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Film Details - Mystery Clock Cinema ; New Line Cinema , 1998
Producers:
Alex Proyas and Andrew Mason.
Production Companies:
Mystery Clock Cinema (Australia) and New Line Cinema (US).
Director of Photography:
Dariusz Wolski.
Editors:
Dov Hoenig.
Production Designers:
George Liddle and Patrick Tatopoulos.
Music:
Trevor Jones.
Cast:
Rufus Sewell (John Murdoch), Kiefer Sutherland (Dr Daniel P. Schreber), William Hurt (Inspector Frank Bumstead), Jennifer Connelly (Emma Murdoch/Anna), Richard O’Brien (Mr Hand), Ian Richardson (Mr Book), Bruce Spence (Mr Wall), Colin Friels (Detective Eddie Walenski), Melissa George (May), and Frank Gallacher (Chief Inspector Stromboli).
Release Dates:
6 August 1998 (Australia).
Location:
- Filmed largely in Fox Studios, with some exterior shooting in Museum Railway Station, Miller's Point, and The Rocks, Sydney.
Awards:
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Saturn Award, Best Science Fiction Film, 1998.
Silver Scream Award, Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, 1998.
Special Recognition (for Excellence in Film-making), National Board of Review (USA), 1998.
Bram Stoker Award (screenplay), 1999.
Pegasus Audience Award, Brussels International Film Festival, 1999.
Best Screenplay: Original, Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Award, 1999.
Hugo Award, Best Dramatic Presentation (nomination), 1999.
International Horror Guild (IHG) Award, Best Movie (nomination), 1999.
Notes:
Script supervisors: Sophie Fabbri-Jackson, Mojgan Khadem, and Victoria Sullivan.
