The Ax

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Costa-Gavras

Writing Credits

Donald E. Westlake
(novel)
Costa-Gavras
(screenplay) and
Jean-Claude Grumberg
(screenplay)

Cast

José Garcia
Bruno Davert
Karin Viard
Marlène Davert
Geordy Couturiau
Maxime Davert
Christa Théret
Betty Davert
Ulrich Tukur
Gérard Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet
Raymond Machefer
Yvon Back
Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse
Inspecteur Kesler
Olga Grumberg
Iris Thompson
Yolande Moreau
Préposée poste
Dieudonné Kabongo
Quinlan Longus
Jean-Pierre Gos
Garagiste
Vanessa Larré
Prédatrice
Serge Larivière
Inspecteur Police
Jeanne Savary
La présentatrice TV
Luce Mouchel
Mme Rick
Philippe Bardy
Edouard Rick
Marie Kremer
Judy Rick
Raphaël D'Olce
Gradé Gendarmerie
Renaud Rutten
Motard Gendarmerie
Jean-Michel Balthazar
Barman Arcadia
Luc Bromagne
PDG
Michel Carcan
Rolf Kranz
Robert Borremans
Inspecteur Otto Zirner
Alain Guillo
Jack
Jean-Maurice Knockaert
Chef de rayon
Marc Legein
M. Birch
Marie-Hélène Baleau
Madame Birch
Corentin Lobet
Jeune chauffeur
Hervé Pauchon
Dentiste
Abdelmalek Kadi
Pompiste
Gérard Kuhnl
Léon Ringer
Marie-Pierre Chaix
Madame Ringer
Christophe Brault
Journaliste TV
Olivier Ravanello
Journaliste TV
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Premier témoin
Émilie Raffoul
Deuxième témoin
Alice Kakou
Troisième témoin
Michèle Berrebi
Procureur
John Landis
Père copain Maxime
Emmanuel Hamon
Jeune commissaire
Marie-Rose Roland
Femme de chambre
Robert Guilmard
Automobiliste
Laurence Bremont
Femme automobiliste
Julie Gavras
Jeune femme cabine
Catherine Salée
Lydia
Nabil Ben Yadir
Eboueur
Pierre Choul
Danseur de claquettes
Stéphane Csala
Directeur du cinéma
Romain Gavras
Inspecteur civil
Éric Bronchart
Inspecteur civil
Serge Devos
Inspecteur civil
Dominique Reding
Inspecteur civil
Alain Beaufort
Assistant Kessler
Airy Routier
Jeune homme entretien
Laurence Lafiteau
Jeune femme entretien
Francine Martel
Concierge Blacher
Denis Taurel
Client Café l'Étape
Hugues Faget
Client Café l'Étape
Julie Maes
Mme Kranz
Joseph Rapp
A man in the restaurant

Produced by

Olivier Bronckart
line producer: Belgium
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
co-producer
Luc Dardenne
co-producer
Genevieve Lemal
associate producer: Scope Invest
Alexandre Lippens
associate producer: Scope Invest
José María Morales
co-producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
producer (as Michèle Ray)
Arlette Zylberberg
associate producer: R.T.B.F.

Music by

Armand Amar

Cinematography by

Patrick Blossier

Editing by

Yannick Kergoat

Casting By

Gerda Diddens
Kris Portier de Bellair

Production Design by

Laurent Deroo

Costume Design by

Laurence Maréchal

Makeup Department

Thi-Loan Nguyen
key makeup artist

Production Management

Aurore Benoit
assistant unit manager (as Aurore Benoît)
Paul Bogaty
assistant unit manager
David Crenn
assistant unit manager
Yvon Crenn
production manager
Dimitri Linder
unit production manager
Florence Masset
production supervisor
Françoise Vercheval
production manager: Belgium

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gabrielle Hanne
trainee assistant director
Joseph Rapp
first assistant director
Charles Senard
second assistant director
Caroline Tambour
second assistant director

Art Department

Laurie Colson
set dresser
Virginie Defauwes
assistant art director
Igor Gabriel
set decorator: Belgium
François Lefebvre
props
Bart van Lint
carpenter

Sound Department

Benoit De Clerck
additional sound
Jonathan Gargui Dit Marco
assistant sound
Thomas Gauder
sound mixer
Carole Lourtil
adr supervisor
Nicolas Moreau
sound editor
Nicolas Naegelen
sound
Olivier Thys
assistant foley artist
Philippe van Leer
foley artist

Special Effects by

Jean-Christophe Bourgeois
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Fabrice Blin
digital color grader
Alexandre Bon
visual effects supervisor
Berengere Dominguez
visual effects coordinator
Christian Guillon
visual effects producer
Audrey Kleinclaus
visual effects coordinator: L'EST
Jerome Fournier Lanzoni
senior matte painter (as Jerome Fournier)
Benjamin Massoubre
2k operator
David Montoya
scan and shoot
Jean-Francois Theault
digital compositor
Olivier Veau
digital compositor

Stunts

Alain Villain
stunt driver
Henry Villain
stunt driver (as Henri Villain)

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Blanckaert
second assistant camera
Thomas Brémond
still photographer
Jérôme Di Cola
additional electrician
Teresa Punzi
assistant camera
Jan Rubens
steadicam operator
Didier Versolatto
gaffer
Bruno Verstraete
gaffer second unit

Casting Department

Marie-France Michel
extras casting

Editorial Department

Nicolas Criqui
digital conformation
Mickael Dumontier
digital conformation
Frederic Jupin
digital conformation
Yorgos Lamprinos
assistant editor
Philippe Reinaudo
digital intermediate technical director

Location Management

David Durca
location scout
Matthieu Maunier-Rossi
location manager
Charles Senard
location scout

Music Department

Elsa Benabdallah
violin
John Boswell
percussion
Mathieu Coupat
orchestrator / piano
Nicolas Dautricourt
violin
Mathias Desmier
guitar
Didier François
musician: Nyckelharpa (as Francois Didier) / musician: Nyckelharpa / musician: nyckelharpa (as Francois Didier)
Thomas Jamois
soundtrack producer
Vincent Joinville
music editor / music mixer / music recordist
Grégoire Korniluk
cello solo
Thibault Leroy
cello
Jean-Paul Minali-Bella
alto solo
Lyonel Schmit
violin
Manuel Solans
violin
Michel Thouseau
contrabass

Script and Continuity Department

Marika Piedboeuf
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Philippe Bonsang
picture car coordinator

Additional Crew

Yann Bouard
production consultant
Jean-Christophe Bourgeois
armorer
Dimitri Linden
unit manager: Belgium
Dominique Segall
press attache
Patricia Sterlin
acting coach
Oliviero Toscani
on-screen bills
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