigail Catto, Camera Assistant: Ben Brown, Gaffer: Andy McBrearty, Best Boy: Jonathan Yates, Lighting Technician: Garry Hedges, Electrician Genny Op: Pete West, Key Grip: Chris Rusby, Grip Assistant: James Ray, B Camera Grips (Dailies): Rob Barlow, B Camera Grips (Dailies): Guy Bennett, B Camera Grips (Dailies): Sergio Bernuzzi, B Camera Grips (Dailies): Dave Draper, B Camera Grips (Dailies): Simon Muir, Tom North, 2nd Unit Grip (Dailies): Jem Morton, B Camera Rigging Electrician (Dailies): Paul Allen, B Camera Rigging Electrician (Dailies): Alex Edyzean, Enrico Faccio, Rigging Electrician: Steve Fitzpatrick, Rigging Electrician: Ben Fordesman, Rigging Electrician: Jay Handscombe, Rigging Electrician: Christian Hayes, Rigging Electrician: Gerry Higgins, Rigging Electrician: Ricky Stelling, Chris Stones, Video Assistant: Nick Kenealy, Stills Photographer: Dean Rogers, Stills Photographer: David Tett, Tracey Leggatt, Visual Effects by: Rushes Film & TV, Visual Effects Supervisor: Jonathan Privett, Visual Effects Producer: Louise Hussey, Visual Effects Line Producer: Warwick Hewett, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Paul Jones, Visual Effects Assistant: Eleanor Rogers, Special Effects Supervisor: Colin Gorry, Special Effects Technician: Jody Taylor, Alistair Vardy, Special Effects Assistant: Jonathan Wilson, Compositor: Simone Coco, Compositor: Guy Elson, Compositor: Kim Elson, Compositor: Mark Gotslow, Compositor: Noel Harmes, Compositor: Anthony Laranjo, Compositor: Gavin McKenzie, Film Editor: Emma Gaffney, 1st Assistant Editor: Lisa Thompson, Production Designer: Chris Richmond, Supervising Art Director: Adam Makin, Art Director: Steve Clark, Standby Art Director: Oli Van Der Vijver, Graphic Designer: Andrew Tapper, Graffiti Artist: Dominic Maden, Storyboard Artist: Douglas Ingram, Production Buyer: Adrian Greenwood, Property Master: Ewan Robertson, Prop Buyer: Adrian Greenwood, Dressing Props: Roddy Dolan, Dressing Props: Tony Gibbs, Dressing Props: Paul Hart, B Camera Props (Dailies): Matt French, Mike Syon, Chargehand Standby Props: Billy Edwards, Standby Props: James Ott, Standby Props: Paul Mitchell, Alfie Burgess, Art Department Assistant: Amy Meakin, Construction Manager: Peter Johnson, Costume Designer: Emma Fryer, Assistant Costume Designer: Jane Leonard, Costume Assistant: Shona McCallum, Wardrobe Master: Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys, B Camera Costume (Dailies): Rose Goodhert, B Camera Costume (Dailies): Vandra Howard, Emma Hutton, Chief Hair & Make-up: Lynn Taylor-Wood, Make-up & Hair Artist: Jane Oginsky, Special Effects Make-up/Prosthetic Make-up: Dan Martin, B Camera Makeup (Dailies): Clare Elmey, Laboratory: Soho Filmlab, Laboratory: Soho Filmlab, Digital Colourist: Rob Pizzey, Music by: Mark Delany, Music Mixer: Stephen McLaughlin, Assistant Music Mixer: Paul Saunderson, Supervising Sound Editor: Sven Taits, Steve Browell, Production Sound Mixer: Julian Willson, Additional Sound Mixer: Tarn Willers, Boom Operator: Gavin Marshall, Sound Assistant: Ben Jeffes, Sound Assistant (Dailies): Kindy Dejemi, Re-recording Mixer: Sven Taits, Julian Macdonald, Sound Re-Recordist: Nick Del-Molina, Sound Mix Technician: Dafydd Archard, Re-Recorded at: De Lane Lea Post Production, Sound Designer: Steve Browell, First Assistant Sound Editor: Patrick Roche, Dialogue/ADR Editor: Sven Taits, ADR Mixer: Nick Kray, Foley Editor: David Keith Mackie, Foley Artist: Jack Stew, Foley Mixer: Phil Jenkins, Stunt Co-ordinator: Julian Spencer, Stunt Performer: Rob Cooper, Stunt Performer: James Embree, Stunt Performer: Calvin Warrington-Heasman, Stunt Performer: Rob Hunt, Stunt Performer: Mens-sana Tamakloe, Stunt Performer: Arran Topham, Stunt Performer: Andy Wareham, Will Willoughby, Technical Adviser: Robert Henry Craft, Legal Services Provided by: New Media Law, Armourers: Foxtrot Productions Ltd, Armourers: Richard Howell, Charles Bodycomb, Unit Publicist: Julia Jones, EPK Production: Monika Agorelius, EPK Camera Operator: James McCullum, Digital Intermediate Provided by: Ascent 142 Features, Digital On-Line Editor: Justin Tillett, Supervising On-Line Editor: Emily Greenwood, Digital Intermediate Head of Department: Patrick Malone, Digital Intermediate Producer: Marie Fernandes, Rob Faris, Digital Film Technical Supervisor: Laurent Treherne, Digital Film Bureau Manager: John Palmer, Digital Film Bureau: Timothy P. Jones, Digital Film Bureau: Fiorenza Bagnariol, Gordon Pratt, Digital Intermediate Assistant: Aurora Shannon, Data Wrangler: Dan Helme, The Director and Producers would like to thank: Ben Whishaw
Cast (22)
Toby Kebbell (Robert Miller), Adi Bielski (Alayna Wallace), Tony Curran (Chris Turner), Ashley Thomas (Tyrone Jones), Tom Brooke (Danny Turner), Ivanno Jeremiah (Fahad Sahal), Eboseta Ayemer (Ryan Sahal), Brian Cox (Gerry Langdon), Selva Rasalingam (Fawwaz Abdullah), Christopher Peter Smith (Omar), Conrad Peters (Khaled), Mem Ferda (Hakeem), Steve Weston (Ramush Jashari), Adrian Bouchet (Chechan 1), Josh Myers (Chechan 2), Warren Rusher (Napoleon), Bob Mercer (ski-mask man 1), James Alexander (ski-mask man 2), Max Callum (shooter), Gary Barnshaw (Iconiq café owner), Miles Harrington (assassin in van), Shiden Mezghebe (gang member)