Cast & Crew

Directed by

Luc Besson

Writing Credits

Luc Besson
(written by)

Cast

Jean Reno
Leon
Gary Oldman
Stansfield
Natalie Portman
Mathilda
Danny Aiello
Tony
Peter Appel
Malky
Willi One Blood
1st Stansfield Man
Don Creech
2nd Stansfield Man
Keith A. Glascoe
3rd Stansfield Man
Randolph Scott
4th Stansfield Man
Michael Badalucco
Mathilda's Father
Ellen Greene
Mathilda's Mother
Elizabeth Regen
Mathilda's Sister
Carl J. Matusovich
Mathilda's Brother
Frank Senger
Fatman
Lucius Wyatt Cherokee
Tonto
Eric Challier
Bodyguard Chief
Luc Bernard
Mickey
Maïwenn
Blond Babe
Jessie Keosian
Old Lady
George Martin
Receptionist
Abdul Hassan Sharif
Mathilda's Taxi Driver
Stuart Rudin
Leon's Taxi Driver
Kent Broadhurst
1st Policeman
Tommy Hollis
2nd Policeman
Peter Linari
1st Security Man
Johnny Limo
2nd Security Man
Danny Peled
Kid's Leader
Seth Jerome Walker
Pauly
Michael Mundra
Cigarette Kid
Alex Dezen
Ball Kid
Betty Miller
Orphanage Headmistress
Geoffrey Bateman
SWAT Chief
Arsène Jiroyan
SWAT Hostage
Peter Vizard
Doctor
Joseph Malerba
Stairway SWAT
David W. Butler
Important Jogger
Robert LaSardo
Client #1
Steve Gonnelo
3rd Security Guard
William James Stiggers Jr.
Subway Rapper
Anthony Ragland
Uniformed Guard
Crystal Michelle Blake
Girl
Sonny Zito
DEA Security Guard
Rocky Hernandez
Cop
Randy Pearlstein
Security Guard
Trevor Walace
Policeman
Keith S. Bullock
Bodyguard
Jeff McBride
Bodyguard
Fred Fischer
Newspaperman
Peter Justinius
Secret Service
Denis Bellocq
Jogger
Thomas Delehanty
CIA Agent
Ed Ventresca
Fatman Bodyguard
Wallace Wong
Chinatown Boss
Cary Wong
Chinatown Boss' sidekick
Amimul Rolly
Bellhop #1
Mohammed Rashid
Bellhop #2
Adam Busch
Manolo
Mario Todisco
Tony's Barber
James Melissinos
Girl Chaser
Jernard Burks
Stansfield man
Matt De Matt
Stansfield man
Samy Naceri
SWAT 1
Christophe Gautier
SWAT 2
Junior Almeida
SWAT 3
David Gregg
SWAT 4
Michel Montanary
SWAT 5
Hervé Husson
SWAT 6
Didier Legros
SWAT 7
Marc Andréoni
SWAT 8
Gilles Kleber
SWAT 9
Junior John Levis
SWAT 10
Tony Sauraye
Bodyguard 1
Thierry Maurio
Bodyguard 2
James Fahrner
Bodyguard 3
Daniel Schenmetzler
Bodyguard 4
Alyssia Dujmovich
Student
Heather Lilly
Girl on Steps
Dan Thorens
SWAT 11
Michael Wehrhahn
Jimmy, SWAT Team Member

Produced by

Claude Besson
executive producer
John Garland
line producer: New York
Bernard Grenet
line producer

Music by

Éric Serra
(as Eric Serra) (music by)

Cinematography by

Thierry Arbogast
director of photography

Editing by

Sylvie Landra

Casting By

Todd Thaler
(casting by)

Production Design by

Dan Weil

Art Direction by

Gerard Drolon
(as Gérard Drolon)

Set Decoration by

Françoise Benoît-Fresco
(as Françoise Benoît Fresco)

Costume Design by

Magali Guidasci

Makeup Department

Peggy Besson
makeup trainee
Peggy Nicholson
hair stylist: New York
Geneviève Peyralade
makeup artist
Gigi Williams
makeup artist: New York
Emmanuel Zammit
hair stylist

Production Management

Thierry Guilmard
unit manager
Sylvie Menard
assistant unit manager
Miguel Ángel Poveda
post-production supervisor
Cecilia Kate Roque
production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Bradney
second assistant director: New York
Pascal Chaumeil
first assistant director
Françoise Gillard
third assistant director: New York
Christophe Leprêtre
trainee assistant director (as Christophe Lepretre)
Camille Lipmann
second assistant director
Eric McGinty
first assistant director: New York

Art Department

Andre Antona
construction grip (as André Antona)
Valérie Arson
assistant art director
Jean-Michel Bar
trainee leadman
Mathieu Benoît
assistant buyer (as Mathieu Benoit)
Claude Berry
construction grip
Tom Boles
construction coordinator: New York
Nathalie Buck
assistant art director
Diana Burton
assistant property master: New York
Rinco Carlo
scenic
Carolyn Cartwright
set decorator: New York
Jeremy Chapelet
head construction grip (as Jérémie Chapelet)
Tom Conway
Set Dressing Foreperson
Alain Darthou
construction coordinator
Marcel Daudin
buyer
Michel Dauphy
art department grip
Guido DeCurtis
leadman: New York (as Guido De Curtis)
Nicolas Denis
head construction grip
Pascal Fasola
scenic
Badou-Jean Faye
construction grip
Rossana Fiore
charge scenic: New York
Jerome Fortier
foreman (as Jérôme Fortier)
Nancy Friedman
buyer: New York
Sally Friedman
stand-by scenic: New York
Richard Guille
leadman
Madjid Hamzaoui
carpenter (as Madjid Hamaoui)
Bruno Jaunay
construction grip
Garth Jennings
storyboard artist
Henri Jorand
ager
Michel Karyo
construction grip
Jacques Kazandian
drapery man
Abdenabi Krouchi
construction grip
Martin Lasowitz
property master: New York
Bertrand Laval
construction grip
Stéphane Le Lièvre
landscape scenic artist (as Stéphane Le Lievre)
Loïc Le Moigne
scenic
Wing Lee
assistant art director: New York
Bruno Lefebvre
carpenter (as Bruno Lefevre)
René Letteron
art department head grip
Christophe Lunay
art department grip
Serge Margiocchi
carpenter
Pascal Masson
art department grip
Patrick Milizia
construction grip
Franck Miniconi
ager (as Frank Miniconi)
Carol Nast
art director: New York
Jennifer Alex Nickason
art department assistant: New York (as Jenny Alex)
Jean-Michel Olivier
dresser
René Paltrier
construction grip
Laurent Perez
shop helper
Cyrille Perron
charge scenic
Frédéric Perron
construction grip
Jean-Marc Picot
construction grip
Jean Raveane
art department grip
Nathalie Sarret
charge ager
Georges Tissot
construction grip
Guy Vanderplaetsen
stand-by propman
Emmanuelle Vayva
art department trainee
Thomas Vichy
carpenter
Stéphane Vinciguerra
scenic
Gérard Violas
craft maker carpenter
Jacqueline Arnot
set dresser (uncredited)
Byron K. Lovelace
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Fabien Adelin
adr engineer
Salim Amrani
sound recordist
Laurent Arnaudies
sound recordist
Michel Barlier
adr engineer / foley engineer
George Berndt
adr supervisor
Jacky Bonnin
synchronization
Thom Brennan
assistant sound effects (as Thomas Brennan)
Fanchon Brulé
dialogue editor (as Fanchon Brule)
Hervé Bénard
foley recordist (as Hervé Benard)
Catherine Constant
assistant sound editor
Serge Devesvre
sound engineer
Pierre Excoffier
sound engineer
Christian Gaudin
sound recordist
Patricia Girard
sound recordist
Xavier Griette
boom operator
Patrice Grisolet
sound editor
François Groult
re-recording mixer
Katrina Heaulme
dialogue editor
Gérard Lamps
re-recording mixer
Anne Le Campion
adr engineer
George Leong
boom operator: New York
Marion Lorthioir
adr supervisor
Alain Lévy
adr assistant (as Alain Levy)
Jacques Lévy
adr supervisor (as Jacques Levy)
Jérôme Lévy
foley artist
Jean-Charles Martel
sound recordist
Isabelle Martin
assistant sound engineer
Françoise Maulny
adr supervisor (as Françoise Maulny Levy)
Pascal Mazière
assistant foley artist (as Pascal Maziere)
John Morris
sound effects
Eric Saintard
sound recordist
Bruno Tarrière
re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

Nick Allder
special effects supervisor (as Nicky Allder)
Neil Corbould
assistant special effects
Al Griswold
special effects

Visual Effects by

Michael E. Phillips
digital editing consultant
John Lafauce
digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Michael Lee Baron
Gary Oldman's Double
Peter Bucossi
stunt coordinator (as Pete Bucossi)
Norman Douglass
stunts
Roy Farfel
stunts
Frank Ferrara
stunts
Don Hewitt
stunts
Gino Lucci
stunts
Don Picard
stunts
Michael Russo
stunts
Manny Siverio
stunts (as Manny Sivero)
Gregg Smrz
stunts (as Greg Smrz)
Patrick Cauderlier
stunt coordinator: France (uncredited)
Garry Pastore
stunt driver (uncredited)
Halil Özdemir
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Robby Baumgartner
best boy electric: New York (as Rob Baumgartner)
James Boniece
second grip: New York (as Jim Boniece)
Sarah Bouyain
second assistant camera
Patrick Camboulive
still photographer
Bernard Caroff
generator man
Peter S. Cassella
grip truck: New York
James Clark
camera truck: New York
John Clifford
unit still photographer: New York
Mario d'Orio
grip
Jean-Michel David
steadicam operator (as Jean Michel David)
Vincent Delaney
third electrician: New York
Laurent Delpech
second assistant camera
James A. Dolan
fourth electrician: New York (as Peaches Dolan)
Luke Eder
camera loader: New York
Robert K. Feldmann
key grip: New York (as Robert Feldman)
Gilles Floquet
grip
Pierre Garnier
grip
Patrick Gasché
gaffer (as Patrick Gasche)
Luke Geissbuhler
camera operator
Jonathan Lumley
gaffer: New York
Rick Marroquin
co-grip: New York
Jean-Pierre Mas
key grip (as Jean Pierre Mas)
Monique Mitchell
co-grip: New York
Patrick B. O'Brien
second assistant camera: New York
Robert Polonia
generator man
Bruno Privat
steadicam operator
Rick Raphael
steadicam operator: New York (as Frederick Raphael)
Jean-Claude Reux
head gaffer
Janet Saetta
electrician: New York
Gilbert Seybald
gaffer
Yannick Seybald
gaffer
Chris Silano
assistant camera: Steadicam
Chris Skutch
co-grip: New York (as Christopher Skutch)
Bernard Tissier
first assistant camera
Timothy Healy
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Nathalie Cheron
casting: Paris
Judie Fixler
extras casting: New York
Jill Kushner
extras casting assistant: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Laurence Glentzin
wardrobe mistress
Lorraine Mathieu
assistant costume designer: New York
Charlie Murphy
wardrobe truck: New York (as Charles Murphy)
Marcia Patten
wardrobe supervisor: New York
Heidi Schulman
wardrobe supervisor: New York (as Heidi Shulman)

Editorial Department

Zoé Arthuis
editor trainee
Hélène Auzet
negative cutter
Mathieu Brossard
editor trainee
Yann Hervé
editor trainee (as Yann Herve)
Annie Marciniak
assistant film editor
Paul Parsons
assistant film editor
Bruno Patin
color grader
Frédérique Recoque
assistant film editor
Lillie Thom
assistant film editor (as Lillie Nicole Kühar Thom)
Santiago Thévenet
assistant film editor (as Santiago Thevenet)

Location Management

Helen Beadleston
location assistant: New York
Daniel Coss
location manager: New York
Isabelle Kostic Crosley
location scout: New York (as Isabelle Kostic-Crosby)

Music Department

Niall Acott
music: Assistant sound engineer
John Altman
conductor
John Anderson
musician: english horn / musician: oboe
Julie Andrews
musician: bassoon
Bill Benham
musician: viola
Sue Bohling
musician: english horn
Katie Clemmow
musician: english horn
Philip Eastop
musician: french horn
Dai Emanuel
musician: viola
Sally Ann Ewins
musician: flute
Andrew Findon
musician: flute
William Flageollet
music mixer
William Hawkes
musician: viola
Pierre Henriot
music coordinator
Mike Hext
musician: trombone
Fiona Hibbert
musician: harp
Garfield Jackson
musician: viola
Frank Lloyd
musician: french horn
John Marson
musician: harp
Andrew McGee
musician: viola
Don McVay
musician: viola
Dominic Morgan
musician: contrabassoon
Maurice Murphy
musician: trumpet
Thelma Owen
musician: harp
Andy Parker
musician: viola
John Pigneguy
musician: french horn
Paul Pritchard
musician: french horn
Claude Serra
executive music producer
Éric Serra
music arranger (as Eric Serra) / musician (as Eric Serra)
Robert Smissen
musician: viola
Edward Vanderspar
musician: viola
Elizabeth Watson
musician: viola
Mark Berrow
musician: violin (uncredited)
Peter Davies
musician (uncredited)
Mike De Saulles
violinist (uncredited)
Serge Devesvre
music engineer (uncredited)
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Isabelle Martin
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sylvette Baudrot
script supervisor
Elsa Monsigny
assistant script
Thomas Murat
dialogue adaptation

Transportation Department

Thomas H. Beattie
driver: hair/makeup combo, New York (as Thomas Beattie)
John Collins
driver: set dressing truck, New York
Brendan P. Connolly
driver: special effects truck, New York (as Brendan Connolly)
Michael Connolly
driver: property truck / transportation co-captain: New York
Bob Donavan
honeywagon driver: New York (as Robert Donovan)
Robert Lansing
electric truck driver: New York

Additional Crew

Brad Bergbom
production assistant: New York
Cinnamon-Anne Booth
office production assistant: New York
Joan G. Bostwick
production assistant: New York
Gérard Boucaron
voice dubbing: Frank Senger
Isabelle Brannens
assistant to dubbing director
Nathalie Carles
production coordinator
Nicole Cobac
production accountant
Elizabeth de Tigny
set intern
Michel Fortin
voice dubbing: Danny Aiello
David Fulkerson
production assistant: New York
Frédéric Garson
p.a.
Jérôme Giroux
locksmith
Xavier Grenet
caterer
Louis Guerra
production assistant: New York (as Louis J. Guerra)
Shell Hecht
production coordinator: New York
Yann Hervé
p.a. (as Yann Herve)
Lonnie Kandel
production secretary: New York
Mathias Sami Kanse
office maintenance
Peter Katz
intern: New York
Seth Kaye
parking coordinator
Kevin Keefe
teamster captain: New York (as Kevin K. Keefe)
Franck Lebreton
p.a. (as Frank Lebreton)
Gabrielle Mairesse
press-agent
Christophe Maratier
armorer
Maggie Means
assistant accountant: New York
Christian Michard
caterer
John Moresco
crew van: New York
Maud Muller
caterer
Bernard Métreaux
voice dubbing: Peter Appel (as Bernard Metraux)
Monique Pautas
production accountant
Joanne Porzio
assistant production coordinator: New York
Erin Quinn
production accountant: New York
John Rivas
craft service
Roger Saillard
locksmith
Louis Saint Calbre
assistant: B. Grenet
Alan Simon
tutor: New York (as Allen Simon)
Morgan Spurlock
production assistant: New York
Olivier Vignon
operator: Hot Head
Ralph Volpe
starcamper: New York
Cameron Watson
coach

Thanks

Philippe Adrover
many thanks
Ivona Belda
many thanks
Martine Bernath
many thanks
Anthony Bozanich
many thanks (as Tony Bozanich)
Jimmy Honoré
many thanks
Pierre Jouvet
many thanks
Heidi Lester
special thanks
Peter Nichols
special thanks
Teruhiko Noguchi
special thanks
Marc Pernelet
many thanks
Joe Rosenberg
special thanks
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