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SPECTRE (Original title)Spectre (Help search title)
Dates: 2015 (Copyright), 06 November 2015 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Sam Mendes

Synopsis: Spy adventure thriller. James Bond follows a trail of clues from Mexico's Day of the Dead procession to a secret criminal meeting in Rome, and learns of the existence of a criminal organisation called SPECTRE. In the Alps, he finds the daughter of a SPECTRE member and tries to protect her while chasing the organisation's leading figure, with whom Bond shares a surprising connection. Further adventures in Tangier and the remotest desert lead to some shocking revelations about global surveillance and the very survival of the free world before Bond returns to London for a final reckoning.

Genre:
Action and Adventure

Subjects:
Espionage, Criminals, Secret societies
Releases
Date: 26 October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 147 mins 58 secs - Dialogue (original): English
Date: 06 November 2015Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 148 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (481)
©: LLC Danjaq, ©: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., ©: Inc. Columbia Pictures Industries, Made by: Eon Productions, B24 Ltd, Presents: Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions Ltd, Mexican Production Services: Redrum S.A. de C.V., Executive Production Services Italy: Toro Media S.R.L., Austrian Production Services: Filmhaus Dokumentar- und Spielfilmproduktion GmbH, Moroccan Production Services: Zak Productions S.a.r.l., Executive Producer: Callum McDougall, Produced by: Michael G. Wilson, Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Co-producer: Daniel Craig, Co-producer: Andrew Noakes, Co-producer: David Pope, Mexican Co-Producer: Stacy Perskie Kaniss, Line Producer: Roberto Malerba, Line Producer: Dr Wolfgang Ramml, Line Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, Associate Producer: Gregg Wilson, Associate Producer: Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Production Executive (Mexico): Tony Broccoli, Unit Production Manager: Callum McDougall, Unit Production Manager: Angus More Gordon, Unit Production Manager (UK): Janine Modder, Unit Production Manager (Mexico Crew): Rafael Cuervo, Location Production Manager: Nick Laws, Location Production Manager: Nick Fulton, Location Production Manager: Martin Joy, James Grant, Second Unit Production Manager: Russell Lodge, Production Manager (Mexico Crew): Gildardo Martínez, Production Manager (Italy Crew): Erik Paoletti, Production Manager (Austria Crew): Jasmina Torbati, Production Supervisor: Ernst G. Vogl, Production Supervisor: Hannah Godwin, Production Supervisor: Kate Garbett, Production Supervisor: Lulu Morgan, Production Co-ordinator: Bertie Spiegelberg, Production Co-ordinator: Lorraine Edwards, Production Co-ordinator: Samantha Arnold, Production Co-ordinator: Polly Jefferies, Production Co-ordinator: Andrew T. Surry, Production Co-ordinator: Declan O'Brien, Production Co-ordinator: Jo Wallett, Production Co-ordinator: Mark Schultz, Production Co-ordinator (Italy Crew): Willy Faso, Production Co-ordinator: Irene Kainz, Production Co-ordinator: Widad Taha, Khadija Koualla, Assistant Co-ordinator: Alessandro Ruggeri, Efren Valladares, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Carmen Weingartshofer, Valentina König, Assistant Co-ordinator: Bouchra Bentayeb, Production Accountant (Morocco Crew): Myriam Loukili, Financial Controller: Andrew Noakes, Unit Manager: John West, Unit Manager: Ben Firminger, Unit Manager: David Powell, Unit Manager: Jon Roper, Unit Manager: Enrique Suarez, Unit Manager: Marco Milani, Unit Manager: Michele Ottaggio, Unit Manager: Andreas Wurscher, Unit Manager: Mathias Mayer, Supervising Location Manager: Emma Pill, Location Manager: Ali James, Location Manager: Finlay Bradbury, Location Manager: Tom Crooke, Location Manager: Ben Piltz, Location Manager: Matt Jones, Location Manager: Richard Hill, Location Manager: Duncan Broadfoot, Location Manager: Charlie Hayes, Location Manager: Asha Sharma, Location Manager: Juan Pablo Noval, Location Manager: Horacio Rodríguez, Location Manager: Milenco Galipienzo, Location Manager: Robin Melville, Location Manager: Leonardo Cellai, Location Manager: Giuseppe Nardi, Location Manager: Gianni Antonio Grazioli, Location Manager: Fabio Ferrante, Location Manager: Simona Prosperi, Location Manager: Cristina Tacchino, Location Manager: Peter Schellnast, Location Manager: Reinhard Weissensteiner, Location Manager: Andreas Kispert, Key Location Manager: Driss Gaïdi, Location Manager: Khalid Ameskane, Location Manager: Jaafar Bouzid, Location Manager: Khalid Bouslamti, Location Co-ordinator: Stefania Monetti, Location Co-ordinator: Marzia Coltellacci, Post-production Supervisor: Michael Solinger, Post-production Co-ordinator: Juan Carlos A. Vasquez, 2nd Unit Director: Alexander Witt, Splinter Second Unit Director: Gary Powell, Chris Corbould, 1st Assistant Director: Michael Lerman, Additional First Assistant Director: Dominic Fysh, George Walker, 1st Assistant Director: Javier Clave, 1st Assistant Director: Inti Carboni, Additional First Assistant Director: Alessia Silvetti, 1st Assistant Director: Ahmed Hatimi, 1st Assistant Director: Tarik Ait Ben Ali, 2nd Assistant Director: Ben Dixon, 2nd Assistant Director: Terence P. Madden, 2nd Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin, 2nd Assistant Director: Chloe Chesterton, 2nd Assistant Director: Stephanie 'Tuty' Correa, 2nd Assistant Director: Miguel Necoechea, 2nd Assistant Director: Nicola Marzano, 2nd Assistant Director: Chiara Frosi, 2nd Assistant Director: Alice Filippi Luca, 2nd Assistant Director: John Rosati, 2nd Assistant Director: Yann Mari-Faget, 3rd Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud, 3rd Assistant Director: Alejandro Aguado, 3rd Assistant Director: Marie-Therese Hildenbrandt, 3rd Assistant Director: Hamza Regragui, Second Unit Assistant Director: Terry Madden, Additional Assistant Director: Frazer Fennell-Ball, Additional Assistant Director: Holly Gardner, Additional Assistant Director: Eileen Yip, Additional Assistant Director: Clare Glass, Additional Assistant Director: Mark Cockren, Additional Assistant Director: Rob Madden, Jacopo Ardemagni, Script Supervisor: Jayne-Ann Tenggren, 2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Susie Jones, Casting: Debbie McWilliams, US Casting Consultant: Debra Zane, US Casting Assistant: Shayna Markowitz, UK Casting Associate: Lucy Hellier, Additional Casting Italy: Beatrice Krüger, Additional Casting (Mexico): Alejandro Reza, Additional Casting (Austria): Nicole Schmied, Additional Casting (Morocco): Mounir Saquia, Additional Casting (Sweden): Tusse Lande, UK Casting Assistant: Kitty McWilliams, Screenplay by: John Logan, Screenplay by: Neal Purvis, Screenplay by: Robert Wade, Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth, Story by: John Logan, Story by: Neal Purvis, Story by: Robert Wade, [Possessory Credit for] James Bond 007: Ian Fleming, Director of Photography: Hoyte van Hoytema, 2nd Unit Photographer: Alexander Witt, 2nd Unit Photographer: Jallo Faber, Aerial Director of Photography: Hans Bjerno, John Marzano, Camera Operator: Lukasz Bielan, Camera Operator: Julian Morson, Camera Operator: Clive Jackson, Camera Operator: Gary Spratling, Camera Operator: Peter Field, Camera Operator: Luis David Sansans, Camera Operator: Marc Bellver, Camera Operator: Felipe Pérez-Burchard, Camera Operator: Eduardo Flores, Camera Operator: Kenji Katori, Camera 1st Assistant: Julian Bucknall, Camera 1st Assistant: Leigh Gold, Camera 1st Assistant: Dean Thompson, Camera 1st Assistant: Phil Hardy, Camera 1st Assistant: Sean Connor, Camera 1st Assistant: Chris Summers, Camera 1st Assistant: Jonathan Webb, Berndt Wiese, First Assistant Camera: Imad Rechiche, Camera 2nd Assistant: David Pearce, Camera 2nd Assistant: James Perry, Camera 2nd Assistant: Dominique Cheung, Camera 2nd Assistant: Tom Wade, Camera 2nd Assistant: Dean Morrish, Camera 2nd Assistant: Jacob Barrie, Camera 2nd Assistant: Alex Collings, Bruno Witt, Central Loader: Morgan Spencer, Glenn Coulman, Electrical Supervisor: David Smith, Gaffer: Carlos Sánchez, Gaffer: Stefano Marino, Key Grip: Gary Hymns, Key Grip: Kenny Atherfold, Key Grip: Victor Acosta, Key Grip: Giampaolo Bagala', Video Playback: John Bowman, Martin 'Sharky' Ward, Stills Photographer: Jonathan Olley, Visual Effects Supervisor: Steve Begg, Visual Effects Producer: Leslie Lerman, Visual Effects/Miniature Unit Director of Photography: Peter Talbot, Visual Effects & Animation by: Industrial Light & Magic, Visual Effects by: Double Negative, Visual Effects by: MPC, Visual Effects by: Cinesite, Visual Effects by: Peerless Camera Company, BlueBolt, Special Effects and Miniature Effects Supervisor: Chris Corbould, Special Effects Supervisor: Alejandro Vázquez, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Franco Ragusa, Special Effects: Matthias 'Tissi' Brandhofer, Pyrotechnician: Charlie Adcock, Pyrotechnician: Tom Goodman, Geoff Adderley, Editor: Lee Smith, Associate Editor: John Lee, Assistant Editor: Jeremy Richardson, 1st Assistant Editor: Emma McCleave, Visual Effects Editor: Billy Campbell, VFX Assistant Editor: Kieran Waller, Lucy Mitra, Production Designer: Dennis Gassner, Supervising Art Director: Chris Lowe, Art Director: Neal Callow, Art Director: Ben Collins, Art Director: Dean Clegg, Art Director: Andrew Bennett, Art Director: Mark Harris, Art Director: Carlos Jacques, Art Director: Tamara Marini, Standby Art Director: Peter James, Standby Art Director: Oliver van der Vijver, Assistant Art Director: Sami Gaidi, Assistant Art Director: Roxi Alexandru, Assistant Art Director: Lydia Fry, Assistant Art Director: Charles Leatherland, Assistant Art Director: Hugh McClelland, Assistant Art Director: Liam Georgensen, Art Department Co-ordinator: Claudia Brewster, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock, Co-set Decorator: Sophie Newman, Set Decorator: Daniela Rojas, Set Decorator: Anca Gabriela Rafan, Set Decorator: Abdenbi Izlaguen, Storyboards: Jim Cornish, Storyboards: Tony Chance, Storyboards: Nick Pelham, Storyboards: Temple Clark, Christopher Scott Baker, Production Buyer: Mike King, Property Master: Ben Wilkinson, Property Master: Patricia Cuevas, Construction Manager: Stephen Bohan, Construction Manager: Gabriel Cortés, Construction: Abdelouhab Laaroussi, Costume Designer: Jany Temime, Assistant Costume Designer: Richard Davies, Assistant Costume Designer: Vivienne Jones, Assistant Costume Designer: Paul Yeowell, Morocco Crew: Abderrahim Benkhiyi, Costume Supervisor: Anna Terrazas, Costume Supervisor: Stefano De Nardis, Costume Supervisor: Claudio Manzi, Wardrobe Supervisor: Kenny Crouch, Wardrobe Supervisor: Zizi Bohrer-Lehner, Wardrobe Supervisor: Joanna Campbell Lynch, Make-up Designer: Naomi Donne, Second Unit Makeup & Hair Supervisor: Andrea Finch, Makeup and Hair Co-ordinator: Monika Rubio-Franco, Make-up: Matteo Silvi, Make-up and Hair: Zaineb Bendoula, Make-up Artist: Norma Webb, Make-up Artist: Lucy Friend, 2nd Unit Makeup Artist: Charlotte Hounslow, Hair Designer: Zoe Tahir, Hair: Angelo Vannella, Hair: Francesca Crowder, Hair: Eithné Fennell, Prosthetics: Mark Coulier, Main Titles Designed by: Daniel Kleinman, End Titles Designed by: Pauline Hume, Ian Grech, Main Titles Produced by: Johnnie Frankel, Main Titles Produced for: Rattling Stick, Colourist: Greg Fisher, Music by: Thomas Newman, 'Writing's on the Wall' Written by: Sam Smith, James Napier, 'Writing's on the Wall' Performed by: Sam Smith, Choir: London Voices, Co-choir Master Director: Terry Edwards, Ben Parry, Guitar, Dulcimers: George Doering, Synthesizers, Drum Programming: John Beasley, Percussion: Paul Clarvis, Frank Ricotti, Electric Violin: Sonia Slany, Alto Flute, Bass Flute: Phil Todd, Day of the Dead Festival Music Performed by: Tambuco, Day of the Dead Festival Music Performed by: Ricardo Gallardo, Day of the Dead Festival Music Performed by: Raul Tudon, Day of the Dead Festival Music Performed by: Alfredo Bringas, Miguel González, Orchestra Leader: Thomas Bowes, Music Conducted by: Thomas Newman, Orchestrations by: J.A.C. Redford, Music Arranger: Yamil Rezc, Music Editor: Bill Bernstein, Music Editor: Yann McCullough, Music Editor: Peter Clarke, Music Recorded & Mixed by: Simon Rhodes, Music Recorded & Mixed at: Abbey Road Studios, Additional Recording by: Shinnosuke Miyazawa, Choreographer: Priscila Hernández, Sound Design: Peter Staubli, Sound Design: Ann Scibelli, Sound Design: Christopher Assells, Sound Mixer: Santiago Núñez, Sound Recordist: Stuart Wilson, 2nd Unit Sound Mixer: Tim White, Boom Operator: Orin Beaton, Boom Operator: Thomas Fennell, Boom Operator: Nick Gillett, Re-recording Mixer: Scott Millan, Re-recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff, Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg, Supervising Sound Editor: Karen Baker Landers, Supervising Dialogue and ADR Editor: Chris Jargo, Dialogue Editor: Daniel Saxlid, Dialogue Editor: John C. Stuver, Sound Effects Editor: Daniel Hegeman, Sound Effects Editor: Ando Johnson, ADR Editor: Anna MacKenzie, ADR Editor: Michelle Pazer, Foley Artist: Dan O'Connell, Foley Artist: John Cucci, Supervising Foley Editor: Peter Michael Sullivan, Foley Editor: Glenn T. Morgan, Foley Editor: Jessie Pariseau, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gary Powell, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gerardo Moreno, Stunt Co-ordinator: Franco Salomon, Stunt Department Co-ordinator: Ami Verge, Fight Arranger: Olivier Schneider, Helicopter Aerobatic Pilot: Chuck Aaron, Stunts: Andy Lister, Stunts: Mark Higgins, Stunts: Gordon Alexander, Stunts: , Stunts: Robert de Groot, Stunts: Rob Herring, Stunts: Rob Hunt, Stunts: Rob Cooper, Stunts: Kelly Dent, Stunts: James Cox, Stunts: Martin Ivanov, Stunts: Belle Williams, Stunts: Gemita Samarra, Stunts: Evangelos Grecos, Stunts: Bradley Farmer, Stunts: David Ware, Stunts: Annabel Wood, Stunts: Venice Smith, Stunts: Peter Ford, Stunts: Matt Stirling, Stunts: Roy Taylor, Stunts: Ben Collins, Stunts: Bobby Holland Hanton, Stunts: Marvin Stewart-Campbell, Stunts: Jamie Dobb, Stunts: Ben Wright, Stunts: Jonathan Cohen, Stunts: Mark Archer, Stunts: Paul Heasman, Stunts: James Grogan, Stunts: Neil Finnighan, Stunts: Marlow Warrington-Mattei, Stunts: Wade Eastwood, Stunts: Andy Merchant, Stunts: David Anders, Stunts: Guy List, Stunts: Justin Pearson, Stunts: Matt Sherren, Stunts: Nrinder Dhudwar, Stunts: Brian Nickels, Stunts: Daniel Euston, Stunts: Gary Arthurs, Stunts: Simon Newton, Stunts: Jamie Edgell, Stunts: Tilly Powell, Stunts: Leo Woodruff, Stunts: Doug Robson, Stunts: Kai Martin, Stunts: Karanga Yorke, Stunts: Erol Ismail, Stunts: Levan Doran, Stunts: Ian Pead, Stunts: Christopher Bowden, Stunts: Samuel Kefi-Abrikh, Stunts: Alex Martin, Stunts: Maurice Chan, Stunts: Hasit Savani, Stunts: Nick Chopping, Stunts: Lee Millham, Stunts: Heidi Dickson, Stunts: Christophe Marsaud, Stunts: Christophe Roblin, Stunts: Vladimir Houbart, Stunts: Jean-Charles Rousseau, Stunts: Clement Huet, Stunts: Olivier Sa, Stunts: Mathieu Lardot, Stunts: Graeme Crowther, Stunts: Reg Wayment, Stunts: Paul Lowe, Stunts: Elaine Ford, Stunts: Jo McLaren, Stunts: Nina Armstrong, Stunts: Christian Knight, Stunts: Rick English, Stunts: Jack Jagodka, Mexico Stunts: Tomás Guzmán, Mexico Stunts: Jorge Luis Valdez, Mexico Stunts: Valentina Moreno, Mexico Stunts: Omar Israel Ayala, Mexico Stunts: Marco Iván Guerra, Mexico Stunts: Jose Ricardo Torres, Mexico Stunts: Erick Rene Delgadillo, Mexico Stunts: Daniel Diaz Gonzalez, Mexico Stunts: David Francisco Rodriguez, Mexico Stunts: Hector Perceo Tavares, Mexico Stunts: Michel Octavio Guerra, Mexico Stunts: Teresa Margarita Arteaga, Mexico Stunts: Odin Misael Ayala, Mexico Stunts: Alejandro Márquez, Mexico Stunts: Alfredo Ramírez, Mexico Stunts: Victor Hugo Martínez, Mexico Stunts: Francisco Martínez, Mexico Stunts: Raúl López, Mexico Stunts: Natalia Moreno, Mexico Stunts: Iker Perez, Mexico Stunts: David Abraham Sanchez, Mexico Stunts: Gerardo Rivas, Mexico Stunts: Jose Antonio Gallegos, Mexico Stunts: José De la Luz Ravelo, Mexico Stunts: Isidro Mora, Mexico Stunts: Matias Salgado, Mexico Stunts: Anna Savitska, Mexico Stunts: Sergio Gerardo Villegas, Mexico Stunts: Alejandro Avendaño, Mexico Stunts: Maria Cristina Martinez, Mexico Stunts: Tomas Martínez, Mexico Stunts: Alejandro Francisco de la Pena, Mexico Stunts: Aurura Mora, Mexico Stunts: Margot Gabilondo, Mexico Stunts: Armando Juarez, Mexico Stunts: Gabriela Moreno, Mexico Stunts: Julio Martínez, Mexico Stunts: Miguel Plata, Sammy Ortiz, Italy Stunts: Mauro Aversano, Italy Stunts: Federico Benvenuti, Italy Stunts: Danilo Capuzi, Italy Stunts: Ivano Silveri, Italy Stunts: Eros Conforti, Italy Stunts: Gionata Marzeddu, Italy Stunts: Stefano Mioni, Alessandro Scepi, Dialogue Coach: Sarah Shepherd, Dialogue Coach: Jill McCullough, Supervising Armourer: Joss Skottowe, Weapons Supplied by: The Armoury Department Ltd., Armourer: Dave Evans, Armourer: Steve Wilkerson, Armourer: Greg Corke, Armourer: Nik Wilkerson, Armourer: Sergio Ramirez, Unit Publicist: Heather Banta, Digital Publicist: Rosie Moutrie, 2nd Unit Publicist: Linda Gamble, Emma Davie, Digital Intermediate Provided by: Company 3 London
Cast (78)
Daniel Craig (James Bond), Christoph Waltz (Franz Oberhauser, 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld'), Léa Seydoux (Madeleine Swann), Ben Whishaw (Q), Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny), Dave Bautista (Hinx), Andrew Scott (Max Denbigh, C), Rory Kinnear (Tanner), Jesper Christensen (Mr White), Monica Bellucci (Lucia), Ralph Fiennes (Gareth Mallory, M), Alessandro Cremona (Marco Sciarra), Stephanie Sigman (Estrella), Tenoch Huerta (Mexican man in lift), Adriana Paz (Mexican woman in lift), Domenico Fortunato (Gallo), Marco Zingaro, Stefano Elfi-DiClaudia (Gallo's accomplice), Ian Bonar (Q's assistant), Tam Williams (Moneypenny's boyfriend), Richard Banham (Blofeld's London helicopter pilot), Pip Carter (SC019 police commander), Simon Lenagan (SC019 police officer), Alessandro Bressanello (priest), Marc Zinga (Moreau), Brigitte Millar (Vogel), Adel Bencherif (Abrika), Gediminas Adomaitis (Blofeld's right hand man), Peppe Lanzetta (Lorenzo), Francesco Arca (Francesco), Matteo Taranto (Marco), Emilio Aniba (Palazzo security), Benito Sagredo (Guerra), Dai Tabuchi, George Lasha, Sargon Yelda, Andy Cheung (businessman), Erick Hayden (Marshall), Oleg Mirochnikov (Valerian), Antonio Salines (Fiat driver), Miloud Mourad Benamara (street sweeper), Gido Schimanski (Chairman), Nigel Barber, Patrice Naiambana, Stéphane Cornicard, Gary Fannin, Sadao Ueda, Phillip Law, Wai Wong, Joseph Balderrama (head of nation), Eiji Mihara, Junichi Kajioka (aide), Victor Schefé (clinic barman), Harald Windisch, Tristan Matthiae (clinic security guard), Detlef Bothe, Bodo Friesecke (cable car heavy), Wilhem Iben (syringe heavy), Noemi Krausz, Noah Saavedra, Francis Attakpah, Michael Glantschnig, Marlon Boess, Marie Wohlmuth, Lili Epply, Konstantin Gerlach (snowboarder), Lara Parmiani-Williams (L'Americain manager), Umit Ulgen (train guard), Amra Mallassi (train waiter), Ziad Abaza (train barman), Walid Mumuni (Blofeld's chauffeur), Derek Horsham, Nari Blair Mangat (Blofeld's guard), Michael White (Blofeld's butler), Adam McGrady (Blofeld's waiter), Nader Dernaika (Blofeld's analyst), Pezhmaan Alinia (Blofeld's chief analyst), Jasmine Takacs (dancer in main title sequence)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Empire supplement: Bond: the ultimate celebration  Pages: 4-7
Title: opening sequenceAuthor: Alcock, NeilArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English


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Author: Funnell, Lisa  Pages: ix, 186 pages

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Author: SALISBURY, Mark  Pages: 252 pages

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Author: FIELD, Matthew  Pages: 704 pages

Title: Blood, sweat and Bond: behind the scenes of Spectre
Author: Rankin  Pages: 205 pages