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Released 23 years ago.
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Stander
"Good cop. Great criminal."
2003 1h 56m EN
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Synopsis
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The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
“Good cop. Great criminal.”
Cast
Thomas Jane
Andre Stander
Dexter Fletcher
Lee McCall
David O'Hara
Allan Heyl
Deborah Kara Unger
Bekkie Stander
Ashley Taylor
Cor van Deventer
Marius Weyers
General Stander
At Botha
General Viljoen
Lionel Newton
Sergeant Smit
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bronwen Hughes
- Writers
- Bima Stagg
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Zulu
- Countries
- Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu.
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WORLD
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International production across 5 countries: Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bronwen Hughes, shot by Jess Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Robert Ivison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Thomas Jane and Dexter Fletcher and David O'Hara carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Good cop. Great criminal.".
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IMDB entry: tt0326208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bronwen Hughes directs. Jess Hall behind the camera. Robert Ivison cuts. Produced in Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in Afrikaans, English, Zulu.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu.
- 3International production across 5 countries: Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Bronwen Hughes, shot by Jess Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Robert Ivison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Thomas Jane and Dexter Fletcher and David O'Hara carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Good cop. Great criminal.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0326208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "bank", "1970s", "bank robber", "south africa".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jess Hall
- Editing
- Robert Ivison
- Costume design
- Darion Hing
- Makeup / hair
- Nadine Prigge
- Sound
- Robin O'Donoghue
- Stunt coordinator
- Cordell McQueen
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Stander (2003)
Also by
Bronwen Hughes
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- GR
Grosvenor Park Productions
GB
- SE
Seven Arts Entertainment
GB
- AP
ApolloMedia
DE
- ST
Stander Productions
ZA
- ST
Stander Productions
CA
- TH
The Imaginarium
ZA
Rough Diamond Productions
US
Key crew
- CastingChrista Schamberger
- CastingJanet Meintjies
- Costume DesignDarion Hing
- EditorRobert Ivison
- Line ProducerPaul Raleigh
- Executive ProducerDavid E. Allen
- Executive ProducerSteve Markoff
- Executive ProducerIzidore Codron
- Executive ProducerFrank Hübner
- Executive ProducerJan Fantl
- ProducerJulia Verdin
- ProducerChris Roland
- ProducerMartin Katz
- First Assistant DirectorGuy Travers
- Unit Production ManagerFran Saidman
- Unit ManagerGerard Savenije
- Script SupervisorKathleen Weir
- Still PhotographerDavid Gur
- Sound RecordistNico Louw
- Sound MixerNico Louw
- Boom OperatorJurgen Human
- Art DirectionEmilia Roux
- Art Department CoordinatorMerinda Geyer
- Set DecorationSimon Rees
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- bank
- 1970s
- bank robber
- south africa
- protest
- johannesburg, south africa
- ex-cop
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2004-01-16· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2004-08-06R
- Physical2004-12-21R· DVD
