The Shape of Water (2017)
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Writers:
Vanessa Taylor, Guillermo del Toro.
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Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito |
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Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland |
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Richard Jenkins as Giles |
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Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller |
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Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler |
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Doug Jones as Amphibian Man |
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David Hewlett as Fleming |
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Nick Searcy as General Hoyt |
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Stewart Arnott as Bernard |
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Nigel Bennett as Mihalkov |
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Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland |
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Martin Roach as Brewster Fuller |
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Allegra Fulton as Yolanda |
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John Kapelos as Mr. Arzounian |
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Morgan Kelly as Pie Guy |
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Marvin Kaye as Burly Russian |
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Dru Viergever as Military Policeman |
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Wendy Lyon as Sally (Secretary) |
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Cody Ray Thompson as Guard |
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Diego Fuentes as Worker |
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Madison Ferguson as Tammy Strickland |
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Jayden Greig as Timmy Strickland |
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Karen Glave as African American Wife |
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Danny Waugh as African American Husband |
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Dan Lett as Cadillac Salesman |
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Deney Forrest as Lou |
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Brandon McKnight as Duane |
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Clyde Whitham as Wet Cinema Patron |
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Jonelle Gunderson as Bus Passenger #1 |
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Cameron Laurie as Bus Passenger #2 |
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Evgeny Akimov as Russian Band |
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Sergey Nikonov as Russian Band |
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Vanessa Oude-Reimerink as Russian Band |
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Alexey Pankratov as Russian Band |
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Dave Reachill as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Amanda Smith as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited) |
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Maxine Grossman as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
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Matthew MacCallum as Shoe Store Owner (uncredited) |
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Victoria Charters as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Crew | Edward Tracz | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Shaila D'Onofrio | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Vanessa Taylor | Screenplay |
| Production | J. Miles Dale | Producer |
| Production | Guillermo del Toro | Producer |
| Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Editor |
| Art | Paul D. Austerberry | Production Design |
| Art | Shane Vieau | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Sequeira | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jordan Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristin Wayne | Makeup Artist |
| Art | David Best | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Guy Davis | Conceptual Design |
| Art | Samantha Dick | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | David G. Fremlin | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Marc Kuitenbrouwer | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Luca Nemolato | Conceptual Design |
| Art | Evan Webber | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Mike Hill | Sculptor |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Greg Sigurdson | Other |
| Crew | Jean Frenette | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | John B. Harper | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jeff Vitkuske | Other |
| Editing | Mary Juric | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Lisa Shamata | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Danny Haeberlin | Researcher |
| Crew | Christina Pitts Jazzar | Associate Choreographer |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Story |
| Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Screenplay |
| Directing | Guillermo del Toro | Director |
| Art | Kazu Hiro | Sculptor |
| Art | Jeff Melvin | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Nathan Robitaille | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christian T. Cooke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Brad Zoern | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Dan Laustsen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Nigel Churcher | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Fleet | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lukas Press | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rossana Vendramini | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Keighran | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Sophie Giraud | Additional Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gilles Corbeil | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Chris Bacik | Drone Operator |
| Lighting | Tom Starnes | Gaffer |
| Camera | Robert Johnson | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Jason Dodds | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Brent Robinson | Underwater Camera |
| Production | Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Production | Catherine Gilchrist | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Ashley Gray | Casting Associate |
| Production | Jonathan Oliveira | Casting Associate |
| Art | Jeff Poulis | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Steel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Pagliaro | Seamstress |
| Editing | Sarah Riley | Digital Intermediate |
| Sound | Dustin Harris | Music Editor |
| Sound | Rob Hegedus | Music Editor |
| Sound | Cam McLauchlin | Music Editor |
| Art | Cam McLauchlin | Title Designer |
| Directing | Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jordan Worrell | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Roberto Campanella | Choreographer |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Scott | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Peter Dydo | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Carlos Arancibia | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hayley Fromstein | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nate Thomas | Animation |
| Crew | Trey Harrell | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kirsten Bligh | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Jae Won D. Lee | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Ryan MacDuff | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | John Markle | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Anastasia Starova | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Brandon Schaafsma | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Luke Groves | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jill Purdy | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Steve Baine | Foley |
| Sound | Alex Bullick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kevin Howard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tyler Whitham | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Paul Gosse | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Soukup | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jean-Pascal Beintus | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Nicolas Charron | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Sylvain Morizet | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Clifford J. Tasner | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Bruce McLean | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Douglas Wilkinson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jeremy Johnson | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Glenn Hughes | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | T.K. Knowles | Associate Producer |
| Production | Daniel Kraus | Associate Producer |
| Production | John O'Grady | Associate Producer |
| Production | Chuck Ryant | Associate Producer |
| Crew | James Cameron | Thanks |
| Crew | Alfonso Cuarón | Thanks |
| Crew | Joann Sfar | Thanks |
| Crew | Joel Coen | Thanks |
| Crew | David S. Goyer | Thanks |
| Crew | Tamara Deverell | Thanks |
| Crew | Edgar Wright | Thanks |
| Crew | Steve Wang | Thanks |
| Crew | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Thanks |
| Crew | Ethan Coen | Thanks |
| Crew | Karl I. Muntz | Thanks |
| Crew | Ron Fitzgerald | Thanks |
| Sound | Nelson Ferreira | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Glen Gauthier | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Pierre Henry | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tyler Delben | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Steve Lucescu | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Lize van der Bijl | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nicole Dipietro | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | JP Locherer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cam McLauchlin | Associate Editor |