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In the Beginning (2009) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Xavier Giannoli

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Xavier Giannoli ... (screenplay)
Daniel Karlin ... (collaborating writer)
Marcia Romano ... (collaborating writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

François Cluzet ... Philippe Miller / Paul
Emmanuelle Devos ... Stéphane
Gérard Depardieu ... Abel
Soko ... Monika
Vincent Rottiers ... Nicolas
Brice Fournier Brice Fournier ... Louis
Franck Andrieux ... Pascal
Stéphan Wojtowicz ... Marty
Patrick Descamps ... Bollard
Stéphane Jobert ... Patrick
Eric Herson-Macarel ... Barracher
Patrick Bonnel Patrick Bonnel ... Cadre CGI
François Loriquet ... Cadre CGI
Nathalie Boutefeu ... Marie
Corinne Masiero Corinne Masiero ... Corinne
Gabriel Naudy Gabriel Naudy ... Gaby
Thierry Godard ... Michel
Marie Félix Marie Félix ... Julie
Mathilde Braure Mathilde Braure ... Cathy
Christine Gabard Christine Gabard ... La femme de Maurice
Roch Leibovici Roch Leibovici ... Conseiller mairie
Jacques Herlin ... Gendarme 1
Thierry Bertein Thierry Bertein ... Gendarme 2
Marie Micla Marie Micla ... Claude
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat ... Tanner
Vincent Jouan Vincent Jouan ... Vendeur Point P
Laurent Leguevaque Laurent Leguevaque ... Juge
Emmanuel Plovier Emmanuel Plovier ... Conseiller 1
François Hauteserre François Hauteserre ... Employé bureautique (as François Hautesserre)
Éric Paul ... Fournisseur 1 (as Eric Paul)
Pierre-Yves Kiebbe Pierre-Yves Kiebbe ... Fournisseur 2 (as Pierre Kiebbe)
Simon Ferrante Simon Ferrante ... Fournisseur 3
Emmanuel Rausenberger Emmanuel Rausenberger ... Collègue Patrick
Eric Bleuzé Eric Bleuzé ... Fonctionnaire de garde
François Godart ... Officier de police
Marie Gili-Pierre ... Employée CGI
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Grégory Valais Grégory Valais ... (uncredited)

Produced by 

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam ... producer
Celia Simonnet ... assistant producer
Edouard Weil ... producer

Music by 

Cliff Martinez

Cinematography by 

Glynn Speeckaert ... director of photography

Editing by 

Célia Lafitedupont

Casting By 

Antoine Carrard ... (Xavier Giannoli)

Production Design by 

François-Renaud Labarthe

Set Decoration by 

Tibor Dora ... (decors)
David Edouard

Costume Design by 

Nathalie Benros

Makeup Department 

Sylvia Carissoli ... key makeup artist

Production Management 

Martin Allegaree ... assistant unit manager
Mederic Bourlat ... production manager
Gregory Bruneau ... assistant unit manager
Sébastien Delepine ... unit manager
Capucine Grelardon ... assistant unit manager
Nathalie Hoang Dac Huong ... extra unit manager trainee
Mélanie Karlin ... post-production supervisor
Guinal Riou ... unit manager: Paris
Ilana Schouver ... assistant unit manager
Grégory Valais ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Denis Blanc ... second assistant director: locations
Arnaud Esterez ... first assistant director
Serge Musy ... second assistant director
Louis-Julien Petit ... second assistant director (as Julien Petit)
Michel Rodas ... second unit director
Mathieu Thirion ... third assistant director

Art Department 

Vincent Amiel ... construction coordinator
Stephane Condat ... set dresser
Lionel Guy ... key painter
Julia Lemaire ... assistant art director
Vanessa Meugnot ... set dresser
Joël Molines ... carpenter
Stéphane Pérazzi ... props buyer (as Stephane Perazzi)
Michel Schmitt ... assistant art director: graphics
Diane Sorin ... graphic designer
Christian Vallat ... assistant art director
Adail Viveiros ... ripper

Sound Department 

Fabien Adelin ... foley recordist
Mathilde Cousin ... foley editor
Loïc Gourbe ... sound recordist
Gabriel Hafner ... re-recording mixer / sound editor
Marie Mazière ... assistant foley artist
Pascal Mazière ... foley artist
François Musy ... sound
Renaud Musy ... boom operator
Marc Thill ... sound assistant

Special Effects by 

Georges Demétrau ... special effects (as Georges Demetreau)
Max Garnier ... special effects technician
Grosbillette ... special effects
Sarha ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Frédéric Bajou ... graphic designer: BUF
Chrystèle Barbarat ... visual effects producer (as Christèle Barbarat)
Audrey-Anne Bazard ... visual effects producer
Michel Cruto ... negative development: Arane Gulliver
Audrey Ferrara ... visual effects supervisor
Emmanuel Gondeau ... graphic designer (as Manu Gondeau)
Damien Hurgon ... flame artist
Béatrice Labor ... negative conformation: Arane Gulliver
Laurent Launes ... visual effects
Emmanuel Le Courbe ... flame artist
Mathieu Leclercq ... digital supervisor
Jean Christophe Mairot ... dustbuster (as Jean-Christophe Mairot)
Laetitia Nicolas ... dustbuster
Jean-Baptiste Poeuf ... graphic designer
Laurence Raimbault ... conformation
David Saada ... dustbuster
Arnaud Trouvé ... software development: BUF
Edouard Valton ... vfx executive producer: BUF

Stunts 

Jean-Claude Lagniez ... stunt coordinator / stunt double
Patrick Ronchin ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Roger Arpajou ... still photographer
Antoine Aybes-Gille ... second assistant camera/loader
Grégory Bar ... electrician
Abderrahim Bissar ... electrician
Laurent Bourgeat ... electrician
Boris Bourgois ... key grip
Olivier Cazzitti ... electrician
Pierre Chevrin ... first assistant camera
Stéphane Chollet ... camera "b" operator / steadicam operator
Emilie Colin ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Yoann de Montgrand ... video assistant
Jean Christophe Delinaoumis ... grip
Mathieu Delobeau ... electrician
Benoit Delporto ... first assistant camera: in replacement (as Benoit Glaux Delporto) / first assistant camera: in replacement (as Benoît Delporto)
Nicolas Desaintquentin ... additional first assistant camera
Jérôme Di Cola ... electrician
Bruno Dussart ... electrician
Karine Feuillard ... additional second assistant camera
Gil Fontbonne ... key grip
Martial Gallorini ... video assistant
Michel Galtier ... first assistant camera
Emmanuelle Goupil ... additional second assistant camera
Nicolas Labrousse ... electrician
Erwann Le Pogam ... grip
Johan Lecomte ... grip
Julien Muller ... second assistant camera
Morvan Omnes ... grip
Clementine Peron ... assistant camera
Glynn Speeckaert ... director of cinematography
Roel Tanghe ... best boy
Gideon van Essen ... lighting technician
Dirk Van Rampelbergh ... gaffer
Jimmy Wambre ... video assistant

Casting Department 

David Bertrand ... casting associate
Christine Duquesne ... casting
David El Hakim ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sylvie Letellier ... wardrobe
Sabrina Riccardi ... assistant costume designer / costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

Chrystèle Barbarat ... digital intermediate producer
Florian Du Pasquier ... dcp technical supervisor
Agnès Gaudet ... assistant editor
Lorraine Houpert ... avid technician
Jean-Baptiste Le Guen ... dcp technical supervisor
Magalie Léonard ... colorist
Julia Maby ... assistant editor
Katia Potok ... assistant editor
Michel Zambelli ... color timer: Arane Gulliver

Location Management 

Marie Barré ... location scout
Thomas de Sambi ... location assistant
Arnold Gendron ... location scout
Aude Lemercier ... location scout

Music Department 

Thorsten Laewe ... composer: additional music
Dave Lawrence ... music editor
Alexandre Mahout ... music supervisor
Cliff Martinez ... music scoring engineer
Randy Miller ... orchestrator
John Rodd ... music scoring mixer / orchestral recording engineer
Gregory Tripi ... score coordinator
Michael Wijnen ... head of music department

Script and Continuity Department 

Marion Pin ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Jacques Attia ... helicopter pilot
Laurence Auge ... production assistant: EuropaCorp (as Laurence Augé)
Béatrice Bauwens ... lab coordinator
Myriam Bruguière ... press attache (as Myriam Bruguières) / press attache
Sandie Cabrol ... production coordinator
Marc Cherruau ... production assistant: EuropaCorp
Marie-Laure Compain ... production assistant
Romuald Drault ... production administrator: EuropaCorp
Cyrille Dufaut ... travelling car
Joachim Figu ... caterer
Olivier Guigues ... press attache
Raymond Legrand ... construction vehicles by
Laurent Leguevaque ... technical advisor
Daniel Lenoir ... firefighting vehicles by
Gaëlle Mareschi ... production assistant: EuropaCorp
John Miller ... english script translator
Thomas Percy ... press attache
Daniel Pereira ... lab manager: Arana Gulliver
Alexandre Rambure ... travelling car
Cindy Tempez ... production assistant: EuropaCorp
Maryse Wettling ... production administrator

Thanks 

Gilles Abecassis ... very special thanks
Manuel Alduy ... thanks
Frédéric André ... thanks
Daniel Angenost ... very special thanks
Madame Bacouet ... very special thanks
Luc Barnier ... thanks
Monsieur Bellamari ... very special thanks
Michel Bellenguez ... very special thanks
Claire Blondel ... thanks
Pierre Boris ... very special thanks
Farid Bouchiba ... very special thanks: Mairie de Fontaine Notre Dame
Daniel Boyard ... very special thanks
Guy Bricout ... very special thanks: Mairie de Caudry
Pierre Bulfin ... special thanks
Marc Buzin ... very special thanks: DDE de Niergnies
Colonel Caïeucoli ... special thanks: Base aérienne 103
Nathalie Coste-Cerdan ... thanks
Jourdao Da Barbara ... very special thanks
Alexis Dantec ... thanks
Monsieur De Narda ... very special thanks: Banque Populaire de Cambrai
Thierry de Segonzac ... thanks
Pascal Delarue ... thanks
Colonel Dequéant ... special thanks: Base aérienne 103
Jean-François Destombes ... special thanks: Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Monsieur Deveaux ... very special thanks: Communauté de communes de Caudrésie
J.M. Dubaille ... very special thanks: Mairie de Niergnies
J.M. Dubois ... very special thanks: Cora de Lens
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela ... thanks (as Frédérique Dumas)
Monsieur Dupré ... very special thanks: Molinel
Véronique Failliot ... thanks
Alice Girard ... thanks
Daniel Goudineau ... thanks
Myriam Hacene ... thanks (as Myriam Hacène)
Monsieur Haurou Patou ... very special thanks: Sucrerie d'Escaudoeuvre
Dominique Herbin ... very special thanks: école Ferdinand Buissob
Guy Laudon ... special thanks
Vincent Leclercq ... thanks
Jacques Legendre ... special thanks
Raymond Legrand ... special thanks
Séverine Lieater ... very special thanks
Philippe Macé ... very special thanks: Aérodrome de Niergnies
Aldo Massa ... special thanks
Monsieur Musialek ... very special thanks: Cora de Lens
Monsieur Namysi ... very special thanks
Monsieur Navarro ... very special thanks: Lensotel
Delphine Olivier ... special thanks
David Pennequin ... special thanks: Emmaüs
Guy Pierkot ... very special thanks
Monsieur Pinto ... very special thanks: Sucrerie d'Escaudoeuvre
J.P. Pluvinage ... very special thanks: Mairie de Niergnies
Luc Pourrinet ... thanks
C. Prigallo ... very special thanks: maire de Séranvilliers
Famille Puche ... very special thanks
Hugo Rubini ... thanks
Bennarith Ung ... very special thanks
Monsieur Vatel ... very special thanks: Eliance
François-Xavier Villain ... very special thanks: maire de Cambrai
Anne Vincent ... thanks
Monsieur Visinoni ... very special thanks: Eliance
G. Zanelli ... very special thanks: Cora de Cambrai

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