A Prayer for the Dying

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mike Hodges

Writing Credits

Jack Higgins
(novel)
Edmund Ward
(screenplay) and
Martin Lynch
(screenplay)

Cast

Mickey Rourke
Martin Fallon
Bob Hoskins
Father Michael Da Costa
Alan Bates
Jack Meehan
Sammi Davis
Anna
Christopher Fulford
Billy Meehan
Liam Neeson
Liam Docherty
Leonard Termo
Bonati
Camille Coduri
Jenny Fox
Maurice O'Connell
Superintendant Miller
Alison Doody
Siobhan Donovan
Karl Johnson
Fitzgerald
Ian Bartholomew
Kristou
Peggy Aitchison
Mrs. Orton
Cliff Burnett
Fred Varley
Anthony Head
Rupert
Mark Lambert
Ainsley
David Lumsden
Lance
Stanley Beard
Krasko
James Saxon
Ellerman
Ken Sharrock
Gaskin, Special Branch
George Shane
O'Connor
Alan Talbot
Barman
Ian McElhinney
Lodger
Mark Monero
Boy
Dave Duffy
Publican
Robert Hamilton
Husband
Margaret Wade
Wife
Peter Needham
Cemetery Superindentent
Norman Warwick
Priest
Derek Lyons
Ferry Passenger
Gunn Sara-Catherine
Jenny's Daughter

Produced by

Christabel Albery
associate producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
producer (uncredited)
Bruce Rubenstein
assistant producer (uncredited)
Peter Snell
producer

Music by

Bill Conti

Cinematography by

Michael Garfath
director of photography (as Mike Garfath)

Editing by

Peter Boyle

Casting By

Debbie McWilliams
Mary Selway

Production Design by

Evan Hercules

Art Direction by

Martyn Hebert

Costume Design by

Evangeline Harrison

Makeup Department

Christine Beveridge
makeup department head
Stevie Hall
hair department head

Production Management

Larry Jackson
executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Carol Brock
third assistant director
John Lawlor
second assistant director
Terry Needham
first assistant director

Art Department

Mick Atkins
construction standby
Ron Bates
carpenter
Gordon Billings
dressing props
Ron Burkett
chargehand painter
Bob Cann
carpenter
Derek Dadswell-Walker
painter
Paul Daley
construction runaround
Gary Dawson
standby props
Andy Evans
construction manager
Martin Fuller
carpenter
Robin Heinson
standby painter
Steve Macdonald
dressing props (as Steve McDonald)
Phil Matthews
standby props
Maxie McDonald
property master (as Maxi McDonald)
David Naylor
painter
Dave Pearce
chargehand carpenter
Alfred Pulis
carpenter (as Fred Pulis)
Doug Purdy
standby props
Tony Robson
carpenter
Andrew Rothschild
assistant art director
Peter Rutherford
property buyer
Colin Smith
stagehand
Jim Taylor
standby stagehand
Stuart Williams
standby carpenter
Su Whitaker
draughtswoman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Peter Best
dubbing editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush
re-recording mixer
Dean Humphreys
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Humphreys
re-recording mixer
Sandy MacRae
sound recordist
Bob Mullen
footsteps editor (as Robert Mullen)
Chris Munro
sound recordist
Ian Munro
boom operator
William Parnell
assistant sound editor (as Bill Parnell)
Greg P. Russell
re-recording mixer
Gary Weir
boom operator
Ara Ashjian
sound recordist (uncredited)
Gregory Cheever
sound recordist (uncredited)
Richard Daniel
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Paul J. Diller
sound effects editor (uncredited)
Eileen Horta
sound recordist (uncredited)
Mark L. Mangino
sound effects editor (uncredited)
Andrew Sissons
sound maintenance (uncredited)

Special Effects by

John Markwell
special effects technician
Ian Scoones
special effects designer

Stunts

Andy Bradford
stunt double: Mickey Rourke
Tom Delmar
stunts
Martin Grace
stunts
Nick Hobbs
stunts
Colin Skeaping
stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department

John Attwell
clapper loader
Graham Attwood
still photographer
Phil Aylward
camera grip
Steve Davis
standby rigger
Alan Grosch
generator operator
Ray Hall
camera grip
Steve Harvey
electrician
Gordon Hayman
camera operator
Colin McDonagh
rigger
Billy Merrell
electrician (as Bill Merrell)
Ossa Mills
best boy (as Ossie Mills)
Stewart Monteith
electrician (as Stuart Monteith)
Ray Potter
gaffer
Les Robson
rigger
Ian Smith
focus puller
Mark Gibbon
electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Peter Edmonds
wardrobe assistant (as Peter Edmunds)
Janet Tebrooke
wardrobe supervisor
Peter Edmonds
set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Rita Burgess
assistant editor (as Rita Ackland-Snow)

Location Management

Bob Jordan
assistant location manager
Charles Salmon
location manager

Music Department

John Birch
music advisor: organ music
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Bill Conti
conductor (uncredited)
Jack Eskew
orchestrator (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer: Bill Conti score (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Diana Dill
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Frank Buisson
unit driver
Joe Drinkeld
transportation manager
Gerry Floyd
unit driver
Peter Lupson
unit driver
Chris Martin
driver: camera car
Terry Reece
unit driver
Gary Young
driver: wardrobe truck

Additional Crew

Julie Davies
production runner
Simon Davies
production runner
Linda Glatzel
unit nurse
Brendan Gunn
dialogue coach
Geraldine Hanley
jobfit trainee
Lesley Keane
assistant to producer
Doreen Landry
publicist
Guy Levesley
production runner
Faye Perkins
production coordinator
Susan Quammie
jobfit trainee
Matthew Sharp
production runner
Michael Shevloff
production runner (as Mike Shevloff)
Bernard Spence
production accountant
Yvonne Spence
assistant accountant
Richard Turner
cashier
Su Whitaker
production runner (as Susan Whitaker)
Melissa Smith
director of studio operations (uncredited)
Alan Sutton
fire safety (uncredited)
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