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Layer Cake (Original title)L4yer Cake (Alternative title)
Dates: 2004 (Copyright), 10 September 2004 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Synopsis: In London, cocaine dealer XXXX plans to escape from the world of crime and sees his opportunity to make enough money to retire when his supplier Jimmy Price, asks him to find the wayward daughter of his powerful associate, Eddie Temple. But his hopes of retirement begin to fade when a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry.

Genres:
Crime, Thriller

Subjects:
Drugs related offences, Organised crime
Releases
Date: 2004Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / SDDSRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9491 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (91)
©/Author: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Presented by: Columbia Pictures, Presented in association with: Marv Films, [Production Company]: SKA Films, Executive Producer: Stephen Marks, Produced by: Adam Bohling, Produced by: David Reid, Matthew Vaughn, Unit Manager: Luke Jackson, Production Manager: Emma Pike, Production Manager (Amsterdam Unit): Alain Lagger, Production Co-ordinator: Suzie Shearer, Production Co-ordinator (Amsterdam Unit): Chris Brouwer, Amsterdam Production Services: Director's Film Company, Production Accountant: Kevin Freemantle, Location Manager: Eddie Standish, Location Scout (Amsterdam Unit): Rubin Snitslaar, Post-production Supervisor: Clare Maclean, Post-production Supervisor: Jatinderpal Chohan, 2nd Unit Director: David Reid, Assistant Director (1st): Mike Elliott, Assistant Director (2nd): Anthony Wilcox, Assistant Director (3rd): Samar Pollitt, Script Supervisor: Mary Haddow, Casting: Jina Jay, Casting: Leo Davis, Casting (Assistant): Melissa Holm, Casting (Voice): Brendan Donnison, Screenplay: J.J. Connolly, Based on the novel "Layer Cake" by: J.J. Connolly, Director of Photography: Ben Davis, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Steve Parker, Underwater Camera: Mark Silk, Aerial Cameraman: Simon Werry, John Marzano, Camera Operator: Peter Wignall, Still Photographer: Daniel Smith, Visual Effects: Framestore CFC, Special Effects: Special Effects UK Ltd, Grafitti Artist: Sophie Boleyn, Chloe Boleyn, Editor: Jon Harris, Production Designer: Kave Quinn, Art Director: Steve Carter, Set Decorator: Jo Barrs, Scenic Painter: Mathew Parsons, Jonathan Holbrook, Props Master: Noel Cowell, Costume Designer: Stephanie Collie, Costume Supervisor: Gabrielle Spanswick, Costume Supervisor: Fiona Lucas, Wardrobe Master: Mike Hodge, Chief Make-up Artist/Hairstylist: Fae Hammond, Pebbles, Make-up/Hair Artist: Karen Sherriff Brown, Maureen Hetherington, End Titles: Frameline, Digital Film Grade: Framestore CFC, Music: Lisa Gerrard, Music: Ilan Eshkeri, Orchestrations: Jeff Toyne, Orchestrations: Julian Kershaw, Music Supervision: Liz Gallacher, Music Produced by: Gohl/McLaughlin, Music Editor: Tom Chichester-Clark, Music Mixed at: North Pole Studio, Music Recorded by: Alex Scannell, Richard Lancaster, [Music] Programming: Andrew Raiher, Sound Design: Matthew Collinge, Sound Supervision: Phaze UK, Sound Mixer: Simon Hayes, Boom Operator: Arthur Turner, Re-recording Mixer: Chris Burdon, Sven Taits, Dialogue Editor: Danny Sheehan, [Sound] Effects Editor: Matthew Collinge, ADR Recordist: Peter Gleaves, ADR Editor: Danny Sheehan, Foley Artist: Jason Swanscott, Foley Artist: Paula Borum, Foley Editor: Matthew Collinge, Foley Editor: Danny Sheehan, Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Herbert, Laboratory: Technicolor Film Services Ltd, Thanks to: Nick Laird-Clowes, Armourer: Rob Grundy, Aerial Co-ordinator/Pilot: Marc Wolff, Unit Publicist: Diane Kelly, Studio: Twickenham Film Studios
Cast (34)
Daniel Craig (XXXX), Colm Meaney (Gene), Kenneth Cranham (Jimmy Price), George Harris (Mr Mortimer, 'Morty'), Jamie Foreman (JD, 'Duke'), Marcel Iures (Slavo), Michael Gambon (Eddie Temple), Tom Hardy (Clarkie), Tamer Hassan (Terry), Ben Whishaw (Sidney), Burn Gorman (Gazza), Sally Hawkins (Slasher), Sienna Miller (Tammy), Dexter Fletcher (Cody), Steven John Shepherd (Tiptoes), Brinley Green (Nobby), Francis Magee (Paul the boatman), Dimitri Andreas (Angelo), Garry Tubbs (Brian), Natalie Lunghi (Charlie), Marvyn Benoit (Kinky), Rab Affleck (Mickey), Paul Orchard (Lucky), Stephen Walters (Shanks), Louis Emerick (Trevor), Darren Healy (junkie 1), Matt Ryan (junkie 2), Ivan Kaye (Freddie Hurst), Jason Flemyng (Larry (crazy)), Ben Brasier (Jerry (Kilburn)), Neil Finnighan (Troop), Budgie Prewitt (golf host), Don McCorkindale (Albert Carter), Dragan Micanovic (Dragan)