The Dancer Upstairs (2003)

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R | 2 hr 4 mins | Drama, Adaptation, Political | Released: 5/2/2003 |Box Office Total: $2.3M

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As a Latin American nation nears collapse under a highly organized terrorist movement, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas faces the greatest challenge of his career: to catch the mysterious guerilla leader Ezequiel. The brains behind the bloody revolution that threatens to bring the government and entire country down, Ezequiel is as elusive as Rejas' superiors are corrupt--an irony not lost on Rejas, who left a career as a lawyer to try to find "a more honorable way of practicing the law." The military's response to the brutal tactics of Ezequiel's followers is equally ferocious, creating an atmosphere of mass panic. In the midst of the chaos, Rejas finds respite in Yolanda, his daughter's soulfully beautiful ballet teacher. But she, who appears to be a shelter from the storm, may in actuality be the storm's eye. As Rejas draws nearer to the man who considers himself to be the "Fourth Flame of Communism," he and the dancer he loves will be forced to choose between love, country and self.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/2/2003

Director	Credit
John Malkovich	Director
Cast	Credit
Javier Bardem	Agustin Rejas
Juan Diego Botto	Sucre
Laura Morante	Yolanda
Elvira Minguez	Llosa
Alexandra Lencastre	Sylvina
Oliver Cotton	General Merino
Luis Miguel Cintra	Calderon
Javier Manrique	Clorindo
Abel Folk	Ezequiel/Duran
Marie-Anne Verganza	Laura
Lucas Rodriguez	Sargento Gomez
Xabier Elorriaga	Pascual
Natalia Dicenta	Marina
Wolframio Benavides	Santiago
Ramiro Jimenez	Sergeant Pisac
Montserrat Astudillo	Woman in Pick-Up/Edith Pusanga
Galo Urbina	Indian #1 in Pick-Up
Jairon Flores	Indian #2 in Pick-Up
Lam Chuen	Major Kwan
Jose Antonio Izaguirre	Quesada
Isabel Prinz	Quesada's Wife
Ignacio Carreno	Quesada's Bodyguard
Benjamas Boonnak	Chinese Ambassadress
Tito Garcia	Admiral Prado
Veronica Noboa	Model
Luis Gaspar	Judge
Steve Emerson	TV Producer
Carlos Carrillo	TV Technician
Eusebio Lazaro	Father Ramon
Paulina Aguilar	Shanty Girl
Esteban Salazar	Shanty Policeman
German Nunez	Manager
Pachacutic Chugchilan	Bomb Boy
Santiago Carlos Vellido	Soldier #1, Rejas' Office
Diego Naranjo	Captain Montesinos
Montserrat Iglesias	Student
Celina Casari	Maria
Maribel Rivera	Patricia
Ignacio Duran	Theatre Manager
Frida Torresblanco	Woman in Theatre
Ana Lozano	Vera
Lola Peno	Nurse
Francisco Javier Paez	Army Colonel
David Aguilar	Boy with a Poster
Raquel Rocha	Woman in Convertible
Alexis Rodrigues	Man in Convertible
Daniel Aguilar	Cocacola Cap
Yousaf Bokhari	Radio Announcer
Montserrat Iglesias	Radio Announcer
Natalia Tarnawiecki	Radio Announcer
Carlos Thiebaut	Radio Announcer
Production Credits	Credit
John Malkovich	Producer
Russ Smith	Executive Producer
Yousaf Bokhari	Associate Producer
Lianne Halfon	Executive Producer
Andres Vicente Gomez	Producer
Claudia Lewis	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mr. Mudd Production	Production Company
Lolafilms United Kingdom	Production Company
Via Digital	Production Company
Antena 3 TV	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
JVC Entertainment Inc	Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Estudio Mexico	Theatrical Distributor
Kinowelt Medien AG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Spain
Portugal
Ecuador
Writer	Credit
Nicholas Shakespeare	Screenplay
Nicholas Shakespeare	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Belen Goni	Assistant Accountant
Jose Manuel Fernandez	Accountant
Fernanda Marreiros	Assistant Accountant - Cashier
Cesar Vallejo	Assistant Accountant - Cashier
Art Department	Credit
Susana Fernandez	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Pierre-Francois Limbosch	Production Designer
Lourdes Rosero	Assistant Art Director
Laura Musso	Set Dresser
Nuria Sanjuan	Art Director
Roberto Frisone	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Galo Urbina	Extras Casting Assistant
Camilla-Valentine Isola	Casting
Jorge Vivanco	Extras Casting
Katrina Bayonas	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Rafael Hosteleria	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Jacques Raybaut	Camera Operator - "A" Camera Operator
Goyo Sanchez	Focus Puller - "A" Camera Focus Puller
Aaron Lopez	Loader - "A" Camera Clapper Loader
Jon Elicegi	Video - Video Operator
Paola Ardizzoni	Photography - Still Photographer
Jose Luis Alcaine	Director of Photography
Juan Aragones	Loader - "B" Camera Clapper
Alfredo Salazar	Video - Video Operator
Cristobal Corral	Photography - Still Photographer
Tote Navalon	Focus Puller - "B" Camera Focus Puller
Rui Pocas	Camera Operator - "B" Camera Operator
Luis Herrera	Video - Video Operator
Juan Aragones	Loader - "B" Camera Loader
Ana Maria Ormaza	Loader - "B" Camera Loader
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Lolafilms United Kingdom	Film Financier
Lolafilms United Kingdom	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Madredeus	Song Performer
Jose Luis Crespo	Music Editor
Jose Luis Crespo	Music Engineer - Music Score Engineer
Alberto Iglesias	Original Music
Pedro Alcalde	Music Conductor
Christian Gomez	Music Coordinator
Kolja Blacher	Music Performer - Violin
Pedro Ayres	Song
Pedro Malgheas	Composer
Yul Anderson	Music Arranger - Piano Arrangement
Clarissa Farran	Music Publisher - Copyist
Yul Anderson	Music Arranger - Vocals Arrangement
Yul Anderson	Song Performer
Dominik Wollenweber	Music Performer - English Horn
Rodrigo DaCosta Leao	Song
Raquel Fernandez	Music Coordinator - Music Assistant
Bob Dylan	Song
Javier Casado	Music Performer - Piano
Mischa Maisky	Song Performer
Camille Saint-Saens	Song
Juanjo Guillen	Music Performer - Percussion
Marta Argerich	Song Performer
Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid	Music Performer
Sandy Denny	Song
Nina Simone	Song Performer
Amr Diab	Song Performer
Amr Tantawy	Song
Abdel Moneim Taha	Song
Wang Liping	Song
Wu Ming Xiao Zi	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
David Andrade	Stunt Man
Angel Planas	Stunt Coordinator
Monica Consuegra	Stunt Performer
Miguel Garcia	Stunt Performer
Sergio Del Val	Stunt Performer
Manolo Torres	Stunt Performer
Jose M Lopez	Stunt Performer
Production Management	Credit
David Martinez	Assistant Director
Yousaf Bokhari	Line Producer
Josean Gomez	Production Supervisor
Ana Parra	Unit Manager
Jose Pichel	Location Manager
Inaki Ros	Production Manager
Margarita McDermott	Production Coordinator
Domingo Gonzalez	Continuity
Rui Louro	Production Supervisor
Adelaide Empis	Production Manager
Guiselle Jaramillo	Unit Manager
Renato Ortega	Production Coordinator
Roberto Aguirre	Location Manager
Daniela Forn	Assistant Director
Pocho Alvarez	Production Manager
Rita Rubio	Assistant Director
Joao Cayatte	Assistant Director
Cesar Fernandes	Assistant Director
Diego Falconi	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Eve Sklar	Publicity
Eva Sklar	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Sara Fijo	Boom Operator
Antonio Bloch	Sound Mixer
Angel Gallardo	ADR - ADR Recordist
Arturo Garcia	ADR Editor
Italo Cameracanna	Foley
Ezio Marcorin	Sound Effects Editor
Diego Garrido	Rerecording Mixer
Enzo Di Liberto	Foley
Massimo Marinelli	Sound Effects Editor
Jordi Casugas	ADR - ADR Recordist
Daniel Quadroli	Sound Effects Editor
Antonello Giorgiucci	ADR - ADR Recordist
Paolo Amici	Sound Effects Editor
Marco Marinelli	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Alfonso Lopez	Special Effects Assistant
Cesar Abades	Special Effects Technician
Reyes Abades	Special Effects
Ramon Guzman	Animator - Inferno Composition
Jorge Calvo	Digital Effects
Isaac de la Pompa	3-D Artist
Pablo Nunez	Main Title Design - Main and End Titles
Pablo Nunez	Titles and Opticals - Opticals
Cristina Velasco	Effects Assistant - Matchback Assistant
Victor Rodriguez	Graphic Designer
Juancho Fernandez	Animator - Inferno Composition
Pilar Cienfuegos	3-D Artist
Cesar Bustamante	Special Effects Assistant
Ezequiel Larru	Animator - Inferno Composition
Ruben Villoria	3-D Artist
Juan Roman Herrero	Animator - Inferno Composition
Jose Miguel Zapata	3-D Artist
J Fernandez	Animator - Cartoon Animation
O Jimenez	Animator - Cartoon Animation
R Perez	Animator - Cartoon Animation
D Marcos	Animator - Cartoon Animation
Miguel Cogolludo	Animator - Cartoon Animation
J L Rozua	Animator - Cartoon Animation
M Sicilia	Animator - Cartoon Animation
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ana Lozano	Makeup Artist
Sabine Daigeler	Costume Designer
Manuel Garcia	Hair
Silvia Meireles	Wardrobe Assistant
Marilo Osuna	Makeup
Ana Lopez	Costumer
Rosa M Lopez	Tailor - Seamstress
Raquel Del Val	Wardrobe Assistant
Manolo Garcia	Hair
Lucy Da Silva	Makeup
Ana Salazar	Wardrobe Assistant
Lily Flor	Wardrobe Assistant
Jeremy Capilla	Wardrobe Assistant

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