The Visitor (2008)

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PG-13|1 hr 48 mins|Comedy, Drama|Now Playing |Box Office Total: $9.2M

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Synopsis:

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away. After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek's beautiful mother Mouna arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor's personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance. And it's through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/11/2008

Director	Credit
Tom McCarthy	Director
Cast	Credit
Richard Jenkins	Walter Vale
Haaz Sleiman	Tarek
Danai Gurira	Zainab
Hiam Abbass	Mouna
Marian Seldes	Barbara
Richard Kind	Jacob
Michael Cumpsty	Charles
Maggie Moore	Karen
Bill McHenry	Darin
Tzahi Moskovitz	Zev
Amir Arison	Mr. Shah
Neal Lerner	Martin Revere
Ramon Fernandez	Cop #1
Frank Pando	Cop #2
Waleed Zuaitor	Omar
Deborah Rush	Upper Eastside Woman
Ashley Springer	Student
Laith Nakli	Nasim
Jacqueline Brogan	Waiter
Walter T Mudu	Ronald Cole
Yevgeniy Dekhtyar	Slavic Man
Earl Baker Jr	Lester James
Walter The Dog	Sprinkles the dog
Production Credits	Credit
Omar Amanat	Executive Producer
Mary Jane Skalski	Producer
Jeff Skoll	Executive Producer
Michael London	Producer
Ricky Strauss	Executive Producer
Chris Salvaterra	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Groundswell Productions	Production Company
Participant Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Halcyon Pictures UK	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Overture Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
CCV	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
TF1 International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Rialto Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Tom McCarthy	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Sara Lane	Production Accountant
Nicole Bukowski	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
John Paul Summerskill	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Kim Chapman	Set Decorator
Jamie Arbuckle	Set Dresser
John Paino	Production Designer
Len X Clayton	Art Director
Eric Friedewald	Lead Person
Glenn Lloyd	Art Department Coordinator
Julius Kozlowski	Scenic Artist - Key Scenic Painter
Olivia K Dunn	Art Department - Art Intern
Jeremy Brehme	Swing Gang - Swing (Los Angeles)
Marian Zola	Scenic Artist - Scenic
Will Pangman	Set Dresser
Alberto Bianchini	Swing Gang - Swing
Mark Johnson	Set Decorator (Los Angeles)
Charlie Nicholson	Set Decorator - On-Set Dresser (Los Angeles)
Sean Haines	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Colt Hausman	Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Casting	Credit
Jessica Kelly	Casting Assistant
Kerry Barden	Casting
Sylvia Fay	Extras Casting
Ali Merhi	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Suzanne Crowley	Casting
Paul Schnee	Casting
Stephane Foenkinos	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Joe Facey	Craft Service
Shana Kingsley	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Ben Logan	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Javier Rojas	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Don Ciana	Color Timer
Oliver Bokelberg	Director of Photography
Wolfgang Held	Camera - B Camera and Second Unit Operator
Joe Violante	Dailies - Dailies Advisor
Ludovic Littee	Assistant Camera
Doe Kim	Studio Camera Operator - Studio Manager
Barbara Jean Kearney	Film Lab - Digital Film Producer
Zack Quinn	Camera Assistant - Camera Production Assistant (Los Angeles)
Richard Coronel	Loader - Film Loader
Craig Charland	Camera - B Camera and Second Unit Operator
Jamie Segschneider	Assistant Camera
Charles Herzfeld	Film Lab - Technicolor Post Production Advisor
Paul Bode	Assistant Camera (Los Angeles)
Jennifer Stuart	Assistant Camera (Los Angeles)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Participant Productions	Co-Financier
Next Wednesday Productions	Film Financier
Groundswell Productions	Co-Financier
K5 International	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Jonathan Gray	Legal Counsel - Production Counsel
Music	Credit
Rafal Paczkowski	Score Recording
Hossam Ramzy	Song
Hossam Ramzy	Song Performer
Mary Ramos	Music Supervisor
Mariusz Glabinski	Music Editor
Andrew Graybill	Music Performer - Violin I
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek	Score Mixing - Score Producer
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek	Music
Bernard Bayer	Music - Piano
Luca Mundaca	Song
Luca Mundaca	Song Performer
Rafal Paczkowski	Score Mixing
Yi-Huan Zhao	Music - Violin II
Bill McHenry	Song
Bill McHenry	Song Performer
Luke Maurer	Music - Viola
Mohammad Naseehu Ali	Song
Nic Thys	Song Performer
Fela Anikulapo Kuti	Song
Fela Anikulapo Kuti	Song Performer
Marek Szpakiewicz	Music - Cello
Jonathan Dinklage	Song
Jonathan Dinklage	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Mariela Comitini	Assistant Director
Collin Smith	Location Manager
Danielle Duperreault	Location Scout
Jared Ian Goldman	Unit Production Manager
Bergen Swanson	Line Producer
Jonathan Ferrantelli	Post-Production Supervisor
Elizabeth Pellegrini	Production Coordinator
Rachel Connors	Script Supervisor
Chris Menges	Location Assistant
Jennifer Hoopes	Assistant Location Manager
Matthew Chamberlain	Location Manager (Los Angeles)
James M Brown	Unit Production Manager (Los Angeles)
Tara Markus	Location Scout
Patty Long	Line Producer (Los Angeles)
Nicholas R Bell	Assistant Director
Stephen E. Kardell	Location Scout (Los Angeles)
Anthony Blanco	Assistant Director
Damon Rivetti	Location Scout (Los Angeles)
Publicity	Credit
Weiman Seid	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Sara Stern	Assistant Sound Editor
Adam Sanchez	Boom Operator
Paul Hsu	Rerecording Mixer
Elisabeth Giglio	Sound - Business Manager
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Damian Canelos	Sound Mixer
George A. Lara	Foley - Foley Engineer
James Nichols	Sound Engineer - Dolby Engineer
Nicolas Mazet	Boom Operator
Lewis Goldstein	Rerecording Mixer
John Sember	Boom Operator
Kevin Bowe	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Steve Gaconnier	Visual Effects Producer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Colleen McTigue	Set Costumer
Amy Pickering	Wardrobe Supervisor
Lora Scrignoli	Hair Stylist
Stacey Panepinto	Makeup Artist
Diana Pappas	Costumes - Costume Production Assistant
Leah Katznelson	Assistant Costume Designer
Rebecca McCabe (Beckers)	Costume Supervisor (Los Angeles)
Melissa Toth	Costume Designer
Martha Fogerty	Costumes - Costume Intern
Kami Steele	Makeup Artist
Elena Roulenko	Hair Stylist
Marc Boyle	Hair Stylist (Los Angeles)
Leah Rial	Makeup Artist (Los Angeles)
Emily Mraz	Costumes - Costume Intern
Lauren Miller	Costumes - Costume Intern

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