As I Lay Dying (2013)
Anse Bundren (Tim Blake Nelson) lebt mit seiner Frau Addie (Beth Grant) und den Kindern Cash (Jim Parrack), Darl (James Franco), Jewel (Logan Marshall-Green), Dewey Dell (Ahna O’Reilly) und Vardaman (Brady Permenter) auf einer kleinen Farm in Mississippi in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts und führen ein karges gottesfürchtiges Leben. Cash arbeitet als Zimmermann, seine aktuelle Beschäftigung das Verfertigen eines Sarges. Dieser ist für Addie bestimmt, denn sie ist sterbenskrank. Ihr Wunsch ist es, in der Nachbargemeinde begraben zu werden. Als sie kurze Zeit später verstirbt, begibt sich die Familie auf eine beschwerliche Reise, um Addie die letzte Ehre zu erweisen.
Der Regisseur:
James Franco
Die Autor:
James Franco, Matt Rager.
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James Franco as Darl Bundren |
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Danny McBride as Vernon Tull |
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Logan Marshall-Green as Jewel |
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Ahna O'Reilly as Dewey Dell |
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Jim Parrack as Cash |
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Tim Blake Nelson as Anse |
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Beth Grant as Addie Bundren |
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Jennifer Kristen Howell as Cora Tull |
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Brady Permenter as Vardaman Bundren |
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Natalie Minton as Kate Tull |
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Jessica Lemon Wilkinson as Mrs. Armstid |
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Kenny Cook as Grummet |
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Brian Lally as Dr. Peabody |
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Anna Kooris as Eula Tull |
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Vince Jolivette as Young Whitfield |
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Scott Haze as Skeet McGowan |
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Coby Batty as Gillespie |
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John Still as Samson |
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Jesse Heiman as Jody |
| Directing | James Franco | Director |
| Writing | James Franco | Screenplay |
| Production | Caroline Aragon | Producer |
| Production | Vince Jolivette | Producer |
| Production | Miles Levy | Producer |
| Production | Matthew O'Toole | Producer |
| Production | Robert Van Norden | Producer |
| Writing | Matt Rager | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ian Olds | Editor |
| Production | Matthew Morgan | Casting |
| Art | Kristen Adams | Production Design |
| Art | Eric Morrell | Art Direction |
| Art | James Wiley Fowler | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Eselin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Atherton | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Wade Acuff | Greensman |
| Art | Jerel Levanway | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Ritchie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Nash | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andree Fortier | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Ray Nevin | Transportation Captain |
| Writing | William Faulkner | Novel |
| Crew | Bonnie Goodson | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Zack Shisslak | Leadman |
| Sound | Steven Iba | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift | Foley |
| Sound | Chris Diebold | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Gates | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chris Terhune | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Kevin Beard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Chris Cavanaugh | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Daniel Vecchione | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alissa Whelan | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Chad Dougherty | Gaffer |
| Directing | Dustin Bricker | Script Supervisor |
| Production | John A. Johnston | Location Manager |
| Crew | Stephanie Permenter | Studio Teachers |
| Camera | Christina Alexandra Voros | Director of Photography |
| Art | Keith Wall | Property Master |
| Sound | Tim O'Keefe | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adam Gaeta | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Amacker | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Lazzaro | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Caroline Aragon | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Chris Meaders | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Caitlin O'Brien | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Jaime Fernandez | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Alexis Payment | Set Dresser |
| Lighting | Kevin Stolpe | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Will Gottlieb | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Guillermo Tuñon | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Chris Aran | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stratton Bailey | Key Grip |
| Camera | Brooke Jagneaux | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Lisa Long | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie-Anna Murphy | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Schreiber | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dena Matranga | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Odessa Gordon | Seamstress |
| Camera | Rouslan Ovtcharoff | Epk Producer |
| Visual Effects | Elbert Irving IV | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Selena Arizanovic | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Ken Beggs | Animal Coordinator |
| Crew | Ashley Kravitz | Clearances Coordinator |
| Production | Gina Amador | Production Accountant |
| Production | Collin Warhaftig | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Morgan Wajda-Levie | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Joe Murphy | Consulting Editor |
| Editing | Jean-Paul DeMars | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Toby Martisius | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | Eric M. Klein | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Crew | Mike Dillard | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Alec Martin | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Matthew Morgan | Extras Casting |
| Production | Dunlap Peeples IV | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Angela Hemingway | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Clint Lilley | Stunt Double |