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White House Down (Original title)
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 28 June 2013 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Roland Emmerich

Synopsis: Action and Adventure. John Cale, a police officer and rejected applicant to the Secret Service is forced into action to defend the American President after a series of deadly attacks in Washington.

Genre:
Action and Adventure

Subjects:
White House, Terrorism
Releases
Date: 28 June 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / SDDS / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 06 September 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / SDDS / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 131 mins 29 secs - Length: 11833 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sony Pictures Releasing

Credits (72)
©: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Production Company: Mythology Entertainment, Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment, Presents: Columbia Pictures, Executive Producer: Ute Emmerich, Executive Producer: Channing Tatum, Executive Producer: Reid Carolin, Produced by: Bradley J. Fischer, Produced by: Harald Kloser, Produced by: James Vanderbilt, Produced by: Larry Franco, Produced by: Laeta Kalogridis, Unit Production Manager: Josette Perrotta, Location Manager: Michèle Saint-Arnaud, 2nd Unit Director: Marc Weigert, 1st Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy, Script Supervisor: Kimi Webber, Casting by: John Papsidera, Casting by: Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Written by: James Vanderbilt, Director of Photography: Anna J. Foerster, A Camera Operator: François Daignault, Visual Effects Supervisor: Volker Engel, Visual Effects Supervisor: Marc Weigert, Visual Effects by: Method Studios, Visual Effects by: Prime Focus World, Visual Effects by: Hybride Technologies, Visual Effects by: LUXX Studios, Visual Effects by: Image Engine, Scanline VFX, Special Effects Supervisor: Cameron Waldbauer, Special Effects Supervisor: Louis Craig, Editor: Adam Wolfe, Production Designer: Kirk M. Petruccelli, Supervising Art Director: Isabelle Guay, Art Director: Jean-Pierre Paquet, Art Director: Robert Parle, Art Director: David Gaucher, Art Director: Charlotte Rouleau, Art Director: Sandra Tanaka, Set Designer: Frédéric Amblard, Set Designer: Stephen Bedford, Set Designer: Peter Bodnarus, Set Designer: Mira Caveno, Set Designer: Aric Cheng, Set Designer: Forest Fischer, Set Designer: Jean Gagnon, Set Designer: Simon Guilbault, Set Designer: Martina Javorova, Set Designer: Céline Lampron, Set Designer: Véronique Meunier, Set Designer: Peter Ochotta, Set Designer: Guy Pigeon, Set Designer: Alex Touikan, Set Designer: Lucie S. Tremblay, Costume Designer: Lisy Christl, Make-up Department Head: Thomas Nellen, Annick Chartier, Hair Department Head: Félix Larivière, Main Titles Designed by: Johannes Mücke, End Titles by: Scarlet Letters, Music by: Thomas Wander, Harald Kloser, Conducted and Orchestrated by: James Brett, Sound Design: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Production [Sound] Mixer: Louis Marion, Re-recording Mixer: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Supervising Sound Editor: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Stunt Co-ordinator: John Stoneham Jr, Fight Co-ordinator: Layton Morrison
Cast (19)
Channing Tatum (John Cale), Jamie Foxx (President James Sawyer), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Carol Finnerty), Jason Clarke (Emil Stenz), Richard Jenkins (Eli Raphelson), Joey King (Emily Cale), James Woods (Martin Walker), Nicolas Wright (Donnie the guide), Jimmi Simpson (Tyler), Michael Murphy (Vice President Alvin Hammond), Rachelle Lefevre (Melanie), Lance Reddick (General Caulfield), Matt Craven (Agent Kellerman), Jake Weber (Agent Hope), Peter Jacobson (Wallace), Barbara Williams (Muriel Walker), Kevin Rankin (Killick), Garcelle Beauvais (Alison Sawyer), Falk Hentschel (Motts)