The Master


2h 17m 2012

Brief Synopsis

World War II vet Freddie Quell is searching for meaning when he stumbles onto Lancaster Dodd, the leader of a movement he calls the Cause. As Freddie gets deeper and deeper into Dodd's system, he begins to wonder if the guru is a genius or a con man.

Film Details

Also Known As
Le maître, Master, Mestari, Mistrz, O Mentor, O Mestre, maître
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Daniel R'Bibo
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Location
Vallejo, California, USA; Sacramento, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 17m

Synopsis

World War II vet Freddie Quell is searching for meaning when he stumbles onto Lancaster Dodd, the leader of a movement he calls the Cause. As Freddie gets deeper and deeper into Dodd's system, he begins to wonder if the guru is a genius or a con man.

Crew

Tsuyoshi Abe

Stunt Performer

David Acord

Sound Effects Editor

Alfred Ainsworth

Video Assist/Playback

Tom Ajar

Projectionist

Van Alexander

Song

Marco Alicea

Audio

Joseph Allen

Rigging Grip

Jory Alvarado

Art Department

Michael Alvarado

Foreman

Tiffany Amundson

Tailor

Colin Anderson

Camera Operator

Paul Thomas Anderson

Producer

Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenplay

Scott M. Anderson

On-Set Dresser

Simone Appleby

Negative Cutter

John Arbuckle

Transportation Captain

Amy Arnold

Costumer

Curt Attaway

Driver

Dana Baker

Best Boy Grip

Kent Baker

Rigging Grip

Myron Baker

Costumer

Lloyd Barachina

Stunt Performer

John Barba

Casting Associate

David Barraza

Driver

John Barrett

Music Engineer

Jose F Barrios

Rigging Grip

Ken Barrows

Lenses And Panaflex Cameras

Ted Basso

Driver

Sultan Batayneh

Driver

Michael Bauman

Chief Lighting Technician

Jason Bean

On-Set Dresser

Michael Beatrice

Accounting Assistant

Madisen Beaty

Song Performer

Kevin Belen

Sound Recordist

Paul Belenardo

Production Accountant

Brad Bell

Assistant Location Manager

Nate Belove

Props Assistant

Taryn Benesta

Assistant

Aurora Bergere

Makeup Artist

Irving Berlin

Song

Donald G. Bernardini

Driver

Gloria Berra

Tailor

Kate Biscoe

Makeup

Paul Black

Costumer

Vanessa Black

Apprentice

Adam Blantz

Boom Operator

Marek Bojsza

Electrician

Mike Bonnaud

Electrician

Mark "finn" Borg

Welder

Mark Bosia

Medic

Phil Bray

Still Photographer

Scott Brewer

Sound Engineer

Mark Bridges

Costume Designer

John Bromstead Jr.

Driver

Dan Brown

Stunt Performer

Erik L Brown

Assistant Camera

Lew Brown

Song

Tracy Browne

Accounting Assistant

Hugh Brunt

Music Conductor

Phillip Buckley

Medic

Mick Burns

Electrician

Jason Byers

Painter

Robert Caballero

Medic

Danny Caccavo

Sound Editor

Jerry Callaghan

Film Lab

Michael J. Catalano

Best Boy Electric

Mark Chadwick

Stunt Performer

Darrick Chan

Production Assistant

James Chandler

Craft Service

Neil Charles

Music Conductor

Robert T Chesnut

Transportation Captain

Albert Chi

Coproducer

Jerry Ciraulo

Driver

Juan Cisneros

Sound

Darrin Clubb

Props

James Mitchell Clyde

Production Assistant

Linda Cohen

Music Supervisor

Ross Cohen

Apprentice

Amy Cohn

Apprentice

Jessica Cole

Production Coordinator

Larry Coleman

Song

Mark Combs

Best Boy

Nicholas Consolo

Production Assistant

Andrea Cooper

Costumer

J. Fred Coots

Song

Aimee Corry

Apprentice

John Countryman

Video

Mary Courtney

Unit Production Manager

Ron Cox

Props

Scott Crafford

Rendering Artist

Wendy M Craig

Costume Supervisor

David Crank

Production Designer

Demelza Cronin

Production Coordinator

David Croom

Post-Production Assistant

Eric Cross

Grip

Tommy Dangcil

Electrician

Joe Darion

Song

Larry Scott Davis

Props

Ruth De Jong

Art Director

Tracy Dixon

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Margaret Doversola

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Mark Duckworth

Rotoscope Artist

Duke Ellington

Song

Duke Ellington

Song Performer

Coya Elliot

Supervising Sound Editor

Megan Ellison

Producer

Sean England

Foley Recordist

Chad Enloe

Foreman

Cookie Lopez Fahey

Set Costumer

Tim Fassino

Gang Boss

Larry Fee

Driver

Amy E Fegely

Costumer

Steve Ferry

Costumer

Malcolm Fife

Foley Mixer

Andy Finton

Music

Jack Fisk

Production Designer

Ella Fitzgerald

Song

Ella Fitzgerald

Song Performer

Scott Fitzgerald

Assistant Location Manager

Jay Floyd

Rights & Clearances

Doug Ford

Sound Engineer

Helen Forrest

Song Performer

Kim Foscato

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Andy Foster

Visual Effects Producer

Erica Frauman

Post-Production Supervisor

Marcy Froehlich

Assistant Costume Designer

David Fuest

Music Conductor

Vance Gage

Best Boy Grip

Kirstin Gallo

Costumer

Robert Garcia

Driver

Joseph J Genitempo

Painter

Karen Ruth Getchell

Production Supervisor

Jillian Giacomini

Script Supervisor

Gary Gill

Rigging Grip

Richard Gill

Driver

Haven Gillespie

Song

Mark Ginther

Stunt Performer

Dan Glass

Visual Effects Supervisor

James R. Gohl

Driver

Camille Goldberg

Office Production Assistant

John P. Goldsmith

Set Designer

Guadalupe Gonzalez

Caterer

Rick Gordon

Negative Cutter

Robert Grabavac

Painter

Grant Grabowski

Travel Coordinator

Jonny Greenwood

Song

Jonny Greenwood

Music

Michael Griffin

Film Lab

Jack Griffith

Driver

Richard Groder

Transportation Captain

Guadalupe Gutierrez

Construction

Will J Harris

Song

Jimmy Hastings

Music Conductor

Jeff Heacock

Film Lab

Kenneth Heimer

Props

Mike Helbig

On-Set Dresser

Brock Helfer

On-Set Dresser

Laura Anne Herrington

Apprentice

Joseph Hicks

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Angela Higley

Office Production Assistant

Brandon Ho

Camera Assistant

Wesley Hodge

Hair Stylist

Craig Hoffman

Property Master

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Song Performer

David Hoiseck

Driver

Kevin Holcomb

Painter

Bill Holmquist

Construction Coordinator

Lawrence Hornbeck

On-Set Dresser

John Horning

On-Set Dresser

Lauren Van Houten

Matchmove Artist

Zach Hudson

Stunt Performer

Joseph Hunter

Driver

Orlando O Hurtado

Chef

Shabaka Hutchings

Music Conductor

Barry Idoine

Director Of Photography

Barry Idoine

Dp/Cinematographer

William Iiams

Foreman

Peter Jameson

Foreman

Dominique Jaramillo

Medic

Sergio Jimenez

Caterer

Rafael Sanz Jiminez

Set Production Assistant

Brook Johnson

Grip

J E Johnson

Stunt Performer

Leslie Jones

Editor

Mark Jones

Driver

Michelle Jones

Driver

Mark Kalaugher

Gaffer

Cortney Lynn Kammerer

Apprentice

Chelsea Kammeyer

Visual Effects Coordinator

Noah Katz

Sound Editor

Francis Keao

Transportation Coordinator

Michael Kenner

Key Grip

David Kiiskinen

Stunt Performer

Sung-churl Kim

Modelmaker

Jay B King

Special Effects Technician

Nicholas Kirsten

Grip

Eric Klosterman

Assistant Location Manager

Miia Kovero

Hair

David Kramer

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Jim Krase

Foreman

Film Details

Also Known As
Le maître, Master, Mestari, Mistrz, O Mentor, O Mestre, maître
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Daniel R'Bibo
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Location
Vallejo, California, USA; Sacramento, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 17m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States September 14, 2012

Released in United States on Video February 26, 2013

Limited Release in United States September 14, 2012

Project was initially set up at Univeral Pictures.

Released in United States on Video February 26, 2013