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Albert Nobbs (Original title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 27 April 2012 (Release)

Countries: Ireland, France, USA, United Kingdom

Director: Rodrigo García

Synopsis: Drama. In late 19th century Ireland a woman works as a hotel waiter while disguised as a man. When she has to share her room with another member of staff her secret threatens to be revealed.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Gender, Drag, Hotels
Releases
Date: 27 April 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 26 secs - Length: 10209 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: E1 Films

Credits (200)
©: Morrison Films, ©: Chrysalis Films, Production Company: Trillium Productions, Production Company: Mockingbird Pictures, Production Company: Parallel Films, [Produced] In Association with: Chrysalis Films, [Produced] In Association with: Allen & Associates, WestEnd Films, [Produced] With the participation of: Canal+, And [produced with] the participation of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann /The Irish Film Board, International Sales by: WestEnd Films LLP, International Sales: Maya Amsellem, Eve Schoukroun, Executive Producer: Cami Goff, Executive Producer: John C. Goff, Executive Producer: Sharon Harel-Cohen, Executive Producer: Daryl Roth, Executive Producer: David E. Shaw, Co-executive Producer: Marcia Allen, Co-executive Producer: Teresa Amend, Co-executive Producer: John Amend, John Eger, Produced by: Glenn Close, Produced by: Bonnie Curtis, Produced by: Julie Lynn, Produced by: Alan Moloney, French Co-producer: Pierre-Francois Bernet, [French Co-producer] for: Chrysalis Films, [Chrysalis Films] in association with: Herodiade III, Line Producer: Patrick O'Donoghue, For Parallel Films (Associate Producer): Susan Mullen, Ruth Coady, For Parallel Films (Production Executive): Susan Holmes, Jane McNally, For Parallel Films (Supervising Accountant): Niall Delaney, For Parallel Films (Development Executive): Ruth Carter, For Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (Production Executive): Emma Scott, For Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (Head of Legal Affairs): Mark Byrne, For Film Finances (Production Executive): David Korda, For Film Finances (Post Production Executive): Ruth Hodgson, Production Co-ordinator: Aoife Cassidy, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Jane McCabe, Production Accountant: Donal Geraghty, Location Manager: Peter Conway, Assistant Location Manager: Lorcan Berney, Assistant Location Manager: Grant Bobbett, Post Production Producer: Caroline McManus, Post-production Supervisor: Dee Collier, Post-production Supervisor: Judith Fleeton, Post-production Co-ordinator: Lucy Gouldthorpe, Post-production Co-ordinator: Sean McGrath, Production Assistant: Orla Heffernan, 1st Assistant Director: John McKeown, 2nd Assistant Director: Enda Doherty, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Nick Thomas, Extras Co-ordinator: Ciara Lyons, Loop Group Co-ordinator: Tommy Ellis, Script Supervisor: Kathleen Weir, Casting by: Amy Hubbard, Priscilla John, Casting Assistant: Simon Cox, Loop Group provided by: Velvet Voice Group Castings, Screenplay by: Gabriella Prekop, Screenplay by: John Banville, Glenn Close, Story: István Szabó, From a Novella by: George Moore, Director of Photography: Michael McDonough, A Camera Operator: Martin Stephens, B Camera Operator: Fionn Comerford, Steadicam Operator: Peter Robertson, 1st Assistant A Camera: Shane Deasy, 1st Assistant B Camera: Louise McEllin, 2nd Assistant A Camera: Conor Crowley, 2nd Assistant B Camera: Sean Leonard, Gaffer: James Mcguire, Best Boy: Micheál O'Mogáin, Electrician: John-Martin Ó Flatharta, Electrician: Simon Magee, Practical Electrician: Damien Heffernan, Genny Operator: O'Fátharta Pádraic, Key Grip: John Connon, Stills Photographer: Patrick Redmond, Visual Effects Supervisor (Screen Scene): Ed Bruce, Visual Effects Producer (Screen Scene): Sarah Mooney, Visual Effects by: Screen Scene, Special Effects Co-ordinator (Team FX): Kevin Byrne, Special Effects Senior Technician (Team FX): Gerry Farrell, Kevin Nolan, Special Effects by: Team FX, Editor: Steven Weisberg, Picture Edit Facilities: Sixteen 19, Additional Editor: Jeremiah O'Driscoll, Additional Editor: Matt Maddox, Assistant Editor: Julie Carr, Assistant Editor: Stephen Kidney, Picture Post Production: Dublin Windmill Lane Pictures, Sound Post Production: Ireland Ardmore Sound, Production Designer: Patrizia von Brandenstein, Supervising Art Director: Susie Cullen, Standby Art Director: Fiona Daly, Set Decorator: Jenny Oman, Graphic Designer: Adrienne McGrane, Draughtsman: Martin Goulding, Buyer: Simone Delaney, Assistant Buyer: Darach Culhane, Property Master: Nuala McKernan, Dressing Props: René Knol, Dressing Props: Eoin Lewis, Standby Props: Simon Boyd, Standby Props: Terry Boston, Standby Props: Jerome MacDonnell, Construction Manager: Martin Hayes, Supervising Painter: Christopher O'Shaughnessy, Supervising Carpenter: Dermot Butler, Stagehand: Tony Kelly, Costume Designer: Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Assistant Costume Designer: Graham Hunter, Costume Supervisor: Jessica O'Leary, Key Costume Assistant: Lucia Nardone, Dresser: Barbara Milne, Prosthetic Application and Key Make-up: Lynn Johnston, Make-up Artist: Claire Lambe, Special Make-ups Designed by: Matthew Mungle, [Make-up] Lab Work: Aurelio Guzman, [Make-up] Lab Work: Jamie Hess, Alexis LaCentra, Additional Assistant Make-up Artist: Aisling Nairn, Trainee Make-up Artist: Ciara Scannell, Wig Maker and Hair Stylist (Ms. Close and Ms. McTeer): Martial Corneville, Key Hairdresser: Lorraine Glynn, Hairdresser: Sevlene Roddy, Additional Hairdresser: Eileen Buggy, Title Placement: Jenny Keane, Digital Intermediate Colorist: Dave Hughes, Music Composed by: Brian Byrne, Music Performed by: RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Harpist: Geraldine O'Doherty, Solo Violin: Ken Rice, Guitar and Mandolin: Bill Shanley, Cello: Martin Johnson, Whistle: Fraser Fifield, John O'Brien, Piano and Harpsichord: Brian Byrne, Leader (The Rté Concert Orchestra): Mia Cooper, General Manager (The Rté Concert Orchestra): Anthony Long, All Music Produced, Conducted and Orchestrated by: Brian Byrne, Piano recorded by: Umberto Belfiore, Score Recorded and Mixed by: Ciarán Byrne, Score Supervisor: John Byrne, [Score] Mixed at: Dublin Cauldron Studios, Music Preparation: John Byrne, Choreographer: Belinda Murphy, Sound Recordist: Brendan Deasy, Boom Operator: Conor O'Toole, Re-recording Mixer: Michelle Cuniffe, Re-recording Mixer: Steve Fanagan, Supervising Sound Editor: Niall Brady, Dialogue Editor: Michelle McCormack, Sound Effects Editor: Niall Brady, Sound Effects Editor: Steve Fanagan, ADR Mixer (Screen Scene, Dublin): Garret Farrell, ADR Mixer (Soundfirm, Sydney): Liesl Pieterse, ADR Mixer (Goldcrest, London): Peter Gleaves, ADR Editor: Michelle Fingleton, Foley Artist: Caoimhe Doyle, Foley Artist: Eoghan McDonnell, Foley Recordist: Jean McGrath, Foley Editor: Jon Stevenson, Stunt Co-ordinator: Joe Condren, Stunt Performer: Robbie O'Brien, Historical Adviser: Fiona Fitzsimmons, Greensman: Mick Fortune, Food Specialist: Erica Jane Ryan, Silver Service Adviser: Eamonn Casey, Dialect Coach: Julia Wilson-Dickson, Dialect Coach: Cathal Quinn, Dialect Coach: Brendan Gunn, Horse and Carriage Master: Ben Good, Horse and Carriage Co-ordinator: Anne O'Neill, Animal Wrangler: Eddie Drew, Unit Publicity: Freud Communications, Unit Publicity: Kate Lee, James Selman, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Courtyard Studios, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Bill Dowling, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Tadhg Conway, Transportation Captain: Paul Cullen, Camera and Lenses by: The Production Depot, Cameras and Lenses by: John Leahy, Lighting Equipment: Cine Electric, Michael O'Toole, DI Supervisor: Tim Morris, Digital Intermediate: DeLuxe 142 Features, Digital Intermediate Head of Department: Patrick Malone, Digital Intermediate Producer: Cheryl Goodbody, Special Thanks: Orlando Bloom, Special Thanks: Stephen Frears, István Szabó
Cast (42)
Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Mia Wasikowska (Helen Dawes), Aaron Johnson (Joe), Janet McTeer (Hubert Page), Pauline Collins (Mrs Baker), Brenda Fricker (Polly), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Viscount Yarrell), Brendan Gleeson (Doctor Holloran), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Mary), Antonia Campbell Hughes (Emmy), Mark Williams (Sean), James Greene (Patrick), Serena Brabazon (Mrs Moore), Michael McElhatton (Mr Moore), Dolores Mullally (Milady), Bonnie McCormack (Miss Shaw), Phyllida Law (Mrs Cavendish), Kenneth Collard (M. Pigot), Judy Donovan (Mme. Pigot), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Vicountess Yarrell), Emerald Fennell (Mrs Smythe-Willard), John Light (Mr Smythe-Willard), Daniel Costello (Mr Sweeney), Angeline Ball (Mrs Gilligan), Philip O'Sullivan (Mr Gilligan), Katie Long (young kitchen maid), Katie O'Brien (older kitchen maid), Mark Doherty (porter), Rhys Burke (George Moore), Lauren Kinsella (Milly Moore), Katie Ann McDonough, Kathleen Warner Yates, Cate MacGabhann (laundry maid), Bronagh Gallagher (Cathleen), Antoinette Healy (woman on landau), Annie Starke (chocolate shop waitress), Cathy White (Nanny), Malcolm Blacow (health official), Lily Melcher, Lucie Melcher (country girl), Raul Riva (baby), Juno (Polly's dog)