City of Ember - Flucht aus der Dunkelheit (2008)
Die Zukunft ist düster. Forscher sehen nur noch eine Möglichkeit, die das Überleben der Menschheit garantieren könnte: Die Erschaffung einer unterirdischen Stadt namens Ember. Dieser Ort soll, so der Plan, über zweihundert Jahre sicher isolieren. Dann wird sich eine verschlossene Metallschatulle öffnen und den Bewohnern den Weg zurück an die Oberfläche eröffnen, wie auch immer diese dann aussehen mag. Doch das Relikt geht verloren, so wie verschiedenste Teile moderner Technik. Die Ausfälle des überlebenswichtigen Generators im „Herzen" Embers mehren sich - und damit die Gefahr immerwährender Dunkelheit. Der junge Doon meint zu wissen, wie der Generator repariert werden könnte. Er und Lina, die als Nachfahrin eines Bürgermeisters unwissentlich in den Besitz einer gewissen Schatulle gelangt ist, versuchen alles, um die drohende Katastrophe abzuwenden...
Der Regisseur:
Gil Kenan
Der Autor:
Caroline Thompson
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Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet |
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Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow |
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Bill Murray as Mayor Cole |
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David Ryall as Chief Builder |
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Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow |
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Mackenzie Crook as Looper |
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Clary |
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Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Murdo |
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Toby Jones as Barton Snode |
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Lucinda Dryzek as Lizzie Bisco |
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Martin Landau as Sul |
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Ian McElhinney as Builder |
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B.J. Hogg as Mayor's Guard |
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Matt Jessup as Joss |
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Lara McIvor as Roner |
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Myles Thompson as Smat |
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Rachel Morton as Student #2 |
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Conor MacNeill as Student #3 |
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Lorraine Hilton as Miss Thorn |
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Eoin McAndrew as Student #1 |
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Liz Smith as Granny |
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Mark Mulholland as Portrait Painter |
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Heathcote Williams as Sadge Merrall |
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Liam Burke as Mr. Boaz |
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Maureen Dow as Mrs. Sample |
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Simon Kunz as Captain Fleery |
| Directing | Gil Kenan | Director |
| Writing | Caroline Thompson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jeanne Duprau | Author |
| Production | Diana Choi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Producer |
| Production | John D. Schofield | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Shareshian | Producer |
| Camera | Xavier Grobet | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Adam P. Scott | Editor |
| Editing | Zach Staenberg | Editor |
| Camera | Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Peter Field | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Paul Aulicino | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Eliuk | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Mann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Maureen Murphy | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Cam Wagner | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Boston | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Hill | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Wig Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Niamh O'Loan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Hill | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sian Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Chris Appelhans | Conceptual Design |
| Production | Richard Hicks | Casting |
| Production | David Rubin | Casting |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Production | Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting Associate |
| Production | Christina Mullin | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Pimentel A. Raphael | Animation Supervisor |
| Art | Martin Laing | Production Design |
| Art | Ross Bradshaw | Art Direction |
| Art | James Foster | Art Direction |
| Art | Ashleigh Jeffers | Art Direction |
| Art | Celia Bobak | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Benda | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William McPhail | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Sue Field | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Jaye | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Jon Billington | Supervising Art Director |
| Directing | Samantha Ross | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Andrew Lockington | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch | Gaffer |
| Art | Ben Collins | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Vincent Cirelli | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | John Gamble | Focus Puller |