The Cat's Meow (2001)
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- PG-13
- 1h 54min
- Crime, Drama
- 03 May 2002 (USA)
- Movie
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
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Marion Davies
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| Edward Herrmann | ... |
W.R. Hearst
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| Eddie Izzard | ... |
Charlie Chaplin
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| Cary Elwes | ... |
Thomas Ince
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| Joanna Lumley | ... |
Elinor Glyn
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| Jennifer Tilly | ... |
Louella Parsons
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| Claudia Harrison | ... |
Margaret Livingston
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| Victor Slezak | ... |
George Thomas
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| James Laurenson | ... |
Dr. Daniel Goodman
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| Ronan Vibert | ... |
Joseph Willicombe
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| Chiara Schoras | ... |
Celia
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| Claudie Blakley | ... |
Didi
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| Ingrid Lacey | ... |
Jessica Barham
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| John C. Vennema | ... |
Frank Barham
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| Steven Peros | ... |
Elinor's Driver
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| Yuki Iwamoto | ... |
Kono
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Zoe Mavroudi | ... |
Servant
(as Zoi Mavroudi)
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| Despina Mirou | ... |
Servant
(as Despina Morou)
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Stavros Serafetinis | ... |
Servant
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Soweto Kinch | ... |
Jay - Saxophone
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Frank Dawkins | ... |
Andy - Banjo
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Roderick Young | ... |
Pianist
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Robert Mitchell | ... |
Drummer
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Richard Böhringer | ... |
Silent Movie Director
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Hendrik Arnst | ... |
Mr. Cannonball
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| Diana Agostini | ... |
Mrs. Ince (voice)
(as Diane Agostini)
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Directed by
| Peter Bogdanovich | ||
Written by
| Steven Peros | ... | (screenplay) |
| Steven Peros | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Julie Baines | ... | producer |
| Ernie Barbarash | ... | co-producer |
| Kim Bieber | ... | producer |
| Fenia Cossovitsa | ... | line producer: Greece |
| Jeff Freilich | ... | production consultant |
| Martin Hagemann | ... | line producer |
| Carol Lewis | ... | producer |
| Iraklis Mavroidis | ... | line producer: Greece |
| Dieter Meyer | ... | producer |
| Jason Newmark | ... | associate producer |
| Michael Paseornek | ... | executive producer |
| Wieland Schulz-Keil | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Ian Whitcomb | ||
Cinematography by
| Bruno Delbonnel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Edward G. Norris | ... | (as Edward Norris) |
Editorial Department
| Jason Brodkey | ... | first assistant editor: New York |
| Nina Caspers | ... | first assistant editor: Berlin |
| Chris Houghton | ... | assistant editor: New York |
| Traudl Nicholson | ... | color timer |
| Laura Weinberg | ... | assistant editor: New York |
Production Design by
| Jean-Vincent Puzos | ||
Art Direction by
| Christian Eisele | ... | supervising art director |
| Susanne Hopf | ||
| Loukas Oikonomopoulos | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Daniele Drobny | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Caroline de Vivaise | ... | (as Caroline De Vivaise) |
Makeup Department
| Mark English | ... | hair stylist supervisor |
| Jacqueline Fowler | ... | makeup artist (as Jacqui Fowler) |
| Kathleen Leersen | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Trefor Proud | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
| Nestoras Katsimihas | ... | production manager: Greece (as Nestoras Katsimichas) |
| Hartwig König | ... | production manager: Greece (as Hartwig Konig) |
| Sevi Morou | ... | assistant production manager: Greece |
| Martin Schlüter | ... | unit production manager |
| Tom Sternitzke | ... | production manager: Greece |
| Philip Stilman | ... | post-production supervisor (as Phil Stilman) |
| Zoi Tsochla | ... | assistant production manager: Greece |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tatjana Bonnet | ... | second assistant director (as Tatjana Jakovleski) |
| Gesche Carstens | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Marie-Jo Arnautin | ... | artistic painter |
| Friederike Beckert | ... | prop runner |
| Hubert Bock | ... | swing gang |
| Danny Burke | ... | prop master: Greece |
| Angela Dorsch | ... | drawer |
| Daniele Drobny | ... | set designer |
| Carlo Ferrante | ... | architect |
| Benjamin Forster-Baldenius | ... | drawer |
| Jens Gaube | ... | carpenter |
| Stefan Grebe | ... | prop buyer |
| Marita Götz | ... | constructions props |
| Ingeborg Heinemann | ... | art department coordinator |
| Philipp Hübner | ... | stand-by construction (as Paul Philipp Hübner) |
| Gerasimos Karvounis | ... | props: Greece |
| Robert Kellner | ... | prop runner |
| Claudia Kiefer | ... | stand-by props |
| Thomas Krause | ... | set construction / set construction: Greece |
| Grit Kronacher | ... | set dresser |
| Padraic Mac Donnacha | ... | set construction: Greece |
| Natalja Meier | ... | construction drawing assistant (as Natalia Meier) |
| Christoph Merg | ... | prop master / set dresser |
| Anne Metzen | ... | constructions props |
| Ana Montañana Alba | ... | assistant production designer (as Ana Montarana Alba) |
| Constanza Niemack | ... | graphics |
| Anja Niesler | ... | financial/controller: construction |
| Henrik Niesler | ... | construction manager |
| Jan Niesler | ... | construction art director / construction supervisor: Greece |
| Andrea Oberlechner | ... | stand-by props assistant |
| Simon Pasiut | ... | set construction: Greece |
| Santiago Isidro Pin | ... | artistic painter (as Santiago Isidropin) |
| Christian Pralle | ... | set construction |
| Shirley Robinson | ... | prop buyer: London |
| Peter Rose | ... | swing gang |
| Ronald Rudolph | ... | construction runner |
| Markus Schroeder | ... | set construction: Greece (as Markus Schroder) |
| Marius Schroger | ... | architect |
| Roland Schwarthoff | ... | carpenter |
| John Seddal | ... | greens: Greece |
| Constanze Siedenburg | ... | prop designer |
| Holger Stark | ... | construction foreman |
| Ben Stephens | ... | greens: Greece |
| Sascha Strutz | ... | swing gang |
| Peter Stückenschneider | ... | set construction: Greece |
| Ekaterini Thomaidou | ... | prop buyer: Greece |
| Claudia Tietjen | ... | art department office |
| Christian Tircher | ... | set construction: Greece |
| Babis Triantis | ... | props: Greece |
| Günter Unterburger | ... | set painter foreman |
| Anastasis Venetis | ... | set construction: Greece |
| Tom Weber | ... | stand-by construction |
| Pete Wendler | ... | head of construction |
| Lucinda Whittle | ... | greens: Greece |
| Darius Wientzek | ... | architect |
| Saskia Heinzel | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Philipp Hübner | ... | carpenter (uncredited) / on-set swing gang (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Louis Bertini | ... | adr editor |
| Matthew C. Beville | ... | adr mixer: Los Angeles (as Matt Beville) |
| Sahin Dagdelen | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | ... | dialogue editor (as Pam Demetruis) |
| Bobby Johanson | ... | adr mixer: New York |
| Robert Jäger | ... | sound mixer |
| Erik Mischijew | ... | sound designer |
| Matz Müller | ... | sound designer |
| Thomas Neumann | ... | foley editor |
| Paul Oberle | ... | sound mixer |
| Alex Raspa | ... | adr recordist: New York |
| Frank Regente | ... | boom operator (as Frank 'Talky' Regente) |
| Chris Roberts | ... | adr: London |
| Günther Röhn | ... | foley artist |
| Peter Sandmann | ... | foley artist |
| Martin Schloemer | ... | adr recordist: Los Angeles |
| Simone Schulz | ... | foley recordist |
| Herbert Wüst | ... | boom operator |
| Matz Müller | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Martin Gaskell | ... | special effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tobias Bauermeister | ... | video operator |
| Isabelle Casez | ... | first assistant camera |
| Birgit Dierken | ... | assistant camera |
| Nicole Dierken | ... | clapper loader |
| Gerd Domde | ... | studio electrician |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | ... | still photographer (as Richard Foreman) |
| Paul Freuer | ... | key grip |
| Harald Mellwig | ... | second assistant camera |
| Andre Poser | ... | electrician |
| Johannes Precht | ... | electrician |
| Ron Rakowski | ... | gaffer |
| Mark Ramsey | ... | technical supervisor: camera/grip (as Marc Ramsey) |
| Jörg Santjer | ... | electrician |
| Thomas Schenk | ... | studio electrician |
| Marc Spicer | ... | Steadicam operator / camera operator |
| Danny Steinbrecher | ... | assistant dolly grip |
| Mario Suter | ... | studio electrician |
| Alexander Fischerkoesen | ... | director of photography: Greece, second unit (uncredited) |
| Jens Winkler | ... | assistant camera: Greece, second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Sarah Beardsall | ... | casting |
| Annette Borgmann | ... | casting: Germany |
| Beth Bowling | ... | casting: USA |
| Makis Gazis | ... | casting: Greece |
| Iris Müller | ... | extras casting |
| Alexandros Romanos Lizardos | ... | assistant casting: Greece (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Robert Isaac | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Sarah Meyer | ... | wardrobe |
| Katja Pothmann | ... | costume coordinator |
| Patricia Saalburg | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Martina Strauss | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Tim Boatman | ... | musician: drums |
| Bobby Bruce | ... | musician: violin |
| Tim Emmons | ... | musician: double bass |
| James Flatto | ... | music editor |
| Joel C. High | ... | music supervisor |
| Dan Levinson | ... | musician: clarinet and saxophone |
| Tom Marion | ... | musician: guitar and mandolin |
| Geoff Nudell | ... | musician: clarinet and saxophone |
| Fred Sokolow | ... | musician: banjo, guitar, mandolin and Hawaiian steel guitar |
| Chris Tedesco | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Stephanie Lynn Urcheck | ... | music coordinator |
| Ian Whitcomb | ... | conductor: The KFI Radio Band / musician: piano, musette, accordion, ukelele and vocals |
| Randy Woltz | ... | musician: drums, xylophone, vibraphone, bells and piano |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annette Drees | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Ludger Diekämper | ... | transportation manager |
| Edgar Hainke | ... | production driver |
| Michael Kraft | ... | production driver |
| Jan Kramer | ... | production driver |
| Hubert Malouschek | ... | production driver |
| Mark Naujock | ... | picture vehicles: historical vehicles, F.J. Kroger |
| Michael Schütze | ... | production driver |
| Arndt Stepper | ... | driver: props |
| Wolfgang Werner | ... | production driver |
| Patrick Wiethoff | ... | driver: props |
Additional Crew
| Matthias Althaus | ... | tax advisor |
| Thodoris Athanasopoulos | ... | caterer: Greece |
| Volker Beyer | ... | project controller |
| Kim Bieber | ... | stage producer |
| Richard Böhringer | ... | assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich, Berlin |
| Paul Cable | ... | insurance |
| Dimitris Chalilopoulos | ... | production assistant: Greece |
| Iris Chester | ... | executive assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich |
| Emily Dische-Becker | ... | hospitality |
| Geraldine East | ... | legal |
| Christian Ebner | ... | assistant accountant |
| Renate Farber | ... | production coordinator |
| Pari Garvanos | ... | production assistant |
| Luke Golden | ... | assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich, New York |
| Peter Grossman | ... | legal: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler |
| Ralf Hartmann | ... | business affairs: CP Medien |
| Arlette Heyn | ... | production accountant |
| Sarah Hunt | ... | assistant accountant: UK |
| Claudia Kalindjian | ... | publicist |
| Sandra Lohr | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Marker | ... | banker: Deutsche Bank Berlin |
| Nickoletta Marouli | ... | caterer: Greece |
| Laurie May | ... | business and legal affairs: Lions Gate |
| Felix Neunzerling | ... | publicist |
| Yiannis Nikolopoulos | ... | production assistant: Greece (as Yiannis Nickolopoulis) |
| Olga Papada | ... | production secretary: Greece |
| Simon Pasiut | ... | production assistant: Greece |
| Georgia Passali | ... | hospitality: Greece |
| Andreas Pfitzmann | ... | floor manager |
| Viola Retzmann | ... | production secretary |
| Janine Rieger | ... | publicity assistant |
| Jean-Louis Rodrigue | ... | movement consultant: Kirsten Dunst |
| Marie Schwarz | ... | runner: assistant director |
| Frieder Sievert | ... | assistant floor manager |
| Natascha Skara | ... | production assistant |
| David Steinberg | ... | legal |
| Jim Sternberg | ... | completion bond |
| Dominique Thibaud | ... | banker: National Bank of Canada |
| Vana Evanthia Tsantila | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Giorgos Tzanakis | ... | production assistant: Greece |
| Jasmin Wagner | ... | production assistant |
| Frank Weidemann | ... | banker: Deutsche Bank Berlin |
Thanks
| Eric Ayzenberg | ... | thanks |
| Maureen Baker | ... | thanks |
| Dennis Bartok | ... | thanks |
| Darcy Bieber | ... | thanks |
| Arpad Bondy | ... | thanks |
| Sarah Botstein | ... | thanks: musician |
| Paul Brooks | ... | thanks: musician |
| Diana Brown | ... | thanks: Department of Culture |
| Randall Burg | ... | thanks |
| Ken Burns | ... | special thanks |
| Julio D'Angelo | ... | thanks: musician |
| Marc Elsner | ... | thanks |
| William K. Everson | ... | thanks: in memoriam |
| Jeff Freilich | ... | special thanks |
| Mrs. Georgiadis | ... | thanks: Radio Korasidi |
| Stuart Goodman | ... | thanks |
| Colin Green | ... | thanks: Department of Culture |
| Hristina Hatzaridou | ... | thanks |
| Mark Hill | ... | thanks: musician |
| Wicky Kalaitzi | ... | thanks (as Vicky Kalatzi) |
| Carvin Knowles | ... | thanks: musician |
| Myrsini Kontou | ... | thanks |
| Ann Kroeber | ... | thanks |
| Gogo Lewis | ... | thanks |
| William Lewis | ... | thanks |
| Tomasz Lipinski | ... | thanks: musician (as Tom Lopinski) |
| Rose Markisello | ... | thanks |
| Mary McDonwell | ... | thanks: musician |
| Loukas Oikonomopoulos | ... | thanks (as Loukas Iconomopoulos) |
| Marty Olinick | ... | thanks: musician |
| John Peros | ... | thanks |
| Bill Rosenfield | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Rosenfield | ... | thanks: musician |
| Dimitrios Rovatsos | ... | thanks |
| Philipas Rovatsos | ... | thanks |
| Christina Russell | ... | thanks: musician |
| Larry Spier | ... | thanks: musician |
| Jenny Sullivan | ... | thanks |
| Quentin Tarantino | ... | special thanks |
| Dimitris Theocharis | ... | thanks |
| Doctor Theodosiou | ... | thanks |
| Leuteris Vourthis | ... | thanks |
| Vasilis Vourthis | ... | thanks |
| Kevin Wang | ... | thanks: musician |
Production Companies
- Lionsgate Films (present)
- Dan Films (present)
- CP Medien AG (present)
- Erste, Zweite, Dritte, Vierte Cat's Meow CbE, Munich
- KC Medien
Distributors
- Swipe Films (2002) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate Films (2002) (United States) (theatrical)
- Central Partnership (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Pyramid Home Video (2002) (Russia) (VHS)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2002) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gaga (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (as GAGA Communications)
- Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- Eagle Pictures (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Video Film Express (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- New KSM (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2020) (Finland) (tv)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A&L Goodbody (legal)
- AON (insurance)
- ARRI München (camera lighting and grip equipment)
- ASV Berlin (advisor)
- Artemisaris (greenery: palmtree hire)
- Atelier Idoppelpunkti (color timing)
- Blow up Filmtechnik Karl Kresling GmbH (optical works)
- Brehm & von Moers (legal)
- Chameleon Service (construction)
- Cinemam (catering: Greece)
- Completion Guarantors (TGC) (completion bond)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport (thanks)
- Deutsche Bank (bank)
- Domerowski Media and Entertainment Insurance Services (insurance)
- F.J. Krüger (picture vehicles: historical)
- Filmscapes London (greenery: Greece)
- Filpa (thanks)
- Hallmark Post Production Ltd. (completion bond)
- Heenan Blaikie (legal)
- Ideefixe Productions (line production)
- Jauch & Huebener (insurance)
- Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark (legal)
- Magmasters Sound Studios (adr recording: London)
- Ministry of Merchantile Marine (thanks)
- Music for the Masses (thanks)
- National Bank of Canada (bank)
- Out of Silence (sound design)
- Port Police of Leonidio (thanks)
- Radio Korasidi (thanks)
- Sarah Wiener's Tracking Catering (catering)
- Sonnenstudio (post-production sound services)
- Sound House (adr: Cologne)
- Sound One (adr: New York)
- The Rainbow Garage (thanks)
- Timeline Postproduction Services (editing facilities)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Volkswagen AG (production vehicles: sponsors of)
- Zero Film Berlin (online production services)
- Zoom Medienbetreung (publicity)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In November of 1924, a mysterious Hollywood death occurred aboard media mogul William Randolph Hearst's yacht. Among the famous guests that weekend were: film star Charlie Chaplin; starlet Marion Davies (who was also Hearst's mistress at the time); silent-film producer Thomas H. Ince (known for creating the first Hollywood-studio facility and for creating an "assembly line" system for filmmaking); and feared gossip columnist, Louella Parsons. Written by Carol Lewis, Producer |
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| Taglines | "The Whisper Told Most Often..." See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $3,646,994 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The costuming and sets were designed with as little color as possible to give the illusion of a black and white film. This was to make up for the fact that the film wasn't allowed to be filmed in black and white as originally planned. See more » |
| Goofs | When he looks up Ince's address, Hearst's address book shows two-letter state abbreviations (CA). These did not come into use until some fifty years later. Further, the address book displays at least one ZIP code, introduced in 1963. Edit: The abbreviation for California of CA is not necessarily an anachronism. People frequently use abbreviations of their own invention, and Hearst could have invented CA, just as easily as he could have invented OR, WA, etc. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Cat's Meow. See more » |
| Soundtracks | After You've Gone See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The characters, entities, and events depicted and the names used in this motion picture are fictitious. Any similarities to any actual persons living or dead or to any actual entities or events is entirely coincidental and unintentional. See more » |
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Marion Davies:
Nothing can happen this weekend. Charlie Chaplin: So what are you doing next weekend? See more » |