The Happening (2008)
Es beginnt ohne erkennbare Vorwarnung. Es scheint aus dem Nichts zu kommen. Innerhalb von Minuten bricht eine Welle mysteriöser und grauenhafter Todesfälle über große amerikanische Metropolen herein, die sich jeder Erklärung entziehen und in ihrer schockierenden Destruktivität unvorstellbar sind. Was ist verantwortlich für diesen plötzlichen Zusammenbruch menschlichen Verhaltens? Ein neuer Terroranschlag, ein fehlgeschlagenes Experiment, eine teuflische biochemische Waffe, ein Virus der außer Kontrolle geraten ist? Und wie wird es übertragen? Über die Luft? Über das Wasser?...
Der Regisseur:
M. Night Shyamalan
Der Autor:
M. Night Shyamalan
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Mark Wahlberg as Elliot Moore |
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Zooey Deschanel as Alma Moore |
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John Leguizamo as Julian |
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Ashlyn Sanchez as Jess |
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Betty Buckley as Mrs. Jones |
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Spencer Breslin as Josh |
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Robert Bailey Jr. as Jared |
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Frank Collison as Nursery Owner |
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Jeremy Strong as Private Auster |
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Alan Ruck as Principal |
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Victoria Clark as Nursery Owner's Wife |
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M. Night Shyamalan as Joey (voice) |
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Alison Folland as Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin |
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Kristen Connolly as Woman Reading on Bench |
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Cornell Womack as Construction Foreman |
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Curtis McClarin as Construction Crew Member |
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Robert Lenzi as Jake |
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Derege Harding as Train Conductor |
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Roberto Lombardi as Father in Elliot's Group |
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Kerry O'Malley as Woman on Cell Phone |
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Shayna Levine as Teenage Girl in Jeep |
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Stéphane Debac as French Bicyclist |
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Cyrille Thouvenin as French Bicyclist's Friend |
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Babita Hariani as Medical Correspondent |
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Edward James Hyland as Professor Kendall Wallace |
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Armand Schultz as Talk Show Host |
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Stephen Singer as Dr. Ross |
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Sophia Burke as Student Named Laura |
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Alex Van Kooy as Boy In Class |
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Charlie Saxton as Student Named Dylan |
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Kathy Hart as Vice Principal |
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Lisa Furst as Teacher in Auditorium |
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Rick Foster as Railway Police Officer |
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Marc H. Glick as P.A. System Conductor |
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Don Castro as Philadelphia Police Officer |
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Bill Chemerka as Taxi Driver - Sal |
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Jann Ellis as Older Woman with Dog |
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Whitney Sugarman as Passenger |
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Mary Ellen Driscoll as Woman Passenger |
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Greg Wood as Passenger at Counter |
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Peter Appel as Diner Owner |
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Eoin O'Shea as Passenger #1 |
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Michael Quinlan as Passenger #2 |
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Lyman Chen as Passenger #3 |
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Brian O'Halloran as Jeep Driver |
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Megan Grace as Jeep Passenger #1 |
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Rich Chew as Jeep Passenger #2 |
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Keith Bullard as Man In Crowd At Crossroads |
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Joel de la Fuente as Realtor |
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Ashley Brimfield as Woman In Group |
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Mara Hobel as Woman with Hands Over Ears |
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James Breen as Farmhouse Voice (voice) |
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Carmen Bitonti as Mangled Construction Worker |
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Brian Anthony Wilson as Arguing Man in Crowd |
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Greg SmithAldridge as Zoo Employee |
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Ukee Washington as Local News Anchor |
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John Ottavino as Network News Anchor |
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Sid Doherty as Radio News Announcer |
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Wes Heywood as Radio Voice (voice) |
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Nancy Sokerka as Radio Caller Fay (voice) |
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Julia Yorks as Young Woman Voice on Phone (voice) |
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Bill Shusta as Radio Newsman (voice) |
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Kirk Penberthy as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Alex Craft as Truck Passenger Boy |
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Allie Habberstad as Truck Passenger Girl |
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Alex Harz as Pico - Helen's Pianist (uncredited) |
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Adam Schoon as Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
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Lee Squire as Student (uncredited) |
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Robert Bizik as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Alicia Warrington as U.S. Reporter |
| Writing | M. Night Shyamalan | Screenplay |
| Production | John Bernard | Line Producer |
| Camera | Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jose L. Rodriguez | Producer |
| Production | Gary Barber | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Production | Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| Production | Stephanie Holbrook | Casting |
| Directing | M. Night Shyamalan | Director |
| Production | Barry Mendel | Producer |
| Production | Deven Khote | Producer |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Conrad Buff IV | Editor |
| Production | Zarina Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Mercer | Producer |
| Production | Roger Birnbaum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ronnie Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Production | M. Night Shyamalan | Producer |
| Production | John Rusk | Producer |
| Art | Anthony Dunne | Art Direction |
| Art | Steve Sysko | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael McCole | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayley Stuppel | Set Costumer |
| Art | Jolie Scherberger | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Edward Hirsh | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ric Spencer | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrienne Greshock | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Olson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Barbra Matis | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | David Ebner | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Richard Ivan Mann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Paveil Raymont | Key Production Assistant |
| Art | Claire Kirk | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Heller | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Lyman | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Les G. Jones | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Kozma | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Billy Miller | Key Grip |
| Camera | Zade Rosenthal | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jonathan Hagen | Camera Production Assistant |
| Editing | Sharon Smith Holley | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Dixon | Additional Hairstylist |
| Directing | Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Art | David Schanker | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith christensen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Luke Ciarrocchi | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Art | James Mazzola | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ozzy Alvarez | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Camera | Markus Mentzer | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald Mowat | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Crew | Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts |
| Crew | Deborah Habberstad | Stunts |
| Crew | Tracey Ruggiero | Stunts |
| Crew | Tina Fuchs Wanner | Stunts |
| Crew | Julia Dumenigo | Stunts |
| Crew | Tina McKissick | Stunts |
| Crew | Katie Eischen | Stunts |
| Crew | Mandy Kowalski | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rose Sias | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Cobb | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Karen Carbone | Stunts |
| Crew | Mandy Kowalski | Stunts |
| Crew | Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts |
| Crew | Joanna Shelmidine | Stunts |
| Crew | Jessica Harbeck | Stunts |
| Art | Glenn Hiramatsu | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Glenn Davis | Base Camp Operator |
| Crew | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Julia Marie Newmann | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Cathy Brighenti | Assistant Picture Car Coordinator |
| Camera | Angela Bellisio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Angela Cutrone | Additional Production Assistant |
| Art | Paul Williams | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael A. Williams | Driver |
| Directing | William Lebeda | Second Unit Director |
| Art | William F. Hennessy Jr. | Set Dresser |
| Crew | William D. Lee | Special Effects |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Electrician |
| Crew | William McCleery | Driver |
| Directing | Claire Guillabert | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Claire Raskind | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Nathalie Ford | Assistant Vehicles Coordinator |
| Editing | Joe Violante | Dailies Technician |
| Editing | Marisa Clayton | Dailies Manager |
| Lighting | William P. Fiedler | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelly Golden | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chris DeAngelis | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jim Williams | Set Decoration Buyer |