Being Human
Brief Synopsis
In five different ages of western human history (the Bronze age, the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, the 16th century and the present day) a man searches for his lost family.
Cast & Crew
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Bill Forsyth
Director
Robin Williams
John Turturro
Kelly Hunter
Vincent D'onofrio
Hector Elizondo
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
New York City, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Brocket Hall, England, United Kingdom; Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom; Morocco; Scourie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
In five different ages of western human history (the Bronze age, the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, the 16th century and the present day) a man searches for his lost family.
Director
Bill Forsyth
Director
Cast
Robin Williams
John Turturro
Kelly Hunter
Vincent D'onofrio
Hector Elizondo
Anna Galiena
Lindsay Crouse
Lorraine Bracco
Theresa Russell
Peter Kelly
Luke Hardy
David Proval
Nicholas Hewetson
Maudie Johnson
Ken Stott
Dave Jones
Rouchdi Mohamed
Stefan Weclawek
Eoin Carlyle
Elena Salvoni
Robin Hooper
Hassan Mekkiat
Mark C Wood
Lead Person
Maria Mazetti Di Pietralata
Don Watson
Lead Person
Paul Riley
Don Sumpter
Ewan Mcgregor
Andy Flanagan
Jose Perez
John Finn
Finlay Welsh
Simon Clark
Paul Higgins
Steve Shill
Gavin Mitchell
Tim Mcmullan
John Surman
Andrew Dolan
David Mcgowan
Vivienne Ritchie
Adam Bryant
Gnagnarelli
Tony Curran
Seamus Gubbins
Gemma Frances
Tobie Cronje
Lizzy Mcinnerny
Laurance Rudic
William H. Macy
David Morrissey
Sam Guttman
Robert Cavanah
Brian Scott O'malley
Danny Kovacs
Gavin Richards
Iain Andrew
Irvine Allen
Jim Hooper
Andrew Charleson
Iain Mcaleese
Jonathan Hyde
Robert F Keefe
Simon Mcburney
Nina Lektorsky
Bill Nighy
John X Heart
George Dillon
Louis Landman
Jeanne Reynolds
Gregor Henderson-bbeggs
Rafiu Omidiiji Bello
Mark Long
Willie Jonah
Rob Brezsny
Winnie Watts
Danny Kanaber
Karen L Thorson
Andrew Tiernan
Grace Mahlaba
Charles Miller
Conrad Asquith
Zoot Lynman
Helen Miller
Max Johnson
Bhasker Patel
Matteo Mazzetti Di Pietralata
Michael Nardone
Crew
Mohammed Abounoum
Construction
Karim Abouobayd
Assistant Location Manager
Mike Adams
Other
Abdelkrim Akallach
Wardrobe Assistant
Zakaria Alaoui
Production Manager
David Appleby
Photography
Linda Armstrong
Makeup Artist
David Balfour
Property Master
Jean Balfour
Thanks
Ken Barley
Other
Gerry Bates
Boom Operator
Bill Beasley
Production Manager
Mike Beaven
Driver
Les Beaver
Other
Dennis D Becker
Special Effects
Rosie Bedford-stradling
Other
J M Behan
Carpenter
Amina Ben Cherki
Hairdresser
Najib Benfares
Electrician
Mohamed Benhmamane
Hairdresser
Jonathan Benson
Assistant Director
David Bergad
Assistant Editor
Tom Bianco
Accounting Assistant
Paul Bode
Assistant Camera Operator
Peter Bond
Dialogue Editor
Daniel Patrick Borelis
Special Effects
Abdallah Boughtifa
Props Assistant
Judith Bouley
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Kate Bowen
Accounting Assistant
Ralph Brandofini
Assistant Camera Operator
Jed Bray
Driver
Daniel Briggs
Transportation Coordinator
David Brighton
Special Effects
Joe Brookes
Medic
Anthony Brookman
Wardrobe Assistant
Doreen Brown
Costume Department
Mandy Bryan
Wardrobe Assistant
Steve Cardellini
Dolly Grip
Fiona Carlin
Sound
Mike Carling
Camera Trainee
C Carver
Thanks
Gilly Case
Assistant Location Manager
Peter Casey
Generator Operator
Gregory Childers
Grip
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Robert F Colesberry
Producer
Robert F Colesberry
Assistant Director
Brian Collings
Costume Department
Bernard Collins
Carpenter
Mo Colvin
Other
Eddie Cooke
Construction
Tanya Cooper
Assistant
Martha Corrigan
Casting Associate
Simon Costin
Other
Anne Coulter
Script Supervisor
Mick Coulter
Director Of Photography
Mandy Cran
Office Runner
Richard P Cucinotta
Other
Jimmy Cullen
Costumes
Ted Dabrera
Construction
Graham Daniel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Davis
Accounting Assistant
Jonathan Davis
Assistant Editor
Bob Dean
Props
Louise Decordoba
Accounting Assistant
Patsy Delord
Production Coordinator
Steve Dent
Other
Christopher Desmond
Other
Bernard Dethiers
Production Assistant
Lisa Devlin
Other
Craig Dietrich
Assistant Production Coordinator
Abdessamad Dinia
Assistant Director
Jonathan Doff
Video Assist/Playback
James Dolan
Electrician
Jim Donohue
Other
Pam Downe
Wardrobe Assistant
Kevin Draycott
Special Effects
Steve Drelick
Camera Operator
Michael Driscoll
Production
Gary Duncan
Driver
Barbara Dunlap
Property Master
Arthur Dunne
Other
David Edwards
Carpenter
Edwin A Effrein
Assistant Camera Operator
Nigel Egerton
Wardrobe Assistant
Hassan El Hallaj
Hair Assistant
Michael Ellis
Editor
Paul Engelen
Makeup Supervisor
Gene Engles
Gaffer
Dave Escoffrey
Electrician
Fred Evans
Visual Effects
Gary Roy Evans
Production
Roy Evans
Carpenter
Tim Evans
Medic
Robert Farbri
Assistant Director
Daniel Farrell
Assistant Sound Editor
Mathew Flood Ferguson
Production Assistant
Susie Figgis
Casting
Garry Fisher
Carpenter
Michael S Fisher
Carpenter
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Robin Fleming
Thanks
Bill Forsyth
Screenplay
Raymond Fox
Carpenter
Ian Fuller
Sound Editor
Driss Gaidi
Location Manager
Joe Gallagher
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Gardiner
Other
Sean Garrison
Office Runner
Norman Garwood
Production Designer
James Gemmill
Scenic Artist
Dick George
Other
Michael Gibbs
Music
Gary Gill
Dolly Grip
Jeff Gilliam
Electrician
Andy Glen
Music Editor
Rodney Glenn
Dialogue Editor
Diane Gnagnarelli
Advisor
Barry Goldsmith
Thanks
Alison Gourlay
Office Runner
Maggie Gray
Set Decorator
Jeremy Green
Production Assistant
Richard Guinness
Grip
Tim Guinness
Gaffer
Brendan Gunn
Dialogue Coach
Fred Gunning
Carpenter
Johnny Guterres
Key Grip
Gilly Gutteridge
Other
Hilary Haines
Hairdresser
Jackie Hallatt
Costume Department
Sandy Hamilton
Props
Hind Hanif
Production Coordinator
Kirk D. Hansen
Other
Pat Harkins
Props
Jim Harris
Other
Barbara Hartman-jenichen
Costumes
Ahmed Hatimi
Assistant Director
Timothy Hayes
Production
Paul Hedges
Props
Frank Helbig
Electrician
Edouard F Henriques
Makeup
Philip Y C Ho
Grip
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Tracey Holmes
Art Assistant
Gwyneth Horder-payton
Assistant Director
Anna Houghton
Costume Department
Sharon Howard-field
Casting
Martin Hubbard
Carpenter
Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Supervisor
Stephenson Hutchinson
Special Effects
Edward Iacobelli
Driver
Glenn Ibbitson
Scenic Artist
Charles Ireland
Assistant Editor
Terry James
Other
Colin Jamison
Hairdresser
Jan Jamison
Hairdresser
Greta Jenkins
Other
Colin Johnson
Makeup
Christie Johnston
Production Coordinator
Dave Jones
Camera
David Jones
Production
Michael Jones
Other
John Jordan
Other
Patricia Kazmierowski
Costume Supervisor
Alan Keating
Thanks
Sebastian Keep
Other
Paddy Keily
Other
Valerie Kemp
Assistant
Laurie Kerr
Carpenter
Liz Kerry
Location Manager
John King
Driver
Louis Kramer
Sound Recordist
Abdelhadi Lafani
Electrician
Abdellilah Laghrissi
Electrician
David Lawrence
Other
Red Lawrence
Other
Steven Lawrence
Other
Wayne Leach
Electrician
Jonathan Lee
Assistant Art Director
Edward T Lewis
Production Assistant
Garrett Lewis
Set Decorator
Melvin Lind
Assistant Director
Bert Long
Unit Manager Assistant
Lauren A Loughlin
Other
Steven Lowen
Other
Keith Gordon Lowes
Assistant Sound Editor
Lee Lighting Ltd
Lighting
Jerry Luthart
Other
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Bobby Mancuso
Assistant Camera Operator
Colin Manning
Grip
Elisabeth Marien
Other
Alan Martin
Gaffer
Jason Martin
Best Boy
Lee Martin
Electrician
Romano Martinis
Dialogue Coach
George F Mauricio
Props Assistant
Charlie Mcginley
Production
Alan Mcsheehy
Camera Trainee
Ray Merrin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
New York City, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Brocket Hall, England, United Kingdom; Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom; Morocco; Scourie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1994
Released in United States Spring May 6, 1994
Began shooting September 24, 1992.
Completed shooting March 2, 1993.
Robin Williams plays the man in search of his family in each of the film's five historical periods.
Released in United States Spring May 6, 1994
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1994
