Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jaco Van Dormael

Writing Credits

Didier De Neck
(collaborator)
Pascal Lonhay
(collaborator)
Jaco Van Dormael
Laurette Vankeerberghen
(collaborator)

Cast

Michel Bouquet
Old Thomas / Voice of Adult Thomas
Jo De Backer
Adult Thomas
Thomas Godet
Child Thomas
Gisela Uhlen
Old Evelyne
Mireille Perrier
Voice of old Evelyne / Adult Evelyne
Sandrine Blancke
Alice
Peter Böhlke
Old Alfred
Michel Robin
Old Alfred
Didier Ferney
Adult Alfred
Hugo Harold-Harrison
Child Alfred
Fabienne Loriaux
Thomas' Mother
Klaus Schindler
Thomas' Father
Patrick Waleffe
Voice of Thomas' Father / Official
Pascal Duquenne
Adult Cèlestin
François Toumarkine
Adult Cèlestin
Karim Moussati
Child Cèlestin
Didier De Neck
Mr. Kant
Christine Smeysters
Mrs. Kant
Roland De Pauw
Inspector
Léopold Verlaine-Corbion
Baby Thomas
Françoise Bette
Nurse
Maxime Verspecht
Thomas at 1
Alice van Dormael
Thomas at 1
Damien Delaunoy
Thomas at 3
Mélodie Delvaux
Alice as a 5 year old
Deborah Gubin
Alice as a 5 year old
Nicolas Duvauchel
Leader of Children's Gang
Harry Cleven
Gangster / Smoker in the Stadium
Jacques Lefevre
Gangster
Jean-Henri Compère
Gangster
Bouli Lanners
Gangster
Alexandre von Sivers
Office Boss
Robert Dubois
Official
Thierry Devillers
Official
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Cashier
Charlie Degotte
Bus Driver
Herwig Deweerdt
Store Detective
Henri Monin
Security Guard
Daniel Dury
School Director
Roger Francel
Musical Instrument Vendor
Jo Deseure
Sales Woman
Joël Delsaut
First Musician
Fujio Ishimaru
Second Musician
Marianne Hanse
Musician
Jean Debevre
Musician
Bernard Yerlès
Man in the Train
Gaston Bertin
Evelyne's Husband
Josse De Pauw
Pilot
Ryan Pethrow
Kid in the bus

Produced by

Pierre Drouot
executive producer
Philippe Dussart
co-producer
Marcia Falkenberg-Lerner
associate producer
Dany Geys
producer
Luciano Gloor
producer
Michael Schwarz
co-line producer

Music by

Pierre van Dormael

Cinematography by

Walther van den Ende

Editing by

Susana Rossberg

Casting By

Gerda Diddens
Uschi Drews

Production Design by

Hubert Pouille

Costume Design by

An D'Huys
Anne Van Brée

Makeup Department

Vera Catteeuw
assistant makeup artist
Françoise Joset
assistant makeup artist
Kaatje Van Damme
key makeup artist / makeup & hair designer

Production Management

Bernard de Dessus
assistant unit manager
Yvonne Frèche
unit manager
Michael Schwarz
production manager
Mireille van Keerberghen
assistant unit manager (as Mireille Vankeerberghen)
Benoît Van Wambeke
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Danilo Catti
assistant director
Manu Kamanda
trainee assistant director
Bénédicte Liénard
second assistant director

Art Department

Jacques Calvaer
construction crew
Guy Cantraine
props
Frédéric Delrue
assistant props
André Fonsny
set dresser
Adelin Guyot
painter
John Lambrechts
car handler
Yvette Proszwimmer
construction manager
Stephan Rubens
construction
François Schuiten
conceptual artist
Gilbert Stoffyn
construction manager
Ludo Volders
set dresser

Sound Department

Philippe Baudhuin
post-synchronization
Benoît Biral
sound recordist
Olivier Hespel
boom operator
Chantal Hymans
sound editor
Matthias Lempert
foley recordist
Jean-Paul Loublier
sound mixer / sound
Jo Masset
post-synchronization
Jörn Poetzl
foley artist (as Joern Poetzl)
Serge Schots
sound
Dan Van Bever
boom operator
Marc Veys
sound editor
Dominique Warnier
sound

Special Effects by

Olivier de Laveleye
special effects

Stunts

Leon Dutz
stunts
Albert Goldberg
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jacques Borguet
key grip
Yves Cape
first assistant camera
Marie-Ève de Grave
electrician trainee
Pierre Dermience
electrician
Olivier Dirksen
electrician
Luc Drion
camera operator
Didier Frateur
second assistant camera
Ludo Frejabue
grip
Marc Freyens
grip
Vincent Itterbeek
still photographer
Patrick Legrand
electrician
Bob Lévy
grip (as Bob Levy)
Vincent Piette
electrician
Marie Spencer
camera trainee
Pierre Speyer
key grip
Pierre Stenuit
gaffer
Luc Swartenbroeckx
electrician
Didier Versolatto
electrician
Bruno Verstraete
rigging electrician
Philippe Vizy
grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Andrée Perpéte
costumer
Suzanne Van Well
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Isabelle Husson
assistant editor
Véronique Lagrange
assistant editor
Ewin Ryckaert
assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department

Joëlle Keyser
script supervisor
Valérie Parent
trainee script supervisor

Additional Crew

Claudia Bade
production assistant
Driss Bous'hib
production administrator
Martine Clauwaert
production administrator
Ulrike Hager
production assistant
Nadine Mignon
production secretary
Philippe Rangoni
production assistant
Daniël Van Avermaet
press attache
Ann Verheyen
production assistant
Jonathan Dana
studio executive (uncredited)
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