Death Defying Acts
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Gillian Armstrong
- Producer
- Brian Ward, Marcia Nasatir, Dan Lupovitz, Tony Grisoni, Kirk D'Amico
- Co-Producer
- Brian Ward, Marcia Nasatir, Dan Lupovitz, Tony Grisoni, Kirk D'Amico
- Editor
- Nicholas Beauman
- Screenwriter
- Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward
- Director of Photography
- Haris Zambarloukos
- Production Designer
- Gemma Jackson
- Sound
- Simon Okin
- Composer
- Cezary Skubiszewski
- Principal cast
- Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Zephyr Films Ltd
33 Percy StreetLondon W1T 2DF
UK
T +44 (0)20 7255 3555
Macgowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films Pty Ltd
402 Bourke StreetSurrey Hills
New South Wales 2010
Australia
T +61 29357 7366
Sales Company
Myriad Pictures Inc.
421 South Beverly Drive5th Flr.
Beverly Hills
CA 90212 US
T +1 310 789 4500
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