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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Philip Kaufman

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Milan Kundera ... (novel)
 
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (screenplay) &
Philip Kaufman ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Tomas
Juliette Binoche ... Tereza
Lena Olin ... Sabina
Derek de Lint ... Franz
Erland Josephson ... The Ambassador
Pavel Landovský ... Pavel (as Pavel Landovsky)
Donald Moffat ... Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski ... Interior Ministry Official
Stellan Skarsgård ... The Engineer (as Stellan Skarsgard)
Tomasz Borkowy Tomasz Borkowy ... Jiri (as Tomek Bork)
Bruce Myers Bruce Myers ... Czech Editor
Pavel Slabý Pavel Slabý ... Pavel's Nephew (as Pavel Slaby)
Pascale Kalensky Pascale Kalensky ... Nurse Katya
Jacques Ciron ... Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg ... Swiss Photographer
László Szabó ... Russian Interrogator (as Laszlo Szabo)
Vladimír Valenta Vladimír Valenta ... Mayor
Clovis Cornillac ... Boy in Bar
Leon Lissek ... Bald Man in Bar
Consuelo De Haviland ... Tall Brunette (as Consuelo de Haviland)
Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
Judith Atwell Judith Atwell
Claudine Berg Claudine Berg
Jean-Claude Bouillon ... (as Jean-Claude Bouillion)
Miroslaw Beuer Miroslaw Beuer ... (as Miroslav Breuer)
Niven Busch Niven Busch
Margot Capelier Margot Capelier
Victor Chelkoff Victor Chelkoff
Monica Constandache Monica Constandache
Jean-Claude Dauphin ... Swiss editor
Dominique De Moncutt Dominique De Moncutt ... (as Dominique de Moncuit)
Bernard Lepinaux Bernard Lepinaux
Josiane Lévêque ... (as Josiane Leveque)
Peter Majer
Charles Millot ... Lecturer in Geneva
Gérard Moulévrier ... (as Gerard Moulevrier)
Jan Nemec ... Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Charly Oleg Charly Oleg
Sylvie Plantard Sylvie Plantard
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff ... (as Olga Baidar Poliakoff)
Christine Potter Christine Potter ... (as Christine Pottier)
Hana Maria Pravda ... (as Hana-Maria Pravda)
Romano Romano
André Sanfratello André Sanfratello ... (as Andre Sanfratello)
Jiri Stanislav ... (as Jirí Stanislav)
Milos Szoboda Milos Szoboda ... (as Milos Svoboda)
Helenka Vernier Helenka Vernier ... (as Helenka Verner)
Marrian Walters
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Serge Delanoue Serge Delanoue ... Danseur (uncredited)
Philip Kaufman ... Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle Noérie Isabelle Noérie ... Student (uncredited)

Produced by 

Bertil Ohlsson ... executive producer
Paul Zaentz ... associate producer
Saul Zaentz ... producer

Music by 

Mark Adler

Cinematography by 

Sven Nykvist

Editing by 

Vivien Hillgrove
Michael Magill
Walter Murch
B.J. Sears ... co-editor

Production Design by 

Pierre Guffroy

Costume Design by 

Ann Roth

Makeup Department 

Suzanne Benoit ... key makeup artist
Rosalina Da Silva ... makeup artist: Lena Olin
Paul Le Blanc ... key hair stylist

Production Management 

Daniel Baschieri ... assistant unit manager
Nancy Eichler ... Assistant to Saul Zaentz
Frank Simeone ... unit production manager: USA unit
Daniel Szuster ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Eric Bartonio ... additional first assistant director
Simon Brook ... third assistant director
Pascal Fouineau ... trainee assistant director
Robert Kechichian ... second assistant director
Charles Paviot ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Jean-Michel Ducourty ... second assistant art director
René Loubet ... key constructor
Michael G. Ploog ... storyboard artist
Jean-Yves Rabier ... carpenter

Sound Department 

Agamemnon Andrianos ... production sound mixer: additional photography
James Austin ... staff: The Saul Zaentz Film Center
David Franklin Bergad ... sound editor
Mark Berger ... supervising re-recording mixer
Jean-Marie Blondel ... sound assistant
Todd Boekelheide ... re-recording mixer
Christopher Boyes ... staff: The Saul Zaentz Film Center
Luis Colina ... sound effects editor
Gloria D'Alessandro ... assistant dialog editor
Ernie Fosselius ... foley editor
Ruth Hasty ... apprentice sound editor
Richard Hymns ... sound effects editor
Pat Jackson ... sound effects editor
Ann Kroeber ... sound effects
Barbara McBane ... dialogue editor
Christopher Newman ... production sound mixer
David Parker ... re-recording mixer
Diana Pellegrini ... sound editor
Philip Rogers ... sound recordist
Karen Spangenberg ... dialog editor
Alan Splet ... sound designer
Dianna Stirpe ... sound apprentice
Ewa Sztompke ... sound effects assistant
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ... assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects by 

Jozef Ort-Snep ... trick photography

Stunts 

Rémy Julienne ... stunt coordinator (as Remy Julienne)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Phil Bray ... still photographer
Richard Brodet ... best boy electric
Philippe Houdart ... camera operator
Bernard Noisette ... camera operator
George Michael Pantages ... gaffer: US production crew (as Michael Pantages)

Casting Department 

Marie-Sylvie Caillierez ... extras casting
Margot Capelier ... casting: french production crew
Patricia de Oliveira ... casting: US production crew
Sarah C. Koeppe ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Donna Maloney ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Donah Bassett ... negative cutter
Jack Garsha ... color timer
Robert Grahamjones ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Patrick Boshart ... location scout
Jacques Frederix ... location manager

Music Department 

Mark Adler ... music arranger
Ernie Fosselius ... music arranger: Gevena production crew
Leos Janácek ... music: selected works from
Alan Splet ... music selection: Janacek's works
Jay Stebley ... music consultant
Jeffery Stephens ... assistant music editor

Additional Crew 

Kent Brown ... production assistant
Dennis Davidson ... publicity campaign
Peter Kaufman ... assistant to the director
Walter Slater Murch ... production assistant
Adele Sanders ... production accountant
Susan Lee Smith ... publicist (uncredited)

See also

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