Dark Shadows
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In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas has the world at his feet-or at least the
Cast & Crew
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Tim Burton
Director
Josephine Mcgrail
Janine Craig
Michael J Shannon
Bella Heathcote
Charlotte Spencer
Film Details
Also Known As
Ombres et ténèbres, Sombras tenebrosas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2012
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy.until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets.
Director
Tim Burton
Director
Cast
Josephine Mcgrail
Janine Craig
Michael J Shannon
Bella Heathcote
Charlotte Spencer
Jonny Lee Miller
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Raffey Cassidy
Josephine Butler
Justin Tracy
Philip Bulcock
Jackie Earle Haley
Lara Parker
Johnny Depp
Susanna Cappellaro
David Selby
Gabriel Freilich
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Hannah Murray
Jeff Mash
Eva Green
Alice Cooper
Christopher Lee
Helena Bonham Carter
Richard Hollis
William Hope
Ivan Kaye
Guy Flanagan
Victoria Bewick
Nigel Whitmey
Michael Anthony Brown
Harry C Taylor
Ray Shirley
Chlöe Grace Moretz
Sean Mahon
Adelle Young
Alexia Osborne
Glen Mexted
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jonathan Frid
Dominica Van Santen
Shane Rimmer
Gulliver Mcgrath
Felicity Brangan
Crew
Ting -yun Lu
Digital Artist
Natalie Abizadeh
Production Assistant
Charlotte Adams
Visual Effects Coordinator
Sagar Adokar
Digital Artist
Tom Aitken
Stunt Performer
Niklas Aldergren
Visual Effects
Clare Aldington
Assistant
Roxana Alexandru
Art Department
David Allcock
Illustrator
Natasha Allegro
Hair
Lucy Allen
Stunt Performer
Craig Allison
Visual Effects
David Anders
Stunt Performer
Chris Anderson
Visual Effects
Maurizio De Angelis
Digital Artist
Eloise Anson
Prosthetic Makeup
Dafydd Archard
Sound
Mark Archer
Stunt Performer
David Armitage
Digital Artist
Aitor Arroyo
Visual Effects
Ashley Arthur
Digital Artist
Jeremy Arthur
Camera Assistant
Karen Asano-myers
Hair
Thomas Asquith
Location Manager
Arundi Asregadoo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Colleen Atwood
Costume Designer
John August
Story By
Philip Babbage
Plasterer
Jagadish Babu
Digital Artist
K Durai Babu
Digital Artist
William Backer
Song
Trevor Bagge
Production Assistant
Trevor Bagge
Production Assistant
Daisy Baldry
Production Assistant
Sandra Balej
Visual Effects
David Balfour
Property Master
Sanjay Baliga
Digital Artist
Bob Ballan
Visual Effects
Joseph Barbera
Song
Patrick Barbet
Prosthetic Makeup
Steven Barham
Visual Effects
Celia Barnett
Art Department
Jacob Barrie
Camera Assistant
Steve Bartek
Original Music
Lloyd Bass
Stunt Performer
Holly Bates
Accounting Assistant
Kevin Baulcomb
Unit Manager
Bryan Baverstock
Transportation Coordinator
Peta Bayley
Animation Supervisor
Jonathan Beakes
Models
Nicola Beales
Prosthetic Makeup
Cheryl Beasley-blackwell
Costume Supervisor
Rosie Bedford-stradling
Medic
Nikki Belding
Production Assistant
Miles Bellas
Digital Artist
Nadir Benhassaine
Visual Effects Coordinator
Andrew Bennett
Art Director
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Brenda Berrisford
Associate Producer
Brenda Berrisford
Assistant
Sam Berry
Digital Artist
John Bettis
Song
Hitesh Bharadia
Digital Artist
Angus Bickerton
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alice Biddle
Art Department
Dan Blacker
Digital Artist
Ritchie Blackmore
Song
Jane Bogunovic
Costumer
John Bohan
Construction Manager
Marc Bolan
Song
Axel Bonami
Compositor
Joseph C Bond
Associate Editor
Marc Bonneviot
Visual Effects
Rachel Boot
Music Editor
Mike Booys
Special Effects Technician
Andrea Borland
Art Department
Mauro Borrelli
Concept Artist
Russell Borrill
Assistant
Joe Bovington
Propman
Chloe Brady
Visual Effects Coordinator
James Branaman
Art Department Assistant
Mark Breakspear
Visual Effects
Dave Brennan
Lighting Technician
Danny Brittain
Visual Effects
Adam Brockbank
Concept Artist
Steve Brooke-smith
Camera Operator
Jonathan Brouillat
Digital Artist
Emma Brown
Medic
Michael Bruce
Song
Nathan Bruce
Production Assistant
Julian Bucknall
Camera Assistant
Frederick Buhagiar
Special Effects Technician
Mark Bullimore
Special Effects Technician
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Benjamin Burr
Digital Artist
Julian Burt
Digital Artist
Steve Buscaino
Prosthetic Makeup
John Bush
Set Decorator
Terence Butler
Song
Michael Byrch
Stunt Performer
Michael Byrne
Models
Steven Byrne
Models
Kristaan Cain
Digital Artist
Rebecca Cain
Prosthetic Makeup
John Cairns
Visual Effects
Kohli Calhoun
Dialect Coach
Sabrina Calley
Key Costumer
Neal Callow
Art Director
Rob Campbell-bell
Location Manager
Christine Cantella
Costume Designer
Joe Carey
Sound
Tristan Carlisle-kitz
Propman
Tyran Carlo
Song
Eric Carmen
Song
Richard Carpenter
Song
Lisa Carracedo
Prosthetic Makeup
Orla Carroll
Hair
James Carson
Concept Artist
John Casey
Carpenter
Peter Cavaciuti
Steadicam Operator
Jason Chalmers
Visual Effects
Hubert Chan
Digital Artist
Charlotte Child
Costumer
Nicolas Chombart
Digital Artist
Nick Chopping
Stunt Coordinator
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Dean Clegg
Art Director
Piers Clifton
Art Department Assistant
Peter Cobbin
Score Recording
Robert Cobert
Song
Simon Cockren
Special Effects Technician
Jonathan Cohen
Stunt Performer
Marlon Cole
Props
Tom Collier
Digital Artist
Crystal Compton
Visual Effects Coordinator
Malcolm Connolly
Security
Helen Conroy
Production Assistant
Roger Cook
Song
Alice Cooper
Song Performer
Alice Cooper
Song
Richard Copeman
Camera Assistant
Dan Copping
Digital Artist
Michelle Cornwall
Visual Effects
Joey Coughlin
Assistant Director
James Cox
Stunt Performer
Talila Craig
Stunt Performer
Ben Crean
Models
Luigi Creatore
Song
David Crispino
Digital Artist
Tom Crooke
Location Manager
Neil Culley
Digital Artist
Martyn 'moose' Culpitt
Visual Effects
Cathy Curtis
Consultant
Dan Curtis
Source Material
Eddie Curtis
Song
Tracey Curtis
Consultant
Matt Da Silva
Stunt Performer
Sarah Daily
Production Assistant
Haslina Dasley
Digital Artist
Scott Davey
Greensman
Sally Rose Davidson
Production Assistant
Chris Davies
Digital Artist
Nick Davis
Assistant Editor
Kurtis Dawe
Visual Effects
Tony Dawe
Production Sound Mixer
Kristy Dearholt
Visual Effects
Brecht Debaene
Digital Artist
Bruno Delbonnel
Dp/Cinematographer
Bruno Delbonnel
Director Of Photography
Ray Dell
Production
Anthony Delliste
Digital Artist
Christi Dembrowski
Producer
Chong Deng
Digital Artist
Kelly Dent
Stunt Performer
Johnny Depp
Producer
Andie Derrick
Foley Artist
Laurie Deuters
Set Production Assistant
Stephen Deuters
Assistant
Peter Devlin
Transportation
John E. Dexter
Art Director
Anita Dhillon
Graphic Designer
Stuart Digby
Special Effects Supervisor
Pete Dionne
Cg Supervisor
Ben Dixon
Assistant Director
Hamo Djoboulian
Visual Effects
Levan Doran
Stunt Performer
Morenike Dosu
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jess Doxey
Production Assistant
Peter Doyle
Colorist
Charlotte Draper
Set Production Assistant
Moriba Duncan
Digital Artist
Paul Duncan
Props
Piers Dunn
Location Manager
Christophe-olivier Dupuis
Visual Effects
Mike Durkan
Special Effects Technician
Richard Dwyer
Stunt Performer
Bharath Ediga
Digital Artist
Jake Edmonds
Advisor
Gracie Edscer
Visual Effects Producer
Tony Edwards
Special Effects Technician
Film Details
Also Known As
Ombres et ténèbres, Sombras tenebrosas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2012
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States May 11, 2012
Released in United States on Video October 2, 2012
Based on Dan Curtis' soap, "Dark Shadows," which ran from 1966 to 1971 on ABC starring Jonathan Frid.
Wide Release in United States May 11, 2012
Infinitum-Nihil and GK Films obtained a rights deal for the estate of Dan Curtis for all his "Dark Shadows" material.
Released in United States on Video October 2, 2012
