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The Killing of John Lennon (Original title)
Dates: 2007 (Copyright), 07 December 2007 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Andrew Piddington

Synopsis: Drama looking at the days and hours prior to Mark David Chapman's assassination of John Lennon in December 1980, exploring his emotions, obsessions and motivations.

Genres:
Biopic, Thriller

Subjects:
Homicide, Chapman, Mark, Lennon, John (1940-1980), Taxi drivers
Releases
Date: 14 August 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 07 December 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 114 mins 05 secs - Length: 10297 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: The Works International Sales Ltd

Credits (206)
©/Production Company: Picture Players Ltd, Presents/International Distribution: The Works International, Distribution Advisory Services: Cinetic Media, Executive Producer: Rod Pearson, Executive Producer: Peter Kershaw, Co-executive producer: Joe Shashou, Roger Carey, Produced by: Rakha Singh, Line Producer: Sabrina Tubio-Cid, For The Works International: Joy Wong, For The Works International: Clare Crean, Andy Ordonez, Unit Production Manager: Tommy Emery, Unit Production Manager: Susan Harris, Unit Production Manager: Charlotte Piddington, Accountant: David Norris, Location Manager (NY): David Clark, Shannon Dennard, Location Manager (Hawaii): Gerry Kaman, Producer's Consultant: Bill Stephens Nexus, Producer's Secretary: Lisa Marie Mundy, Production Assistant: Brian Geltner, Production Assistant: Ron Morelli, Production Assistant: Greg Lattimer, Production Assistant: Brian Snyder, Production Assistant: Jennifer Kennedy, Production Assistant: Joji Yoshida, Production Assistant: Josh Ricca, Production Assistant: Derek Kalani, Production Assistant: Crystal Kenrick, Production Assistant: Adam Merrit, Production Assistant: Oren Bremner, Production Assistant: Ryan Tilden, Production Assistant: Victoria Wood, Assistant Director (1st): Nick Justin, Assistant Director (1st): George Russell, Assistant Director (1st): Tristan Prescott, Jeff Lazar, Assistant Director (2nd): Scott Markus, Scott Lazar, Script Supervisor: Katri Billard, Script Supervisor: Rebecca Breckel, Script Supervisor: Diane Frauenholz, Casting by: Doreen Frumkin, Casting (Additional): Ingrid French Management, Extra's Casting: Actors' Reps, Extra's Casting (UK): Ray Knight, Extra's Casting (Hawaii): Ruth Woodhall, Written by: Andrew Piddington, Director of Photography: Roger Eaton, Steadicam Operator: Ron Condon, 1st Assistant Camera: Nathan Wiley, 1st Assistant Camera (Additional): Jason van der Mer, Ula Pontikos, 2nd Assistant Camera: Waris Supanpong, 2nd Assistant Camera: David 'Spooky' Churchyard, 2nd Assistant Camera: Nikolay Stoyanov, 2nd Assistant Camera: Rene Williams, Johnny Galloway, Gaffer/Grip (NY): Joe Foley, Frank Stubblefield, Gaffer (Hawaii): Bill Maharas, Gaffer (UK): Pete Carrier, Best Boy (NY): Alan Maxwell, Joe Surf, Key Grip: Scott Lisetor, Key Grip: John Frisbie, Grip: Robert Campbell, Special Effects (Artem Visual Effects UK: Mike Wilde, Special Effects: Artem Visual Effects, Special Effects: Doug McCarthy, Editor: Tony Palmer, Edited at: Off Line Editing Ltd, Sound Negative Shoot (Warwick Sound): Ernie Marsh, Sound Negative Shoot: Warwick Sound (London), Additional Editing: Jon Costeloe, Intermediate Trailers & Editing: LipSync Post, Lipsync (Promo Creation): Robin Guise, Lipsync (Additional Digital Services): Kevin Phelan, Lipsync (Additional Digital Services): Scott Goulding, Lipsync (Additional Digital Services): Lee Clappison, Rick White, Production Designer: Tora Peterson, Art Director: Anu Schwartz, Art Director: Skeeter Stanback, Art Assistant: Greg Rivera, Art Assistant: Catherine Piddington, David Benton, Costume Design: Michael Bevins, Costume Designer (Hawaii): Lotus Yumiko Seki, On Set Costumer: Ric Renae Hughes, On Set Costumer: Sasha Collington, Janet Jordan, On Set Costumer (UK): Catherine Piddington, Make-up/Hair (NY): Loretta Alston, Joanne Ottaviano, Make-up/Hair (Hawaii): Debra Rego, Digital Intermediate: Framestore CFC, Framestore CFC (Colourist): Brian Krijgsman, Framestore CFC (Producer): Mike Morrison, Framestore CFC (Conform Editor): Joe Godfrey, Charlie Habanananda, Framestore CFC (Head of Digital Lab): Ben Baker, Framestore CFC (Executive Producer): Jan Hogevold, Framestore CFC (Editorial): Turea Blyth, Framestore CFC (Scan/Recording Manager): Andy Burrow, Framestore CFC (Shoot Supervisor): Dan Perry, Framestore CFC (Scanning & Recording): Jason Burnett, Framestore CFC (Scanning & Recording): Joseph Hoare, Framestore CFC (Scanning & Recording): Veronica Marcano, Jimmy Saul, Framestore CFC (Data Operator): David Johnston, Framestore CFC (Data Operator): Rafiqur Khan, Simon Wessely, Framestore CFC (Title Designer): Louie Alexander, Adam Hawkes, Framestore CFC (Retouch & Restoration): Aaron Lear, Framestore CFC (Retouch & Restoration): Nick Stanley, O'Dean Thompson, Framestore CFC (Film Mastering Engineer): Kevin Lowery, Yan Jennings, Framestore CFC (Digital Lab Engineer): Jerome Dewhurst, Framestore CFC (Digital Lab Engineer): Ian Redmond, Eric D'souza, Negative Cutting: iLab, iLab (Negative Cutter): Carl Beddoe, Vaughn Mullady, iLab (End Rollers): Mehmet Akten, iLab (Post-production Lab & Supervisio: Martin McGlone, iLab (Post-production Lab & Supervision): Nigel Horn, iLab (Post-production Lab & Supervision: Emma Devonshire, Filmed with: Panavision Cameras & Lenses, Cameras and lenses Supplied by: Movietech Camera Rental Ltd, Logo [Film Stock]: Fujifilm, Lab: DuArt, Lab: FotoKem, Lab: Soho Images, iLab, Music Composed by: Martin Kiszko, Additional Music: Makana, Rhett Brewer, Additional Music Composed by: Lorne Balfe, Tony Clark, Music Performed by: Martin Kiszko, Music Performed by: David Hamill, Music Performed by: Makana, Music Performed by: Serafina Kiszko, Music Performed by: Tim Parker, Music Performed by: John Hore, Music Performed by: Steve Cutmore, The Emerald Ensemble, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Roger Huckle, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Sophie Barber, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Rachel Gough, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Moira Alabaster, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Keith Tempest, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Juliet Mccarthy, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Jub Davis, The Emerald Ensemble [are:]: Roger Armstrong, Imogen Triner, Music Conducted by: Martin Kiszko, Orchestrations: David Hamill, Orchestrations: Martin Kiszko, Music Programming: David Hamill, Music Supervisor: Don Gallacher, Music Score Preparation: Jean Hasse, Music Runner: Claire-Louise Sibley, Music ©/Published by: Martin Kiszko, Music Recorder and Mixer: Jonathan Scott, Music Scoring Mixer: Jonathan Scott, Music Recorded at: The Victoria Rooms, Studios at the Coach House, Sound Mixer: Dane Thomsen, Additional Sound Mixer: Dan Peterson, Additional Sound Mixer: John Steadwell, Additional Sound Mixer: Jonathan Jackson, Additional Sound Mixer: Gabriel Cyr, Julian Dawton, Voice Recording: Silk Sound, Boom Operator: Craig Feldman, Boom Operator: Dan Garabs, Re-recording Mixer: Colin Martin, Additional Re-recording Mixer: Mathew Knights, [Sound] Mixed at: St Anne's Post, [Sound] Technical Support: David Olde, Supervising Sound Editor: Kevin A. Brazier, Dialogue Editor: Chris Roberts, Sound Effects Editor: Louise Sinclair, Sound Effects Editor: Anna Sulley, Foley Artist: John Fewell, Foley Artist: Julie Ankerson, Foley Mixer: Ben Brazier, Foley Editor: Robert Brazier, Special Thanks to: Peter Kershaw, Special Thanks to: Vikram Chatwal, Special Thanks to: David Gamble, Roger Carey, Legal Consultant (Hunters Moon): Simone Collins, Legal Consultant (Marriott Harrison): Tony Morris, Archive Clearances: Karen Walsh, Insurance: Media Insurance Brokers, Catering: Charmain Crockett, Armourer (Bapty UK): John Baker, Armourer: Bapty & Co., Publicist: Michael Tarot
Cast (39)
Jonas Ball (Mark David Chapman), Krisha Fairchild (mother), Mie Omori (Gloria), Eric Takomoto ([doctor]), Gunter Stern (psych), Zero Angel Laprest (scientologist), Anthony Solis (gun salesman), J. Francis Curley (guard), Robert C. Kirk (detective), Gail Kay Bell (psych Bellevue), Tom Zolandz (Goresh), Joe Abbate (cab driver), Hernan C. Lucero, Dean Goldman (doorman), Richard Padro (sheriff), Sofia Dubrawsky (Jude), Richard Sherman (Lennon UK), Tom J. Raider (Lennon US), Yuka Sonobe (Yoko UK), Yan Xi (Yoko US), Sarah Jo Jones (girlfriend), Tony Pascarella (cab driver), Howard Bishop (father), Eric Nemoto (doctor), Makana (beach boy), Jane Fox (prostitute), John Sierros, Ben Killberg (reporter), Tom Macmahon (Spiro), Robert Scott (Cullen), Rick Tashima (travel agent), Peniamina Malufau (security guard), Allan Adler, Chuck Schnetzer, John Watson, James Campion (officer), Jamie Harris, Tony Spinosa (gay man), Nicole Delorey (recordshop girl)