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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed
"Where is Alice Creed?"
2009 1h 40m EN
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 611
CrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
“Where is Alice Creed?”
Cast
Gemma Arterton
Alice Creed
Martin Compston
Danny
Eddie Marsan
Vic
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- J Blakeson
- Writers
- J Blakeson, James Husbands
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by J Blakeson, shot by Philipp Blaubach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marc Canham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mark Eckersley 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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Gemma Arterton and Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Where is Alice Creed?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1379177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
J Blakeson directs. Philipp Blaubach behind the camera. Marc Canham scores. Mark Eckersley cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Directed by J Blakeson, shot by Philipp Blaubach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Marc Canham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Mark Eckersley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Gemma Arterton and Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Where is Alice Creed?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1379177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "bondage", "ransom", "kidnapping", "hostage".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Philipp Blaubach
- Original score
- Marc Canham
- Editing
- Mark Eckersley
- Production design
- Ricky Eyres
- Costume design
- Julian Day
- Makeup / hair
- Sarita Allison
- VFX supervisor
- Jonathan Privett
- Sound
- Adam Daniel
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $800,000
- Box office
- $867,714
- Return
- 108% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
J Blakeson
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
CinemaNX
Isle of Man Film
GB
Key crew
- EditorMark Eckersley
- ProducerAndrew Fingret
- Costume DesignJulian Day
- CastingLucy Bevan
- ProducerAdrian Sturges
- Executive ProducerSteve Christian
- Executive ProducerMarc Samuelson
- Production DesignRicky Eyres
- Art DirectionSally Black
- Sound RecordistKeith Quirk
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAdam Daniel
- Visual Effects ProducerLouise Hussey
- Camera OperatorMatt Fisher
- Digital IntermediatePatrick Malone
- Location ManagerSian Sutherland
- FoleyGareth Rhys Jones
- Steadicam OperatorMatt Fisher
- Digital IntermediateLaurent Treherne
- Dialogue EditorFatih Ragbet
- Script SupervisorLaura Gwynne
- Sound DesignerSacha Walker
- Visual Effects SupervisorJonathan Privett
- GafferAndy McBrearty
- Supervising Sound EditorSrdjan Kurpjel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- bondage
- ransom
- kidnapping
- hostage
- held captive
- ex-con
- bisexual man
- turning the tables
- woman tied to a bed
- gay theme
- gay kiss
- abducted daughter
- gay couple
- gtm
- daughter of wealthy man
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-04-30R
Also known as
International titles
- Uprowadzona Alice CreedPL
- La desaparición de Alice CreedES
- La disparition d'Alice CreedFR
- AgoniodisapagogiGR
- Nestanak Alice CreedHR
- Eifo Alice?IL
- La scomparsa di Alice CreedIT
- The Disappearance of Alice CreedGB
- O Desaparecimento de Alice CreedBR
