Shape of Water - Das Flüstern des Wassers (2017)
Die stumme Elisa ist während des Kalten Krieges in einem Hochsicherheitslabor der amerikanischen Regierung angestellt, wo sie einsam und isoliert ihrer Arbeit nachgeht. Doch als sie und ihre Kollegin und Freundin Zelda ein streng geheimes Experiment entdecken, das in dem Labor vorangetrieben wird, ändert sich Elisas Leben für immer. Sie freundet sich mit dem mysteriösen Fischwesen an, das dort in einem Tank gefangen gehalten wird. Ihre Gefühle für die Kreatur werden immer intensiver und zusammen mit ihrem Nachbarn Giles fasst sie schließlich den Entschluss, den Amphibienmann aus den Händen der Regierung zu befreien – allerdings steht die Liebe unter keinem guten Stern, denn nun wird das Paar gnadenlos vom Militär und dem Laborleiter Strickland gejagt, die das außergewöhnliche Geschöpf und seine heilenden Kräfte bei einem Kriegsausbruch gegen die Sowjets einsetzen wollen …
Der Regisseur:
Guillermo del Toro
Die Autor:
Vanessa Taylor, Guillermo del Toro.
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Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito |
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Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland |
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Richard Jenkins as Giles |
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Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller |
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Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler |
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Doug Jones as Amphibian Man |
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David Hewlett as Fleming |
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Nick Searcy as General Hoyt |
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Stewart Arnott as Bernard |
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Nigel Bennett as Mihalkov |
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Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland |
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Martin Roach as Brewster Fuller |
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Allegra Fulton as Yolanda |
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John Kapelos as Mr. Arzounian |
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Morgan Kelly as Pie Guy |
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Marvin Kaye as Burly Russian |
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Dru Viergever as Military Policeman |
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Wendy Lyon as Sally (Secretary) |
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Cody Ray Thompson as Guard |
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Diego Fuentes as Worker |
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Madison Ferguson as Tammy Strickland |
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Jayden Greig as Timmy Strickland |
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Karen Glave as African American Wife |
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Danny Waugh as African American Husband |
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Dan Lett as Cadillac Salesman |
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Deney Forrest as Lou |
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Brandon McKnight as Duane |
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Clyde Whitham as Wet Cinema Patron |
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Jonelle Gunderson as Bus Passenger #1 |
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Cameron Laurie as Bus Passenger #2 |
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Evgeny Akimov as Russian Band |
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Sergey Nikonov as Russian Band |
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Vanessa Oude-Reimerink as Russian Band |
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Alexey Pankratov as Russian Band |
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Dave Reachill as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Amanda Smith as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited) |
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Maxine Grossman as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
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Matthew MacCallum as Shoe Store Owner (uncredited) |
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Victoria Charters as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Crew | Shaila D'Onofrio | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Edward Tracz | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristin Wayne | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mike Hill | Sculptor |
| Crew | Greg Sigurdson | Other |
| Production | Guillermo del Toro | Producer |
| Art | David G. Fremlin | Assistant Art Director |
| Writing | Vanessa Taylor | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Sequeira | Costume Design |
| Art | Shane Vieau | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jordan Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Guy Davis | Conceptual Design |
| Art | Luca Nemolato | Conceptual Design |
| Camera | Jeff Vitkuske | Other |
| Art | Paul D. Austerberry | Production Design |
| Art | Samantha Dick | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Jean Frenette | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Mary Juric | Assistant Editor |
| Art | David Best | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Lisa Shamata | Unit Publicist |
| Production | J. Miles Dale | Producer |
| Art | Marc Kuitenbrouwer | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Evan Webber | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | John B. Harper | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Danny Haeberlin | Researcher |
| Crew | Christina Pitts Jazzar | Associate Choreographer |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Guillermo del Toro | Director |
| Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Story |
| Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Screenplay |
| Art | Kazu Hiro | Sculptor |
| Art | Jeff Melvin | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Christian T. Cooke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Brad Zoern | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Nathan Robitaille | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Nigel Churcher | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lukas Press | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Dan Laustsen | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rossana Vendramini | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Fleet | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Keighran | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Crew | Chris Bacik | Drone Operator |
| Crew | Roberto Campanella | Choreographer |
| Directing | Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Brent Robinson | Underwater Camera |
| Production | Jonathan Oliveira | Casting Associate |
| Lighting | Tom Starnes | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Jason Dodds | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Steel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Sarah Riley | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Sophie Giraud | Additional Still Photographer |
| Production | Catherine Gilchrist | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Rob Hegedus | Music Editor |
| Sound | Dustin Harris | Music Editor |
| Sound | Cam McLauchlin | Music Editor |
| Art | Jeff Poulis | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Jordan Worrell | Animal Wrangler |
| Camera | Gilles Corbeil | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert Johnson | Key Grip |
| Production | Ashley Gray | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Pagliaro | Seamstress |
| Art | Cam McLauchlin | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hayley Fromstein | Animation |
| Sound | Paul Gosse | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Pascal Beintus | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | Peter Dydo | Animation |
| Sound | Nicolas Charron | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Scott | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Ryan MacDuff | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Carlos Arancibia | Animation |
| Sound | Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Steve Baine | Foley |
| Sound | John Soukup | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Kirsten Bligh | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Nate Thomas | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Anastasia Starova | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Trey Harrell | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jae Won D. Lee | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Brandon Schaafsma | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Luke Groves | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Kevin Howard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tyler Whitham | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Sylvain Morizet | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | John Markle | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Jill Purdy | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Alex Bullick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Clifford J. Tasner | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Bruce McLean | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Douglas Wilkinson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jeremy Johnson | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Glenn Hughes | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | T.K. Knowles | Associate Producer |
| Production | Daniel Kraus | Associate Producer |
| Production | John O'Grady | Associate Producer |
| Production | Chuck Ryant | Associate Producer |
| Crew | James Cameron | Thanks |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Crew | Joann Sfar | Thanks |
| Crew | Joel Coen | Thanks |
| Crew | David S. Goyer | Thanks |
| Crew | Tamara Deverell | Thanks |
| Crew | Edgar Wright | Thanks |
| Crew | Steve Wang | Thanks |
| Crew | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Thanks |
| Crew | Ethan Coen | Thanks |
| Crew | Karl I. Muntz | Thanks |
| Crew | Ron Fitzgerald | Thanks |
| Sound | Nelson Ferreira | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Glen Gauthier | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Pierre Henry | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tyler Delben | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Steve Lucescu | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Lize van der Bijl | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nicole Dipietro | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | JP Locherer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cam McLauchlin | Associate Editor |