Titus


2h 42m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Titus Andronicus, the great Roman general, returns home victorious from a long war with the northern Goths during which all but his four remaining sons have died. Lucius, the eldest son, reminds Titus that part of the victory ritual is the human sacrafice of an enemy prisoner. Titus chooses the elde

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Croatia

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 42m

Synopsis

Titus Andronicus, the great Roman general, returns home victorious from a long war with the northern Goths during which all but his four remaining sons have died. Lucius, the eldest son, reminds Titus that part of the victory ritual is the human sacrafice of an enemy prisoner. Titus chooses the eldest son of Tamora, the Queen of the Goths, who has been brought back to Rome as a captive with her three sons and the Moor, Aaron. Though Tamora pleads for her son's life, Titus carries out the ritual, not out of cruelty but out of what he conceives to be religious devotion. Tamora and her two remaining sons, Chiron and Demetrius, vow revenge. With that, the tale of double revenge begins--first Tamora's and then Titus'.

Crew

Renato Agostini

Special Effects Supervisor

Conchita Airoldi

Producer

Vanja Aljinovic

Assistant Director

Jody Allen

Producer

Paul Allen

Executive Producer

Federico Angeli

Other

Jennifer Barin

Other

Pierluigi Basile

Art Director

Robert Bernacchi

Production Manager

Mark D Bisgeier

Associate Producer

Frantoise Bonnot

Editor

Giusi Bovino

Hair Stylist

Antonio Brandt

Assistant Director

Jolanda Buhin

Hair Stylist

Ana Bulajic

Makeup Artist

Pino Butti

Production Supervisor

Nicola Cabiati

Other

Guiseppe Cancellara

Other

Gilles Cannatella

Assistant Director

Milena Canonero

Costume Designer

Jules Cazedessus

Other

Ben Cheah

Foley Editor

Michael Connell

Music Editor

Kyle Cooper

Segment Producer

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Maria Pia Crapanzano

Hair Stylist

Marcia Debonis

Casting Associate

Dino Di Dionisio

Production Supervisor

Boris Dmitrovic

Production Manager

Robert Elhai

Music Arranger

Nicoletta Ercole

Costume Designer

Dante Ferretti

Production Designer

Jadran Film

Production

Ranko Ganic

Unit Manager

Marta Gatti

Script Supervisor

Carlo Gervasi

Set Decorator

Teese Gohl

Music Producer

Elliot Goldenthal

Music Arranger

Elliot Goldenthal

Music Composer

Elliot Goldenthal

Music Producer

Marco Greco

Unit Manager

Rachel Griffiths

Script Supervisor

Page Hamilton

Music

Lora Hirschberg

Rerecording

Ivo Husnjak

Art Director

Joel Iwataki

Other

Joel Iwataki

Sound Mixer

Todd Kasow

Music Editor

Daryl Kell

Music Editor

Irene Lamb

Casting

Henrique Laplaine

Assistant Director

George Lara

Foley

Adam Leipzig

Coproducer

David S Leong

Stunts

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Blake Leyh

Sound Editor

Blake Leyh

Sound Designer

Skip Lievsay

Foley Mixer

Ellen Little

Co-Executive Producer

Robbie Little

Co-Executive Producer

Enrico Lucidi

Camera Operator

Zdravko Madzarevic

Assistant Director

Lawrence Manchester

Other

Richard Martinez

Music Producer

Norma Marie Mascia

Production Coordinator

Enzo Mastantonio

Makeup Artist

Kimberly R Mccord

Dialogue Editor

Stephen Mclaughlin

Other

Steven Mercurio

Music Conductor

Stefano Mioni

Stunt Coordinator

Brad Moseley

Associate Producer

Germano Natali

Other

Sandra Nixon

Production Associate

Tim O'shea

Foley Editor

Marco Olivieri

Unit Manager

Alex G Ortoli

Main Title Design

Glenfield Payne

Sound Effects Editor

Jay Peck

Foley Artist

Giuseppe Pennese

Choreographer

Barbara Petrelli

Location Manager

Peter Phillips

Post-Production Supervisor

Claudio Quaglietti

Special Effects

Jennifer Ralston

Foley Editor

Massimo Razzi

Art Director

Halid Redzebasic

Makeup Artist

Linda Reisman

Consultant

Luigi Rocchetti

Makeup Artist

Luigi Rocchetti

Other

Stefanija Rosso

Hair Stylist

Max Rotundo

Visual Effects

Curtis Roush

Music Editor

Shaila Rubin

Casting Associate

Marco Scotti

Wardrobe

William Shakespeare

Play As Source Material

Jonathan Sheffer

Music Conductor

Domenico Sica

Art Director

Danuta Skarszewska

Script Supervisor

Luigi Spoletini

Assistant Director

David Stephenson

Sound Mixer

Mark Stewart

Music

Sergio Stivaletti

Other

Gary Summers

Rerecording

Bojana Sutic

Assistant Director

Gino Tamagnini

Other

Gino Tamagnini

Makeup Artist

Mauro Tamagnini

Hair Stylist

Julie Taymor

Screenplay

Julie Taymor

Producer

Karen L Thorson

Associate Producer

Luciano Tovoli

Director Of Photography

Luca Tranchino

Other

Guy Travers

Assistant Director

Massimiliano Trevis

Steadicam Operator

Massimiliano Trevis

Camera Operator

Gian Paolo Varani

Unit Production Manager

Deborah Wallach

Adr Supervisor

Bruce Williamson

Music

Michiyo Yoshizaki

Coproducer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Croatia

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 42m

Award Nominations

Best Costume Design

1999

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1999 Golden Satellite for Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Harry J. Lennix) from the International Press Academy.

Released in United States Winter December 25, 1999

Expanded Release in United States January 14, 2000

Expanded Release in United States January 21, 2000

Released in United States on Video August 15, 2000

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at Brisbane International Film Festival July 27 - August 8, 2000.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.

Feature film directorial debut for theater director Julie Taymor.

Began shooting October 5, 1998.

Completed shooting February 5, 1999.

Released in United States Winter December 25, 1999

Expanded Release in United States January 14, 2000

Expanded Release in United States January 21, 2000

Released in United States on Video August 15, 2000

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Brisbane International Film Festival July 27 - August 8, 2000.)

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)