Beyond Rangoon (1995)
Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.
Director:
John Boorman
Writers:
Alex Lasker, Bill Rubenstein.
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Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman |
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U Aung Ko as U Aung Ko |
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Frances McDormand as Andy Bowman |
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Spalding Gray as Jeremy Watt |
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Tiara Jacquelina as San San, Hotel Desk Clerk |
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Ann Howard as Australian Doctor |
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Victor Slezak as Mr. Scott |
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Ye Myint as Zaw Win |
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Cho Cho Myint as Zabai |
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Michael Pickells as Nick Bowman |
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Enzo Rossi as Danny Bowman |
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Kuswadinath Bujang as Colonel |
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Johnny Cheah as Min Han |
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M. Rajoli as Karen Father |
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Jit Murad as Sein Htoo |
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Adelle Lutz as Aung San Suu Kyi |
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Zaidi Omar as Checkpoint Officer #1 at Train |
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Ridzuan Hashim as Officer Min |
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Charley Boorman as Photographer |
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Mr.Os as River trader |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ron Davis | Editor |
| Production | Mary Gail Artz | Casting |
| Production | John Boorman | Producer |
| Art | Eddie Fowlie | Set Decoration |
| Art | Anthony Pratt | Production Design |
| Writing | Alex Lasker | Screenplay |
| Production | Barry Spikings | Producer |
| Directing | John Boorman | Director |
| Production | Barbara Cohen | Casting |
| Art | Errol Kelly | Art Direction |
| Production | Eric Pleskow | Producer |
| Writing | Bill Rubenstein | Screenplay |
| Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sean Ryerson | Producer |
| Camera | Brett Matthews | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Warren Grieef | Grip |
| Lighting | Selva Kumar | Electrician |
| Camera | Benn Hyde | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Anna Howard | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Darrin Keough | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Seale | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lloyd Yeoh Seng Chee | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Ian Plummer | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Robbie Burr | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | U.S. Goonatilleke | Grip |
| Camera | David Burr | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Waggoner | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | John Davey | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Bill Rubenstein | Still Photographer |
| Art | Martin Atkinson | Draughtsman |
| Directing | Emma Pounds | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Nihal Silva | Grip |
| Directing | Sherard Jayasuriya | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Wimal Jayawardene | Sculptor |
| Art | K.D. Justin | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Paul Thompson | Key Grip |
| Directing | Philip A. Patterson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emma Schofield | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Art | Eddie Fowlie | Property Master |
| Art | U.U. Illangakoon | Sculptor |
| Camera | Thilak Pushpakumara | Grip |
| Camera | Brad Shield | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Brad Shield | "B" Camera Operator |
| Art | Daya Dollapihila | Sculptor |
| Camera | Michael Vivian | Grip |
| Directing | Toby Pease | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maire O'Sullivan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Sunil Wijeratne | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Athula Sulthanagoda | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Senaka Nawaratne | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Derek Wallace | Standby Property Master |
| Camera | Mark Egerton | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Lal Harindranath | Property Master |
| Camera | Rebecca Steele | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Liz Legum | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jules Wurm | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felicity Bowring | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Kathleen Fowlie | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Aloysius Chan | Property Buyer |
| Art | Mansell Rivers-Bland | Sculptor |
| Art | Peter Singho | Sculptor |
| Production | Mark Egerton | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bill Rubenstein | Co-Producer |
| Production | Walter Donohue | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alex Lasker | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Paul Thompson | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Kramer | Costume Design |