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The Kite Runner (2007)
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2 hr 7 mins
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Drama
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Foreign
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Adaptation
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Released: 12/14/2007
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Box Office Total:
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Synopsis:
Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal. An unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.
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Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
12/14/2007
Studio
Credit
Dreamworks Pictures
Studio
Director
Credit
Marc Forster
Director
Cast
Credit
Iqbal Theba
Shaun Toub
Rahim Khan
Khalid Abdalla
Amir
Nasser Memarzia
Zaman the Orphanage Director
Said Taghmaoui
Farid
Atossa Leoni
Soraya
Homayoun Ershadi
Baba
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
Omar
Zekiria Ebrahimi
Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
Young Hassan
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi
Business Man in Baba’s Study
Nabi Tanha
Ali
Elham Ehsas
Young Assef
Bahram Ehsas
Wali
Tamim Nawabi
Kamal
Mohamad Nabi Attai
Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari
Spice Merchant
Mustafa Haidari
Party Worker
Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha
Birthday Singer
Mohammad Aman Joya
Mahmood
Abdul Azim Wahabzada
Karim
Vsevold Sevanchos
Soviet Union Soldier
Sayed Miran Farhad
Burly Man in Truck
Murina Abudukelimu
Young Wife in Truck
Igor Radchenko
Soviet Union Officer
Larry Brown
Gast Station Customer
L Peter Callender
Dean of Students
Jesse Robertson
Man at Bar
Joshua Chamberlain
Pool Player
Marco Mazariegos
Pool Player
Shaan Price
Pool Player
Qadir Farookh
General Taheri
Peg McKibbin
Flea Market Customer
Chris Verrill
Dr. Starobin
Amar Kureishi
Dr. Amani
Maimoona Ghizal
Jamila Taheri
Mohammad Eshan Aman
Wedding Singer
Yunus Osman
Cemetery Mullah
Mehboob Ali
Pakistan Taxi Driver
Abdul Salam Yusoufzai
Assef
Mohamad Amin Rahimi
Taliban Stadium Speaker
Aziz Raxidi
Assef Guard
Khalil Ahmad Nooryan
Assef Guard
Ali Danish Bakhty Ari
Sohrab
Hameeda Hamraz
Rahim Khan's Neighbor
Ahmad Shah Alam
Man in the Park
Kaiser Doulat-Beek
Man at Mosque
Khaled Hosseini
Doctor in the Park
Habib Zargi
Park Kite Seller
Houshmand Habib
Kite Flyer Kid
Lukas Ferreira
Kite Spooler Kid
Production Credits
Credit
Bruce Toll
Co-Executive Producer
Kwame Parker
Associate Producer
Sam Mendes
Executive Producer
Bill Horberg
Producer
Rebecca Yeldham
Producer
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Leslie McMinn
Associate Producer
Walter F Parkes
Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel
Executive Producer
E Bennett Walsh
Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Scamp Film & Theatre, Ltd.
Production Company
Wonderful Films
Production Company
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Production Company
Participant Productions
Production Company
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Solar Entertainment Corporation
Foreign Distribution Rights
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Domestic Video Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Vantage
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures International (PPI)
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ro Image 2000
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Norge AS (Norway)
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Turkey
Morocco
Writer
Credit
David Benioff
Screenplay
Khaled Hosseini
Source Material
Accounting
Credit
Tish Johnson
Production Accountant
David Hickey
Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Laura Willcox
Assistant Accountant
Kristine M Bochum
Assistant Accountant
Shauna Cho
Assistant Accountant
Retha Geldenhuys
Assistant Accountant
Xiong Wen Ping
Assistant Accountant
Zhang Xiu Jin (Candy)
Assistant Accountant
Wan Xu Juan (Jo)
Assistant Accountant
Dilinuoer
Assistant Accountant
Ryan Whan
Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling
Credit
Mijiti
Animal Trainer - Animal Handler
Art Department
Credit
Jeremy Ball
Art Department Coordinator
Carlos Conti
Production Designer
Maria Nay
Set Decorator
Dale Haugo
Painter
Lawrence Hornbeck
Set Dresser
John Micheletos
Lead Person
James Burke
Greensman - Greens
Karen Murphy
Art Director
Michael Turner
Assistant Art Director
Caroline Smith
Set Decorator
Maya Owings
Art Department Coordinator
Tom Richardson
Painter - On-Set Painter
Mike Helbig
Set Dresser
Xing Yanrong
Assistant Art Director
Oleh Sokolovsky
Art Director
Douglas Cumming
Art Director
Dan Molnar
Set Dresser
Peter Hudson
Set Dresser
Louis Visco
Set Dresser
Leighanne Haddock
Set Dresser
Casting
Credit
Kristy Kinnear
Casting Associate
Leslee Feldman
Casting - Casting Executive
Kate Dowd
Casting Director
Eriko Miyagawa
Casting
Mustafa Haidari
Casting Associate
Fang Dan Rui (Zoe)
Casting - Background Casting
Xireli Abudurexiti
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Maridel Aisam
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Abliz Abdirixit
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Muhamd Ali
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Yukesaike Xijaet
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Dali Maituxia
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Akemusulitan Sulaimanxia
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Niyat Ullah Baig
Casting - Xinjiang Background Casting
Mo Lan
Casting - Beijing Background Casting
Timor Hakimyar
Casting - Kabul Casting Support
Nina Henninger
Casting
Sarah Kliban
Casting - Background Casting
Craft Services
Credit
Cindy Hamilton
Catering - Western Catering & Craft
Sandy Reed
Craft Service
Guo Tian He
Catering - Chinese Catering
Film Camera
Credit
Michael Taylor
Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Zoran Veselic
Photography - Assistant Photographer
Stacy Underhill
Film Lab - Digital Data Conform
Jim McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Jim McConkey
Camera Operator
Mike Sowa
Colorist - DI Colorist
Harry Muller
Color Timer
Doug Jaqua
Color - Color Science
Marc Asmode
Camera Assistant - Flying Cam Assistant
Roberto Schaefer
Director of Photography
Rowena Mollica
Loader - Film Loader
Zechariah Katz
Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Richard Bowen
Director of Photography
Phil Bray
Photography - Still Photographer
Lam Fai Tai
Camera Operator
Courtney Harrell
Loader - Film Loader
Valance Eisleben
Film Lab - Digital Data Conform
Lee Mariano
Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Carrie Oliver
Film Lab - Digital Data Conform
Matthew Wakai
Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Chong Sze Kwan (Quincy)
Camera Operator - Flying Cam Operator
Paul Grenville
Film Lab - Digital Data Conform
John Trunk
Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Simon Jayes
Camera Operator
Lesley Watson
Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Brett Matthews
Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Ngai Man Yin
Photography - Assistant Photographer
Wu Yong Bo
Photography - Assistant Photographer
Mark Gilmer
Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Don Steinberg
Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Kenny L Bazal Jr
Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Music
Credit
Alberto Iglesias
Music
Jay B Richardson
Music Editor
Julia Malkova
Soloist - Solo Viola
Geri Rotella
Flutist - Alto Flute
Michael Nowak
Orchestrations - Orchestra Conductor
Peter Rotter
Music Contractor
Jorge Magaz
Music Arranger
Jose Luis Crespo
Music Recording Facilities - Music Recorder
Majid Javadi
Vocals - Male Vocal, Ney
Dimitri Psonis
Music Performer - Santur, Oud, Lyre of Crete Rubab
Raul Quilez
Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Ruben Suarez
Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
Jose Luis Crespo
Music - Music Mixer
Sandy DeCrescent
Music Contractor
Sussan Deyhim
Vocals - Female Vocal
Jose Villalobos
Music Arranger
Javier Paxarino
Music Performer - Bansuri, Ney, Turkish Clarinet
John Parsons
Music Performer - Electric and Acoustic Guitar
Jorge Magaz
Music - Music Assistant
David Cerrejon
Music Arranger
Diegot Bladuque
Music Engineer - Assistant Engineer
David Cerrejon
Music - Music Assistant
Javier Crespo
Music Performer - Nylon
Jose Villalobos
Music - Music Assistant
Heitor Pereira
Music Performer - Guitar
Bryan Pezzone
Music - Piano
Ara Malikian
Music Performer - Solo Violin
Martin Tillman
Music Performer - Cello
Victor Merlo
Music Performer - Bass
Angel Crespo
Music Performer - Snare Drum
Chris Bleth
Music Performer - English Horn and Duduk
Joann Turovsky
Music Performer - Harp
Alex Acuna
Music Performer - Hand Percussion
Satnam Singh Ramgotra
Music Performer - Tabla
Physical Effects
Credit
Wang Hai
Stunt Coordinator
Lu Jin Chao
Stunts
Ning Jun
Stunts
Production Management
Credit
Massoumeh Emami
Script Supervisor
Henry Dray
Unit Manager
Jake Rice
Project Manager - DI Project Manager
huang fan (nina)
Production Supervisor
Carey Len Smith
Post-Production Supervisor
Ada Y Shen
Production Manager
Ablimit Kader
Location Assistant
Omar Otkur
Assistant Production Coordinator - Xinjiang Assistant Production Coordinator
Kamil Zunun
Assistant Location Manager - Xinjiang Assistant Location
Michael Lerman
Assistant Director
E Bennett Walsh
Unit Production Manager
Leilani Gushiken
Post-Production Coordinator
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
Production Coordinator
Douglas Dresser
Location Manager
Nancy Fuller
Project Manager - DI Project Manager
Peng Rong
Location Manager - Beijing Location Manager
Sharlene Duale
Assistant Production Coordinator
Peter Thorell
Assistant Director
Damiana Kamishin
Production Coordinator
Rebecca Qin Jiang
Script Supervisor
Matt Wersinger
Assistant Location Manager
Akbar Yiming
Production Manager - Xinjiang Production Manager
Felix Gehm
Assistant Location Manager
Ma Zheng Qiang
Production Manager - Happy Pictures Production Manager
Zhang Jin Zhan
Assistant Director
Fang Yinchun
Location Manager - Beijing Location Manager
Sekander Saleh
Production Coordinator
Mike Brosius
Project Manager - DI Project Manager
Dionne Lotivio
Assistant Production Coordinator
Christopher Bennett
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ernest Belding
Location Manager
Amir Shamil
Production Coordinator
Matthew Riutta
Assistant Location Manager
Qiao Hepin
Assistant Director
Peter Moody
Assistant Location Manager
Alyson Latz
Assistant Director
Sabrina Pourchasse
Production Coordinator
Su Hao Qi
Assistant Director
Li Kai
Assistant Director
Yimigjan Trdi
Assistant Director
Pan Ying (Stephanie)
Assistant Director
Sharon Lam Suk Ching
Assistant Director
Kuer Ban Jiang
Assistant Director
Abuduli Aizize
Assistant Director
Abu Douli
Assistant Director
Ba Yan
Assistant Director
Publicity
Credit
Blaise Noto
Unit Publicist
Sound
Credit
Nathan Nance
Sound Recordist - Recordist
frank aglieri-Rinella
Foley Mixer
Lora Hirschberg
Rerecording Mixer
Kevin Sellers
Foley Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
ADR Editor
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Frank Eulner
Supervising Sound Editor
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Jonathan Greber
Dubbing Mixer - Digital Transfer
Steve Finn
Boom Operator
Chris Munro
Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Jim Austin
Sound Engineer - Engineering Service
Yang Fan
Sound - Utility Sound
Stephen Balliet
Sound - Utility Sound
Christopher Barron
Dubbing Mixer - Digital Transfer
Andre Fenley
Supervising Sound Editor
Brian Copenhagen
Boom Operator
Doug Ford
Sound Engineer - Engineering Service
Michael Semanick
Rerecording Mixer
Tony Sereno
Sound Mixer - Mix Technician
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Howard W Hammerman
Sound Engineer - Engineering Service
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Wu Ling
Sound Mixer
John Countryman
Dubbing Mixer - Digital Transfer
Lisa Chino
ADR Editor - Dialogue/ADR Assistant Editor
Nelson Stoll
Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Visual Effects
Credit
Steve Arguello
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Leif Einarsson
Animator
Jason Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
Dagan Jurd
Special Effects - Special Effects Snow Master
Ren Cong (Neo)
Visual Effects - Visual Effects Assistant
Robin Graham
Compositing Supervisor - Compositing Lead
Lindsay Anderson
2-D Artist - 2D Plate Reconstruction
Lei Jin
Matte Painter
Desi Ortiz
Visual Effects Editor - Visual Effects Managing Editor
Eddie Soria
Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoping
Edwardo Mendez
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Brian Openshaw
Rendering Artist
Kevin Tod Haug
Visual Effects Supervisor
Todd Sheridan Perry
3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Lead
Leslie McMinn
Visual Effects Producer
Caleb Kirby
Software Engineer - Data I/O
Chris Pinto
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kevin Laneave
Visual Effects Editor
Ron Friedman
Animator
Dylan Cole
Matte Painter
Les G Jones
Visual Effects Producer
Say Rintharamy
Rendering Artist
Jotham Herzon
Visual Effects - Proof Pre-Visualization Lead Artist
Kevin Hoppe
3-D Artist - 3D Matchmover
Jeff Charles
Software Engineer - Digital Data Management
Joel Rosen
Special Effects - Special Effects Translator
Ken Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
David Ebner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Fischer
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Chris Ball
2-D Artist
Ren Cong (Neo)
Matte Painter
Parker Sellers
Visual Effects - Proof Pre-Visualization Artist
Richard Reed
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Libor Zednicek
Visual Effects Editor
Andy Byrne
3-D Artist - 3D Matchmover
Gabriel Vargas
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Thomas F Sindicich
Special Effects Coordinator
Vicki Weimer
Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Vince Lavares
Software Engineer - Digital Data Management
Neil Lim Sang
Animator
Joe Hoback
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Alex Vegh
Visual Effects - Proof Pre-Visualization Artist
Fatima Mojaddidy
3-D Artist - 3D Matchmover
Linda Williams
Visual Effects Editor - DI Editorial
Jason Thielen
Animator
Jeffrey Arnold
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Brandon Kachel
Matte Painter
Tim Alexander
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Sean Coonce
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Vincent R DeLay
Animator
Marty Holthaus
Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Alex Friderici
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Shannon Krueger
Visual Effects - Visual Effects Production Assistant
Omra Menkes
Animator
Mike Castillo
Digital Effects Artist - Digital Subtitle Compositing
Tim Ledoux
Animator - Massive Crowds
Olek Lyzwanski
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
William Missett
Digital Effects Artist - Digital Subtitle Compositing
Steven Hutchins
3-D Models - 3D Modeling/Texturing
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Anna Munro
Wardrobe - Ager/Dryer
Jennifer Tremont
Hair - Hair Department Head
Teresa Hinton
Hair Stylist
Kristina Vogel
Makeup Artist - Makeup Department Head
Susan J Wright
Costume Supervisor
Valerie White
Set Costumer
Guo Lei
Wardrobe Supervisor
Frank L Fleming
Costume Designer
Lisa Frucht
Assistant Costume Designer
Hilary Miederer
Key Costumer
Qi Xu Dong
Wardrobe Assistant - Beijing Wardrobe Assistant
Jiang Cun
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Liang Hai Man
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Fan Yong Jie (Er Ge)
Hair Stylist
Bai Lu
Key Costumer
Qiao Jin Fang
Wardrobe - Wardrobe Coodinator
Abdullah Hapiz
Wardrobe Supervisor - Xinjiang Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathleen Giordano
Set Costumer
Leslie Devlin
Makeup Artist
Yang Dan Dan
Wardrobe Assistant - Beijing Wardrobe Assistant
Xie Meng
Assistant Costume Designer
Julie Yrjanson
Costume Supervisor - Costume Construction Supervisor
Wang "Christie" Xin
Makeup Artist
Che Yu
Hair Stylist
Deirdre Scully
Set Costumer
Caroline Eselin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wu Yin Hao
Wardrobe Assistant - Beijing Wardrobe Assistant
Guo Xiao Lan
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Hu Rei
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Liu Yan Xia
Hair Stylist
Zhang Shu Ping
Makeup Artist
Guan Jian Jun
Wardrobe Assistant - Beijing Wardrobe Assistant
Yvette Rivas
Hair Stylist
Huang Ping
Makeup Artist
Ge Xiu Mei
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Song Lin Wei
Wardrobe Assistant - Beijing Wardrobe Assistant
Gai Lili
Wardrobe Assistant - Xinjiang Wardrobe Assistant
Liu Shu Hong
Wig Maker - Beard Maker
Gretchen Davis
Makeup Artist
Yang Fangzheng
Wardrobe Assistant - Xinjiang Wardrobe Assistant
Jiang Fengmei
Wardrobe Assistant - Xinjiang Wardrobe Assistant
Sawut Chawar
Wardrobe Assistant - Xinjiang Wardrobe Assistant
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