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The Clearing (2004)
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Dutch film producer Pieter Jan Brugge makes his directorial debut with the dramatic thriller The Clearing. Affluent executive Wayne Hayes (
Robert Redford
) and his lovely wife, Eileen (
Helen Mirren
), live in a beautiful home in Pittsburg. One day, Wayne is kidnapped by disgruntled employee Arnold Mack (
Willem Dafoe
). He is then held for ransom in a forest. Meanwhile, Eileen is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Alessandro Nivola
and
Melissa Sagemiller
star as the two grown Hayes children.
Matt Craven
plays FBI Agent Ray Fuller. The Clearing premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Cast
Matt Craven
FBI Agent Ray Fuller
Wendy Crewson
Louise Miller
Willem Dafoe
Arnold Mack
Helen Mirren
Eileen Hayes
Larry Pine
Tom Finch
Elizabeth Ruscio
Cindy Mack
Diana Scarwid
Eva Finch
Robert Redford
Wayne Hayes
Alessandro Nivola
Tim Hayes
Melissa Sagemiller
Jill Hayes
Production Crew
Paul Huggins
Art Director
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Denis Lenoir
Cinematographer
Craig Armstrong
Composer (Music Score)
Florence-Isabelle Megginson
Costume Designer
Pieter Jan Brugge
Director
Kevin Tent
Editor
Karen Tenkhoff
Executive Producer
John Rusk
First Assistant Director
Dara Weintraub
Line Producer
Jonah Smith
Producer
Palmer West
Producer
Pieter Jan Brugge
Producer
Chris Gorak
Production Designer
Pieter Jan Brugge
Screen Story
Justin Haythe
Screenwriter
Marthe Pineau
Set Decorator
Douglas Axtell
Sound/Sound Designer
David Kudell
Supervising Sound Editor
David Stanke
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2004
Runtime: 91
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for brief strong language
Category: Feature
Genre
Crime
Drama
Produced by
Thousand Words
Wildwood
Release
July 02, 2004 (USA - Limited)
by 20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight
Thousand Words
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