The Song of Names：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

François Girard

Writing Credits

Jeffrey Caine
(screenplay by): Norman Lebrecht
(based on the novel by)

Cast

Eddie Izzard
BBC Radio Announcer: Gerran Howell
Martin (17-23): Stanley Townsend
Gilbert Simmonds: Amy Sloan
Enid Simmonds: Marina Hambro
Young Helen: István Fazekas
1951 Conductor: Tim Roth
Martin Simmonds: Catherine McCormack
Helen Simmonds: Steven Hillman
Mayor Froggatt: Sharon Percy
Jenny Burrows: Eszter Lugosi
Clarinet Girl: Ãron RÃ¡tkay
Cello Boy: Eszter TÃºrÃ³s
Piano Accompanist: AnnamÃ¡ria Makai
Piano Girl: Viktoria Kay
Ellen Stemp: Max Macmillan
Peter Stemp: Misha Handley
Martin (9-13): Luke Doyle
Dovidl (9-13): Tamás Puskás
Professor Carl Flesch: Jakub Kotynski
Zygmunt Rapoport: Richard Bremmer
Billy the Busker: Matt Devere
Milkman: ZoltÃ¡n Schwartz
Jozef Weschler: Julian Wadham
Mr. Bailey: IstvÃ¡n Darvas
Bar Mitzvah Rabbi: Alex Bisping
Warsaw Taxi Driver: Jonah Hauer-King
Dovidl (17-23): Lidia Bogaczówna
Asylum Nurse: Magdalena Cielecka
Anna Wozniak: ZsÃ³fi TÃ³th
Young Anna Wozniak: Saul Rubinek
Mr. Feinman: Joanna Caplan
Broche Rapoport: Jesse Noah Gruman
Zygmunt Rapoport (7): Clive Owen
Dovidl Rapoport: Howard Jerome
Katzenberg: Chaim Paskesz
Frumkin: Pinchasz Weisberger
Chaim Frumkin: Daniel Mutlu
Young Rebbe: Declan Hannigan
Desk Clerk: Wayne Brett
Security Man: Jack Martin Haendler
1986 Conductor: Ralph Berkin
Orchestra Manager Sanderson: Jeffrey Caine
Tom Noble: TamÃ¡s Masa
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: BÃ¡lint SzabÃ³
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: IzsÃ¡k Farkas
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: SÃ¡ndor CsÃ¡nyi
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: Endre KertÃ©sz
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: GyÃ¶rgy SzentkirÃ¡lyi
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: ZoltÃ¡n Langer
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: Szabolcs Andrasics
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: Budapest Simfonietta
Symphony Orchestra: Rosina Aichner
Jewish Woman: Kamil Lemie
Hebrew Rabi / Polish Doctor (voice) (uncredited): BalÃ¡zs Veres
Railway Station Guard: TamÃ¡s Ãbel Winkler
Wheelchair patient

Produced by

Christian Angermayer
executive producer: Marta Habior
line producer: Poland: Klemens Hallmann
executive producer (as Klemens Hallman): Nick Hirschkorn
producer: Alan Howard
executive producer: Joe Iacono
executive producer: Tibor Krsko
executive producer (as Tibor KrskÃ³): Lyse Lafontaine
producer: Robert Lantos
producer (produced by): Randy Lennox
executive producer: Nadine Luque
executive producer: Jens Meurer
executive producer: Mark Musselman
executive producer: Viktória Petrányi
co-producer: Anant Singh
executive producer: Stephen Spence
executive producer: Peter Touche
executive producer: Peter Watson
executive producer

Music by

Howard Shore

Cinematography by

David Franco
director of photography

Editing by

Michel Arcand

Casting By

Deirdre Bowen
: Pam Dixon
: Susie Figgis
: Kirsty Kinnear
: Beatrix NemeshÃ¡zi
(hungary casting)

Production Design by

FranÃ§ois SÃ©guin

Art Direction by

Vincent Aird
assistant art director: Katie Gormley
: Magdolna Varga

Set Decoration by

Lili Bartha
: MercÃ©desz NagyvÃ¡radi
assistant set decorator

Costume Design by

Anne Dixon

Makeup Department

IldikÃ³ Aradi
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Marie-JosÃ©e Beaudet
hairdresser: Canada, daily: MÃ³nika Berek
makeup artist: daily, Hungary: Magdolna Berkes
makeup artist: daily, Hungary (as Madolna Berkes): Marianne Bobet
assistant makeup artist: Canada: NoÃ©mi CzakÃ³
makeup artist: daily, Hungary: Magdolna CzÃ©gÃ©r
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Michelle CÃ´tÃ©
hair department head: hair designer: Christophe Giraud
assistant makeup artist: Canada: PÃ©ter GyÃ¶ngyÃ¶si
key hair stylist: Hungary: RÃ©ka GÃ¶rgÃ©nyi
makeup supervisor: Hungary: Hildegard Haide
makeup artist: daily, Hungary: LÃ¡szlÃ³ HorvÃ¡th
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Andrea HudÃ¡k
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: JÃ¡nosnÃ© KajtÃ¡r
hairdresser: daily, Hungary (as BogyÃ³ KajtÃ¡rnÃ©): CsÃ¶pi KanizsainÃ©
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Gabriella LÃµrincz
daily hairdresser (as LÃ¶rincz Gabriella) / hairdresser: daily, Hungary (as Gabriella LÃ¶rinz): IldikÃ³ Makk
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Suzy Mazzarese-Allison
hairdresser: Mr. Owens (as Suzy Mazzarese): Nuala McArdle
makeup artist: UK: Orsolya MurÃ¡nyi
makeup artist: daily, Hungary: Magdolna MÃ¡rta
makeup supervisor: crowd, Hungary: Gabriella NÃ©meth
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: F. KovÃ¡cs Petra
makeup artist (as Petra KovÃ¡cs): Kathya Portillo
makeup artist: Canada (as Katya Portillo): Jutta Russell
makeup artist: UK: ErzsÃ©bet RÃ¡cz
hair supervisor: crowd, Hungary (as EzsÃ©bet RÃ¡cz): Ghislaine Sant
hairdresser: Canada, daily: Jean Scarabin
hairdresser: Canada: Karen Scott
makeup artist: UK: Irma SzabÃ³
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: DiÃ¡na SzilÃ¡gyi
assistant makeup artist: crowd, Hungary: Dorina SzÃ¶ke
makeup artist: daily, Hungary: AnnamÃ¡ria TakÃ¡cs
hairdresser: daily, Hungary: Fanny Vachon
key makeup artist / makeup department head: Felicity Wright
makeup artist: UK: Muri Zsofia
assistant key hair stylist: Hungary (as ZsÃ³fia MÃºri): Ãva ZvekÃ¡n
hairdresser: daily, Hungary

Production Management

GÃ¡bor Czibere
unit manager: Ronald Gilbert
production supervisor: Georges Jardon
post-production supervisor (as George Jardon): Marianna TusjÃ¡k
assistant production manager: GÃ¡bor TÃ©ni
production manager: Melissa K. Webb
production manager: Splinter Unit Poland & NYC

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sarah Campbell
second assistant director: Ariane Collman
third assistant director: Jamie Hamer
second unit: first Assistant Director UK: MÃ¡rk Katona
second assistant director: KrisztiÃ¡n KozÃ¡k
assistant director (as KozÃ¡k KrisztiÃ¡n): La' Toyah McDonald
third assistant director: second unit, UK: Andrew Shea
first assistant director: Szonja SzekerÃ¡k
third assistant director: UK: AndrÃ¡s SzÃ»cs
first assistant director: Csilla Tihanyi
assistant director: Mika HerzÃ¡n
set production assistant (uncredited)

Art Department

JÃ¡nos Andervald
set dresser: Viktor BelÃ¡gyi
buyer: Alain Brochu
construction supervisor: Budai Csaba
draughtsperson: Karoly Gancs
storeman: Arnold GerhÃ¡t
leadman: Hedvig Kiraly
assistant art director: JÃ³zsef Kiss
supervising construction manager: BalÃ¡zs M. KovÃ¡cs
property master: Bruno La Haye
props (as Bruno Lahaye): Raymond Larose
set designer: Olaf Lyczba
graphic designer: Viktor MariÃ¡n
props: TamÃ¡s Orosz
set dresser/leadman: Steve Patterson
construction coordinator: UK construction: Olivier Proulx
property master: Veronika Toldi
draughtsperson (as Toldi Veronika): Szilvia Szisza Toth
art department coordinator: Sofiya UrbÃ¡n
set dresser: BeÃ¡ta Vavrinecz
assistant art director: Zsolt Ilia
graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

George Atkins
adr mixer: Claude Beaugrand
sound editor: Michel B. Bordeleau
supervising sound editor: Botond Csizmadia
sound assistant: Natalie Fleurant
supervising adr editor: Renzo Garcia
sound assistant: UK: Bernard GariÃ©py Strobl
re-recording mixer: Claude La Haye
sound mixer: Adam Newns
adr assistant: Francine Poirier
dialogue editor: Francis PÃ©loquin
boom operator: Victoria Rose Sampson
supervising adr editor: Los Angeles: Joey Simas
re-recording mix assistant: Karl Sveinsson
adr assistant: Euan Toms
adr assistant: Lise Wedlock
foley artist

Special Effects by

BalÃ¡zs Hoffmann
special effects floor supervisor: GÃ¡bor Kiszelly
special effects supervisor (as Gabor Kiszelly): Samuel Mcgrath
special effects assistant: Joe White
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Mathieu Arseneault
IT Manager: Didier Bertrand
digital compositor: Mathieu BÃ©rubÃ©
visual effects editor: Guillaume ChainÃ©
digital compositor: SÃ©bastien Chartier
visual effects artist: Cyril Conforti
digital compositor: Marie-OcÃ©ane Courtois
digital compositor: Camille Dao
digital compositor: Maxime Desforges
vfx editor: Marie-Annick Desrosiers
digital compositor: ValÃ©rie Dugas
digital compositor: Jean-FranÃ§ois Ferland
executive visual effets supervisor: Alchemy 24: Jessica Francoeur
visual effects artist (as Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme): IsmaÃ«l Gros
digital compositor: Bryan Hsu
digital compositor: Alain Lachance
visual effects supervisor: Alchemy 24: Marie-Claude Lafontaine
visual effects producer: Alchemy 24: Pierre-David Myles
visual effects coordinator: Charles Richer
digital compositor: Jean-Pierre Riverin
digital artist: Marc A. Rousseau
visual effects executive producer: Nicolas Sabourin-Beausoleil
digital compositor: AndrÃ©s TalegÃ³n
compositor: Sonia Wu
digital compositor

Stunts

IldikÃ³ SzÃ¼cs
stunt department coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Viktor Balogh
assistant video: Attila DÃ³czi
video assist coordinator: Montreal photography: Levente GyÃ¶rgypÃ¡l
electrician: ÃrpÃ¡d HorvÃ¡th
b camera operator dailies: Nick Kenealy
video assist operator: UK: Emil KovÃ¡cs
Qtake operator: vfx unit: Sabrina Lantos
still photographer: MiklÃ³s Lucsik
lighting technician: Nicolas Marion
first assistant camera: Alain Masse
best boy: Zsolt Big Nagy
video assist operator: AndrÃ¡s PozsÃ¡r
dolly grip: Viktor Racsek
b cam operator: ZoltÃ¡n Schrammel
technocrane operator: Geoffroy St-Hilaire
a camera and steadicam operator: Robert Streeper
Camera Car Driver: Poland Unit & New York Unit: James Sullivan
camera operator: VFX Unit-Poland Unit: Ãkos SzathmÃ¡ry
a camera second assistant camera: Barna Trajtler
second assistant camera: Attila TumbÃ¡sz
electrician

Casting Department

Piotr Bartuszek
additional cast: Andrea Kenyon
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Amelia Ashley
Assistant Costume Supervisor: Raffaella Buck
costume set supervisor: Cheikh Asaad Cynthia
costume set supervisor: Anna Dal Farra
assistant costume designer: Katy Delisle
truck costume supervisor: Maria Endara
crowd supervisor: Mark Holmes
costume set supervisor: Sosa Juristovszky
key costumer: Virag Kiss
costumer: Heather Leat
costume supervisor: Hildegunn Meyer
costume maker: Nora Pinter
costumer: Clarke Stanley
assistant costume designer: JÃ³zsef Szolga
costumer: Krisztina Tilhof
breakdown artist: Madeleine Tremblay
costume supervisor: MÃ¡tyÃ¡s TÃ³th
dresser: Sarolta Udvardi
crowd supervisor: Barbara Urbanyi
truck costume supervisor: AnikÃ³ Varga
breakdown/dyeing artist: Cristy Watson
truck costume supervisor: Emma Kate Wood
costume set supervisor

Editorial Department

Julien Alix
first assistant editor (as Mathieu Berube): DÃ³ra Vaszily
dailies quality check operator (uncredited)

Location Management

Omar Alboukharey
location marshall: GergÃ¶ Bakos
location scout: Andrew Edwards
location manager: North East Unit: Joe Gradwell
location manager: 2nd unit, UK: Paul Howard
location scout uk: DÃ¡vid SurÃ¡nyi
location manager (as SurÃ¡nyi DÃ¡vid): Antonio Suviri
locations scout: uk: Domonkos SzÃ¡sz
location manager: Lex Wade
location manager

Music Department

Ray Chen
soloist: violin: Judith Clurman
music supervisor: Alan Frey
Music Production Manager: John Kurlander
balance engineer: Oliver Nelson
violin coach and double: James Sizemore
Music Producer / music editor

Script and Continuity Department

Robert Brinkschulte
script supervisor (as Louise Theriault)

Transportation Department

Marc Arsenault
transportation coordinator: Montreal: Sandro Di Gioacchino
driver: Montreal: David Dufresne
driver: Montreal: Philippe Gilbert
transportation captain: Montreal: Bernard Guay
driver: Montreal: MiklÃ³s HorvÃ¡t
transportation coordinator (as HorvÃ¡t MiklÃ³s): Ashley Isaac
unit driver: Victor Lafond
driver: cast, Montreal: Craig Leighton
driver: Mr Roth: Tasso Mathiopoulos
driver: Montreal: LorÃ¡nd MolnÃ¡r
transportation captain: Simon Paquin
driver: Montreal: Martin Patrice
driver: Montreal: David Rosenbaum Jr.
transportation captain

Additional Crew

KÃ¡rÃ¡sz Anita
stand-in: Daniel Balogh
assistant production accountant: Zita Bognar
supervising production accountant hun: GÃ¡bor Bordi
production assistant: Martin Brisebois
stand-in: Clive Owen/Montreal: Christina Buchli
legal counsel / legal counsel: Buchli Goldstein LLP: Sandra Butterworth
dialect coach: Lizzy Carr
production assistant: UK: Kate Clark
production executive: completion guarantor: Christelle Conan
Miscellaneous Crew: Executive for Ingenious Media: Sam Courtney
floor runner: Krzysztof Czyzewski
legal services: IstvÃ¡n Darvas
consultant: Judaism, Hungary: Harriet Davis
assistant: Nick Hirschkorn, UK: Liana Dee
additional set production assistant: Bobby Finn
assistant: Mr. Owen, Canada: Christian Fluet
financial controller: Agar Forjan
consultant: Judaism, Hungary: Szabina Gyori
clearances: Freddie Hatchett
for Riba Films and Ingenious Media: Mika HerzÃ¡n
set production assistant: IstvÃ¡n HorvÃ¡th
1st assistant production accountant (as Istvan Horvath): Luca KarafiÃ¡th
assistant: Mr. Lantos, Hungary: KrisztiÃ¡n KozÃ¡k
production assistant (as KozÃ¡k KrisztiÃ¡n): Serge Lamothe
consultant: director, Canada: Danny MAlin
stand in/photo double: Tim Roth: Genna McAuliffe
completion guarantor: Film Finances Canada Ltd: Craig McElwee
production assistant: Alexandra Mecseki
cashier: Marianne Messier Petit
production coordinator: Jennifer Miller
assistant: Mr. Roth, Canada: GÃ¡bor MolnÃ¡r
medical team supervisor: Hungary: LorÃ¡nd MolnÃ¡r
production assistant: Hungary: GyÃ¶rgy MÃ¡rkus
unit technician: Chantal Neveu
executive assistant to director (as Chantal Neveau): JÃ¡nos NÃ¡del
assistant: Mr. Lantos, Hungary: Hannah Owen
assistant to director: JÃ¡nos Papp
health & safety advisor: Benjamin Perkins
acting coach: Luke Doyle: Ceris Price
publicist: JÃ¡nos Prihoda
immigration coordinator (as Janos Prihoda): Stephanie Provato
legal counsel: Wendy Saffer
publicist: Souleiman Saouli
production assistant: Veronika Sibelja
location marshal: UK: Aida Tannyan
legal support: NÃ³ra Ternovszky
assistant: Mr. Roth, Hungary: Zsuzsanna Toronyi
consultant: Judaism, Hungary: LiptÃ¡k Zita
production coordinator: Tim Bentinck
adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks

Rebekah Gilbertson
thanks: Lindsey Hunt
thanks: Robert Messinger
The Producers Wish to Thank: Andrew G. Vajna
special thanks: R.I.P.