No Country for Old Men (2007)

Directors:

Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

Writers (WGA):

Joel Coen (screenplay) &
Ethan Coen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There Are No Clean Getaways

Plot:

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

Plot Keywords:

Money | Killer | Sheriff | Murder | Discovery

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 105 wins & 50 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Ed Tom Bell
Javier Bardem	...	Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin	...	Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson	...	Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald	...	Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt	...	Wendell
Tess Harper	...	Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin	...	Ellis
Stephen Root	...	Man who hires Wells
Rodger Boyce	...	El Paso Sheriff
Beth Grant	...	Carla Jean's Mother
Ana Reeder	...	Poolside Woman
Kit Gwin	...	Sheriff Bell's Secretary
Zach Hopkins	...	Strangled Deputy
Chip Love	...	Man in Ford
Eduardo Antonio Garcia	...	'Agua' Man
Gene Jones	...	Gas Station Proprietor
Myk Watford	...	'Managerial' Victim
Boots Southerland	...	'Managerial' Victim
Kathy Lamkin	...	Desert Aire Manager
Johnnie Hector	...	Cabbie at Bus Station
Margaret Bowman	...	Del Rio Motel Clerk
Thomas Kopache	...	Boot Salesman
Jason Douglas	...	Cabbie at Motel
Doris Hargrave	...	Waitress
Rutherford Cravens	...	Gun Store Clerk
Matthew Posey	...	Sporting Goods Clerk
George Adelo	...	Mexican in Bathtub
Mathew Greer	...	Hitchhiking Driver
Trent Moore	...	Nervous Accountant
Marc Miles	...	Hotel Eagle Clerk
Luce Rains	...	Pickup Driver
Philip Bentham	...	Border Bridge Youth
Eric Reeves	...	Border Bridge Youth
Josh Meyer	...	Border Bridge Youth
Chris Warner	...	Flatbed Driver
Brandon Smith	...	INS Official
Roland Uribe	...	Well Dressed Mexican (as H. Roland Uribe)
Richard Jackson	...	Chicken Farmer
Josh Blaylock	...	Boy on Bike
Caleb Landry Jones	...	Boy on Bike (as Caleb Jones)
Dorsey Ray	...	Odessa Cabbie
Angel H. Alvarado Jr.	...	Norteño Band
David A. Gomez	...	Norteño Band
Milton Hernandez	...	Norteño Band
John Mancha	...	Norteño Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Flick	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Angelo Martinez	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Elizabeth Slagsvol	...	Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

Writing credits (WGA)
Joel Coen		(screenplay) &
Ethan Coen		(screenplay)
Cormac McCarthy		(novel)

Produced by
Ethan Coen	....	producer
Joel Coen	....	producer
David Diliberto	....	associate producer
Robert Graf	....	executive producer
Mark Roybal	....	executive producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ethan Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)
Joel Coen		(as Roderick Jaynes)

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Jess Gonchor

Art Direction by
John P. Goldsmith

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
Mary Zophres

Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup department head (as Jean A. Black)
Debra Clair	....	additional hair stylist (as Debra R. Clair)
Brian Hillard	....	mold technician
Paul LeBlanc	....	hair department head
Geordie Sheffer	....	assistant hair stylist
Dave Snyder	....	makeup applicator/sculptor
Sarah Spier	....	makeup assistant
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup effects artist
Teresa Valenzuela	....	wig maker
Corey Welk	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production supervisor
Robert Graf	....	unit production manager
Omar Veytia	....	production manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bac DeLorme	....	second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Pete Dress)
Jery Hewitt	....	second unit director
Jai James	....	second second assistant director
Betsy Magruder	....	first assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Taylor Phillips	....	second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Chris Alvarez	....	welding lead foreperson (as Chris M. Alvarez)
J. Todd Anderson	....	visual consultant
Ulrike Auer-Erdoes	....	paint foreperson (as Ulli Auer-Erdoes)
Pedro Barquin	....	on-set greensperson
James Barth	....	construction lead foreperson (as Jim Barth)
Joe Barton	....	greens foreperson
Thomas J. Barton	....	key greensperson
Robin Blagg	....	propmaker lead foreperson
Meg Blissell	....	signwriter
Marcia Calosio	....	assistant set decorator
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master
Thomas Chapman	....	propmaker foreperson
Victor Chavez	....	propmaker foreperson (as Victor A. Chavez)
Dennis Collins	....	on-set painter
Sage Emmett Connell	....	set dresser (as Sage Connell)
Chadney Everett	....	set decoration foreperson
Bobbi Jo Gonzales	....	property assistant
Paul Haag	....	set dresser
Paul Harman	....	signwriter
Gregory Hill	....	graphic designer (as Gregory L. Hill)
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director (as Deborah L. Jensen)
Arlen Johnson	....	general lead foreperson (as Arlen J. Johnson)
Caylen Johnson	....	welding foreperson (as Caylen F. Johnson)
Jason Mack	....	set dresser
Roberta Marquez Seret	....	art department coordinator (as Roberta Marquez)
Pat Martine	....	paint lead foreperson: Marfa, Texas
Jerry Martinez	....	labor lead foreperson
Quentin Matthys	....	set dresser
Cee Moravec	....	on-set dresser
Vance O'Loughlin	....	propmaker foreperson (as John Vance O'Loughlin)
Jesus Ornelas	....	plaster foreperson
David Phillips	....	propmaker lead foreperson
Zacheriah T. Rheam	....	toolperson (as Zach Rheam)
Ernest Romine	....	paint foreperson (as Ernie Romine)
Debbie Seif	....	construction accountant
Jaime Souza	....	paint foreperson
Bryan Stinson	....	propmaker foreperson (as Brian Stinson)
Scott Troha	....	leadperson
Benjamin M. Walsh	....	set dresser
Keith Walters	....	property master
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator
Jeri Woodward	....	paint lead foreperson
Randal Woodward	....	charge scenic
James Fowler	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Tony Perez	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Windish	....	laborer/greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Craig Berkey	....	re-recording mixer
Craig Berkey	....	sound designer
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joe Brennan)
Joel Dougherty	....	assistant sound editor
Cole Gittinger	....	cable person
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Peter F. Kurland	....	sound mixer (as Peter Kurland)
Skip Lievsay	....	re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Vanderhorst	....	foley editor (as Derek Vander Horst)
Byron Wilson	....	dialogue editor
Eric Harwood	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jeff Knudsen	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Roy Machado	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Chesney Jr.	....	special effects foreperson (as Pete Chesney)
Peter Chesney	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Chesney	....	special effects technician
Helen Cohen	....	special effects makeup business manager
Paul Deely	....	special effects technician
Jason Hamer	....	makeup effects coordinator
Scott E. Hussion	....	special effects production assistant
Emmet Kane	....	special effects technician
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician (as Sandy Stewart)
Erin Sullivan	....	sculptor/fabricator
Russell Tamillo	....	special effects production assistant
Diane Woodhouse	....	special effects makeup production coordinator
Mark Ballou	....	fabricator: Tinsley Transfers Inc. (uncredited)
Megan Flagg	....	special makeup effects artist: Tinsley Transfers (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Robert Adams	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Chris Bradley	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Alexandre Cancado	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Vincent Cirelli	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Chad Dombrova	....	lead technical director: Luma Pictures
David V. Fedele	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures (as David Fedele)
H Haden Hammond	....	sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures (as H. Haden Hammond)
John R. Hazzard	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures (as John Hazzard)
Justin Johnson	....	digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Wendy Klein	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Jason Locke	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Valy Lungoccia	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Ashok Nayar	....	visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures
Pavel Pranevsky	....	cg supervisor: Luma Pictures
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures (as Raphael Pimentel)
Peter Shipkov	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures (as Petar Shipkov)
Payam Shohadai	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Joey Sila	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Steven Swanson	....	visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
Jason Yanofsky	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Gabe Shedd	....	visual effects staff (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Christopher Lee Bailey	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	stunts
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (as Eddie Fernandez)
Lakshman Nathaniel Garin	....	stunts (as Lakshman Garin)
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Brett A. Myrick	....	stunts (as Brett Myrick)
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: Mr. Brolin
Steve Rizzo	....	stunts
Tom Roach	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Tommy Rosales)
Ramsey Scott	....	stunts
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunts (as Jose Vasquez)
Laurence Vasquez	....	stunts
Jim Henry	....	stunt double: Chip Love (uncredited)
Steve Rizzo	....	stunt double: Zach Hopkins (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Abeyta	....	rigging electrician (as Phillip Abeyta)
Ron Alexus	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Phil Allard	....	rigging electrician
Daniel 'Lee' Andres	....	rigging grip
Liza Bambenek	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Liza 'Wintapants' Bambenek)
Thomas Bango	....	first camera assistant: second unit
Roger Basquette	....	video assist (as 'Rogers' W. Basquette)
Josh Blakeslee	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Joshua Blakeslee)
Bryan Booth	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Paul Candrilli	....	second company grip
Dave Childers	....	first company grip: second unit (as David Childers)
Roger Deakins	....	camera operator
Paul Elliott	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Fahey	....	second company rigging grip
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Jamie Garcia	....	electrician
Charley Gilleran	....	first company rigging grip
Andy Graham	....	camera operator: second unit
George Greene	....	electrician
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Hank Herrera	....	rigging grip
Gary Kangrga	....	rigging grip
Tommy Kelii	....	electrician
Scott Kidner	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Nikki LeBlanc	....	rigging electrician (as Nikki 'Bubbles' LeBlanc)
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	first company grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
Chris Mack	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rick Marroquin	....	grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging electrician (as Glenn Moran)
Chris Napolitano	....	chief lighting technician
Louis Nelson	....	electrician (as Lou Nelson)
David A. Parks	....	chief rigging electrician
Jim Threadgill	....	rigging grip
Asa-Luke Twocrow	....	grip
Alexis van Kersen Li	....	film loader
Peter Weidenfeller	....	grip
Paul Birk	....	best boy electric: second unit (uncredited)
Don Hayashi	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael J. Schwartz	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Mark Steinig	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Stephen Thorp	....	electrician (uncredited)
Greg Travis	....	electrician (uncredited)
James Walton	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	location casting
Elizabeth Gabel	....	background casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Katy Houska	....	background casting assistant
Tracy Kilpatrick	....	additional casting
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting assistant: New Mexico
Amelia Rasche McCarthy	....	casting associate: New York (as Amelia Rasche)
Kathryn Schuetze	....	casting assistant: New Mexico (as Kathryn 'Kit' Schuetze)
Rachel Tenner	....	casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aleah Ames	....	key costumer
Debra Chapman	....	seamstress
Lori DeLapp	....	costume supervisor
Jenny Eagan	....	assistant costume designer
Emily Egge	....	on-set costumer
Delia Hauser	....	costumer
Nikki Kelly	....	wardrobe production assistant
Claire Sandrin	....	on-set costumer
Lisanne Scafine	....	set costumer: second unit
Stephani Lewis	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Mary Beth Sterling	....	costume staff assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Buster Jacob Coen	....	post-production assistant
Catherine Farrell	....	post-production coordinator
Bruce Goodman	....	colorist
Michael Hatzer	....	digital color timer: Efilm (as Mike Hatzer)
Michael Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer: Efilm (as Mike Kennedy)
Catie Laffoon	....	post-production assistant
Katie Mcquerrey	....	assistant editor (as Katherine McQuerrey)
Neil A. Stelzner	....	associate film editor
Tom Reiser	....	colorist assist: Efilm (uncredited)

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music executive
Michael Farrow	....	music mixer
Michael Farrow	....	music recordist
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Sandra Park	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy Park)
Chris Robertson	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Edward Lassak	....	transportation captain (as Edward A. Lassak)
William F. Luehm	....	picture vehicle coordinator (as William Luehm)
Paul Ripple	....	transportation dispatcher
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation coordinator (as Timothy Ryan)
Lucas Pierce	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Douglas N. Acton	....	medic (as Douglas Acton)
Janine L. Aines	....	animal trainer
Sage Asteak	....	set production assistant
Mark Brooks	....	wrangler
Val Callaway	....	production assistant
Chris Carroll	....	intern
Craig Carter	....	head wrangler: Marfa, Texas unit
Elizabeth Cash	....	production assistant
Michael Chochol	....	production assistant
Stephen Clarke	....	set production assistant
Andrea Coles	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Rob Corlew	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager
Melinda Eichberg	....	animal trainer
Fernando Estrada	....	location manager: Mexico unit
Marcy Etheridge	....	wrangler: Marfa, Texas unit
John Claude Fedrick	....	office production assistant: Marfa, Texas unit
Carrie Fleming	....	assistant: Mr. Bardem
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager: Marfa, Texas unit
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	production coordinator
Raul Chico Goler	....	office production assistant
Peter Grendle	....	production assistant
Drew P. Houpt	....	the one right tool (as Drew Houpt)
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Nathan Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Ernie Klein	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Cheryl Kurk	....	production accountant
Lisa Kurk-Dmytryk	....	additional accountant (as Lisa Kurk)
Joe Lane	....	assistant location manager
Louis A. Lanni	....	set production assistant
Khary Lee	....	animal trainer
Yolanda Lopez	....	customs broker: Mexico unit
Jennifer Mancuso	....	production secretary
Ryon Marshall	....	wrangler: Marfa, Texas unit
Carmen Matthews	....	craft service
Carol Maxwell	....	accounting clerk
Mimi N. McGreal	....	travel coordinator
Mamie Mitchell	....	script supervisor: second unit
Patricia Mary Murphy	....	serious matters (as Patricia Mary Murphy Esq.)
Dale O'Malley	....	medic
Wesley Oliver	....	assistant: Mr. Jones (as Wes Oliver)
Jason Owen	....	wrangler foreperson: Marfa, Texas unit (as Jason M. Owen)
Dean Parker	....	assistant: Mr. Burwell
Gabriel Pérez	....	production coordinator: Mexico unit
Kristen Rakes	....	assistant: Mr. Brolin
Jeremy Reisig	....	set production assistant (as Jeremy W. Reisig)
Larry Rice	....	weather guru
Tom Roach	....	animal trainer
Mark Rothman	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach: Mr. Bardem
Philip Seeger	....	set production assistant (as Philip L. Seeger)
Cheryl Shawver	....	animal trainer
Sue Smith	....	assistant production coordinator: Marfa, Texas unit
Todd Spears	....	payroll accountant (as Todd C. Spears)
Louise Spencer	....	unit publicist (as Louise A. Spencer)
Rebecca Puck Stair	....	location assistant (as Rebecca 'Puck' Stair)
Caroline Starkman	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Peter M. Starkman	....	caterer: For Stars Catering
Holly L. Tadych	....	craft service assistant (as Holly Tadych)
Brett Tyne	....	dialect coach: Ms. Macdonald
Caesar Ursic	....	medical consultant (as Dr. Caesar Ursic)
Victoria Vopni	....	animal trainer (as Victoria M. Vopni)
Steve White	....	assistant location manager: Marfa, Texas unit
Jeff J. Williams	....	security: Mr. Jones (as Jeff 'Big Daddy' Williams)
Melissa Wiseman	....	second assistant accountant
Angelo Womack	....	office production assistant
Karen Yokomizo	....	first assistant accountant
Jeanie Zakowski	....	craft service (as Jeane Zekowski)
Joe Freeman	....	gunsmith (uncredited)
Matthew Honovic	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited)
Carlos A. Montoya	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Noel Davis Poyner	....	publicity intern (uncredited)
John H. Price	....	on-set interviews (uncredited)
Rodney Smith	....	stand-in: Agua Man (uncredited)

Thanks
Jason Willaford	....	the producers wish to thank
Ree Willaford	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Paramount Vantage
• Miramax Films
• Scott Rudin Productions
• Mike Zoss Productions

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Vantage (2007) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Paramount Japan (2008) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
• Paramount Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• De Volkskrant (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Complete Coen Brother Collection)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2010) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Luma Pictures (visual effects by)
• PlethoraFX (opticals)
• Tinsley Studio (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Big Film Design  titles
• Body Studio  mixing
• Clinton Recording Studios  recorded at
• Diamond Time  music clearances
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Illumination Dynamics  lighting equipment
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international publicity
• Musco Light Inc.  musco lights
• No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services  set security (as Angels Security)
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras
• PES Payroll  extras payroll services
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Satellite 9  post-production facility
• Serious Grippage & Light  
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sony Pictures Studios  re-recorded at
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  make-up trailer
• Star Waggons  production trailers
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Sin lugar para los débiles" - Argentina, Mexico (imdb display title), Peru (imdb display title), Venezuela
"Non, ce pays n'est pas pour le vieil homme" - Belgium (French title), Canada (French title)
"Καμία Πατρίδα για τους Μελλοθάνατους" - Greece
"Старикам тут не место" - Russia
"Ei ole maad vanadele meestele" - Estonia
"Este País Não É Para Velhos" - Portugal
"Ihtiyarlara yer yok" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Kamia patrida gia tous mellothanatous" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Menetetty maa" - Finland
"Nô kantorî" - Japan
"Nem vénnek való vidék" - Hungary
"Nema zemlje za starce" - Croatia
"Nema zemlje za starce" - Serbia
"No Country for Old Men" - Denmark
"No Country for Old Men" - Norway
"No Country for Old Men" - Germany
"No country for old men - Non, ce pays n'est pas pour le vieil homme" - France
"No es país para viejos" - Spain
"Non è un paese per vecchi" - Italy
"Nu Exista Tara pentru Batrani" - Romania (imdb display title)
"Onde os Fracos não Têm Vez" - Brazil
"Táto krajina nie je pre starých" - Slovakia
"Tahle zeme není pro starý" - Czech Republic
"To nie jest kraj dla starych ludzi" - Poland

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A (with warning) | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/18 (Qualidade) | Brazil:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #43473) | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (f) | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Israel:16 | Norway:15 | Denmark:15 | Taiwan:R-18 | Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | South Africa:16 (16V) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:16 | Austria:16 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Paramount Vantage

Trivia:

Josh Brolin broke his shoulder in a motorcycle accident two days after winning the part in this film. In an interview with NOW magazine, he reported thinking as he flew over the car that hit him, "Fucking shit! I really wanted to work with the Coens." His injury turned out to be non-issue since his character is shot in the shoulder very early in the film.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the American border guard asks Llewelyn what outfit he was in Vietnam, the answer is "12th Infantry Battalion." This answer wouldn't make any sense to anyone familiar with how the army is organized and in fact would indicate that Llewelyn had never been in the army. (Every infantry regiment has ad-hoc numbered battalions. No regiment has as many as 12.) An infantry soldier would identify his unit by company and regiment, or just by regiment.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ed Tom Bell:I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe. My grandfather was a lawman; father too. Me and him was sheriffs at the same time; him up in Plano and me out here. I think he's pretty proud of that. I know I was. Some of the old time sheriffs never even wore a gun...

Movie Connections:

Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Blood Trails

Coen's display confidence in crafting yet another masterpiece

I saw this film at a private preview screening in Pittsburg on 5/16/07. I went with five other friends. The entire group was male, 20 yrs old, and mostly college athletes. I explain the demographic of myself and my companions to reason why I was the only one that came away from the film completely satisfied. The story was fresh and different and I don't think my friends had the capacity to fully enjoy what was going on on-screen. I did. And I am still trying to fully understand what an accomplishment it is. Let me try to explain.

The Coens begin the movie with a voice-over against a barren Texas landscape, much the way Blood Simple began. In fact, there are several similarities between the two films, like the auspicious lack of music. A reviewer whose name escapes me once said that all Coen Bro. films look great and sound better. I'll get to sound later but to talk about the look... Other than some CGI animals, which really shocked me in such an otherwise perfect film, each frame is filled with such interesting material that the tone is set perfectly so that as you view a scene, you know whether to wait on a laugh or brace for...

A large part of what fills those frames is great performances. Perfectly cast is Tommy Lee Jones. He nails it, the crowd goes wild etc... That's expected though. Josh Brolin, on a very recent hot streak, has given us two tremendous performances this year and both would have been a Cannes if the superbly talented Tarantino was loyal to his material and friend and kept the masterpiece that was Grindhouse untouched. Brolin's performance in that film was spot on with the perfect amount of ham and cheese to set the tone for the whole movie. In this one, he shows he can do just as well playing strait and absorbing into character as he does at crowd-pleasing cheesballing it. Kelly Macdonald will have to do something else to prove to me she really isn't the Clara Jean character she portrayed even though I know she is a Scot. Woody Harrelson, who I think gets too much praise sometimes, is at his best here and actually manages not to get blown off the screen (well sorta) by Javier Bordem. Mr. Bordem's performance is a force, much like the character he portrays. His Chigurh is a representation of the lunacy of violence that exists in society. There is no negotiations with it, it has always been here and it will always be here. It/he leaves us in shock and terror and all we can do is... ??? The first thing that needs to be said about the sound is that if another film wins an award all year for sound or sound editing, investigations should be held and the judges' bank accounts monitored. The sound in this movie is so shockingly good. There is no music (save some comically placed source music)and the movie is all the better for it. People talk about the way the music in Jaws enhanced the tension of what was happening on screen. People should, from here on say that the lack of music and the placement of source sound in No Country for Old Men thrilled more.

I am certainly rooting for No Country for Old Men to come away with the hardware from Cannes.