A Handful of Dust


1h 58m 1988

Brief Synopsis

Marital infidelity among upper-class British society.

Film Details

Also Known As
Handful of Dust, Une Poignee de cendre
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Canaima, Venezuela; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

Marital infidelity among upper-class British society.

Crew

Tony Aherne

Assistant Director

Alan Bailey

Property Master

Nicky Kentish Barnes

Assistant

Gillian Bates

Production Coordinator

Miri Ben-shlomo

Makeup Assistant

Gordon Billings

Other

Matthew Binns

Unit Production Manager

Peter Bond

Sound Effects Editor

Ron Butcher

Sound

Paul Cadiou

Production Accountant

Steve Challenor

Other

Saundra Chapman

Accounting Assistant

Stephanie Clark

Production Assistant

Murray Close

Photography

John Coleman

Transportation

Bill Coleson

Wardrobe Assistant

Adam Cooper

Other

Peter Coulson

Editor

Fred Crawford

Other

Eileen Diss

Production Designer

George Fenton

Music

Toby Ford

Office Runner

Celestia Fox

Casting Director

Derek Granger

Screenplay

Derek Granger

Producer

Alan Grosch

Generator Operator

Peter Hannan

Director Of Photography

Bob Harper

Other

Sally Harrison

Hair Assistant

Jenny Hawkins

Wardrobe Assistant

John Henger

Other

Ron Higgins

Other

Steve Hill

Transportation

Kerry Hirst

Wardrobe

Richard Hornsby

Assistant Art Director

Martin Horton

Assistant

John Ireland

Sound Editor

Michael Jeffery

Wardrobe

Reginald Keywood

Carpenter

Patricia Kirkman

Hairdresser

Joy Kleiner

Assistant

Chris Knowles

Location Assistant

Peter Kohn

Assistant Director

Simon Landry

Assistant Editor

Richard Law

Production

Melvin Lind

Assistant Director

Kevin Lloyd

Other

Bill Lowe

Other

George Malin

Props

Simon Manley

Assistant Editor

Brian Martin

Best Boy

Ron Maton

Electrician

Stephenie Mcmillan

On-Set Dresser

Jane Moscop

Production Coordinator

Peter Moundsey

Other

Maurice Newsome

Transportation

John O'connor

Carpenter

Robin O'donoghue

Sound

John Park

Construction Manager

Michael Parkinson

Assistant Editor

Reg Parsons

Gaffer

Alan Perez

Other

Luke Quigley

Grip

Brian Read

Props Buyer

Jane Robinson

Costume Designer

John Salter

Boom Operator

Bob Smith

Camera Operator

David Smith

Production

Stefan Stankowski

Other

Gerry Stewart

Carpenter

Ted Stickley

Props

Charles Sturridge

Screenplay

Brian Sullivan

Electrician

Tim Sullivan

Screenplay

Peter Sutton

Sound Mixer

Sally Sutton

Makeup

Jeffrey Taylor

Executive Producer

Chris Townsend

Art Director

John Turner

Electrician

Kent Walwin

Executive Producer

Ene Watts

Script Supervisor

Evelyn Waugh

Source Material (From Novel)

Denis Wilson

Carpenter

David Wimbury

Associate Producer

Paul Wood

Electrician

Film Details

Also Known As
Handful of Dust, Une Poignee de cendre
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Canaima, Venezuela; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Award Nominations

Best Costume Design

1988
Jane Robinson

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States August 1989

Released in United States July 15, 1988

Released in United States May 1988

Released in United States on Video February 23, 1989

Released in United States Summer June 24, 1988

Re-released in United States on Video April 16, 1996

Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1988.

Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund (market) August 19-25, 1989.

Formerly distributed by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.

Began shooting October 19, 1987.

Released in United States on Video February 23, 1989

Re-released in United States on Video April 16, 1996

Released in United States May 1988 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1988.)

Released in United States July 15, 1988 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund (market) August 19-25, 1989.)

Released in United States Summer June 24, 1988