City of Ember (2008)
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Director:
Gil Kenan
Writer:
Caroline Thompson
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Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet |
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Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow |
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Bill Murray as Mayor Cole |
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David Ryall as Chief Builder |
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Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow |
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Mackenzie Crook as Looper |
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Clary |
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Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Murdo |
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Toby Jones as Barton Snode |
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Lucinda Dryzek as Lizzie Bisco |
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Martin Landau as Sul |
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Ian McElhinney as Builder |
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B.J. Hogg as Mayor's Guard |
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Matt Jessup as Joss |
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Lara McIvor as Roner |
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Myles Thompson as Smat |
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Rachel Morton as Student #2 |
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Conor MacNeill as Student #3 |
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Lorraine Hilton as Miss Thorn |
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Eoin McAndrew as Student #1 |
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Liz Smith as Granny |
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Mark Mulholland as Portrait Painter |
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Heathcote Williams as Sadge Merrall |
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Liam Burke as Mr. Boaz |
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Maureen Dow as Mrs. Sample |
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Simon Kunz as Captain Fleery |
| Production | Steven Shareshian | Producer |
| Editing | Adam P. Scott | Editor |
| Camera | Xavier Grobet | Director of Photography |
| Production | John D. Schofield | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Caroline Thompson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jeanne Duprau | Author |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Diana Choi | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Zach Staenberg | Editor |
| Directing | Gil Kenan | Director |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Producer |
| Camera | Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Field | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Hill | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Peter Eliuk | Foley Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Aulicino | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Maureen Murphy | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Hill | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Boston | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sian Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Steve Mann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Wig Designer |
| Sound | Cam Wagner | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Niamh O'Loan | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Chris Appelhans | Conceptual Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Benda | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Sue Field | Script Supervisor |
| Production | David Rubin | Casting |
| Art | Martin Laing | Production Design |
| Art | Ross Bradshaw | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Production | Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting Associate |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Pimentel A. Raphael | Animation Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Jaye | Makeup Designer |
| Art | James Foster | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Hair Designer |
| Art | Ashleigh Jeffers | Art Direction |
| Art | Celia Bobak | Set Decoration |
| Production | Richard Hicks | Casting |
| Production | Christina Mullin | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | William McPhail | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Jon Billington | Supervising Art Director |
| Directing | Samantha Ross | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Andrew Lockington | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch | Gaffer |
| Art | Ben Collins | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Vincent Cirelli | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | John Gamble | Focus Puller |