Equilibrium (2002)

Director:

Kurt Wimmer

Writer (WGA):

Kurt Wimmer (written by)

Release Date:

26 February 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes.

Plot:

In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

Plot Keywords:

Broken Arm | Flashback Sequence | Tragedy | Love | Animal Killing

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Seamus
Christian Bale	...	John Preston
Sean Bean	...	Errol Partridge
Christian Kahrmann	...	Officer in Charge
John Keogh	...	Chemist
Sean Pertwee	...	Father
William Fichtner	...	Jürgen
Angus Macfadyen	...	Dupont
David Barrash	...	Evidentiary Storage Officer
Dirk Martens	...	Gate Guard
Taye Diggs	...	Brandt
Matthew Harbour	...	Robbie Preston
Maria Pia Calzone	...	Preston's Wife
Emily Siewert	...	Lisa Preston
Emily Watson	...	Mary O'Brien
Mike Smith	...	Enforcer Commander
Florian Fitz	...	Gate Guard
Danny Lee Clark	...	Lead Sweeper (as Daniel Lee)
Francesco Cabras	...	Rebel Leader (as Francesco Calabras)
Kurt Wimmer	...	Rebel Victim
Anatole Taubman	...	Crematory Technician
Brian Conley	...	Reading Room Proprietor (as Brian Connelly)
Alexa Summer	...	Viviana Preston
Brian W. Cook	...	Dupont's Secretary (as Brian Cook)
Mehmet Kurtulus	...	Search Coordinator
David Hemmings	...	Proctor
Klaus Schindler	...	Interrogator
Oliver Brandl	...	Polygraph Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Armin Marewski	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Dennenesch Zoudé	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Kurt Wimmer

Writing credits (WGA)
Kurt Wimmer		(written by)

Produced by
Sue Baden-Powell	....	co-producer
Jan de Bont	....	producer
Lucas Foster	....	producer
Andrew Rona	....	executive producer
Ninon Tantet	....	associate producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Dion Beebe

Film Editing by
Tom Rolf
William Yeh

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Jeanne McCarthy
Lucinda Syson

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Erik Olson		(supervising art director)
Justin Warburton-Brown

Set Decoration by
Anne Kuljian

Costume Design by
Joseph A. Porro		(as Joseph Porro)

Makeup Department
Tanja Drewitz	....	makeup artist
Almut Gramer	....	assistant makeup artist
Paula Leupold	....	assistant makeup artist
Björn Rehbein	....	hair stylist
Björn Rehbein	....	makeup artist
Luigi Rocchetti	....	makeup artist: Italy
Valeska Schitthelm	....	makeup artist: second unit
Carolin Spill	....	makeup artist
Saskia Sudau	....	assistant makeup artist
Mauro Tamagnini	....	hair stylist: Italy
Hasso von Hugo	....	key hair stylist
Hasso von Hugo	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Vito Colazzo	....	production manager: Italy
James Glander	....	executive in charge of production (as Jim Glander)
Kevin Hyman	....	executive in charge of production
Enzo Sisti	....	production supervisor: Italy
Steven Squillante	....	executive in charge of production
Dieter Stempnierwsky	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Cameron	....	first assistant director: second unit
Inti Carboni	....	second assistant director: Italy
Brian W. Cook	....	first assistant director
Paul Goldsmith	....	third assistant director
Harvey Harrison	....	second unit director
Luca Lachin	....	first assistant director: Italy
Andrew M. Robinson	....	key second assistant director (as Andrew Robinson)
Tonja Schürmann	....	second second assistant director
Mark Taylor	....	third assistant director
Ruben Garcia	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Markus Bendler	....	assistant property coordinator
Ute Bergk	....	assistant set decorator
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist (as Mark Bristol)
Keith Charles	....	supervising plasterer
Barbara Cicero	....	assistant set decorator: Italian reshoots
Joseph Conenna	....	leadman
Michael Fechner	....	property coordinator
Antonio Fraulo	....	stand-by props: Italy (as Tony Fraulo)
Carlo Gervasi	....	set decorator: Italy
Stephan O. Gessler	....	draughtsperson (as Stephan Gessler)
Mario Grech	....	swing gang
Brian Groves	....	supervising painter
Paul J. Hayes	....	construction coordinator (as Paul Hayes)
Frank Herzog	....	set decoration production assistant
Robert Hill	....	paint department head
Björn Holzhausen	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Björn Holzhausen	....	on-set props: second unit
Sarah Horton	....	draughtsperson
Margaret Hungerford	....	buyer: U.S.
John Kirsop	....	construction department head
Roxy Konrad	....	art department coordinator
Greg Lennox	....	carpenter
Alexander Liebenthron	....	set decorations
Michael Lindsay	....	on-set props
Jana List	....	construction secretary
Francis Livingston	....	carpenter
Ginger McCarthy	....	hod rigger
Sebastiano Murer	....	swing gang
Bernadino Nardoni	....	construction coordinator: Italy (as Dino Nardoni)
Stefano Maria Ortolani	....	production designer: Italy (as Stefano Ortolani)
Giuliano Pannuti	....	assistant production designer: Italy
Matthias Prange	....	supervising carpenter
Jan Rott	....	key set dresser
Tobias Schroeter	....	plasterer
Alexander Stolle	....	assistant props
Rob Sutton	....	supervising carpenter
Paul Taggart	....	plaster department head (as Paul Taggert)
Steve Werblun	....	storyboard artist (as Stephen Werblun)
Greg Waddle	....	swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charlie Ajar Jr.	....	sound recordist (as Charles Ajar)
Maurizio Argentieri	....	sound mixer: Italy
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Michael Benavente)
Dean Beville	....	adr editor
Peter Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Lane Burch	....	foley recordist
David V. Butler	....	sound editor
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist (as Matt Duttman)
Donald Flick	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Dana Gustafson	....	sound effects editor
Jamie Hardt	....	first assistant sound editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Dirk Homann	....	cable person
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Fred Judkins	....	dialogue editor
Ryan Juggler	....	assistant sound editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley recordist (as Shawn Kenelly)
Frank Kruse	....	sound mixer
Samuel Lehmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt L. Lockhart	....	assistant: Klaus Badelt
Martin Lopez	....	sound effects editor
Jon Mete	....	sound effects editor (as Jon I. Mete)
Byron Miller	....	sound designer
Byron Miller	....	sound effects editor
Harry B. Miller III	....	dialogue editor (as Harry B. Miller)
Stewart Nelson	....	sound editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerard Roche	....	adr mixer
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Brian Ruberg	....	foley recordist
Alexander Schwartz	....	foley artist
Cameron Steenhagen	....	dialogue editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound effects editor
Bernd von Bassewitz	....	boom operator (as Bernd V. Bassewitz)
Erin B. Lillis	....	sound intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Renato Agostini	....	special effects foreman: Italy
Karl-Heinz Bochnig	....	special effects foreman: second unit (as Karl Heinz Bochnig)
Danilo Bollettini	....	senior special effects technician: Italy
Gerd Feuchter	....	special effects
Rolf Hanke	....	special effects production manager
Till Hertrich	....	senior special effects technician
Torsten Knapp	....	special effects assistant: second unit
Stefan Knauer	....	additional special effects construction
Uwe Lehmann	....	first assistant amourer
Sylvio Lienert	....	special effects assistant
Volker Lorig	....	special effects technician
Armin Moritz	....	special effects technician
Uli Nefzer	....	special effects supervisor
Daniel Olberg	....	special effects assistant: second unit
Peter Orthmaier	....	special effects technician: second unit (as Peter Ortmaier)
Franco Ragusa	....	special effects technician: Italy
Bernd Rautenberg	....	armourer
Jean-Pierre Roy	....	visual effects artist: Digital Firepower
Jens Schmiedel	....	senior special effects technician
Christoph von Lengerke	....	senior special effects technician: second unit
Roland Weder	....	special effects technician
Olaf Will	....	special effects technician (as Olaf Wills)
Michael Apling	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Romulo Adriano Jr.	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Jamie Baxter	....	visual effects lead artist: Digital Firepower
Bryce Brecheisen	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Firepower
Melissa Brockman	....	digital effects producer: R!OT Pictures
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor: R!OT Pictures
Bill Coffin	....	lead Inferno artist: Post Logic Studios
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Charles Darby	....	digital matte artist: Digital Firepower
Charles Darby	....	digital matte supervisor: Digital Firepower
Melissa Darby	....	executive producer: Digital Firepower
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor: R!OT Pictures
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Mark Freund	....	digital supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Joe Gareri	....	visual effects producer: R!OT Pictures (as Joe Gerari)
Rocco Gioffre	....	senior matte painter: R!OT Pictures
Jamison Scott Goei	....	digital compositor
Brian Hanable	....	senior Inferno compositor: R!OT Pictures
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer
Max Harris	....	Inferno compositor: Post Logic Studios
Robert Hoffmeister	....	senior digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Heather Hoyland	....	digital compositor
Katrin Klaiber	....	senior digital compositor
Ken Lam	....	digital compositor: R!OT Pictures
Kim Lavery	....	in house visual effects producer
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: pacific title digital
Matt Linder	....	3D effects animator
Erin May	....	visual effects producer: Post Logic Studios
Matt McFarland	....	visual effects color timer
Tim McGovern	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott McLain	....	Inferno artist
Mike Minkow	....	opticals
Rodney Montague	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Maureen O'Connor	....	visual effects producer: Post Logic Studios
Patrick Phillips	....	senior Inferno compositor: R!OT Pictures
Jacqueline Rosado	....	digital effects coordinator
Adam Rote	....	digital artist
Rasha Shalaby	....	matte painter
Johanna Silverthorne	....	digital artist
David Sosalla	....	visual effects supervisor: R!OT Pictures
Lou Talamo	....	digital artist
Lou Talamo	....	matte painter
Mike Uguccioni	....	compositor: Digital Firepower (as Michael Uguccioni)
Jeff Wells	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title Digital
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor
Kristian Coleman	....	CG artist (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
David Ambrosi	....	stunts
Paolo Antonini	....	stunts
Joachim Paul Assböck	....	stunts
Joseph Beddelem	....	stunts
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunt performer
Brad Bovee	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Byron Briscoe	....	stunt performer
Danilo Capuzi	....	stunts
Alessandro Gaudio	....	stunt performer
Alessandro Gaudio	....	stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Italy (as Stefano Mioni)
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunts
Armin Sauer	....	stunts: Germany
Mike Smith	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mike Smith	....	stunt double
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt sweeper
Ralf Tillmann	....	stunt double
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunts
Damian Vickers	....	stunts
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator
Shaun Vickers	....	stunts
Vladimir Vilanov	....	stunt performer
Lucas Wolf	....	stunt double (reshoots)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mik Allen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Mik Allan)
Isabelle Arnold	....	assistant camera
Armin Bach	....	electrician
Dieter Bähr	....	key grip
Richard Blanshard	....	still photographer
Simon Blasi	....	video operator: second unit
Chris Britton	....	assistant camera
Jan Brun	....	grip
Matteo Carlesimo	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy
Paul Cave	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera and steadicam
Maurizio Cremisini	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Italy
Birgit Dierken	....	camera operator: second unit
Alessandro Di Meo	....	camera loader: "a" camera, Italy
Sally Eccleston	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paolo Frasson	....	dolly grip
Stefan Grandinetti	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Volker Haase	....	electrician: second unit
Harvey Harrison	....	director of photography: Italy
Jochen Hermann	....	video operator
Holger Joos	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Glenn König	....	best boy grip
Peter Kosel	....	gaffer: second unit
Ralph Kulike	....	electrician: second unit
Massimiliano Kuveiller	....	camera loader: "b" camera, Italy
Timm Lange	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Tim Lange)
Dennis Locasso	....	electrician (as Denis Locasso)
Dennis Locasso	....	generator operator (as Denis Locasso)
Hartmut Lowak	....	electrician
Gianmaria Majorana	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Italy (as Gian Maria Majorana)
Colin Manning	....	key grip: second unit
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer: Italy
Daniele Massaccesi	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Italy
Giuseppe Meloni	....	best boy: Italy
Sebastian Meuschel	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sebastian Meuschel	....	steadicam operator
Nic Milner	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Glenn Parker	....	still photographer
Alessandra Sangermano	....	assistant video assist operator
Alessandra Sangermano	....	second video assist operator: Rome
Christian Scheibe	....	grip
Karsten Schüle	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera and steadicam
Ronald Schwarz	....	gaffer (as Ronnie Schwarz)
Marco Sticchi	....	electrician
Peter Taylor	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Marco Teuchert	....	best boy electric (as Marko Teuchert)
Karsten Tietz	....	electrician
Doriano Torriero	....	key grip: Italy
Guenther Uttendorfer	....	assistant camera
Michael J. Walsh	....	electrician: second unit (as Michael Walsh)
Markus Zucker	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Annette Borgmann	....	casting: Germany
Iris Müller	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Jäger	....	costume supervisor
Najad Kirchberger	....	key costumer: second unit
Barbara Koeppl	....	costumer
Kara Owens	....	costumer
Jean Rosone	....	costume supervisor
Maurizio Torti	....	assistant costume designer: Italy

Editorial Department
Brian Addie	....	apprentice editor (as Brian G. Addie)
Brian Day	....	assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Simone Hofmann	....	assistant editor
Douglas Kunin	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Ramin Djawadi	....	composer: additional music
Erich Gann	....	assistant music editor
Vicki Hiatt	....	music editor
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Richie Nieto	....	music editor
Joe Rangel	....	music coordinator
Bruno Roussel	....	music editor: temp
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Geoff Zanelli	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Gabriella Di Santo	....	transportation captain: Italy
Susen Jarmuske	....	driver
Enrico Latella	....	transportation captain
Daniel Mattig	....	transportation coordinator
Norbert Mentrop	....	driver
Joe Müller-Koepke	....	driver
Sebastian Neitsch	....	transportation captain
Fabian Pöhlmann	....	driver

Other crew
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor (as Pamela M. Alch)
Andrea Alunni	....	location manager
Cecilia Alvarenga	....	production coordinator: Italy
Howard Baral	....	post-production accountant
Neil Butler	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Sabrina Canale	....	personal assistant: Mr. Kurt Wimmer, re-shoots
Giorgio Catalano	....	production accountant: Italy
Shelly Clippard	....	assistant: Mr. De Bont
Toby E. Cook	....	production assistant
Gabriel Diggs	....	assistant: Taye Diggs
Stella D'Onofrio	....	script supervisor: Italy
Matthias Fehrenbach	....	caterer (as Mathias Fehrenbach)
Alessandro Fiorito	....	assistant accountant: Italy
Marco Giacalone	....	location manager: Italy
Christian Giuliani	....	production secretary: Italy
Jack W. Haddox	....	production auditor (as Jack Haddox)
Victor A. Haddox	....	first assistant accountant
Christine Haouas	....	unit nurse
Sandy Hastings	....	assistant: Kurt Wimmer
Christian Klempert	....	assistant location manager (as Christian A. Klempert)
Lance Lanfear	....	set production assistant: second unit
Tess Malone	....	script supervisor: second unit
Nicole Martens	....	set production assistant
Mark Martin	....	key production assistant
Sonja Mecke	....	second assistant accountant
Paolo Merosi	....	set production assistant: re-shoots
Sabine Renger	....	file clerk
Silvia Riolo	....	production assistant
Corrie Safris	....	set production assistant
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach
Marco Schenke	....	crowd marshall
Anna Schmigalla	....	payroll accountant
Lena Schmigalla	....	file clerk
Manuel Schröder	....	location assistant
Cristiano Sebastianelli	....	payroll clerk
Roman Seeck	....	location assistant
Imke Sommerkamp	....	production coordinator
Wolfgang Stegemann	....	martial arts choreographer
Mark Stehli	....	location manager
Jasmin Steigler	....	assistant: Ms. Baden-Powell
Enrico Taubert	....	location manager
Altay Ünsal	....	set production assistant
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer
Friederike von Rauch	....	location scout
Jann Wimmer	....	assistant: Mr. Wimmer
Claudia Ziesche	....	assistant production coordinator
Martin Zillger	....	production secretary
Harrison Cheung	....	assistant: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Michael Morehouse	....	technician: Unilux (uncredited)
Patrick Peach	....	producer: second unit (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dimension Films
• Blue Tulip Productions

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2002) (USA) (all media)
• Dimension Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Amuse Pictures (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Dimension Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Highlight Film (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• TFM Distribution (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• West (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects
• Digital Firepower (digital cityscapes)
• FB-FX (costume props)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio
• Post Logic Studios
• Riot

Other Companies

• BiPack  opticals
• Bulloch Entertainment Services  payroll services (as Bulloch Systems)
• Creative Cafe  post sound editorial services
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• DeForest Research  script clearance (as DeForrest)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  dailies
• Electric Picture Solutions  Lightworks
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• International Recording Co.  sound re-recording facilities
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Media Ventures  music services
• Olswang  production legal services
• Panavision UK  camera equipment
• Post Logic Studios  main titles (as Post Logic)
• R.C. Baral & Co.  post-production accounting services
• Sony Pictures Studios  foley recorded at
• Sony Pictures Studios  post sound editorial services
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recorded at
• Star's Dinner Express  catering

Also Known As:

Cubic (Europe: English title) (video title)
Librium (USA) (working title)
Эквилибриум (Russia) [ru]
Cubic (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]
Cubic (Denmark) [da]
Cubic (Finland) [fi]
Cubic - uuden maailman kapinalliset (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Ekvilibrijum (Serbia) [sr]
Equilibrium (Brazil) [pt]
Equilibrium (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Equilibrium - Killer of Emotions (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Rebellion (Japan: English title) [en]
Tasakaal (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:A (Ontario) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Two hundred people were interviewed for the role of Partridge and filming had already started when Lucas Foster brought Sean Bean in, having convinced him to take the role.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the gun battle in the corridor outside DuPont's office, some shots show Preston's pistols loaded with the weighted clips before he actually loads them.

Quotes:

[first lines]
DuPont: In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - his ability to feel.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)