Is Anybody There?
Brief Synopsis
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Christmas 1987 marks the one-year anniversary of Lark Hall's opening for business as an old age home in an English seaside town. But ten-year-old Edward isn't much in the mood to celebrate. He has had to give up his room. And the residents aren't exactly typical companions for a young boy. The passi
Cast & Crew
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John Crowley
Director
Michael Caine
Anne-marie Duff
David Morrissey
Rosemary Harris
Elizabeth Spriggs
Film Details
Also Known As
Is There Anybody There?
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Alex Rose Wig Company; Angels the Costumiers; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arion; Audiolink; Audiolink, Ltd.; Bbc Films; Big Beach; Birds & Animals Unlimited; Casting Collective; Dynamic International; Edit Hire; Hackenbacker Sound; Heyday Films; Kevin O'Shea; Location Facilities; Media Safety; Nationwide Access Ltd.; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Panalux; Sapex; Shipleys; Special Treats Productions; Strongroom Studios; Take 2 Film; The Moving Picture Company
Distribution Company
Story Island Entertainment; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Magnolia Home Entertainment; Studiocanal UK
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Synopsis
Christmas 1987 marks the one-year anniversary of Lark Hall's opening for business as an old age home in an English seaside town. But ten-year-old Edward isn't much in the mood to celebrate. He has had to give up his room. And the residents aren't exactly typical companions for a young boy. The passing of one Lark Hall resident raises the possibility that Edward might finally move back into his old room-an option that vanishes with the arrival of Clarence Parkinson. A retired magician and grieving widower, Clarence has been sent to Lark Hall by Social Services. The mere rumor of magic piques Edward's interest, but Clarence makes it clear that he wants to be left alone. Despite his initial resistance, the old man and the little boy conjure something special of their own: a friendship that transforms both their lives.
Director
John Crowley
Director
Cast
Michael Caine
Anne-marie Duff
David Morrissey
Rosemary Harris
Elizabeth Spriggs
Bill Milner
Peter Vaughan
Linzey Cocker
Sylvia Syms
Leslie Phillips
Ralph Riach
Thelma Barlow
Carl Mccrystal
Andrew Turner
Oliver Leach
Ralph Ineson
David Rintoul
Tommy Baxendale
Adam Drinkall
Edward Lees
Larry David
Kevin Locke
Jennifer Hennessy
James Gilbert
Angie Inward
Garrick Hagon
Miles Jupp
Peter Harness
Sue Wallace
William Ilkley
Michael Keogh
Keith Hargreaves
Crew
Kevin Adams
Song
Mark Adams
Painter
Rosie Alison
Coproducer
Noel Allen
Driver
Vickie Allen
Assistant Director
Orest Andrijiw
Driver
Geraldine Atlee
Business Affairs
Tom Bailey
Music Engineer
Tom Bailey
Music Engineer
Simon Baker
Steadicam Operator
Rami Bartholdy
Loader
Karen Beale
Wardrobe
Ian Bee
Carpenter
Danielle Bennett
Office Runner
Alan Benson
Song
Lee Biggs
Carpenter
Sam Blackmore
Stand-In
Anthony Bloom
Animal Trainer
Paul Bowring
Construction Manager
Nina Bradley
Assistant Editor
Oliver Brierley
Adr
Matthew Bristowe
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeb Brody
Executive Producer
Paul Brosnan
Transportation Captain
Ali Brown
Costumes
Kelly Bruce
Digital Effects Artist
Oliver Butler
Office Runner
Viveene Campbell
Wardrobe Assistant
Mel Carter
Costumes
David Chettleborough
Carpenter
Nick Chopping
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Clark
Assistant
Cy Coben
Song
Valentina Coccia
Production Coordinator
Pat Coleman
Driver
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Keith Connolly
Painter
Jonah Coombes
Location Manager
Charlotte Craig
Art Department
James Cundill
On-Line Editor
Alan Davies
Video Assist/Playback
Harry Parr Davies
Song
John Davies
Painter
John Davies
Painter
Barney Davis
Steadicam Operator
Alice Dawson
Production Manager
Alice Dawson
Production Manager
Garry Dawson
Props
John Dawson
Driver
Kevin Day
Props
Cavin Dempsey
Carpenter
Richie Donnelly
Camera Focus Puller
Lucy Donowho
Wardrobe
James Downard
Driver
Paul Dray
Film Lab
Carol Drinkall
Tutor
Allison Drury
Driver
Jon Duncan
Production Accountant
Lawrence Duncan
Driver
Scott Eaton
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jake Edmonds
Advisor
Richard Etchells
On-Line Editor
Gary Evans
Production
Larry Eydmann
Advisor
Bradley Farmer
Stunt Performer
Gerry Farrell
Driver
Liam Fellowes
Driver
Alex Fielding
Sound Mixer
Dorothy Fields
Song
Rachael Forde
Costumes
Ben Foster
Original Music
David Foster
Original Music
Liz Gallacher
Music Supervisor
Daniel Gardner
Art Department
Daniel Gill
Assistant Director
Daniel Jerome Gill
Assistant Director
Matthew Glen
Visual Effects Editor
Roger Gomes
Production
Jade Gordon
Assistant
Scott Gordon
Stunt Double
Heidi Gower
Assistant Director
Arthur Holland Graley
Foley Editor
Gavin Grant
Props
Philip Greenlow
Visual Effects
Daniel Griffin
Stand-In
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Bertie Guard
Assistant
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Camera Operator
Erol Halil
Driver
Alan Hall
Camera Focus Puller
Graham Hall
Camera Operator
David Hammatt
Coordinator
Steve Hammick
Driver
Fae Hammond
Makeup Designer
Robert Hardy
Director Of Photography
Peter Harness
Screenplay
Jimmy Harris
Generator Operator
Katie Harris
Office Runner
Paul Harris
Electrician
Peter Harris
Electrician
Martin Harrison
Assistant Director
Polly Harvey
Art Department
James Hatt
Assistant Set Decorator
Alan Hawkshaw
Song
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Song
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Hempenstall
Transportation Captain
Charley Henley
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeremy Hey
Digital Effects Artist
David Heyman
Producer
Daren Heyward
Carpenter
Mildred Hill
Song
Patty Hill
Song
Billy Hinshelwood
Legal Services
Mark Holt
Special Effects Supervisor
Max Horton
Colorist
Alex Howe
Camera Focus Puller
Adrian Hubbard
Office Runner
Mark Hubbard
Line Producer
Lynne Huitson
Art Director
Douglas Ingram
Storyboard Artist
Rowley Irlam
Stunt Performer
Steve Joberns
Auditor
Callum Johnson
Stunt Double
Caroline Johnson
Tutor
Dave Jones
Driver
Howard Jones
Song
Howard Jones
Song Performer
Kerry Jones
Painter
Sarah Kaiper-holmes
Tutor
Dave Kipling
Driver
Poli Kyriacou
Costumes
Hannah Lamb
Office Runner
Diana Lander
Medic
Buzz Lane
Caterer
John Lane
Caterer
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Douglas Larmour
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lois Lees
Tutor
Jaime Leonard
On-Line Editor
Casey Levie
Office Runner
Loretta Lipworth
Art Department
Ben Lloyd
Production
Begona Lopez
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Lunney
Graphic Artist
Vera Lynn
Song Performer
Alexander Macdonald
Painter
Marc Mailley
Stunt Performer
James Mannell
Props
Catherine Manners
Music Coordinator
Eric Maschwitz
Song
Tina Maskell
Stunt Performer
Jill Mccullough
Dialect Coach
Chris Mcdowall
Caterer
Jimmy Mchugh
Song
Emily Mcmaster
Creative Executive
Dani Melia
Assistant
Deb Milner
Tutor
Sharon Milton
Tutor
Jimmy Molloy
Driver
Oliver Money
Visual Effects Producer
Sophie Monneret
Camera Trainee
Mike Moran
Driver
Dan Morgan
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Colin Morris
Driver
Paul Munro
Sound Department
Paul Murphy
Accounting Assistant
Phil Murray
Grip
Shailini Vijay Naik
Production Assistant
Everton Nelson
Music
Colin Nicolson
Sound Department
Wendy Nieper
Consultant
Emma Norton
Visual Effects Producer
Kevin O'shea
Production Insurance
Claire Oakley
Assistant
Sona Pak
Visual Effects Producer
Belinda Parish
Makeup Artist
Phil Park
Song
Sylvia Parker
Script Supervisor
Belinda Parrish
Makeup Artist
Matt Parsons
Painter
James Paterson
Song
Tony Peck
Digital Effects Artist
Scott Penrose
Consultant
Ben Perkins
Tutor
Jane Petrie
Costume Designer
Mike Phillips
Executive
Gareth Pocock
Key Grip
Felix Powell
Song
George H Powell
Song
Greg Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Dominic Preece
Stunt Performer
Kave Quinn
Production Designer
Steve Register
Property Master
Beth Richards
Development Executive
Gemma Richards
Makeup Artist
Oliver Roberts
Art Director
Anita Ronald
Caterer
Kevin Rowland
Song
Derek Russell
Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
Is There Anybody There?
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Alex Rose Wig Company; Angels the Costumiers; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arion; Audiolink; Audiolink, Ltd.; Bbc Films; Big Beach; Birds & Animals Unlimited; Casting Collective; Dynamic International; Edit Hire; Hackenbacker Sound; Heyday Films; Kevin O'Shea; Location Facilities; Media Safety; Nationwide Access Ltd.; On Set Location Services, Ltd.; Panalux; Sapex; Shipleys; Special Treats Productions; Strongroom Studios; Take 2 Film; The Moving Picture Company
Distribution Company
Story Island Entertainment; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Magnolia Home Entertainment; Studiocanal UK
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 17, 2009
Released in United States on Video November 17, 2009
Released in United States Spring April 17, 2009
Released in United States on Video November 17, 2009
