Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Salvatore Ficarra
: Valentino Picone
(as Picone)

Writing Credits

Salvatore Ficarra
(story) &: Valentino Picone
(story) (as Picone) &: Nicola Guaglianone
(story) &: Fabrizio Testini
(story): Salvatore Ficarra
(screenplay) &: Valentino Picone
(screenplay) (as Picone) &: Nicola Guaglianone
(screenplay) &: Fabrizio Testini
(screenplay)

Cast

Salvatore Ficarra
Salvo: Valentino Picone
Valentino: Massimo Popolizio
Erode: Roberta Mattei
Rebecca: Giacomo Mattia
Isacco: Azelarab El Kaughat
PapÃ Isaia: Giovanni Calcagno
Ezechia: Mauro Spitaleri
Indovino: Massimo Cagnina
Isaia: Giovanna Marchetti
Sara: Grace Ambrose
Giovane sposa: Gino Bonanno
Ricettatore: Teresa del Vecchio
Perpetua: Giovanni Federico
Finto San Giuseppe: Alice Generali
Rivoluzionaria zelota: Alessandro Lombardo
Esattore: Maria Lalouaz
Mamma Calogero: Michele Nani
Ufficiale censimento: Fabio Rizzuto
Fabbro: Denise Sardisco
Finta Madonna: Adil Abatourab
cugino Giuseppe: Elaoud Ahmad
Soldato romano: Fatimzahra Allaoui
Madonna vera: Mohamed Baou
Progioniero: Benamara Azeddine
Governatore Romano: Mattia Benedetto
Re magio provino: Younes Benzakour
Guardia Erode 1: Massimo Botan
Chiericchetto: Minerva Calistri
Bambina canneto: Maria Calia
Intervistatrice TGS: Mario Casalese
Signor Giovanni provino: Matteo Del Brocco
Re magio provino: Margherita Del Nero
Madonna provino: Hamdane Mohamed El Habib
PapÃ Calogero: Rachid El Adouani
Guardia Erode 2: Berenger Guibon
Soldato romano: Habib Lahcen
Prigioniero: Karam Ahmad
Giovane sposo: Bachir Lamrabti
Viandante: Maurizio Lucarelli
Melchiorre (Three wiser men ): Mariachiara Mazzola
Madonna provino: Luciano Miele
Guardia costiera: Felice Modica
San Giuseppe provino: Angelo Morello
Gionarlista TGS: Nider Mohamed
Contadino derubato: Simon Luca Oldani
Corteggiano Erode: Karim Saidi
Guardia carceraria: Franco Sale
San Giuseppe provino: Elena Scaccia
Commessa negozio: Gianluca Scuotto
San Giuseppe provino: Omar Tiguidet
Prigioniero: Abdelilah Wahbi
Venditore stoffe: Yassine Ahajjam
San Giuseppe vero: Mark Joyce Wolf
Roman Soldier

Produced by

Zakaria Alaoui
line producer morocco: Attilio De Razza
producer: Gianluca Passone
line producer

Music by

Carlo Crivelli

Cinematography by

Daniele CiprÃ¬

Editing by

Claudio Di Mauro

Casting By

Barbara Giordani
: Mounir Saguia
: Francesco Vedovati

Production Design by

Francesco Frigeri

Art Direction by

Domenico Sica
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Claudia Cosenza
: Abdenabi Izlaguen

Costume Design by

Cristina Francioni

Makeup Department

Manuela Caredda
makeup artist: Hayat Ouled Dahhou
makeup supervisor: Barbara De Leonardis
hair stylist: Elisabetta De Leonardis
hair department head / key hair stylist: Melissa Mazzocco
makeup artist: Laura Tonello
key makeup artist

Production Management

Stefano Canzio
production manager: Fabrizio Cerato
unit production manager: Khalil Lougmani
production manager: Lev Sordi
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mohamed Abaach
third assistant director: Federica Aresi
second assistant director: Badr Balafrej
second second assistant director: Giovanni Calvaruso
assistant director: Gianni Costantino
assistant director: Taha Drissi
assistant director: Oumaima Elachqar
base pa: Intissar Es-Semlali
floor pa: Yann Mari Faget
second assistant director: Filippo Fassetta
first assistant director: pre-production: Daniele Fontana
daily 2nd assistant director: Ahmed Hatimi
first assistant director: Luca Iacona
second assistant director: Matteo Neri
first assistant director: Matteo Parenti
first assistant director / second assistant director: Mohammed Hamza Regragui
assistant director: morocco: Kenza Salaheddine
cast pa

Art Department

Emanuela Bavaro
assistant set decorator: Youness Benbakrim
armorer: Francesco Grossi
assistant production designer: Stefano Morbidelli
property master

Sound Department

Paolo Amici
sound effects editor: Federico Amodio
sound effects editor: Italo Cameracanna
foley artist: Marco Coppolecchia
re-recording mixer: Emanuele Giunta
boom operator: Biagio Gurrieri
second boom operator: Pompeo Iaquone
sound mixer: Daniele Quadroli
sound effects editor: David Quadroli
sound effects editor: Fabrizio Quadroli
sound effects editor

Special Effects by

Marco Corridori Moneta
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Marco Appolloni
titles: Alperen Tonyukuk Ayhan
visual effects artist: Stargate Studios Malta: Rachel Azzopardi
assistant visual effects editor: Gabriel Borg
Digital matte painter: Gillian Eve Buttigieg
visual effects coordinator: Nicla Cino
digital compositor: Stargate Studios Malta: Sergey Frolov
senior compositor: Stargate Studios Malta: AndrÃ© Grima
cg supervisor: Konstantin Kovalenko
visual effects artist: Stargate Studios Malta: Christiane MÃ¼ller
visual effects producer: Stargate Studios Malta: Alexander Odisharia
senior compositor: Stargate Studios Malta: Chiara Piseddu
digital compositor: Stargate Studios Malta: Matthew Pullicino
visual effects executive producer: Bishoy Samaan
compositor: Stargate Studios Malta (as Bishoy Usama): Jonas Schimpf
digital compositor: David Serge
visual effects supervisor: James Spiteri
camera assistant: Stargate Studios Malta: Eleonora Trioli
digital compositor: Stargate Studios Malta: Andrei Xuereb
digital matte painter

Stunts

Stefano Agostini
stunt rigger: Hami Belal
Valentino Picone / stunt performer: Dario Bima
stunt rigger: Brahim Boukhizzou
stunt performer: Samuele Brancato
stunts: Emanuel Comanducci
stunt rigger: Salah Lachkar
Stunt rider: Youssef Marchouki
stunt performer: Gionata Marzeddu
stunt rigger: Mattia Napoli
stunt rigger: Emiliano Novelli
stunt coordinator: Emanuele Romano
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Youssef Ahbid
grip: Gianni Aldi
A camera operator: Steadicam operator / camera operator/steadicam operator: Andrea Cammertoni
rigging grip: Raffaele Cirillo
first assistant camera: b camera: Alessia De Angelis
second assistant camera: Fabrizio De Santis
additional electrician: Carmelo Guttadauro La Blasca
gaffer: Dario Indelicato
digital imaging technician: David Mariottini
drone operator: Vincenzo Navarra
video assist: Yakoubi Nordine
key grip: Oriana Palermo
backstage video / still photographer: Mario Panasia
grip: Marcello Pazzaglia
data manager: Daniele Tarantino
grip

Casting Department

Eugenio Colizza
crowd marshall: Roberto Scarduffa
extras coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Senhaji Ayoub
breakdown artist: Abdesalam Belkaziz
Breakdown assistant: Stefania Lorusso
assistant costume designer: Pamela Paolini
chief textile artist: Alina Pascaru
costume maker

Editorial Department

Tiziana Di Clemente
on-line editor: Christian Gazzi
digital color grading: Stella Benda Lodi
post producer (as Stella BendaLodi): Barbara Magrelli
on-line editor: Irma Misantoni
post-production coordinator / post-production supervisor: Marcello Pazzaglia
colorist: dailies: Jean Paul Sneider
deliverables mastering: Roberta Tombolesi
assistant colorist

Location Management

Youssef Abagourram
location manager: Ramon Panzavolta
location manager: Khalifa Sadiki
assistant location manager

Music Department

Giovanni Marolla
music supervisor

Additional Crew

Abde Sallam Ait Abdellah
production accountant: Giusi Battaglia
press: Veronica Forciniti
assisant production office coordinator: Khadja Koulla
production coordinator: Rakouch Mourad
production assistant: Simon Luca Oldani
dialog coach: Simona Pelliccioli
Cost Controller: Morocco Location: Mohammed Hamza Regragui
key assistant director production assistant: morocco / key set pa: Benedetta StaglianÃ²
assistant production coordinator

Thanks

Donatello Fumarola
the producers wish to thank