John Cranko (2024)
The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.
Director: Joachim Lang
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Sam Riley as John Cranko |
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Marcus Calvin as Martin Feinstein |
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Stefan Weinert as Nicholas Beriozoff |
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Sascha Göpel as Kurt-Heinz Stolze |
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Thomas Meinhardt as Arnulf Klett |
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Lucas Gregorowicz as Fritz Höver |
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Hanns Zischler as Walter Erich Schäfer |
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Vilmar Bieri as Administrative Assistant |
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David Vormweg as Kai |
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Marc Fischer as Peter Palitzsch |
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Roman Boeer de Garcez as Dr. Weitman |
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Seumas F. Sargent as Herbert Cranko |
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Max Schimmelpfennig as Dieter Gräfe |
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Jakob Forster as Andrea |
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Lynn Grabowski as Flight Attendant |
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Artus-Maria Matthiessen as Taxifahrer |
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Elisa Badenes as Marcia Haydée (Tänzerin) |
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Jason Reilly as Ray Barra (Tänzer) |
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Martí Fernández Paixà as Richard Cragun (Tänzer) |
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Rocio Aleman as Birgit Keil (Tänzerin) |
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Friedemann Vogel as Heinz Clauss (Tänzer) |
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Henrik Erikson as Egon Madsen (Tänzer) |
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Louis Nitsche as Jürgen Rose |
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Gerrit Klein as Alexander |
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Jessica Higgins as Grace |
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Eric Carter as Reporter NY |
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Valentin Richter as Angeklagter |
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Thomas Heuser as Premieregast |
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Adrian Oldenburger as Reid Anderson |
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Maria Eichwald as Georgette Tsinguirides |
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Satchel Tanner as Vladimir Klos |
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Ava Arbuckle as Junge Ballerina |
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Alastair Bannerman as Alastair |
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Gábor Biedermann as Verteidiger |
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Boris Burgstaller as Richter |
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Matthew Burton as Solomon Hurok |
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Elisa Ghisalberti as Tänzerin |
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Vassily Kazakos as Nikos |
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Paula Skorupa as Zeugin |
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Klaus Rodewald as Zeuge |
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Ben Ruedinger as Clive Barnes |
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Diana Ruiz as Xenia Palley |
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Sonia Santiago as Anne Wooliams |
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Vincent Travnicek as Eddie Dutton |
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Veronika Verterich as Micheline Fauré |
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Georgette Tsingurides as Self |
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Jürgen Rose as Self |
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Dieter Gräfe as Self |
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Reid Anderson as Self |
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Vladimír Klos as Self |
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Birgit Keil as Self |
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Egon Madsen as Self |
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Marcia Haydée as Self |
| Crew | Ninette Botha | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marc Schötteldreier | Casting Director |
| Writing | Joachim Lang | Writer |
| Directing | Joachim Lang | Director |
| Production | Claudia Mehl | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Philipp Sichler | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Christian Kitscha | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ansgar Krajewski | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ami Rodrigues | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Sebastian Volk | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sabine Rösing | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Mustafa Celik | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jannik Klingel | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Lukas Kleimt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Viktoria Thomas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Toni Ulbricht | Data Wrangler |
| Camera | Wolfgang Ennenbach | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Schumann | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Ebben | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annika Frentzen | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birgit Niedermaier | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna-Maria Schmidt | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katja 'Paula' Stieler | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Directing | Klaus Pridnig | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simon Pfister | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Directing | Moritz Schmatz | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Directing | Doris Schneidtinger | Continuity |
| Production | Heiko Bach | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Editing | Jan Henrik Pusch | Editor |
| Camera | Rudi Kurth | Key Grip |
| Camera | Lukas Nickel | Grip |
| Camera | Sebastian Sauer | Grip |
| Lighting | Birger Müller | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Verena Schulte | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Nils Künstler | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Dominik Fischerkoesen | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Andreas Lepach | Additional Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Sascha Muschke | Additional Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Matthias Allner | Additional Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Lukas Hayen | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Lisa Bülow | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frederika Höllrigl | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miriam Hauser | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Klettner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Goyert | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Arent | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Hilpert | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felix Jones | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ami Häfner | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katrin Schneider | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Pfeiffer | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jens Quandt | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Michael Souvignier | Producer |
| Production | Till Derenbach | Producer |
| Production | Talisa Lara Schmid | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Hanna Schulz | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Astrid Poeschke | Production Design |
| Art | Sarah Bröker | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Panja Gawlitzek | Property Master |
| Art | Ricarda Händel | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Klaus Bienen | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Sabine Feldmann | Set Dresser |
| Art | Cara Maeno | Set Dresser |
| Art | Julia Nina Jaeniche | Set Dresser |
| Art | Maike Lehmann | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Abi D. Roos | Location Scout |
| Art | Alessio Nalesini | Painter |
| Crew | Lisa Schmitt | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Awet Howie Sahle | Driver |
| Crew | Andreas Schiller | Driver |
| Production | Len Reddemann | Line Producer |
| Production | Maximilian Helm | Production Manager |
| Production | Ed Ehrenberg | Production Designer |
| Production | Heike Kerschgens | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Heike Siegel | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Nadine Schneider | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Antonija Rotim | Location Manager |
| Production | Paul Effertz | Location Manager |
| Production | David Richter | Unit Manager |
| Production | Nick Hain | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Cosima Viola | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Laetitia Tettenborn | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Liana Henz | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Martin Moch | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Martin J. Lorenz | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Dominik Leurs | Production Driver |
| Production | Ralf Wittenberger | Production Driver |
| Production | Christoph Cordes | Production Driver |
| Crew | David Friedewald | Driver |
| Production | Oskar Eberhard | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lena Tondello | Set Runner |
| Sound | Maximilian Kotzur | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hank Trede | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Raimund Förnzler | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Stephan Pick | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Walter Mair | Music |
| Sound | Reinhard Besser | Music |
| Art | Irene Piel | Art Direction |
| Art | Anik Fatum Celikaslan | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Simon Pfister | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Röhrs | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juliane Maier | Costume Design |