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Prisoners (Original title)
Date: 2013 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Synopsis: Thriller. One Thanksgiving Day, the young daughter of carpenter Keller Dover is abducted along with her friend. When the police find no evidence against the obvious suspect, Dover abducts him, believing the girls' lives depend on his making the suspect talk. Meanwhile, the policeman investigating the case, Detective Loki, has other ideas as to where the responsibility may lie.

Genre:
Thriller

Subjects:
Abduction, Serial killings, Fathers
Releases
Date: 20 September 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 27 September 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 152 mins 59 secs - Length: 13768 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: E1 Films

Credits (81)
©: LLC Alcon Entertainment, Production Company: 8:38 Productions, Production Company: Madhouse Entertainment, Made with assistance from: Music & Digital Entertainment Office Georgia Film, An Alcon Entertainment presentation: Alcon Entertainment, Executive Producer: Edward L. McDonnell, Executive Producer: John H. Starke, Executive Producer: Robyn Meisinger, Executive Producer: Mark Wahlberg, Executive Producer: Stephen Levinson, Produced by: Broderick Johnson, Produced by: Kira Davis, Produced by: Andrew A. Kosove, Produced by: Adam Kolbrenner, Co-producer: Steven P. Wegner, Unit Production Manager: Gregor Wilson, Unit Production Manager: John H. Starke, Production Accountant: Anne Wilson, Location Manager: Maida Morgan, Post-production Supervisor: Brad Arensman, 1st Assistant Director: Donald L. Sparks, Script Supervisor: Gail Hunter, Casting by: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, LA Casting Associate: Rich Delia, NY Casting Associate: Allison Estrin, Atlanta Casting by: Tracy Kilpatrick, Written by: Aaron Guzikowski, Director of Photography: Roger A. Deakins, A Camera Operator: Roger A. Deakins, Steadicam Operator: Bela Trutz, Gaffer: Chris Napolitano, Key Grip: Mitch Lillian, Still Photographer: Wilson R. Webb, Visual Effects Producer: Tony Meagher, Visual Effects by: Pacific Title & Art Studio, Luma Pictures, Special Effects Co-ordinator: David Fletcher, Edited by: Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach, Production Designer: Patrice Vermette, Art Director: Paul Kelly, Set Designer: Mayumi Konishi-Valentine, Set Designer: Aaron Linker, Set Decorator: Frank Galline, Property Master: Shawn M. Gray, Construction Co-ordinator: Curtis Crowe, Costume Designer: Renée April, Assistant Costume Designer: Margaret Robbs, Costume Supervisor: Joulles Wright, Make-up Department Head: Donald Mowat, Key Make-up Artist: Amber Crowe, Hair Department Head: Peter Tothpal, Key Hairstylist: Vincent Gideon, Key Hairstylist: Taylor Knight, Elizabeth 'Shawna' Robinson, Main & End Titles by: Pacific Title & Art Studio, Colour by: DeLuxe, Prints by: DeLuxe, Music by: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Electronics/Percussion/Pipe Organ/Guitar: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Score Conducted by: Ben Foster, Music Supervisor: Deva Anderson, Score Recorded at: AIR Studios (London), Score Mixed by: Daniel Kresco, Sound Designer: Tom Ozanich, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Hugo Weng, Sound Mixer: Mary H. Ellis, Supervising Sound Editor: Alan Robert Murray, Sound Effects Editor: Bub Asman, Sound Effects Editor: Jason King, Sound Effects Editor: Mark Larry, Stunt Co-ordinator: Steven Ritzi, Detective/Police Consultant: Jaime Fitzsimons, Dialect Coach: Jess Platt, Armourer: Derrick Vener, Animal Wrangler: Greg Tresan, Unit Publicist: David Linck, Digital Intermediate Provided by: EFilm
Cast (20)
Hugh Jackman (Keller Dover), Jake Gyllenhaal (Detective Loki), Viola Davis (Nancy Birch), Maria Bello (Grace Dover), Terrence Howard (Franklin Birch), Melissa Leo (Holly Jones), Paul Dano (Alex Winterman Jones), Dylan Minnette (Ralph Dover), Zoë Soul (Eliza Birch), Erin Gerasimovich (Anna Dover), Kyla-Drew Simmons (Joy Birch), Wayne Duvall (Captain Richard O'Malley), Len Cariou (Father Patrick Dunn), David Dastmalchian (Bob Taylor), Brad James (Officer Carter), Anthony Reynolds (Officer Wedge), Robert Treveiler (forensics guy), Sandra Ellis Lafferty (Mrs Milland), Victoria Staley (check out girl), Todd Truley (Detective Chemelinski)