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House of Sand and Fog (2003)

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R | 2 hr 6 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 12/19/2003 |Box Office Total: $13.0M

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Synopsis:

Massoud Amir Behrani is living a lie to fulfill a dream. Once a member of the Shah of Iran's elite inner circle, he has brought his family to America to build a new life. Despite a pretense of continued affluence, he is barely making ends meet until he sees his opportunity in the auction of a house being sold for back taxes. It is a terrible mistake. Through a bureaucratic snafu, the house had been improperly seized from its rightful owner, Kathy Nicolo, a self-destructive alcoholic. The loss of her home tears away Kathy's last hope of a stable life--a life that had been nearly destroyed by addiction--and Kathy decides to fight to recover her home at any cost. Her struggle is joined by deputy sheriff Lester Burdon, who tries to take the law into his own hands to help Kathy. Ultimately the tale, itself, explores what happens when the American Dream goes terribly awry.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/19/2003

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Vadim Perelman	Director
Cast	Credit
Ben Kingsley	Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
Jennifer Connelly	Kathy Nicolo
Ron Eldard	Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon
Shohreh Aghdashloo	Nadi, Behrani's Wife
Jonathan Ahdout	Esamail, Behrani's Son
Frances Fisher	Connie Walsh
Carlos Gomez	Lieutenant Alvarez
Kim Dickens	Carol Burdon
Kia Jam	Ali
Aki Aleong	Tran
Andre Dubus III	Myers
Ashley Edner	Bethany
Jaleh Modjallal	Yasmin
Zoran Radanovich	Sergei
Navi Rawat	Soraya
Marco Rodriguez	Mendez
Matthew Simonian	Little Esamail
Cooper Thornton	Gary
Max Jansen Weinstein	Nate
Jackie Ahdout	Elevator Woman
Elton Ahi	Wedding Singer
Markus Baldwin	Young Husband
Tom Benick	Hotel Security
Dan Brinkle	Husband Buyer
David Carrera	Carpenter
Mark Chaet	Wedding Guest
Al Faris	Wedding Guest
Aaron Andre Frazier	Courier
Bonita Friedericy	Motel Manager
Frank Gallegos	Prison Guard
Spencer Garrett	Auctioneer
Brian Reed Garvin	Fat Man
Namrata Singh Gujral	Wedding Guest
Samuel Hart	Elevator Man
Joe Howard	Appraiser
Isabelle James	Teenage Girl
Ken Kerman	Locksmith
Scott Kinworthy	Deputy Trainee
Joyce Kurtz	Kathy's Mom
Yan Lin	Wife of Buyer
Andy Madadian	Wedding Singer
Karl Makinen	Officer at End
Michael Papajohn	Carpenter
Tom Reynolds	Gas Station Worker
Shani Rigsbee	Wedding Singer
Al Rodrigo	Torez
Dennison Samaroo	Doctor
Pamela Shaddock	Nurse
Scott N Stevens	Country Official
Jose L Vasquez	Arresting Officer
Matt Waite	- Arresting Officer
Production Credits	Credit
Shawn Lawrence Otto	Co-Producer
Michael London	Producer
Jeremiah Samuels	Co-Producer
Vadim Perelman	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bisgrove Entertainment	Production Company
Michael London Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
DreamWorks Production	Domestic Video Distributor
Nexo	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Dreamworks Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Andre Dubus III	Source Material
Vadim Perelman	Screenplay - Screenplay (Adaptation)
Shawn Lawrence Otto	Screenplay - Screenplay (Adaptation)
Accounting	Credit
Maria DeVane	Post-Production Accountant
Martin Elfalan	Assistant Accountant
Jill Hahn	Accountant
Jim Turner	Production Accountant - Production Controller
Gerald A Vitatoe Jr	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Doris Hellmann	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Todd S Morris	Dresser
Grant D Samson	Lead Person
Robert L Stover	Art Department
Cheree Welsh	Art Department Coordinator
Nithya Shrinivasan	Assistant Art Director
Maia Javan	Production Designer
Gene Serdena	Set Decorator
Ron Ashmore	Painter - Paint Supervisor
Gary C Diamond	Set Designer
Steve Borgese	Greensman - Greens Foreman
Mike Boudreau	Swing Gang
Drew Boughton	Art Director
Jonah Markowitz	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Sean Lyons	Painter
Johnathan Schaab	Greensman - Greens Foreman
J Michael Glynn	Swing Gang
Rick Taplin	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Tom Spencer	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Tracy Dixon	Extras Casting
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Chrys Lyras	Casting Assistant
Jennifer Smith	Casting Associate
Tricia Wood	Casting
Leslee Feldman	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Jon Hendry	Craft Service
Cindy Megna	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Chuck Weiss	Video
Andy Harris	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "A" Camera
Roger Deakins	Director of Photography
Kenn Ferro	Camera Operator - "A" Camera Operator
Will Dearborn	Loader
Bruce Birmelin	Photography - Still Photographer
Kenny Becker	Color Timer
Josh Blakeslee	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "A" Camera
Clint Dougherty	Camera Operator - "B" Camera Operator
David Stockton	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Allen Mizrahi	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "B" Camera
Paul Maletich	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "B" Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Content International	Co-Financier
Content International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Management	Credit
Steven P Moder	Manager - Editorial Systems Manager
Music	Credit
Bob Bornstein	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
James Horner	Composer
James Horner	Orchestrations
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
Todd Homme	Music Supervisor
Randy Kerber	Music Engineer - Synthesizer Programming
Simon Rhodes	Score Mixing
Simon Rhodes	Score Recording
Ian Underwood	Music Engineer - Synthesizer Programming
Ramiro Belgardt	Music Editor
Dave Marquette	Music Engineer
Jen Monnar	Music Editor
Physical Effects	Credit
Scott Sproule	Stunt Coordinator
Greg Anthony	Stunt Double - Esamail Stunt Double
Craig Branham	Stunts
Bud Davis	Stunts
Jewel Donohue	Stunt Double - Kathy Stunt Double
Chris Monberg	Stunts
Diana Lupo	Stunt Double - Kathy Stunt Double
David Renaud	Stunt Double - Behrani Stunt Double
Christopher R O'Hara	Stunts
Russell Solberg	Stunts
Sonny Tipton	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Chris Soldo	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Jeremiah Samuels	Unit Production Manager
Sven E M Fahlgren	Post-Production Supervisor
Tim Falconer	Location Scout
Robert Foulkes	Location Manager
Gina Fortunato	Production Supervisor
Jean Costello	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jennifer Sanger	Production Coordinator
Scott Peterson	Script Supervisor
Judy Heinzen	Assistant Location Manager
Andrew C Keeter	Location Manager
Gregory G Hale	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Lisa Vijitchanton	Assistant Production Coordinator
Emre Sonmez	Location Scout
Pavel Sterba	Assistant Location Manager
Sarah Scarritt	Production Coordinator
Jo Dee Freck	Post-Production Supervisor
Leif Tilden	Assistant Location Manager
Stephanie Kime	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Louise Spencer	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Dan Sharp	Sound Re-recordist
Jeremy Peirson	Sound Effects Editor
Robert Jackson	Boom Operator
Aaron Glascock	Sound Effects
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Peggy Names	Sound - Cableman
James Ashwill	Foley Mixer
William B Kaplan	Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay	Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Ten Bosch	Assistant Sound Editor
George Berndt	ADR Editor
John Cucci	Foley Artist
Rick Canelli	ADR
Richard Duarte	Foley Mixer
Tatum Kohut	Sound Mixer - Supervising Sound Mixer
Dan O'Connell	Foley Artist
Cary Weitz	Boom Operator
Ron Vignone	Assistant Sound Editor
Jerry Ross	Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin O'Connell	Sound Mixer - Supervising Sound Mixer
Peggy Names	Boom Operator - Second Boom Operator
Greg P Russell	Sound Mixer - Supervising Sound Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Pat Doyle	Visual Effects Producer
Richard O Helmer	Special Effects
Richard O Helmer	Special Effects Coordinator
Ozzie Carmona	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Lisa Markou	Effects Coordinator - Digital Coordinator
Douglas Ziegler	Special Effects Foreman
David Sosalla	Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Bell	Special Effects
Jennifer Law-Stump	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Brandon K McLaughlin	Special Effects
Patrick Phillips	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jill Korengold	Set Costumer
Kathrine Gordon	Hair Stylist
Virginia Burton	Costume Supervisor
Judy Chin	Makeup Artist
Hala Bahmet	Costume Designer
Marisa Aboitiz	Assistant Costume Designer
Kris Evans	Makeup Artist
Betty Lou Skinner	Hair Stylist

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