Bent
Brief Synopsis
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Max is a playboy in the decadent nightclub scene of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's Germany. While his lover and roommate, Rudy, performs at the local club owned by the androgynous Greta, Max partakes in sexual encounters with the club's clientele. One encounter with a soldier in an SA uni
Cast & Crew
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Sean Mathias
Director
Mick Jagger
Greta
Clive Owen
Max
Brian Webber
Rudy
Nikolaj Coster-waldau
Wolf
Jude Law
Stormtrooper
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Romance
War
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Afm Lighting; Angels the Costumiers; Arri Group; Arts Council Of England National Lottery; Bickers Action; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Film Flow; Film4 Productions; Filmfour International; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Huntley Film Archives; Lavish Locations; Looking Glass Studios; Mcdonald & Rutter; Nippon Film Development & Finance Inc; Nippon Film Development & Finance Inc; Rank Film Laboratory; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Vtr; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Imovision; MGM /UA; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh
Location
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Synopsis
Max is a playboy in the decadent nightclub scene of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's Germany. While his lover and roommate, Rudy, performs at the local club owned by the androgynous Greta, Max partakes in sexual encounters with the club's clientele. One encounter with a soldier in an SA unit during the "Night of the Long Knives" exposes Max, Rudy, and Greta to the Gestapo. While Greta destroys evidence of his "other" life, Max and Rudy flee. With Rudy at work in a road gang, Max finds his uncle Freddie, who has connections to assist him in his flight from Germany, but is only able to acquire papers for Max. Max and Rudy plan their own escape from Germany but are discovered and put on a train to Dachau. While on the train, Max witnesses the brutality of Nazi domination, particularly in the form of one SS officer who eventually tortures and kills Rudy. Eventually, Max finds love, companionship, and dignity in the person of Horst, who supports him during their stay in Dachau.
Director
Sean Mathias
Director
Cast
Mick Jagger
Greta
Clive Owen
Max
Brian Webber
Rudy
Nikolaj Coster-waldau
Wolf
Jude Law
Stormtrooper
Gresby Nash
Waiter
Suzanne Bertish
Half-Woman--Half-Man
David Meyer
Gestapo Man
Stefan Marling
Ss Captain
Richard Laing
Ss Guard
Crispian Belfrage
Ss Guard
Ian Mckellen
Uncle Freddie
Johanna Kirby
Muttering Woman
David Phelan
Fluff In Park
Peter Stark
Guard No 1 On Train
Lothaire Bluteau
Horst
Rupert Graves
Officer On Train
Charlie Watts
Guard No 2 On Train
Holly Davidson
Girl On Train
Rupert Penry Jones
Guard On Road
Paul Kynman
Corporal
Paul Bettany
Captain
Dorigen Hammond
Trapeze Stuntperson
Myer Taub
Rudy'S Dresser
Geraldine Sherman
Prostitute
Rachel Weisz
Prostitute
Mary Davidson
Max'S Friend
Sadie Frost
Max'S Friend
Lou Gish
Max'S Friend
Simon Hammerstein
Max'S Friend
Johan Johnstone
Max'S Friend
Chris Karlitz
Max'S Friend
Mark Misauer
Max'S Friend
Howard Sacks
Max'S Friend
Mandy Stone
Max'S Friend
William Stone
Max'S Friend
Daisy Devilleneuve
Max'S Friend
Poppy Devilleneuve
Max'S Friend
Jan Devilleneuve
Max'S Friend
Helen Whitehouse
Max'S Friend
Claire Cunningham
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Shira Haviv
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Filip Van Huffel
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Sacha Lee
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Ben Maher
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Jane Mason
Dancer (Random Dance Company)
Eugene Drucker
Performer
Philip Setzer
Performer
David Finckel
Performer
Crew
Jacqueline Abrahams
Assistant Art Director
Nick Adams
Special Thanks
Liz Ainley
Props Buyer
Paul Alexander
Other
Giorgios Arvanitis
Director Of Photography
Tim Bain
Sbft Trainee 3rd Assistant Director (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Joshua Barber
Floor Runner
Maurizio Basile
Costume Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
David Belugou
Cabaret Costumes
John Billingsley
Assistant Engineer (The Looking Glass Studios)
Simon Bishop
Sound Recordist
Richard Blackmore
Electrician (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Christine Blundell
Makeup Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Jane Body
Costume Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Liz Boulton
Costume Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Robert Bowman
Other
Harry Boyd
3rd Assistant Director (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Rowan Brade
Special Thanks
Paul Brinkworth
Grip
Karen Britcliffe
Art Department Assistant
Ben Brookes
Boom Operator
Jeffrey Bryant
Special Thanks
Lewis Buchan
Other
Charles Burrage
Carpenter (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Peter Callow
Art Department Assistant
Paul Carr
Re-Recording Mixer
Gina Carter
Production Supervisor
Jenne Casarotto
Special Thanks
Marc Cass
Stunts
Les Child
Special Thanks
Alan Church
Effects Producer
Caroline Clements
Special Thanks
Matt Clifford
Song Engineer ("The Streets Of Berlin")
Jeremy Conway
Special Thanks
Rachel Cooper
Special Thanks
Anton Corbijn
Special Thanks
Guy Cowan
Other
Hugh Craig
Physical Trainer
Penny Crisp
Props Maker
Jim Davers
Standby Props
Gavin Deas
Sound Trianee
Tom Delmar
Stunt Coordinator
John Donnelly
Stand-By Stage Hand; Stand-By Stagehand (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Tabitha Doyle
Dailies
Mark Dunford
Special Thanks
Lawrence Dutton
Other
Harvey Edgington
Special Thanks
Bruce Edwards
Special Thanks
Sophie Fante
Production Coordinator
Stephen Farger
Other
Robert Farr
Re-Recording Mixer
David Finckel
Cello Soloist (The Emerson String Quartet)
Michael Foster
Special Thanks
Heidi Freeman
2nd Assistant Editor
Joe Gallagher
Dialogue Editor
Bruce Gallup
Other
Linda Gamble
Special Thanks
Daniel Gane
1st Assistant Editor
Andrew Gardiner
Other
Kevin Gardiner
Electrician
Yorgos Giannelis
Other
Tomi Gibson
Color Grader (Rank Film Laboratories)
Simon Giles
Title Designer
Philip Glass
Song ("The Streets Of Berlin")
Philip Glass
Music
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Bill Godfrey
Financial Advisor
Andrew Golding
Art Director
Christopher Gouch
Other
Anja Grabert
Special Thanks
Alan Graham
Bestboy
Stephen Grosz
Production Solicitor (Blindman And Partner)
Simon Hammerstein
Production Runner
Loveday Harding
Boom Operator
Tom Harding
Other
Michael Harm
Location Manager
Adam Harris
Electrician (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Mark E. Harris
Assistant Editor
Mark Harris
1st Assistant Editor
William J Harris
Driver
Deborah Harwood
Special Thanks
Chantal Hauser
Assistant (To Sean Mathias)
Michael Hayes
Electrician
Alan Hayter
Other
Bill Hishelwood
Production Solicitor (Marriott Harrison)
Annabel Hutton
Special Thanks
Mick Jagger
Song Performer ("The Streets Of Berlin")
Tim Johnson
Production Runner
Rory Johnstone
Music Executive Producer
Rory Johnstone
Special Thanks
Lenny Jones
Makeup
Brian Kaczynski
Location Manager (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Chris Kimsey
Other
Alison King
Camera Trainee
Lloyd King
Other
Tony King
Special Thanks
John Knight
Property Master
Hisami Kuroiwa
Executive Producer
Michael Lacy
Special Thanks
Bradley Larner
Other
Melissa Layton-skorepa
Costume Supervisor
Stevie Lee
Special Thanks
Tracy Lee
Makeup Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Sheryl Leonardo
Production Accountant
Jerome Levy
Special Thanks
Stephen Brimson Lewis
Production Designer
Dixie Linder
Producer
Isabel Lorent
Music Editor
Isabel Lorente
Editor
Isabelle Lorente
Editor
Sarah Love
Chief Hairdresser
Geraldine Malavin
Other
John Markwell
Special Effects
Oliver Marlangeon
Foley Artist
Christian Martin
Assistant Producer
George Mason
Dressing Props
Sean Mathias
Co-Producer
Kevin Matthews
Other
Gerard Mccann
Sound Editor
Charles Mcdonald
Special Thanks
Wayne Mcgregor
Choreographer
John Mcveigh
Other
Stewart Meachem
Costume Designer
Lorenzo Mele
Other
Mark Mitchell
Assistant Engineer (Sorcerer Sound Studios/New York--New York)
Neil Mockler
Special Thanks
John Monk
Unit Driver
Frederic Moreau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Mountain
Stills Photography
Thierry Mugler
Special Thanks
Kurt Munkacsi
Music Producer
Jez Murrell
3rd Assistant Director
Fiona Neilson
Production Assistant
Vic Newall
Construction Stand-By
Davina Nicholson
1st Assistant Director
Scott O'neil
Art Department Runner
Ben Oldfield
Special Thanks
Richard Oxley
Electrician (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Charles Palmer
Other
Miranda Payne
Special Thanks
Victoria Pearman
Special Thanks
Andrew Pendergast
Floor Runner (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Steve Pike
Wardrobe
Trefor Proud
Chief Makeup Artist
Andy Pryor
Casting
Sue Quinn
Other
Sarah Radclyffe
Executive Producer
Michael Redman
Adr Editor
Anthony Richards
Other
Michael Riesman
Solo Piano
Michael Riesman
Conductor
Alex Robertson
Stagehand (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Josh Robertson
2nd Assistant Director
Jane Royle
Makeup Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Robert Ryder
Construction
Steven Sadler
Other
Kim Seber
Other
Philip Setzer
Violin Soloist (The Emerson String Quartet)
Martin Sherman
Co-Producer
Martin Sherman
Song ("The Streets Of Berlin")
Martin Sherman
Play As Source Material ("Bent")
Martin Sherman
Screenwriter
Michael Skorjepa
Costume Assistant
Greg Smith
Costume Dailies (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Michael Prestwood Smith
Adr Mixer
Michael Solinger
Producer
Andrew Stebbing
Production Runner
Andrew Sterman
Clarinet Soloist (The Emerson String Quartet)
Andrew Sterman
Other
Dave Stewart
Animal Handler
Danny Sumsion
Carpenter
Myer Taub
Author'S Assistant
Alan Taylor
Construction Manager (Scotland/Cabaret Crew)
Mark Taylor
Lighting Gaffer
Michelle Taylor
Special Thanks
Neris Thomas
Special Thanks
Andy Thompson
Assistant Adr Mixer
Roger Tooley
Steadicam Operator
David Trezise
Special Thanks
Rob Troughton
Stand-By Stage Hand
Jane Trower
Assistant Production Accountant
Matthew Twyford
Effects Compositor
Harry Van Rooij
Carpenter
Paul Venezia
Minibus Driver
Simon Vickery
Assistant Special Effects
Peter Wakelin
Special Thanks
Gary Wallace
Special Thanks
Liz West
Script Supervisor
Len Wheeler
Props Maker
Bob Wiesinger
Other
Tim Wiley
Bestboy
James Winby
Stand-By Carpenter
John D Wright
Other
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Romance
War
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Afm Lighting; Angels the Costumiers; Arri Group; Arts Council Of England National Lottery; Bickers Action; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Film Flow; Film4 Productions; Filmfour International; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Huntley Film Archives; Lavish Locations; Looking Glass Studios; Mcdonald & Rutter; Nippon Film Development & Finance Inc; Nippon Film Development & Finance Inc; Rank Film Laboratory; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Vtr; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Imovision; MGM /UA; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh
Location
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Sean Mathias, who directed the National Theatre's 1991 revival of "Bent.
Completed shooting August 22, 1996.
Began shooting July 3, 1996.
"Bent" played on Broadway (1979-80) and starred Richard Gere and David Dukes.
Released in United States Fall November 26, 1997
Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.)
Nominated for Outstanding Limited-Release Film by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award.
Released in United States Fall November 26, 1997
Released in United States on Video June 3, 2003
Released in United States 1997
Shown at Gijon International Film Festival (in competition) in Spain November 21-28.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.
