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Killing Me Softly ()


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A young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.

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Alice
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Adam Tallis
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Deborah
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Klaus
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Senior Police Officer
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Jake
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Mrs. Blanchard
Amy Robbins ...
Sylvie
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Joanna Noble
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Michelle Stowe
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Alice's Boss
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Alice's Secretary
Ian Aspinall ...
Alice's Work Colleague
Helen Grace ...
Alice's Work Colleague
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Bookshop Assistant
Donald Gee ...
Vicar
Tim Faraday ...
Police Officer in Street
Richard Green ...
Police Officer in Interview
Lee Boswell ...
Police Officer in Interview
Patrick Field ...
Bartender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Bunn ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Train Passenger at Station (uncredited)
Ray Donn ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Barbara Edwards ...
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Simon Faulkner ...
Office Worker (uncredited)
Joe Gunn ...
School Student (uncredited)
Jon Ioannou ...
Street Fighter (uncredited)
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Londoner (uncredited)
Neil Roberts ...
Philip (uncredited)
Scott Samain ...
Party guest (uncredited)
Tessa Skola ...
Annette (uncredited)
Gillian Vassilliou ...
Train Station Escalator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Kaige Chen

Written by

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Sean French ... (novel) (as Nicci French)
 
Kara Lindstrom ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Anna Chi ... associate producer
Michael Chinich ... producer
Daniel Goldberg ... executive producer
Donna Grey ... line producer
Joe Medjuck ... producer
Lynda Myles ... producer
Tom Pollock ... executive producer
Ivan Reitman ... executive producer

Music by

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Patrick Doyle

Cinematography by

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Michael Coulter ... director of photography

Editing by

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Jon Gregory

Editorial Department

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Rachel Dison ... post-production coordinator
Alec Gibson ... color grader
Tamsin Jeffrey ... assistant editor
Katya Jezzard ... assistant editor
Mark Neale ... assistant film editor
Ian Seymour ... associate editor
Louise Seymour ... post-production coordinator
Rob Woiwod ... editor trainee

Casting By

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Susie Figgis

Production Design by

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Gemma Jackson

Art Direction by

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Rod McLean ... supervising art director
Christina Moore

Set Decoration by

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Trisha Edwards

Costume Design by

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Phoebe De Gaye

Makeup Department

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Ann Buchanan ... hair stylist: Joseph Fiennes / makeup artist: Joseph Fiennes
Paul Gooch ... chief hair stylist / key makeup artist
Jamal Hammadi ... hair stylist: Heather Graham
Jane Lumb ... assistant hair stylist (as Jane Oakley) / assistant makeup artist (as Jane Oakley)
Molly Stern ... makeup artist: Heather Graham (as Molly R. Stern)
Rita Pacitto ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Terry Bamber ... production manager: additional photography
Stephen Barker ... post-production supervisor
David Cain ... unit manager: additional photography
Victoria Goodall ... unit production manager
Rachel Neale ... production manager: second unit
David Seaton ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jamie Christopher ... second assistant director
Simon Downes ... first assistant director: second unit
Cliff Lanning ... first assistant director
Adam Badrawy ... additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Nick Simmonds ... third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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Harry Alley ... painter
John Bohan ... construction manager
Peter Brown ... hod carpenter
Peter N. Brown ... chargehand carpenter
Rob Cameron ... stand-by props
Roy Chapman ... chargehand dressing props
Charlie Cobb ... art department runner
Clive Drinkall ... stagehand
Peter Duffy ... carpenter (as Peter Duffey)
Michael Finlay ... supervising painter
Gavin Fitch ... assistant art director
Barry Gibbs ... property master
Mark Goodman ... stand-by stagehand
Gavin Gordon ... carpenter
Alan Grenham ... painter
Bill Hargreaves ... chargehand stand-by props
Peter Hawkins ... head rigger
Terry Howard ... dressing props
Paul Inglis ... assistant art director
David Jones ... stand-by stagehand
George King ... supervising stagehand
Richard Kinsella ... carpenter
Cathal MacIlwaine ... stand-by carpenter
Meike Maher ... graphics designer (as Meike Meng)
Tom Martin ... assistant construction manager (as Thomas Martin)
John O'Regan ... carpenter
Darryl Paterson ... props storeman
Edward Pearce ... stand-by rigger
Pat Roberts ... stand-by painter
Nina Ross ... art department assistant
Ron Ross ... carpenter (as Ronnie Ross)
Richard Shackleton ... carpenter
John Shergold ... painter
Clive Ward ... head painter
Howard Weaver ... scenic artist
Paul Webb ... carpenter
Kenneth Welland ... painter (as Ken Welland)
Stephen Weston ... chargehand wood machinist (as Steve Weston)
Krissi Williamson ... production buyer
Ian Young ... dressing props
David Youngs ... carpenter
Greg du Preez ... greensman (uncredited)
Robert J. Dugdale ... assistant scenic artist (uncredited)
Warren Greenham ... painter (uncredited)
Bill Lowe ... laborer's laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ed Colyer ... foley mixer
Peter Eusebe ... sound maintenance
Richard Fettes ... dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves ... adr mixer
John Hayward ... re-recording mixer
Mark Holding ... production sound mixer
Jacques Leroide ... foley editor
Gerard Loret ... assistant sound editor
Colin Miller ... supervising sound editor
Richard Pryke ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Tayler ... adr mixer
David Tyler ... assistant foley mixer
Sandy Buchanan ... assistant adr mixer (uncredited)
Andrew Caller ... sound technician (uncredited)
Richard Street ... preview re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Richard Welsh ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Clive Beard ... special effects supervisor
Steven Warner ... special effects technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin ... snow effects technician (uncredited)
Stephen Shelley ... snow effects floor supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Simon Carr ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Otto Gallagher ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Daniel Pettipher ... 2d digital supervisor: Mill Film (uncredited)
David Sewell ... digital compositor (uncredited)
David Smith ... digital film controller: Mill Film (uncredited)

Stunts

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Nikki Berwick ... stunts
Glenn Foster ... stunts
Carly Harrop ... stunts
Rowley Irlam ... stunts (as Rowley Earlham)
Lee Millham ... stunts
Gary Powell ... stunt coordinator
Buster Reeves ... stunts
Susan Christie ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Blackmore ... generator operator
James Bloom ... clapper loader
Richard Broome ... camera grip
Julian Bucknall ... focus puller
Steve Casey ... electrician
Frederick Crawford ... chargehand rigger
Dax Debice ... camera trainee
Leo Dickinson ... camera operator: mountaineering sequences
Terry Edland ... gaffer
Paul Edwards ... steadicam operator
Warren Evans ... rigging gaffer
Andrew Haddock ... video playback operator
Tony Hannington ... practical electrician
Mark Hatchwell ... assistant grip
Tony Hayes ... best boy electric
Rob McGregor ... assistant camera: mountaineering sequences
Kenny Monger ... electrician (as Ken Monger)
Neil Munro ... rigging electrician (as Neil Monroe)
Patrick O'Flynn ... electrician
Philip Sindall ... camera operator
Jim Smart ... rigging electrician
Laurie Sparham ... still photographer
Alf Tramontin ... steadicam operator
Dennis Watson ... electrical rigger
Shu Yang ... director of photography: second unit (as Yang Shu)
Leon Buckley ... video playback operator: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Green ... focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited)
Dean Thompson ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Louis Elman ... adr voice casting
Laurie Sheldon ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anthony Brookman ... wardrobe assistant
Samantha Crouch ... wardrobe assistant
Hannah Hoyle ... wardrobe assistant
Michael O'Connor ... assistant costume designer
Suzi Turnbull ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Philip Clark ... location scout
Jeff Ferrette ... location runner
Steve Hart ... location manager
David Pinnington ... supervising location manager
Jocky Sanderson ... assistant location manager
Lee Robertson ... location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Lucy Williams ... assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lawrence Ashmore ... orchestrator
Chris Barrett ... assistant: music recordist
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Tonia Davall ... musicians contractor
Patrick Doyle ... orchestrator
Brian Gascoigne ... musician: keyboards
Jake Jackson ... assistant: music recordist
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp
Abbie Lister ... assistant: music recordist
Ion Metsovitis ... assistant: music recordist
Maggie Rodford ... music producer
James Shearman ... conductor / orchestrator
Tony Stanton ... music preparation
Graham Sutton ... music editor
Nick Wollage ... music mixer / music recordist
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Celia Weiner ... music editor (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sarah Critchley ... script clearance
Hilary Fagg ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Dennis Altree ... driver: facility
Mick Boddy ... driver: props stand-by truck
John Botton ... driver: props runaround
Matt Byrne ... driver: camera car
David Denyer ... driver: minibus
Gerry Floyd ... unit driver
Steven Griggs ... driver: H.O.D. facilities
Mark Hatchwell ... driver: grip truck
David Lloyd ... unit driver
Richard Magennis ... driver: construction runaround
Mick Moran ... driver: minibus
Enyo Mortty ... driver: director
Stephen Pike ... driver: wardrobe truck
Ken Price ... driver: construction stand-by truck
Terry Reece ... driver: Joseph Finnes
Stanley Sirkin ... unit driver
John Smith ... driver: producer
Darren Thackeray ... driver: Heather Graham
Gerry Turner ... transportation coordinator
Mark White ... transportation
Paul Whybra ... driver: facility
Ian Clarke ... vehicle coordinator (uncredited)
Sean Thornton ... picture vehicle coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Chris Allies ... title designer
Indira Ashton ... assistant: Susie Figgis
Lucy Bowring ... production runner
Rob Burgess ... key set production assistant (as Robert Burgess)
Paige Chaytor ... production coordinator (as Paige Wingrove)
Felicity Cockram ... assistant: Tom Pollock
Matt Dalton ... first assistant accountant
Mandy Dickinson ... sky-diver: mountaineering sequences
Rachel Dison ... assistant to producers
Tina Falcone ... accounting assistant
Poppy Field ... set production assistant
Christel Franken ... assistant production coordinator
Linda Gamble ... unit publicist
Brian Gascoigne ... synthesizer programmer
Laurence Gouault ... climber: mountaineering sequences
Andy Guest ... sky-diver: mountaineering sequences
Stevie Haston ... climber: mountaineering sequences
Nikki Inwood ... stand-in: Heather Graham
Vivien Jordan ... production coordinator
Alex Kaye-Besley ... assistant: Heather Graham
Nick Komornicki ... armorer
Ben Lanning ... set production assistant
Alice Lim ... assistant: Chen Kaige
Jodi Macaulay ... assistant: Daniel Goldberg (as Jodi Macauly)
Mac Mackenzie ... assistant: Chen Kaige and Joseph Fiennes
Karl Mefford ... assistant: Joe Medjuck
Brian Molyneux ... climber: mountaineering sequences
Andy Montriou ... sky-diver: mountaineering sequences
Steve Morphew ... stand-in: Joseph Fiennes
Stephen Naulls ... assistant accountant (as Steven Naulls)
Clive Noakes ... laboratory contact
Frances Patterson ... coordinator: Cambria
James Penny ... legal services
Richard Philipps ... legal services
Darren Price ... production runner
Rob Rudolph ... assistant: Tom Pollock
Arno Seagrim ... assistant accountant
Susan Seferian ... assistant: Michael Chinich
Trevor Stanley ... production accountant
Marolyn Turk ... stand-in: Natascha McElhone
Juliet Ward ... assistant: Ivan Reitman
Morag Webster ... unit nurse
Azzedine 'Dean' Ziedna ... set production assistant
Wayne Docksey ... animal master (uncredited)
Alex Fenn ... floor runner: aditional photography (uncredited)
Javier López de Ayala ... Publicist: Spain (uncredited)
Neil Morphew ... stand-in: Ulrich Thomsen (uncredited)
Freesia Pearson ... production office intern (uncredited)
Paul Sacks ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Derek Warman ... fire officer (uncredited)
Aidan Williams ... set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Charles Fox ... special thanks
Norman Gimbel ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

London website designer Alice was happy in a stable relationship with reliable, somewhat boring Jake, but she quickly dumps him after falling in love at first sight and having wild sex with an overbearing hot hunk, even before she discovers that he is famous mountaineer Adam Tallis, a studly celebrity about whom a book is currently being promoted. In no time they get married, despite anonymous warnings not to trust him. In Adam's presence she enjoys being his slavish sex-toy, but when alone at his place she can't resist snooping into his past. Finding out about women falling out of love with him, she concludes that her climbing rescuer is scarily, dangerously jealous. Written by KGF Vissers

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Taglines How can you escape... what you can't resist? (US DVD) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Feu de glace (France)
  • Suavemente me mata (Spain)
  • Ubij me nežno (Serbia)
  • Убей меня нежно (Russia)
  • Убивай ме нежно (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The main reason Kaige Chen was keen to make the film was because he would never have been allowed to do so in his native China owing to all the sexual content. See more »
Goofs In the bar, the martinis that Alice and her friend get start off as red and green, but by the end of the scene they are both clear. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Making of 'Killing Me Softly' (2003). See more »
Quotes Sylvie: You had somebody who loved you. You loved each other and you let him go for good sex. Love isn't just a good fuck, you know?
Alice: This is more.
Sylvie: More what?
Alice: More everything. When I'm with him, everything is more.
Sylvie: Oh, God, Alice. You could write greetings cards. You really bloody could.
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