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The Titan

Synopsis

Hotshot Air Force pilot, Rick Janssen, is chosen for a military experiment that will create a human being capable of surviving the harsh environments of Saturn’s moon, Titan. The experiment is successful, turning Rick into a super-human, but it also creates deadly side-effects which threatens the life of Rick, his wife and family, and possibly humanity itself.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Director
Lennart Ruff 1st Feature
Producer
Arash Amel, Fred Berger, Leon Clarance, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Ben Pugh
Co-Producer
Jo Monk
Executive Producer
Adrián Guerra, Joshua Horsfield, Laure Vaysse
Editor
Ann-Carolin Biesenbach
Screenwriter
Arash Amel (story), Max Hurwitz (screenplay)
Director of Photography
Jan-Marcello Kahl
Production Designer
Julian R. Wagner
Composer
Fil Eisler
Principal cast
Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Diego Boneta, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US coprodution

42 (UK), The Amel Company (US), Automatik Entertainment (US), Motion Picture Capital (UK)

42

8 Flitcroft Street
London
WC2H 8DL

Motion Picture Capital

18 Soho Square
London
W1D 3QL

Sales Company

Voltage Pictures

116 N Robertson Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles
CA 90048
USA

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