The Company of Wolves (1984)
An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?
Director:
Neil Jordan
Writers:
Neil Jordan, Angela Carter.
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Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen |
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Angela Lansbury as Granny |
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David Warner as Father |
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Graham Crowden as Old Priest |
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Brian Glover as Amorous Boy's Father |
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Kathryn Pogson as Young Bride |
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Stephen Rea as Young Groom |
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Tusse Silberg as Mother |
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Micha Bergese as Hunstman |
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Georgia Slowe as Alice |
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Susan Porrett as Amorous Boy's Mother |
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Shane Johnstone as Amorous Boy |
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Dawn Archibald as Witch Woman |
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Richard Morant as Wealthy Groom |
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Danielle Dax as Wolfgirl |
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Vincent McClaren as Devil Boy |
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Ruby Buchanan as Dowager |
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Jimmy Gardner as Ancient |
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Roy Evans as Eyepatch |
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Edward Marksen as Lame Fiddler |
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Jim Brown as Blind Fiddler |
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Jim Carter as Second Husband (uncredited) |
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Terence Stamp as The Devil (uncredited) |
| Directing | Neil Jordan | Director |
| Writing | Angela Carter | Novel |
| Writing | Neil Jordan | Screenplay |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bryan Loftus | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rodney Holland | Editor |
| Writing | Angela Carter | Screenplay |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Art | Anton Furst | Production Design |
| Art | Stuart Rose | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Waller | Costume Design |
| Production | Vivien Pottersman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Paul Frift | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simon Hinkly | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paul Tivers | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Special Effects Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christopher Tucker | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Terry Cade | Stunts |
| Crew | Gareth Milne | Stunts |
| Crew | Graeme Crowther | Stunts |
| Crew | Nick Hobbs | Stunts |
| Crew | Dinny Powell | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Weston | Stunts |
| Crew | Tex Fuller | Stunts |
| Directing | Alison Thorne | Continuity |
| Production | Norma Brusa | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Mike Roberts | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Campbell | Camera Operator |
| Sound | David John | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Anthony Sloman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alan Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bryan Tilling | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Carr | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Royle | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Gillespie | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauline Heys | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Croft | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Kaye | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Nelson | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauline Lewington | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Birkinshaw | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Crew | Tony Common | Scenic Artist |
| Art | John O'Connor | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Geoff Kingsley | Construction Manager |
| Art | Philip Elton | Draughtsman |
| Art | Nigel Phelps | Draughtsman |
| Art | Ray Perry Sr. | Property Master |
| Camera | Brian Herlihy | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Sue Knight | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Tony Cridlin | Grip |
| Sound | John Chandler | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Eamonn O'Keeffe | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ian Foster | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Frank Batt | Grip |
| Sound | Neil Kingsbury | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Justin Krish | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tim Arrowsmith | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mike Saxton | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | David Saggs | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Tom Collins | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Lynda Levy | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Mike Culling | Animal Coordinator |
| Crew | Marc Boyle | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Alan Whibley | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | John Harman | Gaffer |
| Crew | Shirley Draffan | Chaperone Tutor |
| Production | Chris Brown | Producer |
| Writing | Charles Perrault | Writer |