The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

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NR | 2 hr 51 mins | Drama, Romance | Released: 2/5/1988 |Box Office Total: $9.2M

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Synopsis:

During the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, a womanizer visiting the West must choose between freedom, or returning to his wife in Soviet-occupied Prague.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/5/1988

Director	Credit
Philip Kaufman	Director
Cast	Credit
Daniel Day-Lewis	Tomas
Juliette Binoche	Tereza
Lena Olin	Sabina
Derek DeLint	Franz
Erland Josephson	The Ambassaador
Pavel Landowsky	Pavel
Donald Moffat	Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski	Interior Ministry Official
Stellan Skarsgard	The Engineer
Bruce Myers	Czech Editor
Pavel Slaby	Pavel's Nephew
Pascale Kalensky	Nurse Katya
Jacques Ciron	Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg	Swiss Photographer
Laszlo Szabo	Russian Interpreter
Vladimir Valenta	Mayor
Clovis Cornillac	Boy in Bar
Leon Lissek	Bald Man in Bar
Consuelo DeHaviland	Tall Brunette
Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
Judith Atwell
Claudine Berg
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Miroslav Breuer
Niven Busch
Margot Capelier
Victor Chelkoff
Monica Constandache
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Dominique DeMoncuit
Bernard Lepinaux
Josiane Leveque
Peter Majer
Charles Millot
Gérard Moulévrier
Jan Nemec
Charly Oleg
Sylvie Plantard
Olga Baidar Poliakoff
Christine Pottier
Hana-Maria Pravda
Romano
Andre Sanfratello
Jiri Stanislav
Milos Svoboda
Helenka Verner
Marrian Walters
Production Credits	Credit
Paul Zaentz	Associate Producer
Saul Zaentz	Producer
Bertil Ohlsson	Executive Producer
Stanley Popovic	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
The Saul Zaentz Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Rialto Film Zurich	Theatrical Distributor
CBS/Fox Video International	Foreign Video Distributor
Orion Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Orion Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Hoyts Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Concorde Films	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Luxiel, France
Geneva, Switzerland
Paris, France
Dijon, France
Writer	Credit
Milan Kundera	Source Material (from novel)
Philip Kaufman	Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carriere	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Adele Sanders	Production Accountant
Fenella Maguire	Assistant Accountant - production accountant assistant
Denise DeFalco	Assistant Accountant - production accountant assistant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Andre Noel	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Art Department	Credit
Gerard Viard	Art Director - art direction
Michael Ploog	Storyboard Artist
Christian Ameri	Art Assistant - designer assistant
Pucci DeRossi	Art Department - artist
Gerard James	Set Dresser
Alain Guffroy	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Pierre Guffroy	Production Designer
Jamie Putnam	Art Assistant - designer assistant
Albert Rajau	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Thérèse Ripaud	Set Dresser
Michel Rival	Art Department - sculptor
Francois Abelanet	Art Assistant - art department trainee
Anouk Markovitz	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Jean-Michel Ducourty	Art Department - sketch artist
Casting	Credit
Sarah Koeppe	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Dianne Crittenden	Casting
Margot Capelier	Casting
Gérard Moulévrier	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Jacques Grousset	Catering - caterer
Olivier Gaillet	Catering - caterer
Bernard Zaentz	Catering - catering coordinator
Film Camera	Credit
Jean-Pierre Supe	Camera - camera loader
Bernard Noisette	Camera Operator
Sven Nykvist	Director of Photography
Katell Djian	Camera Assistant
Jack Garsha	Color Timer
Christophe Artus	Video Playback - video playback operator
Phil Bray	Photography - stills
Pierre Bec	Video Playback - video playback operator
Philippe Houdart	Camera Operator
Francois Plegades	Camera Assistant - camera assistant 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Max Aguilera-Hellweg	Photography - special photography
Joseph Ort-Snep	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Alan Splet	Music Editor
Mark Adler	Original Music
Ernie Fosselius	Music
Ernie Fosselius	Music Arranger
Leos Janacek	Music
Mark Adler	Original Music - original music arranger
Jeffrey Stephens	Music Editor - music editor assistant
Alan Splet	Music - music selection
Danny Kopelson	Music - music recording
Physical Effects	Credit
Remy Julienne	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Therese Kaufmann	Assistant Unit Manager
Anne Gyory	Continuity - script continuity
Charles Paviot	Assistant Director
Claude Alboze	Unit Manager
Daniel Szuster	Production Manager
Judith Atwell	Production Coordinator
Jacques Bourdon	Production Manager
Eric Bartonio	Assistant Director
Jean-Claude Mouliere	Assistant Unit Manager
Jean Lara	Unit Manager
Robert Kechichian	Assistant Director
Janou Shammas	Unit Manager - location unit manager
Pascale Beraud	Assistant Unit Manager
Vincent Bercholz	Assistant Director
Claude-Anne Paureilhe	Unit Manager - location unit manager
Pascal Fouineau	Assistant Director
Jacques Frederix	Unit Manager - location unit manager
Simon Brook	Assistant Director
Josh Zaentz	Assistant Director
Public Relations	Credit
Nancy Seltzer & Associates, Inc.	Publicity publicity
Dennis Davidson Association	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Christopher Newman	Sound - sound recording
Ruth Hasty	Foley - foley apprentice
Ann Kroeber	Sound Effects - sound effects recording
Rob Fruchtman	Foley Editor
Richard Hymns	Sound Effects Editor
David Sutton	Boom Operator
Dennie Thorpe	Foley Artist
Alan Splet	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
C J Appel	ADR Editor
Jean-Marie Blondel	Sound - sound assistant
Michael Rosen	Foley - foley engineer
David Bergad	ADR Editor - ADR editor assistant
Pat Jackson	Sound Effects Editor
Diana Pellegrini	Foley Editor
Tina Fallani	Sound Effects - sound effects apprentice
Ernie Fosselius	Foley Editor
Stephen Hart	Foley - foley engineer assistant
Hesh Shorey	Sound - sound assistant
E Jeane Putnam	Sound Effects Editor - sound effects editor assistant
John Verbeck	Sound Effects Editor - sound effects editor assistant
Luis Colina	Foley Editor - foley editor assistant
Mark Berger	Sound - sound rerecording mixer supervisor
Frank Eulner	Sound Effects Editor - sound effects editor assistant
David Parker	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Todd Boekelheide	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Phil Carroll	Titles - title design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rosalina DaSilva	Makeup Assistant
Michael Dennison	Wardrobe Supervisor
Sylvia Folgoas	Costumes - costumer
Donna Maloney	Wardrobe Assistant
Paul Leblanc	Hairdresser
Ann Roth	Costume Designer
Rosa Perez	Hair Assistant - hairdresser assistant
Paula Rendino	Wardrobe - wardrobe trainee
Suzanne Benoit	Makeup
Claude Ghene	Costumes - costumer
Javier Orce	Costumes - costumer

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