Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

Released: 2001-04-18 Duration: 2hr 11min

Genres: Drama Romance War

Rating 6.0

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Overview

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

StudioCanal

Miramax

Working Title Films

Additional Info

Budget	$57,000,000.00
Revenue	$62,112,895.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	12.229

Directed By

John Madden

Crew

Director
John Madden

Novel
Louis de Bernières

Editor
Mick Audsley

Producer
Kevin Loader

Casting
Mary Selway

Screenplay
Shawn Slovo

Producer
Eric Fellner

Director of Photography
John Toll

Producer
Mark Huffam

Producer
Tim Bevan

Original Music Composer
Stephen Warbeck

Production Design
Jim Clay

Hairstylist
Lisa Tomblin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Rhodes

First Assistant Director
Deborah Saban

Associate Producer
Susie Pugh-Tasios

Costume Design
Alexandra Byrne

Co-Producer
Liza Chasin

Unit Production Manager
Nigel Gostelow

Second Assistant Director
Olivia Lloyd

Supervising Art Director
Chris Seagers

Art Direction
Gary Freeman

Co-Producer
Debra Hayward

Makeup Designer
Lois Burwell

Script Supervisor
Kim Armitage

Dialect Coach
Joan Washington

Choreographer
Quinny Sacks

Sound Recordist
Peter Lindsay

Production Supervisor
Kathy Sykes

Set Decoration
John Bush

Dialogue Editor
Sarah Morton

Co-Producer
Jane Frazer

Boom Operator
Nikos Bougioukos

Special Effects Technician
Sam Conway

Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Conway

TOP CAST

Dimitris Kamberidis

Father Aresenios (as Dimitris Kamperidis)

Pietro Sarubbi

Velisarios, The Strongman (as Pedro Sarubbi)

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