Proof of Life

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Taylor Hackford

Writing Credits

Tony Gilroy
(written by)
William Prochnau
(article) (inspiration)
Thomas Hargrove
(book) (inspiration)

Cast

Meg Ryan
Alice Bowman
Russell Crowe
Terry Thorne
David Morse
Peter Bowman
Pamela Reed
Janis Goodman
David Caruso
Dino
Anthony Heald
Ted Fellner
Stanley Anderson
Jerry
Gottfried John
Eric Kessler
Alun Armstrong
Wyatt
Michael Kitchen
Ian Havery
Margo Martindale
Ivy
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Arturo Fernandez
Pietro Sibille
Juaco
Vicky Hernández
Maria
Norma Martínez
Norma
Diego Trujillo
Eliodoro
Aristóteles Picho
Sandro
Sarahi Echeverria
Cinta
Carlos Blanchard
Carlos
Raúl Rodríguez
Tomas
Mauro Cueva
Rico
Alejandro Cordova
Rambo
Sandro Bellido
Mono
Miguel Iza
ELT Officer
Roberto Frisone
Calitri
Tony Vazquez
Fred / Marco
Claudia Dammert
Ginger
Rowena King
Pamela
Michael Byrne
Lord Luthan
Jaime Zevallos
Nino
Gilberto Torres
Raymo
Flora Martínez
Linda
Laura Escobar
Cara
Marco Bustos
Alex
Jorge Medina
Berto
Gerard Naprous
Pierre Lenoir
Aleksandr Baluev
Russian Colonel
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Russian Sergeant
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Terry's Driver
Said K. Saralijen
Chechen Leader
Óscar Carrillo
Trial Honcho
Pedro Martínez Laya
Trial Honcho
Wolframio Sinué
Trial Honcho
Alonso Alegría
Master of Ceremonies
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison
Terry's Son
Stefan Gryff
Bank Official
Yolanda Vazquez
Notary
Tina Simmons
Government Official

Produced by

Tony Gilroy
executive producer
Taylor Hackford
producer
Charles Mulvehill
producer
Feliks Pastusiak
assistant producer: Poland
Steven Reuther
executive producer

Music by

Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

Slawomir Idziak
director of photography

Editing by

Sheldon Kahn
John Smith

Casting By

Larisa Isaeva
Nancy Klopper

Production Design by

Bruno Rubeo

Art Direction by

Steve Carter
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Anna Pinnock
Steve Shewchuk

Costume Design by

Ruth Myers

Makeup Department

Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist: Ms. Ryan (as Frida Aradottir)
Jana Carboni
makeup assistant
Stefano Ceccarelli
hair stylist
Lucy Da Silva
assistant makeup artist
Francesca De Simone
hair stylist
Karen Karahawa
key makeup artist: Meg Ryan
Karen Kawahara
makeup artist: Meg Ryan
Uxue Laguardia
makeup artist
Federico Laurenti
assistant makeup artist
Blanca Ponce de Baneto
hair stylist
Luigi Rocchetti
key makeup artist / makeup designer
Margarita Salazar
hair stylist
Mauro Tamagnini
key hair stylist

Production Management

Pawel Barenski
unit manager: Poland
Daniel R. Chavez
executive in charge of post production
Jerzy Kajetan Frykowski
production manager: Poland (as Jerzy Frykowski)
Ian Hickinbotham
unit production manager
Tricia Miles
post-production supervisor
Kaaren F. Ochoa
unit production manager: Ecuador (as Kaären F. Ochoa)
Jeffrey Stott
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Miguel Alvear
third assistant director
Andrzej Bednarski
assistant director: Poland
Mauricio Cadena
second assistant director: second unit
Chris Carreras
first assistant director
Gary Davis
second unit director
Simon Emanuel
third assistant director: UK
Diego Falconi
third assistant director
Robert Grayson
second assistant director (as Robert P. Grayson)
Tania Hermida
third assistant director
Michael La Torre
second assistant director: second unit
Fiona Richards
additional third assistant director
Josh Robertson
first assistant director: second unit
Masakazu Shirane
third assistant director
Michael Stevenson
second assistant director

Art Department

Tatiana Arroba
assistant props
Pedro Barquin
stand-by greensman
Miriam Bell-Irving
set dresser
Steve Bohan
construction manager: London
Sidney Calvopiña
construction gang boss
Gary Crosby
head painter
Jeffrey DeBell
greens foreman
Daniel Dietrich
general foreman
Jeremy Downing
set dresser: London
Ron Downing
property master
Greg du Preez
greensman
Paul Duff
carpenter
Jack Dyer
stand-by stagehand
Roberto Frisone
assistant art director
Robert Grani
sets leadman
Randy Hardy
stand-by painter
Kevin Harris
stand-by carpenter
David E. Harshbarger
prop buyer: U.S.
Julia G. Hickman
art department coordinator
David Hopkins
on-set dresser
Pablo Iturralde
assistant art director
Jess Kitley
assistant set decorator: London
Richard Mccarthy
hod plasterer
Thomas A. Morris Jr.
construction coordinator
Marcos Newman
assistant property master (as Marcos Newmann)
Bozydar Orszula
construction foreman
Anna Pinnock
set decorator: London
Raymond Prado
storyboard artist
Bruno Robotti
charge scenic artist
Ewa Skoczkowska
art director: Poland
Stephanie Waldron
greens supervisor
Waldemar Weiss
construction coordinator
Jamie White
carpenter
Mickey Woolfson
stand-by propman (as Michael Woolfson)
Dean Coldham
plaster department (uncredited)
Mickey Pugh
standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor
Karen Baker Landers
co-supervising sound editor (as Karen M. Baker)
Jeannette Browning
adr recordist
David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Howard Carle
adr mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor (as Dino R. DiMuro)
Todd Egan
assistant sound editor
Laura Graham
adr editor
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Charles Hamilton
sound recordist
Chuck Hamilton
sound recordist
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor (as Danny Hegeman)
Chris Hogan
dialogue editor (as Christopher Hogan)
Tomás Hradcky
sound creator (as Tomas Hart)
Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Chris Jargo
adr supervisor
Gareth John
sound maintenance
Mark Johnston
sound recordist
Paul Jyrälä
foley editor
Doc Kane
adr mixer
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Anna MacKenzie
adr editor
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Christian P. Minkler
re-recording mixer (as Christian Minkler)
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete
first assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Bea O'Sullivan
boom operator (as a different name)
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
John Roesch
foley artist
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor
Ivan Sharrock
production sound mixer
Mike Shuman
assistant sound editor (as Michael D. Shuman)
Peter Staubli
sound editor
Lauren Stephens
dialogue editor / sound editor
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Donna G. Walker
post sound operations
Kevin Webb
sound recordist
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer (uncredited)
Tim Hands
adr editor: UK (uncredited)
David Kudell
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Scott Waz
additional adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Rafael Barriga
special effects assistant
James Brady
special effects technician
Conor Coughlan
special effects technician
Yves De Bono
special effects supervisor
Ken Gorrell
special effects technician
Mark Griffin
special effects buyer: special effects technician
Jonn Herzberger
supervising special effects technician
Thomas Kittle
special effects technician (as Tom Kittle)
Russell Tyrrell
special effects technician
Andrew Wilson
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Mark Bakowski
digital compositor: Magic Camera
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Chris Burn
digital compositor: Mill Film
Angus Cameron
digital effects supervisor
Oscar G. Castillo
lead effects animator
Sally Clayton
digital artist
Sean Danischevsky
digital compositor: Mill Film
Ian Differ
visual effects editor
Davina Gottschalk
digital compositor
Antony Hunt
visual effects producer
Zave Jackson
digital compositor
Daryl Jordan
visual effects editor: U.K.
Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
David Lingenfelser
composite supervisor
Richard Little
digital compositor
Sarah Lockwood
digital artist
Hannah Peirce
digital compositor
Lynn Perez
digital artist
Daniel Pettipher
2d digital supervisor (as Dan Pettipher)
Corinne Pooler
digital paint supervisor
Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Paula Pope
digital coordinator (as Paula Hughes)
Michael S. Pryor
visual effects producer
Jon Quon
technical assistant: Cinesite
Andy Stevens
visual effects camera assistant: Millfilm
Matt Welford
digital compositor
Neil Harrison
senior systems administrator (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Bridgitte Krupke
visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Rick Mietkowski
green screen supervision (uncredited)
Sarah Moore
digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Ramprasad Sampath
visual effects technical director (uncredited)
Tom Zils
digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts

Lech Adamowski
stunt coordinator: Poland
Simon Chapman
stunt double: Peter
Stuart Clark
stunt double: Terry
Gary Davis
stunt coordinator
Wade Eastwood
stunt double: Kessler
James O'Donnell
stunt double: Dino
Dennis Scott
stunt double: Carlos
Marc Wolff
stunt pilot

Camera and Electrical Department

David Appleby
grip
David Appleby
still photographer
David Arkell
pilot: camera ship
Diego Arteaga
assistant camera
Olivier Auverlau
camera operator / camera operator: second unit
Sam Barnes
clapper loader: aerial unit
Paul Borg
electrician
Robert Brock
electrician
David Bruce
generator operator
Tony Burns
electrician (as Tony Burnes)
Luis Chalacán
grip
Fionn Comerford
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Frank Connor
still photographer
Romel Crespo
assistant camera
Barney Davis
second assistant camera: second unit
Kevin Edland
best boy electric
Giorgos Giannelis
focus puller: second unit
Christopher Goodwin
Underwater Camera Technician
Miles Hargrove
video assistant
John Higgins
gaffer
Andy Hopkins
grip: Ecuador second unit
Malcolm Huse
key grip
Henryk Jedynak
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lukasz Jogalla
director of photography: second unit
Dylan Jones
video assistant
Rick Lamb
focus puller: "b" camera
Adam Lee
rigging gaffer
Paul Legall
crane technician
Cosme León
grip
Jeff Mart
camera operator: "b" camera
Victor Martinez
Grip: Ecuador second unit
John Marzano
aerial director of photography
Alan McPherson
electrician
Clyde Miller
assistant camera: aerials and Wescam camera
Marek Modzelewski
electrician
Dean Morrish
underwater first assistant camera
Ralph Nelson
still photographer
Russell O'Connor
crane technician
Marco Salvador
assistant camera
Basil Smith
camera trainee
Gary Smith
grip: "b" camera
Nicoli Soria
grip
Adrian Spanna
video playback operator: Useful Companies
Mike Valentine
underwater camera
Germán Valverde
first assistant additional camera: second unit
John Watters
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Glyn Williams
first assistant camera: aerial unit (as J. Glyn Williams)
Charlie Woodburn
first assistant camera: aerial unit
Eugene Grobler
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Alonso Alegría
casting: South America (as Alonso Alegria)
Mireya Guanipa
additional casting
Doreen Jones
casting: Europe
Sebastián Puenzo
casting researcher / local casting director
Rita VanderWaal
casting associate
Lori Wyman
casting: Miami

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bruno de Santa
costumer: Mr. Crowe
Amanda Derby
set costumer
Gordon Harmer
costume supervisor
Ismael Jardon
costume supervisor (as Ismael Jardon Tejas)
Vivienne Jones
costume assistant
Ron Mawbey
set costumer
Michael O'Connor
assistant costume designer
Helen O'Donnell
costumer: Ms. Ryan (as Helen Mattocks)
Veronica Obando
wardrobe assistant
Edgar F. Ortiz-Duran
costumer (as Edgar Ortiz)
Rebeka L. Roberts
costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department

Noah Arntson
post-production assistant
Laura Behary
assistant editor
Hermione Byrt
assistant editor
Ruth Coulson
editor trainee
Catriona Delbridge
second assistant editor (as Catriona Richardson)
Ian Differ
first assistant editor
Vaune Kirby Frechette
assistant editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Bob Kaiser
color timer
Conor Mackey
conforming editor
Andrew Melhuish
assistant editor
Ray Neapolitan
assistant editor
Maggie Ostroff
assistant editor
Ross Porter-Ward
assistant editor: avid
Ben Renton
second assistant editor
Ben Stephens
assistant editor
Mark Warner
post-production editorial

Location Management

Anabell Arias
location assistant
Terry Blyther
location manager: London
Dow Griffith
location manager
Stéphanie Stevens
location assistant
Arturo Yepez
location assistant

Music Department

Pete Anthony
conductor (as Peter Anthony)
Steve Bartek
supervising orchestrator
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Debbi Datz-Pyle
orchestra contractor: The Music Team
Greg Dennen
scoring recordist
Danny Elfman
music producer
Marc Mann
additional orchestrator
Mark McKenzie
orchestrator
Peter Myles
assistant music editor
Dennis S. Sands
score mixer (as Dennis Sands) / score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Ellen Segal
music editor
Edgardo Simone
orchestrator
David Slonaker
additional orchestrator
Curt Sobel
temp/source music editor
Mark Adams
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Steve Becknell
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jerry Folsom
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Randy Gloss
musician (uncredited)
Sean M. Hickey
music preparation (uncredited)
Steve Holtman
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Daniel Kelley
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jon Lewis
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Charlie Loper
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Joe Meyer
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Federico Ramos
musician (uncredited)
Bill Reichenbach
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Kurt Snyder
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Brad Warnaar
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Phillip Yao
musician: french horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sally Jones
script supervisor
Joanna Shaw
script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

George Bolton
transportation captain
Guy Bostock
action vehicle coordinator
Ian Clarke
vehicle technician
Matthew Lloyd
unit driver
Colin Morris
Personal driver: Meg Ryan
Thomas P. Siemen
transportation (as Tom Siemens)
Mario Simon
transportation coordinator (as Mario A. Simon)

Additional Crew

Leslie Adler
assistant: Ms. Ryan
Alonso Alegría
assistant to director
Elena Almeida
assistant production coordinator
Ana Lucía Arizo
assistant accountant
Sallie Beechinor
production coordinator
Mona Benjamin
assistant production coordinator
Kevin Berman
consultant
Lourene Bevaart
trainer: Mr. Crowe
Adam Bohling
military advisor
Oriana Cavallero
assistant: Mr. Morse
Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
production coordinator: Poland (as Aneta Cebula)
Daniel R. Chavez
executive in charge of post
Orlando Chongo
craft service supervisor
Kyle Cooper
executive producer: main title sequence
John De Simio
unit publicist
Kathy Ewings
accountant: London
David Fencl
armorer
Will Gaffney
stand-in: David Morse
Lisa Greenberg
craft service manager
Alicia Herrera
animal wrangler
Linda Hodge
set nurse
Pamela Jaeckle
production coordinator
Bobbie Johnson
financial controller
Alice S. Kim
assistant: Mr. Mulvehill
Deborah Leakey
assistant accountant: London
Laura Luchetti
assistant: Mr. Crowe
Paul McAuley
weight loss consultant (as Dr. Paul McAuley)
Scot A. McKay
assistant armorer
Amaia Merino
production secretary
Sarah Moore
production assistant: London
Carolina Ojeda
craft service assistant
David Oliver
stand-in: Mr. Crowe
James Ordonez
production liaison: Ecuador
Maria Veronica Parada
production assistant
David Paris
safety pilot
Louisa Radcliffe
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Thell Reed
weapons specialist
Jason Rein
office production assistant: re-shoots
James Richardson
assistant accountant
Michael Riley
title designer
Lyndy Rist
assistant accountant: London
Angela Rowden
Accounts Runner
Lew Rywin
producer: Poland
Paulina Salazar
assistant: Mr. Taylor Hackford / production secretary (as Paulina A. Salazar)
Emma Salter
researcher
Jennifer Saunders
aerial unit (as Jennifer Allen)
Anne Scott
post-production accountant
Mary Small
catering
Eric Smith
credit sequence designer
André Sogliuzzo
adr loop group
Cid Swank
unit publicist
Sarah Trowse
location accountant: Ecuador
Xavier Urbina
assistant accountant
Martin Ward
first video operator: Ecuador
Amy West
stand-in: Ms. Ryan
Marc Wolff
aerial coordinator
Oorala Yamada
set production assistant: re-shoots
Jhonny Zurita
assistant armorer (as Johnny Zurita)
Phil Quigley
armorer (uncredited)
German Michael Torres
packaging (uncredited)

Thanks

Will Gaffney
in memory of
All Filters