The Counselor (2013)

Released: 2013-10-25 Duration: 1hr 57min

Genres: Thriller Crime Drama

Rating 5.3

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Sin is a choice.

Overview

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Production Companies

Fox 2000 Pictures

Nick Wechsler Productions

Chockstone Pictures

Scott Free Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$25,000,000.00
Revenue	$71,009,334.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	33.136

Directed By

Ridley Scott

Crew

Director
Ridley Scott

Producer
Steve Schwartz

Producer
Nick Wechsler

Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz

Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Sangeet Prabhaker

Makeup Artist
Yuraima Morcillo

Makeup Artist
Jane Oginsky

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus

Hair Designer
Nana Fischer

Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Waldo Mason

Makeup Artist
Aisling Nairn

Makeup Artist
Polly Earnshaw

Makeup Designer
Tina Earnshaw

ADR Mixer
Peter Gleaves

Set Decoration
Diane Kelly

ADR Mixer
Nick Kray

Foley Artist
Sue Harding

ADR Mixer
Mark DeSimone

Foley Recordist
Luke Brown

Foley Mixer
Glen Gathard

Dialogue Editor
Rachael Tate

Foley Artist
Jason Swanscott

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Burdon

ADR Mixer
David Betancourt

Foley Editor
Derek Trigg

Foley Artist
Peter Burgis

Casting
Tonucha Vidal

Foley Editor
Peter Hanson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Cooper

Sound Effects Designer
Michael Fentum

Writer
Cormac McCarthy

Producer
Ridley Scott

Editor
Pietro Scalia

Executive Producer
Michael Schaefer

Director of Photography
Dariusz Wolski

Production Design
Arthur Max

Executive Producer
Mark Huffam

Executive Producer
Cormac McCarthy

Casting
Avy Kaufman

Casting
Nina Gold

Original Music Composer
Daniel Pemberton

Executive Producer
Michael Costigan

Costume Design
Janty Yates

Production Sound Mixer
Simon Hayes

Production Manager
Sara Desmond

Supervising Art Director
Marc Homes

Art Direction
Ben Munro

Art Direction
Alex Cameron

Art Direction
Oliver Hodge

Art Direction
Alejandro Fernández

Set Decoration
Sonja Klaus

Stunts
Rowley Irlam

First Assistant Camera
Olly Tellett

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