London Boulevard (2010)

Director:

William Monahan

Writers:

William Monahan (screenplay)
Ken Bruen (novel)

Release Date:

26 November 2010 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Not every criminal wants to be one.

Plot:

An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London's most vicious gangsters.

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Paparazzi | Murder | London Underground | Mob Boss

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Mitchel
Keira Knightley	...	Charlotte
David Thewlis	...	Jordan
Anna Friel	...	Briony
Ben Chaplin	...	Billy Norton
Ray Winstone	...	Gant
Eddie Marsan	...	DI Bailey
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Dr. Raju
Stephen Graham	...	Danny
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Penny
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Whiteboy
Velibor Topic	...	Storbor
Lee Boardman	...	Lee
Alan Williams	...	Joe
Jonathan Cullen	...	Anthony Trent
Robert Willox	...	Ravaged Guard
Tony Way	...	Lone Paparazzo
Tim Plester	...	Paparazzo One
Jake Abraham	...	Paparazzo Two
Damir Koluder	...	Storbor's Friend
Nick Bartlett	...	Beaumont
Matt King	...	Fletcher
Jamie Blackley	...	The Footballer
Gregory Foreman	...	Kid with Footballer
Sarah Niles	...	Hospital Matron
Jonny Coyne	...	Heavy One (as Jonathan Coyne)
Bob Mercer	...	Heavy Two
Elly Fairman	...	Gant's Wife
Oliver Wood	...	Bottom Feeder One
Jonny Leigh Wright	...	Bottom Feeder Two (as Jonny Leigh-Wrigth)
Hainsley Lloyd Bennett	...	Unfortunate Student
Michelle Asante	...	Woman in Brixton Flat
Julian Littman	...	Alfons
Zehra Sameena	...	Indian Woman at Ashmole Estate (as Sameena Zehra)
Giles Terera	...	Waiter
Gerald Home	...	Undertaker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Nikkos	...	Senior TMZ Reporter
Mihai Arsene	...	Paparazzo III (uncredited)
Julian Bastida	...	Spanish Man (uncredited)
David Dawson	...	Big Issue Seller (uncredited)
Heath Finn	...	Lawyer II (uncredited)
Simon Grover	...	Porter at Storage (uncredited)
Andrew Havill	...	Unlikely Vagrant (uncredited)
Duane Henry	...	Nation of Islam Guy (uncredited)
Andre Hopley	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Philip Howard	...	Gangster Cameo (uncredited)
Oleg Kalninsh	...	Russian Gangster (uncredited)
David Lyddon	...	Customer (uncredited)
Eric Richard	...	Villanous Pensioner in Cafe (uncredited)
Laurence Richardson	...	(uncredited)
Christina S. Roman	...	Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Daniel Ryan	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Kerry Shale	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Ben Shockley	...	Detective (uncredited)
Donald Sumpter	...	Pentonville Governor (uncredited)
Brad Wall	...	London Gangster in Pub (uncredited)

Directed by
William Monahan

Writing credits
William Monahan		(screenplay)
Ken Bruen		(novel)

Produced by
Quentin Curtis	....	producer
Tim Headington	....	producer
Justine Suzanne Jones	....	associate producer
Graham King	....	producer
William Monahan	....	producer
Redmond Morris	....	executive producer
Jacob Rush	....	associate producer
Theodore Suchecki	....	co-producer
Colin Vaines	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Sergio Pizzorno

Cinematography by
Chris Menges

Film Editing by
Dody Dorn
Robb Sullivan

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Martin Childs

Art Direction by
Sarah Stuart

Set Decoration by
Celia Bobak

Costume Design by
Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	makeup designer
Bella Cruickshank	....	makeup artist
Bella Cruickshank	....	makeup designer
Lucy Friend	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Teri Galati	....	daily makeup artist
Soleil Jackson	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Denise Kum	....	additional makeup and hair artist
Gemma Low	....	makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Monica MacDonald	....	daily makeup artist
Chloe Meddings	....	makeup artist
Pascale Recher	....	makeup trainee
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Nicola Springall	....	crowd makeup trainee: dailies
Charlotte Thompson	....	makeup artist: dailies
Lesa Warrener	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
David Bell	....	unit manager
David Dresher	....	post-production supervisor
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Rachel Neale	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director
Carlos Fidel	....	second assistant director
Todd Lent	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd second assistant director
Candy Marlowe	....	second second assistant director
Jae-sung Oh	....	additional third assistant director
Richard Styles	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Huw Arthur	....	stand-by art director
Will Ayres	....	greensman
Marc Beros	....	carpenter
Brian Bovingdon	....	carpenter
Robert Cain	....	carpenter
Temple Clark	....	storyboard artist
Gene D'Cruze	....	construction manager
Laura Dishington	....	graphic artist
Gary Fox	....	set dresser
Mark Fruin	....	chargehand stand-by props
Richard Grant	....	painter
Katya Guy	....	props
Rohan Harris	....	oil paintings
Roger Holden	....	key greensman
Simon Hutchings	....	standby painter
Josh Jones	....	standby carpenter
Paul Jones	....	carpenter
Martin Kane	....	stand-by dressing greens
Eva Kuntz	....	concept artist
Paul Lynford	....	carpenter
John Malham	....	painter
Danny Margetts	....	carpenter
Les Mills	....	supervising rigger
Sian Molloy	....	assistant set decorator
Hannah Moseley	....	draughtsman
Ian Murray	....	rigger
Mark Raggett	....	supervising art director
Tom Read	....	chargehand dresser
Mark Reynolds	....	set dresser
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant
Brian Stagg	....	carpenter
Danny Thomas	....	carpenter
Tim Timmington	....	painter
Louis Turner	....	standby props
Alex Wells	....	carpenter
Dave Wells	....	carpenter
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Jack Wilkinson	....	assistant art director
Krissi Williamson	....	production buyer
Mickey Woolfson	....	storeman

Sound Department
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro)
Gary Dodkin	....	boom operator
Lloyd Dudley	....	sound assistant
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Glynna Grimala	....	sound effects editor
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor (as Daniel Hegeman)
Adam Horley	....	adr recordist
Craig S. Jaeger	....	supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo	....	supervising adr editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Andy Stallabrass	....	adr recordist
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
David Stephenson	....	sound mixer
Greg Townsend	....	assistant re-recording mixer
David Young	....	audio engineer (as David M. Young)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician (as Terry Palmer)
Mark White	....	special effects
Nigel Wilkinson	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
David Altenau	....	additional visual effects supervisor
Terence Alvares	....	digital compositor
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Phil Attfield	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Steven Bray	....	digital compositor (as Stephen Bray)
Simon Carr	....	visual effects supervisor
Fawnda Denham	....	visual effects producer
Simon Frame	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Jacobsen	....	additional visual effects executive producer
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Colin Laski	....	digital compositor
Colin Laski	....	visual effects artist
Rick McMahon	....	digital compositor
Rick McMahon	....	visual effects artist
Josh Miyaji	....	visual effects artist
Molinare	....	visual effects
Paul Norris	....	visual effects supervisor
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor
Zissis Papatzikis	....	digital compositor
Liam Tully	....	visual effects coordinator
Sal Umerji	....	head of visual effects department: Molinare
Audrius Urbonavicius	....	concept artist
Aurelia Urbonavicius	....	senior matte artist
Anthony Webb	....	digital compositor
Anthony Wonsoff	....	visual effects artist
Thomas M. Horton	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt double: Ben Chaplin
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Simon Whyman	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Graham Baker	....	electrician
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller: dailies
Peter Byrne	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Luke Cairns	....	additional second assistant camera
Nic Cupac	....	grip
Jason Dully	....	second assistant camera
Darren Flindall	....	rigger
Colin Gallagher	....	electrician
Rob Gilmour	....	second assistant camera: dailies
Lee Godfrey	....	assistant grip
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator
Paul Harris	....	electrician
Peter Harris	....	electrician
John Hembrough	....	steadicam operator: daily
Henry Landgrebe	....	a camera clapper loader: pick ups
Adrian Mackay	....	electrician
Adrian McCarthy	....	grip
Adrian McCarthy	....	key grip
Luke Menges	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Nolan	....	practical electrician
J. Michael Popovich	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Christopher Prampin	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Alastair Rae	....	steadicam operator
Terry Roberts	....	electrician
Paul Sharp	....	best boy
Dan Simpson	....	video assistant
Paul Snell	....	central loader
Paul Snell	....	second assistant camera
Laurie Sparham	....	stills photographer
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Michael Stumpf	....	steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Pat Sweeney	....	rigging gaffer
Olly Tellett	....	first assistant camera
Lee Walters	....	gaffer
Toby White	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles

Casting Department
Kharmel Cochrane	....	casting assistant
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathryn Blight	....	principal costume standby
Martin Chitty	....	set costumer
Ellen Crawshaw	....	costume assistant
Nigel Egerton	....	costume supervisor
Natalie Humphries	....	assistant costume designer
Anna Sandler	....	costume buyer
Carmen Sevilla-Torres	....	daily costume assistant

Editorial Department
Robert Benedict	....	post-production assistant
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate colorist (as Steven Bowen)
George Chavez	....	color timer: Deluxe
Fiona DeSouza	....	first assistant editor
Rolf Fleischmann	....	assistant editor
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Emma McCleave	....	first assistant editor
Robbie Morrison	....	trainee editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Morning Star	....	digital intermediate project manager (as Morningstar Schott)
Liana Stewart	....	editorial trainee
Lee Twohey	....	colorist: rushes
Yon Van Kline	....	additional editor
Jodie Davidson	....	dailies: additional colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Andy Brown	....	conductor (as Andrew Brown)
Andy Brown	....	contractor
John Coyne	....	music consultant
Jessica Dannheisser	....	orchestrator
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	additional music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Jason Elliott	....	assistant music recording engineer
Joe Kearns	....	music recording engineer
Elisa Kustow	....	music production coordinator
Richard Lancaster	....	music recording engineer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Jen Monnar	....	music supervisor
Jen Monnar	....	supervising music editor
Howard Paar	....	music consultant
Sergio Pizzorno	....	music arranger: strings
Sergio Pizzorno	....	music consultant
Sergio Pizzorno	....	score performer
Sergio Pizzorno	....	score producer
Paul Saunderson	....	music recording engineer
Lauren Shotwell	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator
Martin Birmingham	....	transportation co-captain
Alan Emanuel	....	unit driver
Craig Freedman	....	driver
Tony Jayes	....	driver
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus

Other crew
Jon Baker	....	armorer
Cassandra Barbour	....	clearance: Entertainment Clearances
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
David Bell	....	unit manager
Joshua Benedetti	....	location scout
Pablo Berron	....	digital consultant
Tara Billik	....	assistant: Graham King
Christian Black	....	stand-in
David Broder	....	supervising location manager
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	main title producer
Guy Campbell	....	floor runner: dailies
Osama Chami	....	production assistant
Joel Clarke	....	production assistant: additional photography
Kyle Cooper	....	title sequence: executive producer
Rebecca Davis	....	assistant location manager
Charlotte Draper	....	floor runner: dailies
John Eccleston	....	production accountant
Elton Farla	....	production medic
Polly Fletcher	....	assistant accountant
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Richard George	....	assistant location manager
Paul Goldsmith	....	cashier
Ruth Halliday	....	clearance: The Clearing House
Jonathan Hart	....	production assistant
Charlie Hayes	....	assistant location manager: additional photography
Paul Hayes	....	floor runner: dailies
Will Haynes	....	production assistant
Henry Hobson	....	titles and credits designer
Mick Hurrell	....	health & safety officer
Mick Hurrell	....	health and safety officer
Amy Irvine	....	stand in: Keira Knightley
Nick Jeffries	....	supervising armorer
Helen Kenyon	....	floor runner
Zita Zutic Konak	....	floor runner
Philip Lobban	....	location scout
Richard Manlove	....	stand-in
Josh McLerran	....	production assistant
Anna Metcalf	....	assistant accountant
Tariq Mirza	....	production legal
Damian Mitchell	....	armourer
Simon Neville	....	set armorer
Denis O'Sullivan	....	production executive
Billy Pegg	....	location assistant
Barnaby Riggs	....	floor runner
Mark Rowan	....	health & safety advisor
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Lucas Saunal	....	location assistant: dailies
Camilla Stephenson	....	location manager
Jeremy Stern	....	location scout
Theodore Suchecki	....	production executive
Alice Syed	....	assistant production coordinator
Alice Syed	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Paul Tomlinson	....	location assistant
Georgette Turner	....	location assistant: re-shoots
Jo Wallett	....	production coordinator
Joan Washington	....	dialogue coach
Leah Williams	....	assistant: Graham King
Manija Emran	....	end credits additional typographer (uncredited)

Thanks
Ridley Scott	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• GK Films
• Henceforth (as Henceforth Pictures)
• Projection Pictures
• London Boulevard

Distributors

• Entertainment Film Distributors (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Forum Film Poland (2011) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Forum Film (2011) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vertice Cine (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Molinare Studio (visual effects) (as Molinare)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• ARRI Media  camera equipment
• Angels the Costumiers  costumes
• Bapty 2000  armourer (as Bapty 2000 Ltd.)
• British Grove  score recorded at
• Carlo Manzi Rentals  costumes
• Chateau Oblivion  score recorded at
• Compuhire  computer playback
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• De Wolfe Music  post-production sound services (production music)
• Digital Vortechs  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
• Docfarla Medical Support  medical services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Clearances  clearance
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Lofty's Lab  stills processing
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  score performed by
• Nationwide Skylift  cherry pickers
• North Pole Studios  score recorded at (as Northpole)
• Orangutan Studios  score recorded at
• Panalux  grip and lighting equipment
• Prologue Films  main and end titles: design and production
• SA19  extras casting
• Scarlet Letters  end title crawl
• Sony ColorWorks  digital intermediate (as ColorWorks)
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles
• The Clearing House Ltd.  clearance
• Todd-AO Hollywood  re-recorded at
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services
• Walt Disney Studios Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Wavevend Communications  mobile phones
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies

Also Known As:

"Булевард Лондон" - Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) (imdb display title)
"Телохранитель" - Russia
"London Boulevard" - Israel (Hebrew title) (alternative transliteration)
"London Boulevard" - Greece (imdb display title)
"London Boulevard" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"London Boulevard" - France (imdb display title)
"London Boulevard - Crime e Redenção" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"London Boulevard: Last Bodyguard" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
"Londra bulvari" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Londynski bulwar" - Poland

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46446) | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG12 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA15+ | France:U

Filming Locations:

Dulwich, London, England, UK

Company:

GK Films

Trivia:

The Chinese words on the package are the title of "The Departed", which is written by William Monahan as well. Infernal Affairs (the movie The Departed was based on) was incorrectly called "a Japanese film" during the 79th Academy Awards; Jordan emphasizes "he got it from Hong Kong" here.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the copper first appears at the flat where Mitchell is staying, he clearly introduces himself as 'Detective Sergeant Bailey'. But in the credits he is identified as 'DI Bailey'.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "RTL Film: Episode #9.12" (2011)

Soundtrack:

La Fee Verte

Expected better

I went into this film expecting a cool,tense,exciting Brit thriller. The trailer looked decent and the acting talent on show made me want to give it a go. Overall though it failed to deliver on the promising looking opening credits. It lacked any real tension or suspense, the story felt underdeveloped with too many subplots and a lot of it just fails to convince. Many parts of the film are just not believable enough.

The acting is fairly strong and there are a couple of elegant visual touches;(Farrell in the car for example).In my opinion,the soundtrack is the best thing about the film. Serge Pizzorno from Kasabian had a hand in the music on this one and he has done a good job with a 60's/70's spaghetti western/French art-house vibe if you can imagine such a thing!

Finally its worth noting that I asked my girlfriend to contribute her thoughts after seeing the film and she gave me a one word reply..........."sh*te"