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City of Ember (2008) [PG]

Release Date:
October 7, 2008

Original Title:
City of Ember

Alternate Titles:
Apodrasi apo ti hameni poli
City of Ember - En busca de la Luz
City of Ember: En busca de la luz
Ember - La ciudad perdida
Ember: La ciudad perdida
Grad svetlosti
Grad svjetla
Hehkuva kaupunki
La cité de l'ombre
Mesto Ember
Sihirli sehir
Szikraváros
Thành Phố Dưới Lòng Đất
エンバー 失われた光の物語

Genres:
Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Playtone
Walden Media

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  BR: 12  DE: 12  DK: 7  ES: APTA  FR: U  GB: PG  IE: PG  JP: PG12  NL: 6  PT: M/12  US: PG 

Runtime: 90

Escape is the only option

Overview from TheMovieDB

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

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"A" Camera Operator:
Peter Field

"B" Camera Operator:
Alastair Rae

ADR Mixer:
Peter Gleaves

Animation Supervisor:
Pimentel A. Raphael

Art Direction:
James Foster
Ross Bradshaw
Ashleigh Jeffers

Assistant Costume Designer:
Camille Benda

Author:
Jeanne Duprau

Casting:
Richard Hicks
Gail Stevens
David Rubin

Casting Associate:
Christina Mullin
Kelly Valentine Hendry

Conceptual Design:
Chris Appelhans

Costume Design:
Ruth Myers

Costume Supervisor:
William McPhail

Director:
Gil Kenan

Director of Photography:
Xavier Grobet

Editor:
Zach Staenberg
Adam P. Scott

Executive Producer:
Diana Choi
John D. Schofield

Foley Artist:
Cam Wagner
Maureen Murphy

Foley Editor:
Peter Eliuk

Hair Designer:
Vera Mitchell

Hairstylist:
Cheryl Hill

Makeup Artist:
Liz Boston
Niamh O'Loan
Sian Wilson
Lisa Hill

Makeup Designer:
Sallie Jaye

Original Music Composer:
Andrew Lockington

Producer:
Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Steven Shareshian

Production Design:
Martin Laing

Screenplay:
Caroline Thompson

Script Supervisor:
Sue Field

Second Assistant Director:
Michael Stevenson

Set Decoration:
Celia Bobak

Sound Effects Editor:
Steve Mann
Paul Aulicino

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Chris Lyons

Steadicam Operator:
Alastair Rae

Still Photographer:
Keith Hamshere

Supervising Art Director:
Jon Billington

Third Assistant Director:
Samantha Ross

Wig Designer:
Vera Mitchell

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