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Original title The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 2009-12-25

Cast

Christopher Plummer
doktor Parnassus

Verne Troyer
Percy

Lily Cole
Valentina, Parnassus dotter

Tom Waits
Mr. Nick

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Co-production title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
Executive Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Visual Effects
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Heath Ledger Tony
Christopher Plummer doktor Parnassus
Verne Troyer Percy
Andrew Garfield Anton
Lily Cole Valentina, Parnassus dotter
Tom Waits Mr. Nick
Johnny Depp Imaginarium Tony 1
Jude Law Imaginarium Tony 2
Colin Farrell Imaginarium Tony 3
Peter Stormare universums president
- samt i den ordning de framträder:
Richard Riddell Martin
Katie Lyons Martins flickvän
Bruce Crawford ansiktsförvandlad Martin
Johnny Harris polisman
Lorraine Cheshire mamma
Mark Benton pappa
Lewis Gott Diego
Sian Scott Linda
Simon Day farbror Bob
Moya Brady faster Flo
Charles McKeown nöjesfältsinspektör
Mackenzie Gray första munken
Kis Yurij (as Yurij Kis) andra munken
Ian A. Wallace (as Ian Wallace) tredje munken
Amanda Walker shoppande kvinna
Joann Condon shoppande kvinna
Carolyn Pickles shoppande kvinna
Paloma Faith Sally
Montserrat Lombard Sallys väninna
Craig Fraser belevad gentleman
Amy Marston elegant shoppande kvinna 1
Gwendoline Christie elegant shoppande kvinna 2
Lucy Russell elegant shoppande kvinna 3
Maggie Steed LV-kvinna
Ben Cartwright polisman 1
Gavin Rolph polisman 2
Bobby Bysouth LV-kvinnans reflex
Vitaly Kravchenko (as Vitaliy Kravchenko) Piotr
Ray Cooper Vladimir
Emil Hostina Serge
Igor Ingelsman Gregor
Sarah Groundwater expedit
Dean Moen leende polisman
Fraser Aitcheson dansande polis
Michael Bean dansande polis
Jason Griffith (as Jase-Anthony Griffith) dansande polis
Scott A. McGillivray dansande polis
John Stewart dansande polis
Chris Cochrane dansande polis
Pearce Visser dansande polis
Patrick Bahrich dansande polis
Georgina Hegedos babusjka
Cassandra Sawtell Olga
Carrie Genzel kvinnlig journalist
Mark Oliver manlig journalist
Donna Lysell presidentens fru
Michael Eklund Tonys assistent
Raahul Singh säkerhetsvakt
Ryan Grantham lille Anton
D. Harlan Cutshall välgörenhetsgäst 1
Deni DeLory välgörenhetsgäst 2
Lisa Bunting välgörenhetsgäst 3
Peter New akutskötare
Emma Karwandy Valentinas dotter
Quinn Lord ung pojke
Bart Anderson den unge pojkens far
Erika Conway den unge pojkens mor
Wendy Carson nunna 1
Christine McMahon nunna 2

Companies

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 147114
Date 2009-09-22
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 3351 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 447, 580, 633, 520, 562, 509.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 122 min


Production location

2008-03 2008-06
(inspelning avbröts p.g.a. Heath Ledgers död) 2007-12 2008-01-24
Bray Film Studios Windsor United Kingdom
Bridge Studios Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Battersea Power Station, Battersea London United Kingdom
Blackfriars Bridge, Blackfriars London United Kingdom
Borough Market, Borough London United Kingdom
Clerkenwell London United Kingdom
St. Paul's Cathedral London United Kingdom
Leadenhall Market, Lime Street, Broadgate London United Kingdom
Gastown Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Vancouver Public Library Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Release dates

Festival showing 2009-05-22 Cannes France 122 min (Cannes Film Festival)
2009-09-18 Toronto, Ontario Canada 122 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
First showing 2009-10-16 United Kingdom 122 min
Release in Sweden 2009-12-25 Sweden 122 min
Other showing 2009-12-25 Canada 122 min (biografpremiär i Kanada)
2009-12-25 USA 122 min (biografpremiär i USA)
DVD release 2010-04-28 Sweden
TV showing 2023-11-16 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-11-17 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-11-19 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-11-23 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-11-24 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-11-26 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-12-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-12-09 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-12-19 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-12-20 TV4 Film Sweden
2023-12-23 TV4 Film Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Hot Lips
By Henry Busse (1922)
Henry Lange (1922)
Lou Davis (1922)
Performed by Chris Garrick
Martin Robertson
Phil Todd
Jamie Talbot
Derek Watkins
John Barclay
Neil Sidwell
Owen Slade
Dave Hartley
John Parricelli
Ian Thomas


Original title The Japanese Sandman
Composer Richard A. Whiting (1920)
Lyrics Ray Egan (1920)
Performed by Chris Garrick
Martin Robertson
Phil Todd
Jamie Talbot
Derek Watkins
John Barclay
Neil Sidwell
Owen Slade
Dave Hartley
John Parricelli
Ian Thomas


Original title Say It with Music
Composer Irving Berlin (1921)
Lyrics Irving Berlin (1921)
Performed by Chris Garrick
Martin Robertson
Phil Todd
Jamie Talbot
Derek Watkins
John Barclay
Neil Sidwell
Owen Slade
Dave Hartley
John Parricelli
Ian Thomas


Original title We Love Violence
Composer Mychael Danna (2009)
Jeff Danna (2009)
Lyrics Terry Gilliam (2009)
Performed by Ray Cooper
Mick Audsley
Ed Hall
Terry Gilliam
André Jacquemin


Original title That's Amore
Composer Harry Warren (1953)
Lyrics Jack Brooks (1953)
Performed by Ray Templeton (concertina)


Original title Motel Piano
Composer Roger Neal
Performed by Roger Neal


Original title Black & White Boogie
Composer Jonathan Starkey
Performed by Jonathan Starkey


Original title We Are the Children of the World, Ringtone
Composer Terry Gilliam
Lyrics Terry Gilliam
Musical Arrangement André Jacquemin


Original title We Are the Children of the World
Composer Terry Gilliam
Lyrics Terry Gilliam
Musical Arrangement Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna
Conductor Jo Noel Hartley
Sung by The Jam Theatre Company Choir


Original title I'm a Little Teapot
By George Harry Sanders (1939)
Clarence Kelley (1939)


Original title Dub the House
Composer Dave Howman
Performed by Dave Howman


Original title Classy Shoppers
Composer Dave Howman
Performed by Dave Howman


Original title Mall Music
Composer Dave Howman
Performed by Dave Howman


Original title Yours Forever
By André Jacquemin
Dave Laudat
Paul Moran
Performed by Natalie Broekman


Original title Street Organ
Composer Mychael Danna
Jeff Danna
Performed by Graham Sutton


Original title Swany Whistle
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Graham Sutton


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2



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