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The Visitor (2008)
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1 hr 48 mins
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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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