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title: "The Sweet Hereafter: cast and crew"
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cast: 25
crew: 96
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# The Sweet Hereafter (1997): cast and crew

25 cast and 96 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Ian Holm](https://film.one/person/ian-holm.md) as Mitchell Stephens
- [Sarah Polley](https://film.one/person/sarah-polley.md) as Nicole Burnell
- [Tom McCamus](https://film.one/person/tom-mccamus.md) as Sam Burnell
- [Gabrielle Rose](https://film.one/person/gabrielle-rose.md) as Dolores Driscoll
- [Alberta Watson](https://film.one/person/alberta-watson.md) as Risa Walker
- [Caerthan Banks](https://film.one/person/caerthan-banks.md) as Zoe Stephens
- [Maury Chaykin](https://film.one/person/maury-chaykin.md) as Wendell Walker
- [Stephanie Morgenstern](https://film.one/person/stephanie-morgenstern.md) as Allison
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://film.one/person/bruce-greenwood.md) as Billy Ansel
- [Arsinée Khanjian](https://film.one/person/arsinee-khanjian.md) as Wanda Otto
- [Earl Pastko](https://film.one/person/earl-pastko.md) as Hartley Otto
- [Simon Baker](https://film.one/person/simon-baker-211568.md) as Bear
- Kirsten Kieferle as Stewardess
- David Hemblen as Abbott Driscoll
- Sarah Rosen Fruitman as Jessica Ansel
- Marc Donato as Mason Ansel
- Devon Finn as Sean Walker
- Fides Krucker as Klara Stephens
- Magdalena Sokolowski as Young Zoe
- James D. Watts as Young Mitchell
- Brooke Johnson as Mary Burnell
- Allegra Denton as Jenny
- Peter Donaldson as Schwartz
- Russell Banks as Dr. Robeson
- [Mychael Danna](https://film.one/person/mychael-danna.md) as Live Band Harmonium Player (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Atom Egoyan](https://film.one/person/atom-egoyan.md): Director
- Bruno Bryniarski: Second Assistant Director
- Cassandra Cronenberg: Assistant Director Trainee
- Andy Mikita: First Assistant Director
- Tracey Poirier: Second Assistant Director
- Mary Sylwester: Third Assistant Director
- David Webb: First Assistant Director
- Joanne T. Harwood: Script Supervisor

## Writing

- [Atom Egoyan](https://film.one/person/atom-egoyan.md): Screenplay
- Allen Bell: Script Editor
- Russell Banks: Novel

## Production

- [Camelia Frieberg](https://film.one/person/camelia-frieberg.md): Producer
- [Atom Egoyan](https://film.one/person/atom-egoyan.md): Producer
- Roberta Pazdro: Production Manager
- Megan Conacher: Extras Casting
- Suzanne Leslie: Extras Casting
- Lorne Davidson: Location Manager
- Cory Kinney: Assistant Location Manager
- Tracey Renyard: Assistant Location Manager
- Darren Robson: Location Production Assistant
- Matthew Williams: Location Production Assistant
- Selina Williams: Location Production Assistant
- Eardley Wilmot: Location Manager
- Tami Thomson: Production Coordinator
- [Robert Lantos](https://film.one/person/robert-lantos.md): Executive Producer
- András Hámori: Executive Producer
- David Webb: Associate Producer
- Sandra Cunningham: Line Producer

## Camera

- [Paul Sarossy](https://film.one/person/paul-sarossy.md): Director of Photography
- Johnnie Eisen: Still Photographer
- Rod Crombie: Steadicam Operator

## Editing

- [Susan Shipton](https://film.one/person/susan-shipton.md): Editor
- Chris Hinton: Color Timer
- Janis Kanigan: Color Timer
- Joanne Rourke: Colorist
- Dov Samuel: Assistant Editor
- Paul Winestock: First Assistant Editor

## Sound and music

- [Mychael Danna](https://film.one/person/mychael-danna.md): Original Music Composer
- Eric Apps: ADR Recordist
- Colin Baxter: Sound Assistant
- Ray Campbell: Sound Assistant
- Bernie Cisternas: Sound Engineer
- Sue Conley: Dialogue Editor
- Steve Copley: Foley Mixer
- James A. Gore: Assistant Foley Artist
- David Horton: Boom Operator
- Peter Kelly: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Goro Koyama: Foley Artist
- Bob Lacivita: ADR Recordist
- Andy Malcolm: Foley Artist
- Ron Mellegers: Assistant Foley Artist
- Steve Munro: ADR Recordist, Sound Engineer, Sound Designer
- Ross Redfern: Sound Recordist
- Ron Searles: Sound Engineer
- Greg Shim: ADR Recordist
- David Drainie Taylor: ADR Editor
- Tony Van den Akker: Foley Mixer
- Sharon Zupancic: Assistant Foley Artist
- Daniel Pellerin: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Keith Elliott: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

## Art

- Peter Atto: Set Dresser
- Larry Burkam: Art Department Assistant, Set Dresser
- [Peter Cosco](https://film.one/person/peter-cosco.md): First Assistant Art Direction
- Darryl Dennis Deegan: Lead Set Dresser
- Sandy Glud: Set Buyer
- Alexandra Hooper: Lead Set Dresser
- Jon P. Goulding: Set Designer
- [Phillip Barker](https://film.one/person/phillip-barker.md): Production Design
- Patricia Cuccia: Set Decoration
- Kathleen Climie: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Gérald Altenburg: Assistant Hairstylist
- Sylvain Cournoyer: Makeup Artist
- Debra Johnson: Hairstylist
- Stephen Lynch: Assistant Makeup Artist
- Mary Monforte: Assistant Makeup Artist
- Pat Blow: Costume Assistant
- Joan Boyko: Costumer
- [Beth Pasternak](https://film.one/person/beth-pasternak.md): Costume Design
- Alexander Reda: Assistant Costume Designer
- Patricia Boulden: Assistant Costume Designer

## Visual effects

- Dennis Berardi: Visual Effects
- Jason Carswell: Visual Effects
- James Cooper: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Frank Falcone: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sean Montgomery: Visual Effects
- Persis Reynolds: Visual Effects Producer
- Craig Small: Visual Effects

## Crew

- Simone Urdl: Post Production Supervisor
- Curtis Bradshaw: Special Effects Assistant
- Robert Moon: Key Special Effects
- Teo Moon: Special Effects Assistant
- Dawn Rivard: Special Effects
- Jeff Skochko: Special Effects Technician
- Michael Kavanagh: Special Effects Coordinator
- Jason Wells: Special Effects
- Peter Szkoda: Stunt Coordinator

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