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Closing the Ring ()


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A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.

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Ethel Ann
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Jack
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Wilbur
Gene Dinovi ...
Weeping Veteran
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Marie
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Peter Etty
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Quinlan
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Jimmy
Steve Franks ...
Bugler
Chris Benson ...
Local Sheriff
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Young Quinlan
George Shane ...
Maginty
Kirsty Stuart ...
Young Eleanor
Marie Jones ...
Mrs. Doyle
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Mrs. Dean (as Karen Lewis)
Anthony Finigan ...
Mr. Cobb
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Reverend Smith
Martin Reid ...
Father Ignatius
Sidney Dodsworth ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Derek Halligan ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Maureen Dow ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Rosina Brown ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid (as Rosena Brown)
Michael Magee ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid
Claire Lamont ...
Shelterer from the Air Raid
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Young Cathal
James Millard ...
Lt. Wilkins
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Young Jack
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Young Ethel Ann
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Teddy Gordon
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Chuck
Gerry Quigley ...
Barman
Bill Lynn ...
Truck Driver
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Cathal Thomas
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Seamus McCarty
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Eleanor
Olivia Nash ...
First Woman in Rain
Susie Kelly ...
Second Woman in Rain
B.J. Hogg ...
Maguigan
Alan McKee ...
Dougal
Tom Maguire ...
Billy
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Campbell
Darryl Flatman ...
Pilot
Alec McClure ...
Co-Pilot
Paul Dunn ...
Radio Operator
Kieran Gallant ...
Navigator
Layke Anderson ...
Army Corporal
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Lt. Jones
Paul Charlton ...
Army Private
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First Policeman
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Second Policeman
Tom Collins ...
Fireman Fergus
Harry Dickson ...
Taxi Driver
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Waitress (uncredited)
Stephen Harland ...
Resident (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Attenborough

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Peter Woodward ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jeff Abberley ... executive producer
Richard Attenborough ... producer
Graham Begg ... executive producer
Julia Blackman ... executive producer
Jamie Carmichael ... executive producer
Terence A. Clegg ... line producer (as Terence Clegg)
Christian Frohn ... associate producer (uncredited)
Jason Garrett ... executive producer
Jo Gilbert ... producer
Sara Giles ... executive producer (uncredited)
Andrew Hildebrand ... executive producer
Frank Hübner ... associate producer (uncredited)
Martin Katz ... co-producer
David Rogers ... executive producer
Patrice Theroux ... executive producer
Peter Woodward ... associate producer

Music by

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Jeff Danna

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Roger Pratt ... director of photography

Editing by

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Lesley Walker

Editorial Department

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Paul Ensby ... digital intermediate colourist
Dianne Gordon ... digital intermediate data manager
Nikki Groves ... senior rushes coordinator
Jeremy Hume ... assistant editor
Jonathan Mann ... digital despot
Paul Monaghan ... assistant editor
Ben Setterfield ... digital scanning
Dominic Thomson ... digital editor (as Dom Thomson)
Jay Warren ... digital intermediate project manager
Simon Wilkinson ... digital intermediate consultant

Casting By

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John Buchan
Maureen Duff
Mark Paladini

Production Design by

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Tom McCullagh

Art Direction by

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Tom McCullagh
Mike Stallion ... supervising art director

Costume Design by

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Hazel Webb Crozier ... (as Hazel Webb-Crozier)

Makeup Department

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Christine Beveridge ... hair designer / makeup designer
Maureen Hetherington ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Lydia Pensa ... key hair stylist
Beatrice Salazar ... assistant hair stylist: Ontario (as Beatriz Salaszar)
Dorota Zajac ... key makeup artist
Paul R.J. Elliot ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Rita Pacitto ... second assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Emanuele 'Manny' Danelon ... production manager: Ontario (as Manny Danelon)
Mike McGeagh ... production manager: Northern Ireland
Fiona Morham ... head of production: UK Film Council
Andrew Reid ... head of production: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Verity Wislocki ... post-production supervisor

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Patrick Clayton ... first assistant director
Leon Coole ... first assistant director: second unit, Northern Ireland / third assistant director: Northern Ireland
Freddie Coultard ... trainee assistant director: Northern Ireland (as Freddie Coulthard)
Emanuele 'Manny' Danelon ... second unit director: Ontario (as Manny Danelon)
Catherine Lang ... second assistant director: second unit, Ontario (as Cathy Lew)
Ben Marrello ... third assistant director: Ontario
Francesca Palozzi ... trainee assistant director: Ontario
Samantha Ross ... trainee assistant director: Northern Ireland
Michael Stevenson ... key second assistant director
Kevin Walker ... first assistant director: second unit, Ontario / second assistant director: Ontario
Genevieve Anthony ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jim Barr ... dressing props: Northern Ireland
Deryck Blake ... property master: Ontario
Rob Bonney ... head carpenter: Ontario (as Robert Bonney)
Rudy Braun ... set designer: Ontario
Theresa Buckley ... prop buyer: Ontario
J. Tracy Budd ... set dresser: Ontario (as Tracy Budd)
Shane Bunting ... production buyer: Northern Ireland
Ken Clark ... second lead set dresser: Ontario
Kirk Coppella ... assistant head painter: Ontario
Michael Cullen ... dressing props: Northern Ireland
Gillian Devenney ... art director: Northern Ireland
Cole Doherty ... construction manager: Northern Ireland
David Evans ... set dresser: Ontario
Mike Franklin ... lead set dresser: Ontario
John Fraser ... scenic artist: Ontario
Henry H. Gardner Jr. ... lead greens: Ontario (as Henry Gardner)
Neville Gaynor ... master painter: Northern Ireland
Beth Gilinsky ... art department coordinator: Ontario
Paul Greenberg ... graphic designer: Ontario
James Halpenny ... construction coordinator: Ontario
Barbara Herman-Skelding ... set decorator: Northern Ireland
Suzanne Hodson ... set decoration buyer: Ontario
Kevin Hughes ... assistant head carpenter: Ontario (as Kevin M. Hughes)
Sian Alaw Jones ... art department trainee: Northern Ireland
Denis Kirkham ... set dresser: Ontario
Gilliane Lalonde ... on-set painter: Ontario
Darren Lyttle ... stand-by props: Northern Ireland
Pat McKane ... prop hand: Northern Ireland
Ian Nelmes ... key scenic painter: Ontario
John New ... stand-by carpenter: Northern Ireland
Brendan Rankin ... art director: Northern Ireland
Jim Reid ... chargehand carpenter: Northern Ireland
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsperson: Northern Ireland (as Anthony Rimmington)
Randy Ross ... head painter: Ontario (as Randy S. Ross)
Will Ross ... assistant head carpenter: Ontario
Michael Shocrylas ... set designer: Ontario
William Simpson ... storyboard artist: Northern Ireland
Jeff Smith ... second assistant art director: Ontario
Travis Staley ... on-set carpenter: Ontario
Mike Stallion ... supervising art director: Northern Ireland
Andrew M. Stearn ... art director: Ontario (as Andrew Stearn)
Paul Stewart ... dressing props: Northern Ireland
Odetta Stoddard ... set decorator: Ontario
Liam Taylor ... stand-by stagehand: Northern Ireland
Steve Wheeler ... property master: Northern Ireland
Walter Woloschuk ... key greens: Ontario
Toni Wong ... assistant property master: Ontario
Stephanie Yarymowich ... assistant key scenic painter: Ontario (as Stephanie Yarmowich)
Ian Zawadzki ... stand-by painter: Northern Ireland
Kevin Forstner ... assistant head carpenter (uncredited)
Heather Greenlees ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Frank Matthews ... master plasterer (uncredited)
John Ward ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jonathan Bates ... supervising sound editor
Bruce Carwardine ... sound recordist
Pat Cassin ... second assistant: Ontario
Tim Cavagin ... re-recording mixer
Mark Lafbery ... adr recordist / foley recordist
Melissa Lake ... foley artist
Nigel Mills ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Steve Single ... re-recording mixer
Alastair Sirkett ... sound effects editor
Jack Stew ... foley artist
Derek Trigg ... foley editor
Markus Wade ... boom operator
Thomas Dodgson ... consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Michael McKnight ... sound trainee (uncredited)

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Richard Conway ... special effects supervisor: Northern Ireland
Sam Conway ... special effects technician: Northern Ireland
Neil Davies ... special effects technician: Northern Ireland (as Neil Davis)
Aaron Dinsmore ... special effects assistant: Ontario, The Effects Group
Tony Kenny ... special effects senior coordinator: Ontario, The Effects Group
Ian Locke ... special effects foreman: Ontario, The Effects Group (as D. Ian Locke)
Mark White ... senior special effects technician: Northern Ireland
Vincent Kivlehan ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Donal Neill ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Dean Stewart ... administration coordinator (uncredited)

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Craig Allison ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Richard Bain ... digital compositor: Bain VFX
Dennis Berardi ... visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc
Jim Bowers ... digital matte artist
Rob Del Ciancio ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Max Dennison ... matte artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Mai-Ling Dydo ... model/texture artist: Mr. X Inc (as Mai-Ling Lee)
Nikos Gatos ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Simon Giles ... visual effects supervisor
Rob Greb ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Robert Greb ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc (as Rob Greb)
Luke Groves ... visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc
Sandra Guarda ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Mick Harper ... digital artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Sarah Hemsley ... visual effects producer: The Senate Visual Effects
Richard Higham ... visual effects supervisor: The Senate Visual Effects
Ian MacLeod ... model/texture artist: Mr. X Inc
Ian McLeod ... model/texture artist: Mr. X Inc
John J. Miralles ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Daniel Mizuguchi ... 3d animation: Mr. X Inc
Stuart Rowbottom ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects
David Singer ... digital producer: Mr. X Inc
Mark Stepanek ... model/texture artist: Mr. X Inc
Hayley Easton Street ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects
Florian Strobl ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Fiona Campbell Westgate ... visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc
Steve White ... visual effects artist: The Senate Visual Effects (as Steven White)
Simon Wilkinson ... visual effects
Colin Withers ... senior technical supervisor: Mr. X Inc
Wojciech Zielinski ... cg supervisor: Mr. X Inc
Michael Becki ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Dan Carnegie ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Erik Charlebois ... visual effects artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Cyril Frederick Chu ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Alan Church ... visual effects supervisor: pre-production (uncredited)
Jeremy Dineen ... visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Peter Dydo ... animator (uncredited)
David Fix ... senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Zachary J. Gans ... visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Noel Hooper ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Elliot Mallon ... animator (uncredited)
Jim Maxwell ... matte painter: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Sean Mills ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Martin Mueller ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Mike Mulock ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Stacey O'Connor ... visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Darcy Reno ... senior systems administrator (uncredited)
Eric J. Robertson ... visual effects consultant (uncredited)
Brendan Taylor ... visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc. (uncredited)
Tim M. Townsend ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)
Kyle Yoneda ... digital artist: Mr. X Inc (uncredited)

Stunts

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George Cottle ... stunts: Northern Ireland
Jamie Edgell ... stunts: Northern Ireland
Paul Heasman ... stunts: Northern Ireland
Lee Sheward ... stunt coordinator: Northern Ireland
John Stead ... stunt coordinator: Ontario
Bryan J. Thomas ... stunt double: Ontario (as Bryan Thomas)
Sarah Franzl ... stunt double: Shirley MacLaine (uncredited)
Rob Hunt ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Allan Angus ... generator operator: Ontario (as Alan Angus)
Nicole Blanchard ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, Ontario
Michael Blatchford ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, Ontario
Paul Bond ... camera operator: second unit, Northern Ireland / director of photography: second unit, Northern Ireland
Bernie Branston ... rigging gaffer: Ontario
Randy Burbidge ... best boy rigging grip: Ontario
John Cartwright ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Andy Chmura ... camera operator
Mark Clayton ... additional still photographer
Walter Corbett ... cameraman: epk
Jean Courteau ... gaffer
Jim Craig ... key rigging grip: Ontario (as Jim 'J.C.' Craig)
Noah Eli Davis ... second assistant camera loader: second unit, Northern Ireland (as Noah Davis)
Christopher Dean ... key grip
Paul Edwards ... steadicam operator: Northern Ireland
Andy Gardner ... focus puller: "b" camera, Northern Ireland
James Gardner ... camera operator: second unit, Ontario / director of photography: second unit, Ontario
Ben Gervais ... video assistant: Ontario
Eric Greenberg ... first assistant focus puller: second unit, Northern Ireland
Robert Hamilton ... video assist: Northern Ireland
Conor Hammond ... camera operator: second unit, Northern Ireland / director of photography: second unit, Northern Ireland
Bob Hannah ... electrician: Ontario (as Robert Hannah)
Esther Hegarty ... cameraman: epk
Jim Holmes ... best boy grip: Ontario
Mark Hryma ... westcam operator: second unit, Ontario
Simon Hume ... focus puller
Sacha Jones ... second clapper loader: Northern Ireland
David Kellner ... best boy electric: Ontario (as Dave Kellner)
Will Kendal ... generator operator: Northern Ireland
Tim Kneeshaw ... camera loader: Ontario
George Kraychyk ... still photographer
Philip Lanthier ... dolly grip: Ontario (as Phillip 'Bucky' Lanthier)
Marvin Macina ... electrician: Ontario (as Marv Macina)
Martin McCullagh ... grip: second unit, Northern Ireland
Paul McGeachan ... best boy: Northern Ireland
Alan McPherson ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Eugene McVeigh ... cameraman: epk (as Eugene McVeagh)
Tim Merkel ... camera operator: "b" camera, Ontario / steadicam operator: Ontario
Rob Mountjoy ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, Ontario
Matthew Pill ... grip: Ontario
Chris Rauch ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, Ontario (as Christopher Rauch)
Robert Saad ... camera operator: second unit, Ontario / director of photography: second unit, Ontario
Steve Sheridan ... grip: Ontario
Paul Spaven ... best boy rigging gaffer: Ontario
James Tamblyn ... video playback: Ontario
Alf Tramontin ... steadicam operator: Northern Ireland
Hugo Wilkinson ... stand-by rigger: Northern Ireland
Steve Worsley ... electrician: Northern Ireland
Ken Wyke ... electrician: Ontario
Niall Crawford ... electrician (uncredited)
Steve Cussell ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Abigail Barbier ... adr voice casting
Louis Elman ... adr voice casting
Polly Hootkins ... casting advisor: Northern Ireland
Jason Knight ... casting associate: Ontario
Roisin McGilly ... extras casting: Ontario (as Roisin McGilly-Weeks)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Heather Blurton ... costume truck supervisor: Ontario
Carole Costello ... on-set costume supervisor: Ontario
Brenda Gilles ... dresser: Ms MacLaine and Ms Barton, Ontario
Kerry Gooding ... assistant to costume designer: Northern Ireland
Michele Harney ... daily wardrobe: Ontario (as Michelle Harney)
Tara Knol ... costume supervisor (as Tara Van Zyl)
Sandra MacDonald ... extras costume coordinator: Ontario
Janice Skinner ... seamstress: Ontario
Claire Taylor ... costume trainee: Northern Ireland
Rachael Webb-Crozier ... costume assistant: Northern Ireland

Location Management

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Brad Alexander ... assistant location manager: Ontario
John Contreras ... location production assistant: Ontario
Trevor Currie ... location assistant: Northern Ireland
David Flaherty ... location manager: Ontario
Catherine Geary ... location manager: Northern Ireland
Barry Keil ... location assistant: Northern Ireland
Stephen Killen ... location consultant: Northern Ireland
Dino Mangos ... location production assistant: Ontario
Drew Taylor ... location production assistant: Ontario
Emma McNeill ... location assistant (uncredited)
Chris Patterson ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Martin Atkinson ... song engineer: "Lost Without Your Love"
Jon Banks ... musician: dulcimer/zither/psaltery
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Marat Bisengaliev ... musical director: song "Lost Without Your Love"
John Bradbury ... orchestra leader
Paul Clarvis ... musician: bodhran/percussion
Chris Craker ... song producer: "Lost Without Your Love"
Dermot Crehan ... musician: fiddle
Arthur Dick ... musician: guitars, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Nicholas Dodd ... conductor / orchestrator
Andrew Dudman ... title music editor: song "Lost Without Your Love"
Anthony Egizii ... music producer: vocals, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Andrew Findon ... musician: irish whistle, song "Lost Without Your Love" (as Andy Findon)
Tim Goodyer ... musician: drums, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Simon Haram ... song post-production: "Lost Without Your Love, " Silent Age
Tony Hinnigan ... musician: celtic whistles/flutes
B.J. Hogg ... musician: bodhram, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Paul Honey ... musician: keyboards, song "Lost Without Your Love" / song producer: "Lost Without Your Love" / song programmer: "Lost Without Your Love"
Lewis Jones ... assistant: John Whynot
Skaila Kanga ... musician: celtic harp
Tony Lewis ... music editor
David Musumeci ... music producer: vocals, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Everton Nelson ... musician: violin
Adam Noble ... assistant: John Whynot
Sam Okell ... assistant: John Whynot
Takpo Orchestra ... musicians: strings, song "Lost Without Your Love"
Chris C. Porter ... song producer: "Lost Without Your Love"
Simon Rhodes ... song mixed and mastered by: "Lost Without Your Love, " Abbey Road Studio
Jill Streater ... music preparation: Global Music Services
Alex van Ingen ... conductor: song "Lost Without Your Love"
Robert White ... musician: uilleann pipes
John Whynot ... score mixer / score recordist
Simon Changer ... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Jonathan Williams ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Nikki Clapp ... script supervisor
Diana Hawkins ... script consultant

Transportation Department

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Ken Barbet ... driver: Ontario
John Brown ... driver: Ontario
Ben Cekuta ... transportation coordinator: Ontario
John Cocks ... driver: Ontario
John Coles ... driver: Ontario
Alan Crozier ... transportation manager: Northern Ireland
Dennis Hanna ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Shaun Magee ... driver
Paul McCausland ... driver
John McDowell ... action vehicle coordinator: Northern Ireland
Dermott McKee ... unit driver: Northern Ireland (as Dermot McKee)
Roy McManus ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Gustave Meunier ... driver: set decoration, Ontario
Stuart Mitchell ... driver: Ontario
Brian Nault ... transportation captain: Ontario
Sammy Nimick ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Aidan O'Reilly ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Lalchan Samaroo ... honeywagon operator: Ontario
Marco Sousa ... transportation captain: Ontario
Mark Sterling ... unit driver: Northern Ireland
Mark White ... white trux sfx
Robert White ... transportation captain: Ontario
Bill Hong ... driver: camera car (uncredited)
Ian Lewis ... driver: action vehicles (uncredited)

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Chris Allies ... title designer
Shelly Bancroft ... Acquisitions Consultant
Judith Baugin ... head of international marketing: ContentFilm International
Justin Beck ... production assistant: Ontario
Jonathan Berger ... legal advisor
Alistair Berlin ... assistant: Jo Gilbert
Robert Bevan ... services: executive producer
Harry Bradley ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Elsie Brown ... funding programmes manager: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Michelle Burns ... production assistant: Northern Ireland
Lisa Byrne ... assistant production coordinator: Northern Ireland
Gary Campbell ... armourer
Sally Caplan ... head of premiere fund: UK Film Council
John Carmichael ... animal handler: Northern Ireland
Tom Christianson ... military advisor: Ontario (as Lt. Col 'Ret.' Tom Christianson)
Adam Chuckryk ... stand-in: Ontario (as Adam Chuckry)
Sarah Clarke ... legal advisor
Laura Clipsham ... legal advisor
Tom Collard ... maintenance director: the crew of the B17 'Yankee Lady, ' Yankee Air Museum
Scott Cormack ... runner
Kristen Corvers ... production assistant: Ontario
Mary Cosgrove ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Stephen Cupples ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Megan Davis ... head of business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Ciaran Devlin ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Lisa Drayne ... production coordinator: Northern Ireland
Norman Ellickson ... crew chief: the crew of the B17 'Yankee Lady, ' Yankee Air Museum
John Ensby ... lab contact: Technicolor Creative Services
Will Evans ... head of business affairs: UK Film Council
Tracy Ferguson ... unit nurse: Northern Ireland
Victoria Fodor ... choreographer: Ontario
Natasha Geary ... production coordinator: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Balvinder Gill ... business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Jo Gregory ... financial controller
Robert Gyle ... armourer: Northern Ireland
Keith Hayley ... services: executive producer
Esther Hegarty ... assistant: Richard Attenborough
Vince Holden ... head of production finance: UK Film Council
Joe Iacono ... auditor: Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono
Jordan Jacobs ... legal services: Jacobs Entertainment & Media Law
Steve Joberns ... auditor: Shipleys
Joanna Johnson ... business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Alexandra Keen ... head of legal and business affairs: UK, ContentFilm International
Jason Krauskopf ... production secretary: Ontario
Rick Kwak ... executive vice president business and legal affairs: ContentFilm International
Carol Larkin ... funding programmes administrator: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Lisa Lavorato ... production accountant: Ontario
Jessica Loddo ... italian dubbing director
Raymond Lynas ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Hayley Lyon ... assistant accountant: Northern Ireland
Linda Martin ... head of finance: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Claire Matheson ... business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Damian McDonald ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Marie McGrath ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Julie McLeod ... stand-in: Ontario
Joe McNamee ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Damian McParland ... legal services: Northern Ireland Film & TV Commission, Millar McCall Wylie
Tiffany Merritt ... set production assistant: Ontario
Paul Mooney ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Andrea Mullan ... production coordinator: Ontario
Paula Nesbitt ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Rick Parker ... animal handler: Ontario
Robert Paul ... mechanic: the crew of the B17 'Yankee Lady, ' Yankee Air Museum
David Peck ... consultant
Karen Pidgurski ... unit publicist
Zoltan Pinter ... unit medic: Ontario
David Quli ... advisor: production finance, Bank of Ireland, Bird and Bird
Bev Reid ... production assistant: Scion Films
Theresa Reilly ... stand-in: Northern Ireland
Jo Rogers ... head of creative affairs: Scion Films
Steven Rogers ... consultant
Susan Rosset ... first assistant accountant: Ontario
Jon Rule ... co-pilot: the crew of the B17 'Yankee Lady, ' Yankee Air Museum
Jillian Sabean ... assistant production coordinator: Ontario
Charlie Savill ... services: executive producer
John Schmidt ... chief executive officer: ContentFilm International
Marcus Searancke ... business affairs
Joanne Sennitt ... production accountant: Scion Films
Bridie Sinden ... assistant to producer
Hal Sinden ... assistant to producer
Nanci Steele ... stand-in: Ontario
Reil Stone Aarons ... set production assistant: Ontario
Carla Stronge ... extras coordinator: Northern Ireland (as Carla Mercer)
Val Sunderland ... assistant accountant: Northern Ireland
Aloma Taylor ... payroll accountant: Ontario
Ben Thomas ... business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Dave Tommasini ... helicopter pilot: second unit, Ontario (as David Tommasini)
Randy Triggs ... stand-in: Ontario
Aaron Unrau ... assistant: Martin Katz
Alena Walker ... Film Acquisition Coordinator
Lisa Walters ... unit medic: Ontario
Geoff Webb ... chief financial officer: ContentFilm International
Danny Webber ... legal services: Hall Webber
Donald 'Gene' Wedekemper ... pilot: the crew of the B17 'Yankee Lady, ' Yankee Air Museum
Richard Williams ... chief executive: Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Lex Batten ... dailies timer (uncredited)
Joanne Brahos ... photo double: Mischa Barton (uncredited)
Logan Bruce ... equipment handler (uncredited)
Graham Hoselton ... dailies film assistant (uncredited)
Mark Mallorca ... assistant: actress (uncredited)
Stephen McConnell ... assistant extras coordinator (uncredited)
Andrew Parkhill ... equipment handler (uncredited)
Cassidy Watkins ... assistant: Shirley MacLaine (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Three intertwined stories of lost and unspoken love and the resulting secrets are presented. In one, which begins in 1941 Branagan, Michigan, twenty-one year old Ethel Ann socializes primarily with three male friends, who are all in love with her. She only loves one, Teddy Gordon, their mutual love known within the group. Her parents would never approve of Teddy, the poor country boy, who is building a house for her eventually to be able to show her parents that he is worth something in his love for her. Their relationship is interrupted by the U.S. entry into the war, into which all three men are going into battle. Before their departure, the three men enter into a pact unbeknownst to Ethel Ann. In two, which also takes place in Branagan, but in 1991, World War II U.S. Army Air Forces veteran, septuagenarian Chuck Harris, after an illness, has just passed away. Those that knew him always considered him the reliable one. His death leaves a void in his family, as there has always been a distance between his wife and their daughter, Ethel Ann and Marie, respectively. Marie is perturbed that her mother doesn't seem to be mourning Chuck's death. Another of the mourners is Chuck and Ethel Ann's longtime friend, Jack Etty, also a World War II U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. Although Jack has never said so to them, Jack's son, Peter, and Marie believe that Jack has also had a thing for Ethel Ann. The longer the time passes, the closer Marie comes to abandoning her mother, their relationship which may change if only Ethel Ann and Jack would open up about their feelings holistically. And in three, which also takes place in 1991, an innocent young man named Jimmy Riley, a military buff who lives with his grandmother in Belfast, has joined eccentric old Mr. Quinlan to dig on Black Mountain on the outskirts of the city, the side of the hill known as a World War II fighter plane crash site. Although Jimmy and Mr. Quinlan have dug up bits and pieces of the plane, Jimmy ultimately discovers an engraved ring. Partly on Mr. Quinlan's urging, Jimmy is determined to return the ring to who he believes is its rightful owner. Their digging, however, gets them inadvertently involved in the on-going Northern Ireland conflict, the hill which both sides use for some of their clandestine activities. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Discover the love of a lifetime See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'amour à jamais (Canada, French title)
  • Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring (World-wide, English title)
  • War and Destiny (France)
  • Closing the Ring - Geheimnis der Vergangenheit (Germany)
  • Cerrando el círculo (Spain)
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  • 118 min
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Budget $23,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This was Richard Attenborough's final film as a director before his death on August 24, 2014 at the age of 90. See more »
Goofs The B-17 being shown off in Michigan in 1941 is actually a B-17G, the final model, which did not have its first flight 'til 1943. the "chin gun" is the give-away. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014). See more »
Soundtracks Moonlight Serenade See more »
Quotes Ethel Ann: What's happening, Jimmy?
Jack: You're grieving, girl...
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