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Jewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.

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Tuvia Bielski
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Zus Bielski
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Asael Bielski
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Lilka Ticktin
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Shimon Haretz
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Isaac Malbin
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Ben Zion Gulkowitz
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Tamara Skidelsky
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Riva Reich
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Yitzhak Shulman
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Bella
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Peretz Shorshaty
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Viktor Panchenko
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Konstanty 'Koscik' Kozlowski
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Aron Bielski
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Lazar
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Arkady Lubczanski
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Chaya Dziencielsky
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Jewish Elder
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German SS Scout
Rolandas Boravskis ...
Gramov
Algirdas Dainavicius ...
Motl Lubczanski
Aurelija Prashuntaite ...
Rachel (as Aurelija Prasmuntaite)
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Avram Rubinski
Ina Frismanaite ...
Avram's Daughter
Ana Goldberg ...
Lila
Rimante Valiukaite ...
Miriam
Leonardas Pobedonoscevas ...
Jacov
Kristina Bertasiute ...
Dark Haired Beauty
Kristina Skokova ...
Red Haired Woman
Remigijus Bilinskas ...
Pinchas Zuckerman
Rimgaudas Karvelis ...
Oppenheim
Janina Matekonyte ...
Well-Dressed Woman
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Accountant
Aleksandr Zila ...
Chaya's Father
Iveta Nadzeikiene ...
Chaya's Mother
Clayton Frohman ...
Isadore Skidelsky
Marc Levy ...
Yechael Efrati
Zoe Rosenblum ...
Sarah Oppenheim
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Lova Volkin
Saulius Janavicius ...
Israel Kotler
Leonid Kotik ...
Krensky (as Leonidas Kotikas)
Dalia Smalskiene ...
Rosa
Tadas Kavaliauskas ...
Levine
Matas Cancingeris ...
Little Boy
Diana Aneviciute ...
Koscik's Wife (as Diana Aneviciute-Valiusaitiene)
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Belarussian Police Captain
Vaidas Kublinskas ...
Police Captain's Son #1 (as Vaidas Kublinkas)
Valentin Novopolskij ...
Police Captain's Son #2
Dalia Micheleviciute ...
Police Captain's Wife
Ervinas Peteraitis ...
Kissely the Milkman (as Ervinas Martynas Peteraitis)
Dmitrijus Denisiukas ...
Policeman
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Orthodox Rabbi
Dalius Mertinas ...
Belarussian Police Officer #1
Vaidotas Martinaitis ...
Belarussian Police Officer #2
Aldona Bendoriute ...
Jewish Mother Separated From Child #1
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Jewish Father Being Beaten #1
Irmantas Bacelis ...
Jewish Father Being Beaten #2
Edita Uzaite ...
Jewish Mother Separated From Child #2
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Villager Getting Shot
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Screaming Man
Stanislav Adamickij ...
German Captain
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SS Captain
Jonas Tamulevigius ...
German Courier (as Jonas Tamulevicius)
Jaroslav Psenicka ...
German Officer in Car
Jolanta Dapkunaite ...
Woman in Car
Miroslav Lhotka ...
German Officer
Giacomo Strasser ...
German Private
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German Sergeant
Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch ...
Musician (as Dmitrti Slepovitch)
Arkadij Gotesman ...
Musician
Borisas Kirzeneris ...
Musician
Raimondas Sviackevicius ...
Musician
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by

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Edward Zwick ... (directed by)

Written by

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Clayton Frohman ... (screenplay) and
Edward Zwick ... (screenplay)
 
Nechama Tec ... (book "Defiance: the Bielski Partisans")

Produced by

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Alex Boden ... producer: pick-ups (uncredited)
Pieter Jan Brugge ... producer (produced by)
Clayton Frohman ... co-producer
Marshall Herskovitz ... executive producer
Alisa Katz ... associate producer (as Alisa S. Katz)
Andrew Litvin ... line producer: pick-ups (uncredited)
Troy Putney ... associate producer
Roland Tec ... co-producer
Gary Tuck ... line producer: Lithuania
Edward Zwick ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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James Newton Howard ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Eduardo Serra ... director of photography

Editing by

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Steven Rosenblum

Editorial Department

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Grant Bennett ... colorist: Arion Facilities
Lisa Clifford-Owen ... assistant editor: location
Russell Coppleman ... colorist: Arion Facilities
Beth Dewey ... digital intermediate producer: EFILM (as Elizabeth Dewey)
Roland Eisinger ... digital intermediate scanning & recording operator
Joe Finley ... on-line color timer
Ken Gales ... avid technician
Scott Jacobs ... post-production assistant (as Scott A. Jacobs)
Natasha Leonnet ... colorist: dioital intermediate
Supriya Naidu-James ... assistant editor: location
Egidijus Pachomovas ... local post-production assistant
Martha Pike ... digital intermediate editorial
Matthew Schmidt ... first assistant editor
Cynthia E. Thornton ... assistant editor
Gary Burritt ... negative cutter (uncredited)
Jim Passon ... color timer (uncredited)
Robert E. Phillips ... digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM (uncredited)

Casting By

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Gail Stevens ... (casting by)
Victoria Thomas ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Dan Weil

Art Direction by

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Yann Biquand
Daran Fulham ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Véronique Melery ... (as Veronique Melery)

Costume Design by

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Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department

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Stephen Bettles ... prosthetic makeup artist (as Stevie Bettles)
Vilma Garliauskiene ... daily make up artist
Jennifer Latour ... prosthetic special effects
Kristie Matthiae ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Egle Mikalauskaite ... local crowd hair supervisor / local crowd makeup supervisor
Trefor Proud ... hair designer / makeup designer
Vida Vitkute ... local makeup artist
Felicity Wright ... makeup artist
Jasiune Zaneta ... local makeup artist (as Zaneta Jasiuniene)
Lizzi Lawson Zeiss ... key hair stylist
J.D. Bowers ... old age prosthetics sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc. (uncredited) / prosthetics lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc. (uncredited)
Ryan McDowell ... silicone prosthetics technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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Pieter Jan Brugge ... unit production manager
Darius Jarasunas ... unit manager: second unit
Lineta Miseikyte ... local production manager (as Lineta Zukauskiene)
Alfonsas Tryskus ... assistant unit manager
Elena Zokas ... supervising production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Booker ... first assistant director: second unit
Andrius Brazas ... local second assistant director
Agne Braziene ... local second assistant director
Ben Dixon ... second assistant director: second unit
Mikey Eberle ... third assistant director (as Michael Eberle)
Mark Layton ... key second assistant director
Dan Lerner ... second unit director
Carolyn Milner ... second second assistant director
Viktorija Ogureckaja ... local third assistant director
Darin Rivetti ... first assistant director
Ashley Wilks ... additional assistant director
Julius Gaizauskas ... set trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Alex Kaye-Besley ... first assistant director: pickups (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jurgis Asvydis ... set dresser
Jacques Aucomte ... production buyer
Kseniia Bessonova ... set dressing assistant (as Ksenija Bessonova) / set dressing translator (as Ksenija Bessonova)
Yann Biquand ... draftsman
William Boyes ... stand-by props
Osvaldas Brucas ... local stand-by greens: second unit
Arunas Buivydavicius ... set dresser
Jana Chovancova ... art department coordinator (as Jana Evans)
Jérome Clavier ... finisher (as Jerome Clavier)
Evaldas Dabasinskas ... swing gang: second unit
Gregoire Daure ... property master
Raimondas Dicius ... prop maker
Kamilis Dzikevicius ... local stand-by greens
Gilles Geraud ... assistant set decorator
Gediminas Gerulis ... chargehand set dresser
Shira Hockman ... junior art director
Ainis Jankauskas ... art director trainee (as Ainis Janauskas)
Tomas Katinas ... storeman
Modesta Klimaviciute ... hod greens
Arturas Kmitas ... assistant stand-by props
Renuaras Krivelis ... construction manager
Konstantinas Laurynas ... dressing props
Richard MacMillan ... property master
Birute Markelyte ... greens supervisor: Rumsiskes
Pavel Minakov ... stand-by carpenter
Alan Munro ... visual consultant
Milda Norbontaite ... art department production assistant
Marguerite Ots ... hod painter
Saule Peciulyte ... graphic designer
Lionel Pouchard ... illustrator
Justinas Rola ... junior propmaker / junior set dresser
Martynas Rola ... set dresser
Darius Sargautas ... local stand-by greens
Elaine Seidel ... charge scenic
Zydre Siciunaite ... prop maker
Benediktas Slukinas ... local stand-by greens
Ceslovas Snezko ... swing gang: second unit (as Ceslav Snezko)
Sarune Tautvaisaite ... assistant stand-by props
James Lee Thorne ... stand-by greens (as James Thorne 'Pip')
Gabriele Vaiciunaite ... junior assistant art director
Simona Vaitkute ... assistant property master
Asta Vildziunaite ... assistant stand-by props
Domas Vosylius ... junior production buyer
Anastasija Zilionyte ... junior assistant art director
Thomas Jones ... foam technician (uncredited)
Tanya Peacock ... prop maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Christopher Assells ... sound editor (as Chris Assells)
Tim Atkins ... adr recordist
Laura Harris Atkinson ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Adrian Baumeister ... adr mixer (as Adrianne Baumeister)
Anna Behlmer ... re-recording mixer
Lon Bender ... sound designer / sound supervisor
Marius Blazys ... second boom operator
James Bolt ... additional sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
John Cannon ... assistant sound editor
Carl Fischer ... boom operator
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley mixer
Peter Gleaves ... adr mixer
Michael Hertlein ... adr editor (as Michael Hertline) / dialogue editor (as Michael Hertline)
Petur Hliddal ... production sound mixer
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
Randy Kelley ... foley editor
Daniel R. Kerr ... additional audio (as Dan Kerr)
Tom Lalley ... sound re-recording engineer
Tony Lamberti ... additional sound re-recording mixer
Diane Marshall ... foley artist
Oleg Mirochnikov ... adr consultant: Russian dialogue coach to Daniel Craig
James Moriana ... foley artist (as Jimmy Moriana)
Andy Nelson ... re-recording mixer
Nancy Nugent ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Jordan O'Neill ... dts sound mastering engineer
Mark Ormandy ... additional audio
Andrius Paulavicius ... sound recordist: epk / sound recordist: second unit
Albert Roca ... dubbing editor
Elvinas Sereikis ... second boom operator
Frederick H. Stahly ... adr editor (as Fred Stahly) / dialogue editor (as Fred Stahly)
David Stanke ... assistant sound editor
Peter Staubli ... sound editor
Greg Steele ... adr mixer
Jon Title ... sound designer
Brett Voss ... foley mixer
Gayle Wesley ... first assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit ... foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Kerry Dean Williams ... adr supervisor
Andy Wright ... adr mixer
Greg Zimmerman ... adr recordist
Blake R. Cornett ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Craig Heath ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bruce Armstrong ... senior special effects technician
Aleksej Boiko ... special effects department coordinator
Gintas Ciupala ... local special effects technician (as Gintautas Ciupala)
Malcolm Crash Corbould ... special effects test technician
Neil Corbould ... special effects supervisor
Virginijus Dubauskas ... local special effects technician
Michael Durkan ... senior special effects technician: second unit (as Mike Durkan)
Artiom Grigorian ... local special effects technician
Peter Haran ... senior special effects technician: second unit (as Peter Andrew Haran)
Stuart Heath ... senior special effects technician
Jennifer Latour ... prosthetics special effects
Eduardas Lisovskis ... local special effects technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin ... snow effects supervisor (as Martin McLaughlin)
Chris Motjuoadi ... special effects technician (as Chris Kgotso Moyjouadi)
Ceri Nicholls ... special effects technician: second unit (as Ceri John Nicholls)
Nigel Nixon ... senior special effects technician
Shaun Rutter ... senior special effects technician
Dimitrij Sinelscikov ... local special effects technician
Peter Skehan ... special effects technician (as Kevin Peter Skehan)
Gintaras Tamulevicius ... local special effects technician
Anne Marie Walters ... special effects floor supervisor: second unit
Steven Warner ... special effects floor supervisor (as Steve Warner)
David Watkins ... senior special effects technician
Alistair Williams ... special effects technician
Karen Xuereb ... special effects production assistant
Alan Young ... special effects workshop supervisor
Valdemaras Zarinas ... local special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Jessica Allen ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
Alfred Berger ... compositor: Flash Film Works
Toma Bowen ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
Anthony Davis ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
Chris Dawson ... cg animator: Flash Film Works
Tim Donahue ... matte painter: Flash Film Works
Syd Dutton ... visual effects: Illusion Arts, mass grave matte (as Sid Dutton)
Brian Fire ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
David Fogg ... compositor: Flash Film Works
Collin Fowler ... visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts, mass grave matte
Andrea Goodson ... visual effects coordinator: Flash Film Works
Marky Kang ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
Pavelas Kovaliovas ... visual effects assistant: Lithuania, Flash Film Works
Lincoln Kupchak ... visual effects editor: Flash Film Works
Peter Kuran ... visual effects: VCE, swamp matte
Jonathan Marquiss ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
John P. Mesa ... visual effects co-supervisor: Flash Film Works
William Mesa ... visual effects supervisor
Don Myers ... cg animator: Flash Film Works (as Don J. Myers)
Marilyn Nave ... visual effects administrator: VCE, swamp matte
Jeremy Nelson ... compositor: Flash Film Works (as Jeremy A. Nelson)
Dan Novy ... visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works
Leon Nowlin ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
Terry Shigemitsu ... 3D animator: VCE, swamp matte
Ken Stranahan ... compositor: Flash Film Works
Catherine Sudolcan ... visual effects producer: Illusion Arts, mass grave matte
Alicia Suggs ... paint/roto supervisor: Flash Film Works
Bill Taylor ... visual effects: Illusion Arts, mass grave matte
Jon Terada ... digital supervisor: VCE, swamp matte
Andrew Tucker ... 3D artist: Illusion Artys, mass grave matte
Emily Wallin ... visual effects producer: Flash Film Works
Jacqueline Zietlow ... visual effects administrator: VCE, swamp matte
Cloe Zimmerman ... paint & roto artist: Flash Film Works
George Antonopoulos ... visual effects assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Patrick Clancey ... digital opticals (uncredited)
Melissa Delong ... visual effects coordinator: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Mark Freund ... visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title (uncredited)
Anthony Greco ... visual effects assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Miles Lauridsen ... digital artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai ... data manager (uncredited)
Dan Smith ... visual effects coordinator: pre-production, Flash Film Works (uncredited)

Stunts

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Artur Balabkin ... stunt performer
Andy Bradshaw ... stunt performer
Edvinas Brasas ... stunt performer
Zuzana Drdacka ... stunt performer
Oleg Dubovskij ... stunt performer
Tomas Ereminas ... local stunt coordinator
Steve Griffin ... stunt coordinator
Tomas Gudenas ... stunt performer
Aleksandr Ivanov ... stunt performer
Sergej Ivanov ... stunt performer
Regimantas Ivickas ... stunt performer
Jevgenij Kirilov ... stunt performer
Jindrich Klaus ... stunt performer
Lena Kotik ... stunt performer
Diana Kukenic ... stunt performer
David Listvan ... stunt performer
Sergej Mogis ... stunt performer
Giedrius Nagys ... stunt performer
Arturas Nemanis ... horse stunt coordinator
Ieva Povilionyte ... stunt performer
Mantas Puodziunas ... stunt performer
Andrej Riabokon ... stunt performer (as Andrey Riabokon)
Slava Samuchov ... stunt performer
Vytas Seskalinskas ... stunt performer
Leo Stransky ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Leos Stransky)
Aleksandr Valner ... stunt performer
Karen Xuereb ... stunt production assistant
Stanislav Adamickij ... stunts (uncredited)
Tomas Ereminas ... stunt double (uncredited)
Saulius Janavicius ... stunts (uncredited)
Leonid Kotik ... stunt double (uncredited) / stunt performer (uncredited)
Miroslav Lhotka ... stunts (uncredited)
Slava Samuchov ... stunt double (uncredited)
Mac Steinmeier ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Jonas Tamulevigius ... stunts (uncredited)
Jürgen Thiel ... tank driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Michel Atanassian ... gaffer
Grisa Aziven ... grip: second unit
Pavel Aziven ... grip: second unit
Martynas Balcaitis ... grip
Karen Ballard ... still photographer
Povilas Baltinas ... central clapper loader
Klemens Becker ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Berto ... director of photography: second unit
Egidijus Braziunas ... local gaffer
Audrius Budrys ... camera trainee
James Burgess ... additional second assistant camera
Robert Dibble ... first assistant camera
Linas Dikcius ... first assistant camera: second unit
Charlie England ... additional first assistant camera
Aureljus Eriksonas ... grip
Jaroslav Gavrin ... second assistant camera: second unit (as Jaroslav Garvin)
Jaroslav Gedroic ... generator operator
Vytas Gudlevicius ... key grip: second unit
Lech Gunovic ... local key grip
Leonid Gunovic ... electrician: second unit / generator operator: second unit
Ingo Gärtner ... balloon light technician (as Ingo Gardner)
Tristan Haley ... additional second assistant camera
Chris Harker ... first company grip (as Christopher Harker)
Dylan Jones ... video assist operator
Antanas Jucys ... clapper loader: second unit
Rimas Jurgelevicius ... local best boy (as Rimantas Jurgelevicius)
Aivaras Kilkus ... local dolly grip
Marek Korvin-Petrovskij ... best boy grip: second unit
Vidmantas Kralikauskas ... best boy: second unit
Binish Kuruvilla ... video assist operator
Vitalij Kutko ... electrician
Rimas Markauskas ... electrician
Pierre Mazard ... first assistant camera: second unit
Guy Micheletti ... key grip
Giedrius Miniotas ... second assistant camera
Hartmut Nakelsky ... balloon light technician
Narvydas Naujalis ... video assist operator: second unit
Marc Nove ... best boy (as Marc Nové)
Vladimir Polamarciuk ... second best boy grip
Mike Proudfoot ... camera operator
Linas Ramanauskas ... electrician
Bo B. Randulff ... additional camera operator
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Viaceslav Rogaciov ... electrician
Sam Sale ... video assist operator
Julius Siciunas ... video assist
Tony Turner ... dolly grip
Martin Usher ... grip trainee
Tomas Vilys ... second assistant camera: second unit
Gareth Viner ... best boy grip
Audrius Zelenius ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Algirdas Zitkevicius ... electrician: second unit (as Algis Zitkevicius)
Feliksas Abrukauskas ... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Toby Birney ... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Jeremy Braben ... aerial director of photography (uncredited)
Thomas Gottschalk ... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Rolandas Joneliukstis ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Bo B. Randulff ... additional photography (uncredited)
Rokas Rudzionis ... grip (uncredited)
Julius Siciunas ... video assist operator (uncredited)
Ole Thomas ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen ... additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Kelly Valentine Hendry ... casting associate: Gail Stevens
Tony Luckwill ... casting
Yesi Ramirez ... casting associate: Victoria Thomas
Tom Reed ... casting assistant: Gail Stevens
Dalia Survilaite ... crowd casting
Vita Survilaite ... crowd casting assistant
Arturas Zukauskas ... local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Aldona Baranauskiene ... laundry assistant
Julius Baratinskis ... costume breakdown artist
Viktorija Baublyte ... local costume assistant
Barbara Brady ... costume assistant
Alex Carey ... textile artist (as Alexander Carey)
Zivile Ceskeviciute ... costume cutter
Daiva Civaite ... tailor
Mark Ferguson ... key costume supervisor
Helen Ingham ... key set costumer
Jolanta Jankauskiene ... local costume assistant
Tatjana Jasina ... costume cutter
Sandra Juskaite ... local costume assistant
Vida Kuklyte ... costume breakdown dyer
Charlotte Law ... assistant costume designer
Justina Lazdauskaite ... local costume assistant (as Justina Lardauskaite)
Aldona Levandaviciené ... local costume buyer (as Aldona Levandaviciene)
Sandra Lunskaite ... local costume assistant
Dovile Markeviciute ... local costume assistant
Gintaute Marozaite ... translator: costume department
Stephen Miles ... costume workroom supervisor
Dangeruta Noseliene ... local costume assistant
David Otzen ... key set costumer
Renata Petuchovaite ... key set costumer
Ninel Ponikariuk ... tailor
Daiva Ramoniene ... local costume assistant
Lora E. Revitt ... costume assistant (as Laura Revitt)
Danute Riautiene ... tailor
Juzefa Salatinskaja ... local costume assistant
Ramune Salkauskiene ... costume breakdown dyer
Janina Sostak ... tailor (as Janina Sastok)
Vykinte Stundyte ... local costume assistant
Ruta Tamuleviciene ... local costume assistant
Rasa Taujanskiene ... local costume assistant
Renata Vasilenka ... costume breakdown dyer
Antanina Zadorackiene ... tailor
Laura Zaliauskaite ... local costume assistant
Marina Zanevskaja ... tailor

Location Management

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Romualdas Darginavicius ... location assistant
Roma Gailiuviene ... location manager
Paulius Grinbergas ... location assistant
Irena Karpickaja ... assistant location manager
Isabelle Kostic Crosley ... location researcher
Mantas Kubilinskas ... location assistant
Clive Miles ... supervising location manager
Agne Skane ... assistant location manager
Goda Skeryte ... assistant location manager
Pijus Tamulevicius ... location assistant
Annija Tetere ... location manager

Music Department

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Jeff Atmajian ... orchestrator (as Jeff Atmajin)
Chris Bacon ... synth score programmer (as Chris P. Bacon)
Joshua Bell ... musician: violin solos
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Brad Dechter ... orchestrator
Steve Durkee ... temp music editor
Richard Grant ... auricle control systems
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Dave Hage ... music librarian (as Dave Hague)
Dave Holden ... score synth programmer
Nick Ingman ... conductor
Joel Iwataki ... music scoring mixer
Randy Kerber ... orchestrator
Richard Lancaster ... score recordist
Charlotte Matthews ... orchestra contractor
Julia Marie Newmann ... score coordinator (as Julia Newmann)
David Olson ... music editor
Simon Rhodes ... score recordist
Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch ... music consultant: Jewish music (as Dmitri Slepovitch)
Pamela J. Sollie ... score coordinator (as Pamela Sollie)
Stuart Michael Thomas ... synth score programmer
Matthew J. Ward ... synth score programmer (as Matt Ward)
Jim Weidman ... supervising music editor
Simon Bags ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ian Balmain ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Berry ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Richard Bissill ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Nigel Black ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sue Bohling ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Natalia Bonner ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Thomas Bowes ... musician: violin (uncredited)
John Bradbury ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Nicholas Bucknall ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Chris Clad ... violin (uncredited)
Gustav Clarkson ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Richard Clews ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Nick Cooper ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dermot Crehan ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Daniels ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Laurence Davies ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Peter Davies ... musician (uncredited)
Ralph De Souza ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Matthew Draper ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Liz Edwards ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Edwards ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dai Emanuel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jonathan Evans-Jones ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tristan Fry ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Dave Fuest ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Roger Garland ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Morgan Goff ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Kathy Gowers ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation (uncredited)
Rusen Gunes ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Hanson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Garfield Jackson ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Karen Jones ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Paul Kegg ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Gary Kettel ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Patrick Kiernan ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Andy Kitchen ... assistant score engineer (uncredited)
Jo Knight ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Greg Knowles ... musician: cimbalom (uncredited)
Boguslav Kostecki ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Peter Lale ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Patrick Lannigan ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Chris Laurence ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Julian Leaper ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gabrielle Lester ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tony Lewis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Martin Loveday ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Beatrix Lovejoy ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Steve Mair ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Rita Manning ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Stephen Maw ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
James McLeod ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Steve McManus ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Mike McMenemy ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gavin McNaughton ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Don McVay ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Perry Montague-Mason ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Kate Moore ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Steve Morris ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Maurice Murphy ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Everton Nelson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dan Newell ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Anna Noakes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Andy Parker ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Victor Pesavento ... music preparation (uncredited)
Melissa Phelps ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Tom Pigott Smith ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Anthony Pike ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Chris Pitsillides ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Anthony Pleeth ... musician: cello (uncredited)
David Pyatt ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Maciej Rakowski ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Simon Rayner ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jonathan Rees ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank Ricotti ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
George Robertson ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Steve Rossell ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Frank Schaefer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Mary Scully ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Emlyn Singleton ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Skinner ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Jonathan Snowden ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Dave Stewart ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Jonathan Strange ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Theodore ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Cathy Thompson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jon Thorne ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Christopher Tombling ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Vines ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Vicci Wardman ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Richard Watkins ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Stacey Watton ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Debbie Widdup ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Katie Wilkinson ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Paul Willey ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jonathan Williams ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Rolf Wilson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Andrew Wood ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Chris Worsey ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin (uncredited)

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Ron Peters ... script analyst
Jayne-Ann Tenggren ... script supervisor
Allan van O.T. Andersen ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Viktor Augulevic ... driver
Raimondas Bajelis ... driver
Mick Barnet ... driver
Stanislovas Bartkevicius ... assistant picture vehicle coordinator
Viktorija Bobko ... driver
Vladislav Bradovskij ... driver: facilities (as Vladas Brodvoskis)
Jonas Cicenas ... driver
Juozas Cinbulskas ... driver
Eugenijus Darvidas ... driver
Ravi Dube ... transportation coordinator (as Ravi Dubé)
Jurij Dubrovin ... driver
Diana Filpovic ... driver
Piotr Gakut ... driver
Dainius Giedraitis ... driver
Jurij Gorbachov ... driver
Martin Grange ... picture car coordinator
Tomas Iskovas ... driver
Arunas Karpus ... assistant transportation coordinator
Irmantas Kavoliunas ... transportation coordinator: second unit
Antanas Kazakevicius ... driver
Paulius Kirstukas ... driver
Pavel Lukasevic ... driver
Andrej Mackevic ... driver
Sergejus Makarovas ... driver
Igor Markov ... driver
Juzef Masalskij ... driver
Ovidijus Masenas ... driver
Slavomir Masevic ... driver
Saulius Mileikis ... driver
Juzev Milosevskij ... driver
Andrej Moisejenko ... driver
Viktor Moroz ... driver
John Morris ... driver: facilities
Darius Narinkevicius ... driver
Valerij Naturyev ... driver
Graham Pamment ... driver: facilities (as Graham Pemment)
Olegas Petkevicius ... driver
Valerijus Polkovnikovas ... assistant transportation coordinator
Michail Purenok ... transportation captain
Olga Raskita ... driver
Valentinas Razgunas ... driver
Frank Schlosser ... tank handler
Jürgen Thiel ... tank handler (as Juergen Thiel)
Tadas Tomasevskis ... driver
Mantas Trybe ... driver
Alvydas Tyla ... driver
Viktor Valkovic ... driver (as Viktor Volkovic)
Jelena Volgina ... picture vehicle department translator
Andrius Voronovskis ... driver
Tim Watson ... driver: facilities
Sergej Zaicev ... driver
Arunas Zapolskas ... driver
Jaroslav Zdaniukevic ... driver
Jan Zukoveckij ... driver

Additional Crew

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Anatolij Afanasjev ... local armorer
Laura Akstinaite ... production assistant: base camp
Angele Aleksiene ... cleaning services: second unit
Gabrielle Allen ... marketing and promotion
Aleksandr Aronchik ... production assistant: cast
Kevin Badgery ... production accountant: BFS
Smilte Bagdziune ... set production assistant
Rasa Baluciunaite ... accounts assistant: BFS
Vaida Blazyte ... set production assistant
Saule Blistrabiene ... accommodation coordinator
Liudmila Bobojarova ... accounts assistant: BFS
Alisa Buckley ... unit publicist
Dennis Davidson ... International pr consultant (as DDA Public Relations)
Dalia Doviltyte ... production secretary
Paul Dray ... processor: Deluxe London
Rus Ekkel ... tutor (as Ruslan Ekkel)
Emereta Fadda ... set production assistant: crowd, second unit (as Emereta Balciunaite)
Vaclav Franek ... caterer: Zet Catering
Julius Gaizauskas ... set production assistant
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant
Veronika Hladikova ... assistant: Mr. Craig
Jan Horacek ... caterer: Zet Catering
Nick Jeffries ... supervising armorer
Brian Jochum ... title producer / titles producer
Gary Jones ... production controller
Ieva Jurgaityte ... office production assistant
Aiste Kabbara ... production secretary
Vit Kalivoda ... caterer: Zet Catering
Gintare Kancauskaite ... assistant: Mr. Zwick
Justin Kane ... production assistant: Bedford Falls
Jakun Kapras ... caterer: Zet Catering
Victoria Kent ... chaperone: Mr. MacKay
Jelena Kirejeva ... dialogue coach: Russian
Tomas Kouba ... caterer: Zet Catering
Justina Krivaja ... assistant: Mr. Schreiber
Alexa-Sascha Lewin ... assistant: Mr. Brugge
Simonas Lindesis ... set production assistant: second unit
David Lindsay ... security: Mr. Craig
Ingrid Litman ... production coordinator
Laura Luksyte ... caterer: Zet Catering
Vladas Lynda ... local unit manager (as Vladas Lyndo)
Sergejus Makarovas ... set production assistant: second unit
Meg Mathisen ... event consultant
Robert Mendoza ... assistant: Mr. Schreiber
Roger Mendoza ... assistant: Mr. Schreiber
Martin Mikuska ... caterer: Zet Catering
Damian Mitchell ... Weapons Coordinator
Miles Mogulescu ... legal services
Alan Munro ... title designer: Moving Target
Ruta Nemaniene ... animal wrangler
Mark Padilla ... world sales executive: Essential Entertainment
Klara Patkova ... caterer: Zet Catering
Evaldas Petrauskas ... caterer: Zet Catering
Milan Prenosil ... caterer: Zet Catering
Aurimas Puniskis ... accounting clerk
Yogita Puri ... legal services
Zoe Rosenblum ... set production assistant
Marge Rowland ... post-production accountant
Dainius Sajalys ... caterer: Zet Catering
Monika Sakalauskaite ... production assistant: base camp
Jurate Samulionyte ... set production assistant
Dovile Sarutyte ... set production assistant: second unit
Simona Sedleckaite ... accounts assistant: BFS
David Seffer ... voice dubbing
Viktoras Serys ... set production assistant: second unit
Jessica Shell ... production secretary
Jay Simon ... adr actor
Aidas Sinkevicius ... office production assistant
Gabija Siurbyte ... set production assistant: second unit
Kristina Soltonaite ... set production assistant
Ana Stichini ... assistant accountant / assistant production accountant
Anzelika Svirko ... unit nurse
Neil Swain ... dialogue coach
Dan Travers ... marine safety supervisor
Gitana Urbonaite ... set production assistant
Martin Vesely ... caterer: Zet Catering
Rasa Vilkaityte ... assistant production coordinator
Simon Waterson ... trainer: Mr. Craig
James Weston ... armourer / assistant armorer
J. David Williams ... financier
Boris Wolfson ... translator: Russian / transliterator: Russian
Jaroslav Zahradnik ... caterer: Zet Catering
Loreta Zajarskyte ... production coordinator
Frantisek Zunt ... catering team leader: Zet Catering / site caterer: Zet Catering
Livia Burton ... production coordinator: pick-ups (uncredited)
Shyama Friedenson ... marketing: Paramount Vantage (uncredited)
Amy Israel ... production executive (uncredited)
Arturas Nemanis ... horse trainer & riding instructor (uncredited)
Eddie Rubin ... office production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Robert Bernacchi ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

On the run and hiding in the deep forests of German-occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the four Bielski brothers assist a large community of Jewish refugees and then face the almost impossible task of foraging for food and weapons required for survival over the winter. Led by Tuvia Bielski, the community hides in fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and unsure whom to trust. People of all ages work to survive, building makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests. They develop relationships, struggle with fear and uncertainty, and manage internal dissent. As Zus Bielski joins the Soviet Partisans, the brothers become part of a larger effort to defeat the Nazis. Written by Cinema_Fan

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Taglines Freedom begins with an act of defiance! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les insurgés (France)
  • Unbeugsam (Germany)
  • Resistencia (Spain)
  • Resistència (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Uhma (Finland)
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  • 137 min
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Budget $32,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $8,911,827, 16 Jan 2009

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Trivia The film was shot in a remote, wooded area in Lithuania, about a hundred miles away from the real location of the Bielski brothers camp. See more »
Goofs Zus and some others go to the police station to get Ampicillin to treat the pneumonia that is common in the camp. Ampicillin did not come into clinical use until 1961. Even "simple" penicillin would not have been available in Belorussia in the early 1940s. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Golden Globe Awards (2009). See more »
Soundtracks A Tants Fun Propoisk See more »
Quotes Tuvia Bielski: Our revenge is to live.
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