Death and the Maiden

1h 43m 1994

Brief Synopsis

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On a stormy night, at a secluded beach house, somewhere in Latin America, a chance encounter with Dr. Roberto Miranda leads to an intense confrontation with Paulina Escobar who was subjected to systematic torture fifteen years ago and now believes that she may have found the man responsible. Once Mi

Cast & Crew

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Roman Polanski

Director

Sigourney Weaver

Paulina Escobar

Ben Kingsley

Roberto Miranda

Stuart Wilson

Gerardo Escobar

Krystia Mova

Dr Miranda'S Wife

Jonathan Vega

Dr Miranda'S Son

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Flach Film; Pangea Media Group; Pangea Media Group; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/FINE LINE FEATURES/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Channel 4; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Fine Line Features; Independent Productions; Meteor Film Productions; New Line Cinema; New Line Home Entertainment; Pan Europeenne; PathT International; Pathe Image; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Tele Muenchen Group; Turner Entertainment Company; Wanda Visión S.A.
Location
Spain; Studio de Boulogne, Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

On a stormy night, at a secluded beach house, somewhere in Latin America, a chance encounter with Dr. Roberto Miranda leads to an intense confrontation with Paulina Escobar who was subjected to systematic torture fifteen years ago and now believes that she may have found the man responsible. Once Miranda is her captive, the lines between justice and revenge begin to blur. How far will Paulina go to settle her score? And how can she be sure, after so many years, that she has taken the right prisoner?

Director

Roman Polanski

Director

Cast

Sigourney Weaver

Paulina Escobar

Ben Kingsley

Roberto Miranda

Stuart Wilson

Gerardo Escobar

Krystia Mova

Dr Miranda'S Wife

Jonathan Vega

Dr Miranda'S Son

Rodolphe Vega

Dr Miranda'S Son

Gilberto Cortes

String Quartet Player

Jorge Cruz

String Quartet Player

Carlos Moreno

String Quartet Player

Eduardo Valenzuela

String Quartet Player

Sergio Ortega Alvarado

String Quartet Manager

Crew

Jean-francois Auger

Re-Recording Mixer

Antoine Baralhe

Other

Jane Barclay

Executive Producer (Capitol Films)

Laurent Bares

1st Assistant Camera

Pierre Barougier

2nd Assistant Camera

Sylvette Baudrot

Script Supervisor

Yves Blanchard

Head Carpenter

Jean-marie Blondel

Boom Operator

Alexandre Boksa

Other

Patrick Boshart

2nd Assistant Director

Daniel Braunschweig

Propmaster

Daniel Brisseau

Sound Engineer

David Brisseau

Video Assistant

Geoff Brown

Other

Marie Sylvie Caillerez

Casting

Marie-sylvie Caillierez

Casting

Milena Canonero

Costume Designer

Michel Cheyko

1st Assistant Director; Assistant Director

Isabelle Dassonville

Assistant (To Mr Polanski)

Herve De Luze

Editor

Maggy Michalak Deleskiewicz

Other

Tonino Delli Colli

Director Of Photography

Anne Demontangon

Adr Editor

Linda Devetta

Makeup Artist

Laetitia Dom

Other

Ariel Dorfman

Screenwriter

Ariel Dorfman

Co-Producer

Ariel Dorfman

Play As Source Material ("Death And The Maiden")

Rodrigo Dorfman

Other

Nathalie Doux

Dresser

Francois Duhamel

Still Photographer

Sophie Evans

Production Assistant

Christophe Gachet

2nd Assistant Director

Jean-paul Gaillot

Head Grip Construction

Andy Glen

Music Editor

Janine Gold

Assistant (To Mr Mount)

Patrick Gordon

Unit Manager

Pierre Guffroy

Production Designer

Andre Haidant

Grip

Gerard Haidant

Grip

Sharon Harel-cohen

Executive Producer (Capitol Films)

Jean Harnois

Camera Operator

Frederic Heurlier

Other

Dean Humphreys

Re-Recording Mixer

Jean-bernard Josko

Grip

Wojciech Kilar

Music

Josh Kramer

Producer

Olivier Laurent

Editing Assistant

Rose Marie Lausson

Editing Assistant

Didier Lavergne

Makeup Artist

Anne Le Campion

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jean Claude Lebras

Gaffer

Bruno Lefebvre

Special Effects

Laurent Levy

Foley Artist

Olivier Lhoste

Location Manager

Rene Loubet

Head Of Construction

Jacqueline Mariani

Dialogue Editor

Claude Moesching

Art Director

Xavier Morange

Other

Frederic Moreau

Titles & Opticals

Thom Mount

Producer

Gladys Nederlander

Associate Producer

Tim Oldham

Music Producer

Patrick Olmstead

Assistant (To Mr Kramer)

Jean Hugues Oppel

1st Assistant Camera

Manuella Papatakis

Publicist

Raphael Peaud

Editing Trainee

Nicola Pecorini

Steadicam Operator

Francois Phillippi

Props Buyer

Gilbert Pieri

Special Effects

Gilles Pieri

Propmaster

Gilles Pieri

Special Effects Assistant

Robert Pilat

Other

Patsy Pollock

Casting

Laurent Quaglio

Sound Editor

Harry Rabinowitz

Music Conductor

Germinal Rangel

Costume Supervisor

Marcel Renult

Grip

Antoine Rivera

Other

Luc Roux

Still Photographer

Jonathan Rutter

Publicist

Janie Ryckmans

Other

Hanz Schubert

Song ("String Quartet No 14 In D Minor")

Mary Selway

Casting

Martina Skala

Set Decorator

Santiago Dalmau Soler

Location Manager (Spain)

Andre Thiery

Head Grip

Pierre Thirion

Other

Bonnie Timmermann

Co-Producer

Matthew Tynan

Assistant (To Mr Mount)

Simon Ubsdell

Special Editorial Consultant

Mark Urman

Publicist

Michel Vialla

Props Assistant

Kathie Weaver

Post-Production Supervisor

Blanche Wiesenfeld

Production Coordinator

Suzanne Wiesenfeld

Production Coordinator

Rafael Yglesias

Screenwriter

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Flach Film; Pangea Media Group; Pangea Media Group; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/FINE LINE FEATURES/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Channel 4; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Fine Line Features; Independent Productions; Meteor Film Productions; New Line Cinema; New Line Home Entertainment; Pan Europeenne; PathT International; Pathe Image; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Tele Muenchen Group; Turner Entertainment Company; Wanda Visión S.A.
Location
Spain; Studio de Boulogne, Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 23, 1994

Expanded Release in United States January 13, 1995

Wide Release in United States January 27, 1995

Released in United States on Video July 5, 1995

Released in United States 1995

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.

Completed shooting May 20, 1994.

Began shooting March 7, 1994.

Mike Nichols directed the Broadway production which opened early 1992, closed August 2nd, and starred Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss and Glenn Close in a Tony Award-winning performance. Roman Polanski director the French stage production.

Released in United States Winter December 23, 1994

Expanded Release in United States January 13, 1995

Released in United States on Video July 5, 1995

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.)

Wide Release in United States January 27, 1995

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