Cast & Crew

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Writing Credits

David Giles
(story) and
Martin Meader
(story)
Bruce Beresford
(written by)
Betty Jeffrey
(diaries)

Cast

Glenn Close
Adrienne Pargiter
Frances McDormand
Dr. Verstak
Pauline Collins
Margaret Drummond
Cate Blanchett
Susan Macarthy
Jennifer Ehle
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Julianna Margulies
Topsy Merritt
Wendy Hughes
Mrs. Dickson
Johanna ter Steege
Sister Wilhelminia
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs. Roberts
Pamela Rabe
Mrs. Tippler
Clyde Kusatsu
The Snake
Stan Egi
Captain Tanaka
David Chung
The Interpreter
Sab Shimono
Colonel Hirota
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Mrs. Pike
Pauline Chan
Wing
Lisa Hensley
Edna
Susie Porter
Oggi
Anita Hegh
Bett
Tessa Humphries
Celia Roberts
Lia Scallon
Mrs. O'Riordan
Marta Dusseldorp
Helen van Praagh
Marijke Mann
Mrs. Cronje
Aden Young
Bill Seary
Paul Bishop
Dennis Leighton-Jones
Stephen O'Rourke
William Pargiter
Vincent Ball
Mr. Dickson
Nicholas Hammond
Marty Merritt
Noel Ferrier
Robbie Roberts
Steven Grives
Westmacott
Robert Grubb
Colonel Downes
Arthur Dignam
Mr. Pike
Tanya Bird
Siobhan O'Riordan
Alwine Seinen
Millie
Kitty Clignett
Sister Anna
Shira Van Essen
Antoinette van Praagh
Yoshi Adachi
Mr. Moto
Mitsu Sato
Rags
Taka Nagano
Boris
Koji Sasaki
Lefty
Julie Anthony
Female Vocalist
Geoffrey Ogden-Brown
Band Leader
Jason Arden
Edgar
Kristine McAlister
Matron Heffernan
Jesse Rosenfeld
Danny Tippler
Phillip Stork
Michael Tippler
John Elcock
Seaman Francis
Hamish Urquhart
Aran O'Riordan
Jemal Blattner
Older Aran O'Riordan
John Proper
Captain Murchison
Shigenori Ito
Dr. Mizushima
Geoff O'Halloran
Sailor
Chi Yuen Lee
Chinese Man
Ping Pan
Chinese Man

Produced by

Graham Burke
executive producer
Greg Coote
producer
David Giles
co-executive producer
Martin Meader
co-executive producer
Sue Milliken
producer
Graeme Rattigan
co-executive producer
Andrew Yap
executive producer

Music by

Ross Edwards

Cinematography by

Peter James
director of photography

Editing by

Tim Wellburn

Production Design by

Herbert Pinter

Art Direction by

Ian Gracie

Set Decoration by

Brian Edmonds

Costume Design by

Terry Ryan

Makeup Department

Vicki Clay
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Martial Corneville
hair stylist: Ms. Close
Kathy Courtney
assistant makeup artist
Vicki Friedman
additional hair stylist (as Vicky Friedman) / additional makeup artist (as Vicky Friedman)
Trish Glover
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Nikki Gooley
hair styles supervisor / makeup supervisor
Cassie Hanlon
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Sherry Hubbard
makeup artist
Deborah Lanser
makeup artist: Ms. Close
Rachel Martin
extras assistant hair stylist / extras assistant makeup artist
Judith McGoldrick
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Patricia Newton
extras hair stylist / extras makeup artist
Jean-Luc Russier
makeup artist: Ms. Close
Bec Taylor
assistant hair stylist
Chiara Tripodi
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Sarah Urquhart
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Lynne Walsh
extras assistant hair stylist (as Lynne-Michelle Walsh) / extras assistant makeup artist (as Lynne-Michelle Walsh)
Cheryl Williams
hair stylist
Simon Zanker
assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist

Production Management

Anne Bruning
production supervisor
Ainsley De Silva
production manager: Malay
Anthony Lordon
unit manager: Penang
Wil Milne
unit manager
Greg Ricketson
production manager: Penang
Sylvia Walker-Wilson
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Guy Campbell
additional second assistant director
Carolynne Cunningham
first assistant director: second unit
Colin Fletcher
first assistant director
Jane Griffin
second second assistant director
Karen Mahood
second assistant director: second unit
James McTeigue
second assistant director
Ping Pan
assistant director: Penang
Noni Roy
third assistant director
Julian Ryan
fourth assistant director
Sylvester Thomas
assistant director: Penang

Art Department

David Avent
painter
Jo-Ann Beikoff
assistant property master
Roxy Kheng Beng
props buyer: Penang / set dresser assistant: Penang
Josh Black
painter
Pat Carr
carpenter
Aloysius Chan
props buyer: Penang / set dresser assistant: Penang
Beverley Dunn
property buyer (as Bev Dunn) / set dresser (as Bev Dunn)
Justine Dunn
props maker
Brian Dusting
set dresser
Bruce Fletcher
carpenter
Tony Giltrap
assistant stand-by props
Col Heidke
art department runner
Carmen Hordern
assistant greens
Peter Hordern
greensman
Bill Howe
construction manager
Jamie Howe
construction department runner
Sandra Jackson
art department assistant
Mark Jones
carpenter
Arabella Lockhart
stand-by props: second unit
Suza Maybury
property master
Noel McCartney
carpenter
Justin McMahon
painter
Robert Moxham
stand-by props (as Robert 'Moxy' Moxham)
Rob Nevis
stand-by props assistant: Penang
Jenny O'Connell
art department coordinator
Brian Osmond
welder
Verity Roberts
property buyer: Raffles - Sydney / set dresser: Raffles - Sydney
Larry Sandy
lead man
Katie Sharrock
assistant stand-by props
Marcus Smith
lead man
Jon Stiles
construction foreman
Jeffrey Thorp
draughtsman (as Jeff Thorp)
Eric Todd
scenic artist
Chris Tomkins
property buyer: Raffles - Sydney (as Chris Tompkins) / set dresser: Raffles - Sydney (as Chris Tompkins)
Nick Walker
set finisher
Sunil Wijeratne
assistant art director: Penang
Sandy Wingrove
set dresser: Raffles - Sydney
Rose Wise
assistant art director
Joshua Black
painter (uncredited)
Mick Owen
construction labourer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Peter Fenton
re-recording mixer
Katherine Gamble
sound assistant
Michael Gissing
sound engineer
Bronwen Gower
loop editor
Antony Gray
dialogue editor
Phil Heywood
re-recording mixer
Sonal Joshi
assistant dialogue editor
Rick Lisle
adr recordist / foley recordist
Steve Murphy
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Gary O'Grady
supervising sound editor
Wayne Pashley
supervising adr editor
Neil Sandbach
assistant sound engineer
John Simpson
foley artist
Peter Townend
sound effects editor
Len Van Diepen
recording engineer: choir
Libby Villa
dialogue editor
Jenny T. Ward
sound editor: atmosphere (as Jenny Ward)
Mark J. Wasiutak
boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Gary Wilkins
sound recordist
Phil Winters
assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects by

Peter Armstrong
special effects assistant
Patrick Carmiggelt
special effects assistant
Brian Cox
special effects coordinator
David Hardie
special effects assistant
Albert Payne
special effects assistant
Brian Pearce
special effects assistant
Walter Van Veenendaal
special effects assistant
David Tremont
modelmaking supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Roger Cowland
optical effects manager: Dfilm
Dale Duguid
visual effects supervisor: Photon Stockman
Simon Dye
digital compositor: Photon Stockman
Brenden Ede
visual effects data manager: Photon Stockman
Daniel Harvey
visual effects producer: Photon Stockman
Trevor Hawkins
visual effects director: Photon Stockman
Ken Phelan
digital scanning: Dfilm
John Pope
film recording: Dfilm
James Rogers
digital effects supervisor: Photon Stockman
Robert Sandeman
digital effects manager: Dfilm
Craig Wentworth
senior 3D animator: Photon Stockman
Tim Crosbie
digital compositor (uncredited)
Adam Grace
model maker (uncredited)
Sean Heuston
digital artist (uncredited)
Niamh Lines
digital artist (uncredited)
Alison Ross
model maker (uncredited)
Randy Vellacott
digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

Sue Maree Anderson
stunts
Glenn Boswell
stunt coordinator / stunts
Zelie Bullen
stunts (as Zelie Thompson)
Marney Commens
stunts
Lana Darby
stunts
Joanne Fraser
stunts
Johnny Hallyday
stunts
Lou Horvath
stunts
Frederick MacClure
stunts
Robin Menzies
stunts
Angela Moore
stunts
Annette Ruger
stunts
Debbie Santic
stunts
Brit Sooby
stunts
Karen Trent
stunts
Bernadette Van Gyen
stunts
Marijke Rikki van Gyen
stunt double (as Rikki Van Gyen) / stunts (as Ricky Van Gyen)
Mick Van Moorsel
stunts
Lawrence Woodward
stunts
Avril Wynne
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jasin Boland
still photographer
Robbie Boyd
lighting technician
Dean Bryan
electrician
Craig Bryant
electrician
Matthew Copping
grip (as Matt Copping)
Toby Copping
grip: second unit
Katrina Crook
additional assistant camera: second unit
Hendrosisword Endramaiuja
best boy grip: Penang
Jorge Escanuela
grip
Jack Fisher
lighting technician
Andre Fleuren
camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Stephen Gray
lighting technician (as Steve Gray)
Julian Guest
lighting technician
Gary Hill
best boy electric
Frank Hruby
focus puller
Darrin Keough
first assistant camera
Michi Marosszeky
additional assistant camera: second unit
Brett Matthews
camera loader
Mick Morris
gaffer
Miguel V. Nerva
best boy electric: Penang (as Miguel Nerva)
David Nichols
key grip
Mick O'Brien
best boy electric: second unit
Viv Scanu
camera loader
Brad Shield
camera operator / steadicam operator
Matt Slattery
gaffer: second unit
Greg Tidman
grip / remote camera technician
Brett Tracey
video split operator
Michael Vivian
dolly grip (as Mick Vivian)
Anna Wareham
additional assistant camera: second unit (as Anna Townsend)
Mal Booth
assistant grip (uncredited) / grip assistant (uncredited)
Alan Willis
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Alison Barrett
casting: Australia
Martin Belson
extras casting assistant: Japan
Judith Cruden
extras casting
Louis Elman
adr voice casting: London
Gabrielle Healy
extras casting: Sydney
Trish McAskill
casting assistant: Australia
Joseph Middleton
casting: USA
Patsy Pollock
casting: UK
Shari Rhodes
casting: USA
Ranjini Rusch
extras casting assistant (as Ranjini Busch)
Pru Smith
extras casting: Sydney (as Prudence Smith)
Christian Kaplan
executive in charge of casting (uncredited)
Michelle Morris
casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julie Barton
costume stand-by supervisor
Julie Bryant
costume cutter
Wendy Cork
costume assistant
Suzanne Head
costume cutter (as Susanne 'Mouse' Head)
Andrew Infanti
costume buyer
Sarah Osmo
costume assistant
Loris Perryman
costumer
Paula Ryan
costume supervisor
Athula Sulthanagoda
set costumer
Diana Freeman
set costume assistant (uncredited)
Jamella Hassan
costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Arthur Cambridge
grader
Kerry Ferguson
negative matcher
Bin Li
first assistant editor: lightworks
Paula Lourie
assistant conforming editor
Cleo Myles
assistant conforming editor
Karen Psaltis
negative matcher
Noelleen Westcombe
first assistant editor
Claudio Sepulveda
colorist: Digital Pictures (uncredited)

Location Management

Raymond Dass
location assistant: Penang
Karen Jones
location assistant
Phillip Roope
location manager

Music Department

David Bollard
musician: piano solo
Nora Chambers
music arranger: vocal orchestra
Ian Cleworth
musician: percussion soloist
Christo Curtis
music editor / music engineer
Margaret Dryburgh
music arranger: vocal orchestra
John Harding
concert master / musician: violin
Peter Jenkin
musician: clarinet soloist
Satsuili Odamura
musician: koto soloist
Kelly Riley
musician: shakuhachi soloist (as Riley Lee)
David Stanhope
conductor
Leny van Schaik
musical director (as Leny Van Schaik)
Christine Woodruff
music supervisor
Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Ellen Ginsburg
music clearance (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Nicola Moors
continuity: second unit
Morag Smart
continuity: second unit
Alfred Uhry
script advisor
Pamela Willis
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Tic Carroll
unit transportation coordinator
Lachlan Kerr
driver: Ms. Close (as Lachlan Ker)
Chanthara Mohan
action vehicle coordinator: Penang
Tim Parry
vehicle coordinator

Additional Crew

Lylie Almeida
assistant production accountant: Penang
Nathan Anderson
rushes assistant
Lou Austin
production runner
Dick Beckett
unit assistant
Belinda Bennetts
title designer
Henry Blankfort
archive source (as Jan Jeffrey)
Glenn Boswell
safety officer
James Bramley
production accountant
Ben Breen
accounting assistant
Glenda Briggs
animal wrangler
Rebecca Burgett
machinist
Brian Burns
armorer
Brian Carpenter
unit assistant
Tigger Carroll
unit assistant
Isobel Carter
stand-by cast
Brett Chenoweth
legal advisor
Evanne Chesson
animal trainer
Nick Cole
rushes assistant
Helen Colijn
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Dennis Davidson
unit publicity
Paula De Vocht
assistant: Mr. Coote
Herman De Vos
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Truls De Vos
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Chris Dhamodharan
production assistant: Penang
Oliver Dickson
production runner
Margaret Dryburgh
poem: "The Burial"
Kate Dunn
choreographer
Pearl Dunumilla
production coordinator: Penang
Denise Farrell
post-production accountant
Kerry Fetzer
unit caterer
Sonia Forato
accounting assistant
Diane Freeman
extras stand-by
Tony Gibbs
insurance broker
Annie Gilhooly
travel coordinator
Rodney Glasscock
unit assistant (as Rod Glasscock)
Christine Gordon
assistant: Ms. Milliken
Meg Gordon
stand-by cast
Joy Hagenaar
archive source
Vera Harms
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Jamella Hassan
extras stand-by
Greg Helmers
travel agent
Jody Hewitson
unit assistant
Karl Hewitson
unit assistant
Peter Hicks
tutor
Elizabeth Simons Hookway
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Tan Kokkheng
archive source
Claude Lambert
additional safety officer
Mark Lazarus
base office liaison
Shelagh Brown Lea
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Simon Lucas
unit assistant
George Mannix
safety report
George Mansford
military advisor (as Brigadier George Mansford)
Paul Messer
unit assistant
Tomo Miyaguchi
advisor: Japan
Reza Mokhtar
unit caterer
Christine Moran
payroll accountant
Pat Nash
marine coordinator
Russell Page
choreographer
Dexter Porter
archive source
John Power
extras stand-by
Ramona Rahman
representative: Rainbow
Adrienne Read
completion guarantor
Dan Read
assistant: Ms. Milliken (as Daniel Read)
Jacquie Robertson
unit nurse
Claudia Rowe
production runner
Michelle Russell
freight coordinator
Liz Ryan
dietician
John Sandilands
generous assistance
Patricia Schweers
assistant: Mr. Beresford, research
Fiona Searson
unit publicist
Libby Sharpe
production coordinator: second unit
Cassandra Simpson
production secretary
Julie Sims
production coordinator
Vivian Bullwinkel Statham
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Jill Steele
production accountant: Penang
Sandy Stevens
travel coordinator
Paul Sullivan
key runner
Ednee Tasman-Wery
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Nell Van De Graaff
generous assistance: survivor of Japanese pow camp
Lavinia Warner
generous assistance / research consultant
Denise Wolfson
laboratory liaison
Martin Belson
on-set interpreter: Japanese (uncredited)
Victoria Mielewska
dialect coach (uncredited)
Marijke Rikki van Gyen
safety assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

Antonia Barnard
thanks
Jan Bassett
acknowledged assistance
Maria Benerink
thanks
Kate Boesen
acknowledged assistance
Sally Conway
acknowledged assistance
Radhi Devi
thanks
Richard Garzilli
thanks
David Glass
thanks
Yoshi Hosaka
acknowledged assistance
Marianne Hulsbosch
acknowledged assistance
Madame Kee
thanks
Edward Kelly
acknowledged assistance
Michael Lake
thanks
Andrew Lloyd
acknowledged assistance (as Dr. Andrew Lloyd)
Cara Hill Nelson
acknowledged assistance
Hank Nelson
acknowledged assistance (as Prof. Hank Nelson)
Ian Pertman
acknowledged assistance
Cyril Rayner
acknowledged assistance
Norman Stephens
thanks
Greg Swanborough
acknowledged assistance
Kenneth Tan
thanks
Charles Taylor
acknowledged assistance
Corina Teo
thanks
Len Van Den Dungen
thanks
Marijke Van Der Laan-Rempt
thanks
Barrie Wall
thanks
Kazuko Yoshino
acknowledged assistance
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