Join the Comic-Con group
Advertisement

movies
mavens
communities

The Kite Runner (2007)

The Kite Runner
Want to see it?
Seen it?
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Rate this movie.

Buy it now on DVD
Starting at $22.42
Want to buy it?
Write a review
addDiscuss it
Add to lists
addRecommend it
get recommendationsGet recommendations
trailerWatch trailer

Rent it, watch it, find it

Advertisement

Synopsis
Finding Neverland director Marc Forster adapts author Khaled Hosseini's novel about life in Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

L. Peter Callender Dean of Students
Larry Brown Gas Station Customer
Saïd Taghmaoui Farid
Shaun Toub Rahim Khan
Homayoun Ershadi Baba
Homayoun Ershadi Baba, Amir's Father
Igbal Theba Additional voice
Nasser Memarzia Zaman the orphanage director
Khalid Abdalla Amir
Saeed Meeran Farhad Burly Man in Truck
Zekiria Ebrahimi Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada Young Hassan
Ali Danish Bakhty Ari Sohrab
Nabi Tanha Ali
Atossa Leoni Soraya
Abdul Qadir Farookh General Taher
Abdul Qadir Farookh General Taheri
Maimoona Ghizal Jamila
Maimoona Ghizal Jamila Taheri
Abdul Salam Yusoufzai Assef
Abdul Salam Yusoufzai Taliban Stadium Speaker
Elham Ehsas Young Assef
Sayed Jafar Omar
Masihullah Gharibzada Omar
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi Businessman in Baba's Study
Bahram Ehsas Wali
Tamim Nawabi Kamal
Mohamad Nabi Attai Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari Spice Merchant
Mustafa Haidari Party Worker
Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha Birthday Singer
Mohammad Aman Joya Mahmood
Abdul Azim Wahabzada Karim
Vsevold Sevanchos Soviet Union Soldier
Igor Radchenko Soviet Union Officer
Jesse Robertson Man at bar
Josh Chamberlain Pool Player
Marco Mazariegos Pool Player
Shaan Price Pool Player
Peg McKibbin Flea Market Customer
Chris Verrill Dr. Starobin
Amar Kureishi Dr. Amani
Mohammad Eshan Aman Wedding Singer
Yunus Osman Cemetery Mullah
Mehboob Ali Pakistan taxi driver
Aziz Raxidi Assef guards
Khalil Ahmad Nooryan Assef guards
Hameeda Hamraz Rahim Khan's neighbor
Kaiser Doulat-Beek Man at mosque
Ahmad Shah Alam Man in the park
Habib Zargi Park Kite seller
Houshmand Habib Kite Flyer Kid
Lukas Ferreira Kite Spooler Kid

Production Crew

Douglas Cumming Art Director
Karen Murphy Art Director
Oleh Sokolovsky Art Director
Kwame Parker Associate Producer
Leslie McMinn Associate Producer
Khaled Hosseini Book Author
Eriko Miyagawa Casting
Karen Dowd Casting
Kate Dowd Casting
Nina Henninger Casting
Roberto Schaefer Cinematographer
Bruce Toll Co-Executive Producer
Alberto Iglesias Composer (Music Score)
Bruce Toll Costume Designer
Frank Fleming Costume Designer
Marc Forster Director
Rebecca Yeldham Director
Matt Chessé Editor
Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald Executive Producer
Sam Mendes Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel Executive Producer
Walter Parkes Executive Producer
Michael Lerman First Assistant Director
Sharon Lam Suk-Ching First Assistant Director
Zhang Jinzhen First Assistant Director
E. Bennett Walsh Producer
Rebecca Yeldham Producer
Walter Parkes Producer
William Horberg Producer
Bruce Toll Production Designer
Bruce Toll Production Designer
Carlos Conti Production Designer
David Benioff Screenwriter
Rebecca Yeldham Second Unit Director
Caroline Smith Set Decorator
Maria Nay Set Decorator
Chris Munro Sound/Sound Designer
E. Bennett Walsh Unit Production Manager
Year: 2007
Runtime: 122
Country: China
MPAA Rating: PG13
for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Deluxe

Sound
Dolby Digital
DTS
SDDS

Produced by
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures
MacDonald
Parkes
Participant Productions
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Release
December 14, 2007 (USA - Limited)
by Paramount Classics
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Vantage

Awards
2007 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
2007 - Best Picture - Dallas/Ft. Worth Critics