The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
Overview
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $33,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,494,789.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.513 |
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Crew
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Guillaume Laurant
Gilles Legrand
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Reif Larsen
Tyler Thompson
Francis Boespflug
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Lucie Robitaille
Hervé Schneid
Denis Sanacore
Frédéric Brillion
Thomas Hardmeier
Jean-Andre Carriere
Geoffroy Gosselin
Madeline Fontaine
Aline Bonetto
Paul Healy
Sidonie Dumas
Brian Oliver
Carol Hemming
Tommy Thompson
Suzanne Girard
Chantal Bergeron
Dorothée Soual
Gérard Hardy
Vincent Arnardi
Nicolas Becker
Camiel McLean
TOP CAST
Kyle Catlett
T.S. Spivet
Helena Bonham Carter
Dr. Clair
Judy Davis
G.H. Jibsen
Callum Keith Rennie
Father
Niamh Wilson
Gracie
Jakob Davies
Layton
Rick Mercer
Roy
Robert Maillet
Giant Hobo
Dominique Pinon
Two Clouds
Julian Richings
Ricky
Richard Jutras
Lecturer
Mairtin O'Carrigan
Lecturer
Michel Perron
The vigilant
Dawn Ford
Marge
Harry Strandjofski
Policeman
Susan Glover
Cathy
James Bradford
Smithsonian President
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Judy
Felicia Shulman
Jibsen's Secretary
Dylan Kingwell
Little Boy
Eric Davis
Towncar Driver
Rebecca Amzallag
Reception Waitress
Amber Goldfarb
Reception Waitress
Leigh Ann Taylor
Smithsonian's Receptionist
Andrew Simms
Reception Guest
Una Kay
Reception Guest
Sylvia Stewart
Reception Guest
Sabrina Reeves
Reception Guest
Ana Alarcon
Lady at train station
Zachary Amzallag
Waiter
Kyle Allatt
Photographer
Martin Brisebois
Perpetual motion machine presenter
Victor Cornfoot
Airport Officer
Christie Claymore
Smithsonian Scientist's Date
Anne-Sophie Bozon
Figuration
Kyle Gatehouse
Student Butte Museum
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