Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Philip Saville

Writing Credits

Hans Christian Andersen
(book)
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
(screenplay)

Cast

Kieran Bew
Hans Christian Andersen
Emily Hamilton
Jette / Little Mermaid
Flora Montgomery
Jenny
James Fox
Jonas Collin
Simon Callow
Charles Dickens
Steven Berkoff
Meisling
Mathieu Carrière
Otto
Geraldine James
Hans's Mother
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Meisling
Edward Atterton
Prince Christian of Denmark
Mark Dexter
Edward
Hugh Bonneville
Publisher
Lynda Bellingham
Landlady
Miranda Pleasence
Gypsy Washerwoman
Patrick Barlow
Plopqvist
Caroline Harker
Crown Princess / Chinese Empress
Cheyenne Rushing
1st Debutante
Astrid Leberti
2nd Debutante
Sarah Cattle
Chambermaid
Joe Prospero
Francis Dickens
Charlie Hicks
Edward 'Plorn' Dickens
Anna Maguire
Matchgirl
Tom Strauss
Grandfather
Carolyn Pickles
Mrs. Dickens
Tamsin Egerton
Kate Dickens
Aurelio Malfa
Proprietor
Jean-Theo Jost
Traveling Companion
Irshad Panjatan
Flunky
Hans-Peter Deppe
Stage Doorman
Michel Keller
Courtier
Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Cadet
Till Wiedemann
Cadet
Dörte Freundt
Courtesan
Esther Seibt
3rd Merprincess
Jeff Caster
Shipping Company Official
Gauri DeBose
Queen of Oude
Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg
Ticket Seller
Hans-Heinrich Hardt
Han's Father
Nina Lutjens
Queen Victoria
Oliver Kraatz
Prince Albert
Annicka Ehrl
Littlest Princess
Bernd Raucamp
Madhouse Warder
Robert Gallinowski
Ship's Officer
Andreas Albrecht
Call Boy
Gabriela Dazzi
Dancer
Elena Sommer
Dancer
Anton Reza Bernal
Dancer
Summer
Singing Voice of Jenny Lind

Produced by

Davina Belling
producer
Robert A. Halmi
executive producer (as Robert Halmi Jr.)
Paul Lowin
producer
Clive Parsons
producer
David V. Picker
executive producer

Music by

Jan Tilman Schade
Debbie Wiseman

Cinematography by

John Kenway

Editing by

Alex Mackie

Casting By

Gail Stevens

Production Design by

Michael Pickwoad

Art Direction by

Matthias Klemme
Adam O'Neill
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Knut Loewe

Costume Design by

Ann Hollowood

Makeup Department

Kathleen Asmuss
additional makeup artist
Manuela Halligan
additional makeup artist
Heide Haß
makeup artist
Jeanette Kaiser
additional makeup artist
Trefor Proud
makeup designer
Martin Rink
additional makeup artist

Production Management

William Parnell
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edward Brett
first assistant director
Sherard Jayasuriya
first assistant director: second unit
Martin Krauka
second assistant director
Stefan Lange
second unit director
Till Martinsen
second assistant director: second unit
Andreas Meszaros
second assistant director

Art Department

Friederike Beckert
props store manager
Hubert Bock
set dresser
Axel Eichhorst
storyboard artist
Eckart Friz
property master on set
Dierk Grahlow
assistant construction manager / construction manager: studio
Björn Holzhausen
property master: indoor
Oliver Humke
construction manager
Philipp Hübner
swing gang
Christoph Kettenring
prop buyer
Otto Kieckbusch
stand-by props (as Otto Kiekbusch)
Helko Klünder
set builder
Robert Krüger
scenic artist
Ralf Küfner
construction manager
Maximilian Lichtner
art department runner
Michael Lieb
draftsman
Iris Paschedag
art department assistant
Andreas Pfeiffenberger
assistant property master
Astrid Poeschke
set designer
Matthias Prange
set builder / swing gang
Kay Schilling
assistant stand-by props
Michael Scholte
carpenter
Torsten Schwartz
supervisor plasterer
Christian Schäfer
draftsman (as Christian Schaefer)
Sascha Strutz
dressing props
Joey Weber
property master
Miklas Wittmann
assistant props
Wolfgang Wrede
carpenter
Andreas Herberg
carpenter (uncredited)
Michael Law
construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

Manfred Banach
sound mixer
Gordon Brown
dialogue adr editor
Dean Humphreys
re-recording mixer
Benjamin Krüger
boom operator
Srdjan Kurpjel
sound effects editor

Special Effects by

Karl-Heinz Bochnig
special effects supervisor
Stefan Knauer
special effects technician
Volker Lorig
special effects technician
Endres Löber
special effects
Armin Moritz
special effects technician
Delroy Reid
snow effects (as Del Reid)
Michael Steinbacher
snow effects
Lucien Stephenson
snow effects
Christoph von Lengerke
senior technician
Michael Apling
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Dimitar Bakalov
animator: Cinesite (as Dimitri Bakalov)
Lizzie Bentley
matte painter
Chas Cash
3D Animator: Cinesite
Kirsty Clark
digital compositor (as Kirsty Lamb)
Debra Coleman
digital compositor (as Debra Smith)
Harriet Donington
bidding producer: Cinesite
Catherine Duncan
digital effects producer
Andrew Francis
HD mastering
Dan Harrod
2d compositor
Simon Haslett
digital effects supervisor
Katja Hollmann
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Jack James
datacine supervisor
Matt Johnson
digital effects supervisor
Jeremy Lazare
visual effects 3D animator
Phillip Leonhardt
digital compositor
Charlie Lovett
cg animator
Dennis Lowe
visual effects supervisor
Donal Nolan
digital artist
Clare Norman
visual effects coordinator
Sue Rowe
senior compositor
Courtney Vanderslice
head of production: Cinesite
Tara Walker
data operator
Karen Wand
2D digital compositor
Daniel Ashton
scanning and recording (uncredited)
Lee Chidwick
digital i/o (uncredited)
Simon Minshall
scanning and recording (uncredited)
Artemis Oikonomopoulou
visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Oliver Fritsche
underwater stunts
Georg Armin Sauer
stunt coordinator (as Armin Sauer)
René Schobeß
stunts (as Rene Schobes)

Camera and Electrical Department

Daniel Alvermann
key grip
Gerd Breiter
assistant camera
Ralf Dangschat
steadicam operator
Dirk Eichler
lighting technician
Johnny Feurer
first assistant camera a-camera
Stefan Graf
electrician
Joachim Haller
clapper loader
Rab Harling
focus puller: special effects unit
Justus Hasenzahl
best boy
Oliver Hesse
best boy
David Hörnle
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Eckhard Jansen
steadicam operator
Carsten Klockow
electrician
Christa Köfer
still photographer
Frank Marggraf
gaffer
David Marschalsky
second assistant camera
Jörg Mertink
second unit: key grip
Peter Nix
camera operator: second unit
Oliver Opitz
additional electrician
Peter Rabe
electrician
Christian Richter
electrician
Uli Schmidt
assistant camera: second unit
Elmar Suska
crane operator
Peter Wilhelm
crane operator

Casting Department

Robin Hudson
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Daryl Bristow
wardrobe supervisor
Melanie Dittberner
additional wardrobe
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
costume supervisor (as Brigitte Rodriguez)
Gitti Fuchs
wardrobe
Steve Hyams
key costume stand-by
Natalia Riede
wardrobe
Juliana Stenzel
crowd costumier
Susanne Ultsch
additional wardrobe
Emma Walker
costume textile artist
Joanna Weaving
costume textile artist
Carol Anne Wegner
wardrobe assistant (as Carol Turney)

Editorial Department

Anya Dillon
second assistant editor
Iain Erskine
first assistant editor
Andrew Francis
hd mastering: Cinestie Europe
Christopher Learmonth
digital intermediate editor
Christian Wilde
assistant editor

Location Management

Mathias Braun
location manager / location scout

Music Department

Richard Bissill
musician: French horn
Jan Tilman Schade
music consultant (as Jan Schade)
Debbie Wiseman
conductor
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Karen Fulham
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Markus F. Adrian
production assistant
Peter Altmann
production assistant
Sven Sören Beyer
choreographer
Maresa Burmester
production trainee
David Byrne
assistant to producer
Geoff Fuller
rushes runner
Monika Hartley
production assistant
Lily Lester
assistant to producer
Karl Objartel
production accountant
Paula Orndoff
executive production assistant
Anja Ostrowski
production coordinator
Andy Taylor
digital laboratory production coordinator: Cinesite
Bruno Tonioli
choreographer
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