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Director:
Julie Taymor
Writers:
William Shakespeare (play)
Julie Taymor (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 February 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | War more
Tagline:
If you think you know Shakespeare....Think again. more
Plot:
This film is an adaptation of the Shakespeare play "Titus Andronicus." Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family. Who says revenge is sweet? full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Osheen Jones ... Young Lucius
Dario D'Ambrosi ... Clown

Anthony Hopkins ... Titus Andronicus

Jessica Lange ... Tamora

Raz Degan ... Alarbus

Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Chiron
Matthew Rhys ... Demetrius

Harry Lennix ... Aaron

Angus Macfadyen ... Lucius

Kenny Doughty ... Quintus

Blake Ritson ... Mutius
Colin Wells ... Martius
Ettore Geri ... Priest

Alan Cumming ... Saturninus

Constantine Gregory ... Aemelius

James Frain ... Bassianus

Colm Feore ... Marcus Andronicus
Geraldine McEwan ... Nurse

Laura Fraser ... Lavinia
Tresy Taddei ... Little Girl
Bah Souleymane ... Infant

Antonio Manzini ... Publius
Leonardo Treviglio ... Caius

Giacomo Gonnella ... Sempronius
Carlo Medici ... Valentin
Emanuele Vezzoli ... Goth Leader
Hermann Weisskopf ... Goth Soldier (as Herman Weiskopf)
Christopher Ahrens ... Goth Soldier (as Cristopher Aherns)
Vito Fasano ... Goth General
Maurizio Rapotec ... Goth Lieutenant
Bruno Bilotta ... Roman Captain
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Directed by
Julie Taymor 
 
Writing credits
William Shakespeare (play "Titus Andronicus")

Julie Taymor (screenplay)

Produced by
Conchita Airoldi .... producer
Paul G. Allen .... executive producer
Stephen K. Bannon .... co-executive producer
Robert Bernacchi .... associate producer
Mark Bisgeier .... co-associate producer (as Mark D. Bisgeier)
Adam Leipzig .... co-producer
Ellen Dinerman Little .... co-executive producer (as Ellen Little)
Robert Little .... co-executive producer
Brad Moseley .... co-associate producer
Jody Patton .... producer
Linda Reisman .... consulting producer: U.S.
Julie Taymor .... producer
Karen L. Thorson .... associate producer
Michiyo Yoshizaki .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal 
 
Cinematography by
Luciano Tovoli 
 
Film Editing by
Françoise Bonnot 
 
Casting by
Irene Lamb 
Ellen Lewis 
 
Production Design by
Dante Ferretti 
 
Art Direction by
Pier Luigi Basile (supervising art director)
Massimo Razzi 
Domenico Sica 
 
Set Decoration by
Carlo Gervasi 
 
Costume Design by
Milena Canonero 
 
Makeup Department
Giusy Bovino .... key hair stylist (as Giusi Bovino)
Ana Bulajic-Crcek .... assistant makeup artist
Jana Carboni .... assistant makeup artist
Maria Pia Crapanzano .... hair stylist
Tony Gardner .... special makeup effects artist
Paola Genovese .... assistant hair stylist
Vincenzo Mastrantonio .... makeup artist (as Enzo Mastrantonio)
Dorothy J. Pearl .... makeup artist: Jessica Lange (as Dorothy Pearl)
Luigi Rocchetti .... key makeup artist
Gino Tamagnini .... key makeup artist
Mauro Tamagnini .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Robert Bernacchi .... unit production manager
Pino Butti .... production supervisor
Dino Di Dionisio .... production supervisor
Marco Greco .... unit manager
Marco Olivieri .... unit manager
Stefano Sciarra .... assistant production manager
Gian Paolo Varani .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vanja Aljinovic .... co-first assistant director
Tony Brandt .... assistant director (as Antonio Brandt)
Gilles Cannatella .... third assistant director
Henrique Laplaine .... third assistant director (as Henrique de Araujo Laplaine)
Zdravko Madzarevic .... assistant director
Luigi Spoletini .... third assistant director
Boyana Sutic .... second assistant director (as Bojana Sutic)
Guy Travers .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Alessia Anfuso .... assistant set decorator
Carlo Avvisato .... props
Luigi Calvitti .... carpenter
Dimitri Capuani .... assistant art director
Roberto Casale .... assistant art director
Maria Rita Cassarino .... assistant set decorator
Roberto Cingolani .... draperies
Cristiano Donzelli .... storyboard artist
Biagio Fersini .... assistant art director
Ettore Guerrieri .... prop master
Barbel Elizabet Krisel .... assistant set decorator
Barnaba Pagliarini .... draperies
Bruno Ranieri .... head painter
Luigi Sergianni .... construction manager
Luca Tranchino .... draftsman
Claudio Villa .... props
 
Sound Department
Jennifer Barin .... sound re-recordist
Benjamin Cheah .... supervising foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Chris Fielder .... assistant sound editor
Jonathan Greber .... sound transfer supervisor
Gabriel Guy .... machine room operator
Lora Hirschberg .... sound re-recording mixer
Frank Kern .... foley editor
George A. Lara .... foley engineer (as George Lara)
Blake Leyh .... sound designer
Blake Leyh .... supervising sound editor
Skip Lievsay .... foley mixer
Debora Lilavois .... assistant adr editor
Debora Lilavois .... assistant sound editor
Kimberly R. McCord .... dialogue editor
Michael Miller .... adr recordist
Cate Montana .... sound intern
Igor Nikolic .... assistant sound editor
Tim O'Shea .... foley editor
Glenfield Payne .... sound effects editor
Jay Peck .... foley artist
Juan Peralta .... sound mix technician
Jennifer Ralston .... foley editor
Alex Soto .... assistant sound editor
Daniel Sperry .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
David Stephenson .... sound mixer
Gary Summers .... sound re-recording mixer
John Torrijos .... video services
Christian von Burkleo .... video services
Deborah Wallach .... adr supervisor
Colin Wood .... sound maintenance
Steve Romanko .... sound (uncredited)
David Warzynski .... foley librarian (uncredited)
David Yonson .... adr recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Renato Agostini .... special effects supervisor
Massimo Ciaraglia .... special effects technician
Claudio Quaglietti .... special effects technician
Fabio Traversari .... special effects technician
David Bracci .... prosthetic effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Andrea Adams .... CG animator: Peerless
Stefano Ballirano .... senior digital artist
Martin Body .... optical cameraman
John Paul Docherty .... digital effects supervisor (as Paul Docherty)
Ditch Doy .... visual effects
Deak Ferrand .... senior matte painter/designer: POP animation
Lori Freitag-Hild .... digital compositor
Kent Houston .... visual effects supervisor
Arnon Manor .... CG animator
Gian Luca Rizzo .... digital compositor
Susi Roper .... visual effects producer
John Swinnerton .... compositor
Marc Twinam-Cauchi .... CG artist: Peerless Camera (as Mark Twinam-Cauchi)
Bob Wiatr .... digital effects compositor
Pat Wong .... digital compositor
Cheryl Bainum .... digital effects producer: POP Animation (uncredited)
Andy Davis .... digital compositor: Imaginary Forces (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Alessandro Borgese .... stunt performer
Stefano Maria Mioni .... stunt coordinator (as Stefano Mioni)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrico Appetito .... still photographer
Roberto Bagalá .... best boy grip
Eric Biglietto .... focus puller: "b" camera
Alessia Bulgari .... still photographer
Daniele Cafolla .... light board operator
Alessandro Cardelli .... electrician
Raffaele Chianese .... focus puller: "b" camera
Daniela Chioffi .... clapper loader
Marco Contaldo .... best boy
Sergio De Luca .... assistant camera
Francesco Di Giacomo .... second assistant camera
Roberto Emidi .... key grip
Stefano Falivene .... focus puller
Paolo Frasson .... grip
Samba Kosak .... assistant camera
Samba Koschak .... camera trainee
Simone Lucchetti .... electrician
Enrico Lucidi .... camera operator
Valter Pavia .... grip
Francisco Pintore .... second assistant camera
Andrea Quaglio .... clapper loader: "b" camera
Cristiano Sergioli .... grip diver
Marco Sticchi .... electrician
Giovanni Tancredi .... electrician
Giorgio Tasso .... video assist operator
Giorgio Toso .... second assistant camera
Lorenzo Tovoli .... focus puller
Massimiliano Trevis .... Steadicam operator
Massimiliano Trevis .... camera operator: "b" camera
Mario Tursi .... still photographer
Carlo Vinciguerra .... gaffer
 
Casting Department
Marcia DeBonis .... casting associate
Shaila Rubin .... casting: Rome
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Anzimani .... seamstress
Alma Barbieri .... workshop tailor
Mariella Dirindelli .... wardrobe assistant
Nicoletta Ercole .... associated costume designer
Annie Hadley .... chief costume cutter
Giovanni Lipari .... costumer
Gabriella Loria .... costume assistant
Arthur Rowsell .... dresser: Mr. Hopkins (as Arthur Roswell)
Marco Scotti .... wardrobe master
Lucilla Simbari .... costume assistant
Emanuele Zito .... costume workshop supervisor (as Emanuele Zito)
 
Editorial Department
Bob Allen .... assistant editor
Anna DiNuovo .... editing production assistant
Dale E. Grahn .... color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Mo Henry .... negative cutter
William Henry .... first assistant editor (as Bill Henry)
Peter Phillips .... post-production coordinator
Sara Thorson .... second assistant editor
Josh Wick .... editing production assistant
 
Music Department
Michael Connell .... music editor
Deaf Elk .... musician: guitar
Robert Elhai .... orchestrator
Matthias Gohl .... music producer (as Teese Gohl)
Elliot Goldenthal .... music producer
Elliot Goldenthal .... orchestrator
Page Hamilton .... musician: guitar
Joel Iwataki .... music mixer
Joel Iwataki .... music recordist
Joel Iwataki .... music score mixer
Todd Kasow .... music editor
Daryl B. Kell .... music editor (as Daryl Kell)
Lawrence Manchester .... music recordist
Richard Martinez .... electronic music producer
Stephen Mercurio .... conductor
Curtis Roush .... music editor
Jonathan Sheffer .... conductor
Mark Stewart .... musician: guitar
John Thomas .... musician: trumpet
Bruce Williamson .... musician: saxophone
 
Transportation Department
Roberto Leone .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Eleonora Baldwin .... assistant to director
Cicely Berry .... voice specialist
Giuseppe Cancellara .... armorer
Carmela Compagnone .... payroll accountant
Kyle Cooper .... producer: "Penny Arcade Nightmare" sequences
Jennifer Zolten Freed .... post-production accountant
Linda Gamble .... unit publicist
Constantine Gregory .... dialogue coach
David S. Leong .... additional fight choreography
Norma Marie Mascia .... production coordinator
Paola Mengoni .... script supervisor
Claudia Moscatello .... production secretary
Anna Orieti .... production accountant
Alex G. Ortoll .... main title sequence designed and produced by
Giuseppe Pennese .... choreographer
Barbara Petrelli .... location manager
Patrizia Pierucci .... assistant payroll accountant
Katherine Profeta .... script researcher
Luigi Rocchetti .... prosthetic devices
Sergio Stivaletti .... prosthetic devices
Gino Tamagnini .... prosthetic devices
 
Thanks
Eileen Gregory .... thanks
Steven Spielberg .... thanks
Baby Walker .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violent and sexual images.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
162 min
Country:
Italy | USA | UK
Language:
English | Latin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | France:U | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:R(A) | UK:18 | USA:R | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-18
Filming Locations:
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy more
Company:
Clear Blue Sky Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Harry Lennix originally played Aaron for Julie Taymor's off Broadway production of Titus Andronicus. When informed of the impending movie he felt obligated to reprise his role for the screen. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the spoon as Lucius jams it down Saturninus' throat. more
Quotes:
Demetrius: Chiron, thy years wants wit, thy wit wants edge and manners, to intrude where I am graced, and may for aught thou knowest, affected be.
Chiron: Demetrius, thou dost overween it all and so in this, to bare me down with braves. 'Tis not the difference of a year or two makes me less gracious or thee more fortunate. I am as able and as fit as thou to serve and deserve my mistress' grace, and that my sword upon thee shall approve. And plead my passions for Lavinia's love.
Aaron: [to the camera] Clubs, clubs! These lovers will not keep the peace.
Demetrius: [to Chiron] Why, boy, although our mother, unadvised gave you a dancing rapier by your side are you so desprite grown to threat your friends? Go to! Have your lath glued within your sheath till you know better how to handle it.
Chiron: Meanwhile, sir, with the little skill I have full well shalt thou perceive how much i dare.
Demetrius: Ay, boy, grow ye so brave?
[they draw]
Aaron: [Aaron stops them] How now, lords! Here in the emperor's palace dare you draw and maintain such a quarrel openly? Full well I wot the ground of all this grudge. I would not for a million of gold the cause were known to them it most concerns. Nor would your noble mother for much more be so dishonored in the cort of Rome. For shame, put up.
Demetrius: Not till I have sheathed my rapier in his bosom and withal thrust those reproachful speeches down his throat that he hath breathed in my dishonor here.
Chiron: For that I am prepared and full resolved. Foul-spoken coward, that thunderest with thy tongue and with thy weapon nothing darest perform.
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32 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
Simple excellence, 13 January 2004
10/10
Author: David Balparda de Carvalho from Belo Horizonte, Brazil

No spoilers here.

This is a Shakespeare play, and this one is no comedy, I must say. Shakespeare liked the Rome background, and exploited it quite, though with some anachronysms, and, in this one, a victorious general, Titus, returns to Rome amidst the succession dispute following the death of the Caesar. Soon he will be entangled in a vicious plot.

Yes, Titus is the early, sensational, Shakespeare play, but, it displays to us what can be most dreadful in human nature. A story of vengeance like I've never seen, I felt myself tossed to the pits of utter filth when I first read it. It's violent, violent, violent and simple, yet, not cheesy. It's a kind of violence that you wouldn't ever see in action-packed movies with bullets afly.

The movie can hold you to your seat if you have watched other Shakespeare play based movies previously, for it is intense. The background and costumes are not genuine Rome, they were modified to something that resembles the movie "Dune", but nothing is ridiculously anachronic, like I thought of that DiCaprio "Romeo & Juliet", which made me leave the seat in the very beginning (the "Sword" scene). This movie Titus doesn't try to be historical or actual, it's more surreal-like, with original, abridged, text. The violence is quite explicit, so have your stomach ready.

Alas, the acting is great! Totally recommended, this story is the Centaurs' Feast! Our journey shall be a very long and ominous journey, but you shall part on it with me.

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