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Release Date:
September 17, 2003
Original Title:
The Saddest Music in the World
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music
Production Companies:
Bravo! Television
Buffalo Gal Pictures
Corus Studios
Ego Film Arts
Movie Central
Rhombus Media
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
CA: PG GB: 15 US: R
Runtime: 101
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
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Art Direction:
Réjean Labrie
Associate Producer:
Barbara Willis Sweete
Larry Weinstein
Casting:
John Buchan
Co-Producer:
Sheena Macdonald
Phyllis Laing
Costume Design:
Meg McMillan
Director:
Guy Maddin
Director of Photography:
Luc Montpellier
Editor:
David Wharnsby
Executive Producer:
Daniel Iron
Atom Egoyan
First Assistant Director:
Richard O'Brien-Moran
Hairstylist:
Barry Olafson
Beverly A. Hamilton
Catherina Saites
Makeup Artist:
Frances Hans
Amanda Kuryk
Doug Morrow
Original Music Composer:
Christopher Dedrick
Producer:
Niv Fichman
Jody Shapiro
Production Design:
Matthew Davies
Screenplay:
Kazuo Ishiguro
Second Assistant Director:
Danielle Dumesnil
Set Decoration:
Stephen Arndt
Sound Designer:
Lou Solakofski
Russ Dyck
David Rose
Sound Effects Editor:
Mark Shnuriwsky
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Martin Lee
Special Effects:
Mark Gebel
Supervising Sound Editor:
David McCallum
Third Assistant Director:
Michael Peleshok
Writer:
George Toles
Guy Maddin
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