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Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King (2016)

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A Hologram for the King

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Director

  • Tom Tykwer
    Tom Tykwer

Writers

(in alphabetical order)
  • Dave Eggers
    Dave Eggers
    novel
  • Tom Tykwer
    Tom Tykwer
    screenplay

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Tom Hanks at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    Alan
  • Omar Elba
    Omar Elba
    Omar Elba
    Yousef
    (as Alexander Black)
  • Sarita Choudhury
    Sarita Choudhury
    Sarita Choudhury
    Zahra
  • Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Hanne
  • Tracey Fairaway studies for Rosewood
    Tracey Fairaway
    Tracey Fairaway
    Kit
  • Jane Perry
    Jane Perry
    Jane Perry
    Ruby
  • Tom Skerritt at an event for Hannibal (2001)
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    Ron
  • Michael Baral
    Michael Baral
    Young Ron
  • Lewis Rainer in Dracula (2013)
    Lewis Rainer
    Lewis Rainer
    Young Alan
  • Alexander Molkenthin
    Alexander Molkenthin
    Kid Alan
  • Xara Eich
    Xara Eich
    Young Kit
  • David Menkin
    David Menkin
    David Menkin
    Brad
  • Christy Meyer
    Christy Meyer
    Christy Meyer
    Cayley
  • Megan Maczko
    Megan Maczko
    Megan Maczko
    Rachel
  • Ben Whishaw at an event for Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    Dave
  • Eric Meyers
    Eric Meyers
    Eric Meyers
    Eric Randall
  • Khalid Laith
    Khalid Laith
    Khalid Laith
    Karim Al-Ahmad
  • Amira El Sayed
    Amira El Sayed
    Amira El Sayed
    Maha
  • Waleed Elgadi at Venice Film Festival for Mosul world premier
    Waleed Elgadi
    Waleed Elgadi
    Sayed
  • Dhafer L'Abidine
    Dhafer L'Abidine
    Dhafer L'Abidine
    Hasan
    (as Dhaffer L'Abidine)
  • Zaydun Khalaf
    Zaydun Khalaf
    Mohammed
  • Boughara Mohamed
    Boughara Mohamed
    Hamza
  • Jay Abdo
    Jay Abdo
    Jay Abdo
    Dr. Haddad
  • Johannes Ahn
    Johannes Ahn
    Anaesthesia Man
  • Mohamed Lemsaweb
    Mohamed Lemsaweb
    Man Singing Prayer
  • Atheer Adel in Homeland (2011)
    Atheer Adel
    Atheer Adel
    Prince Jalawi
  • Mohamed Attifi
    Mohamed Attifi
    The King
    (as Attifi Mohamed)
  • Ettanji Abdel Ilah
    Ettanji Abdel Ilah
    Jameelah's Husband
  • Jon Donahue
    Jon Donahue
    Jon Donahue
    Ted
  • Jeff Burrell
    Jeff Burrell
    Jeff Burrell
    Party Man 1
  • Ian Dickinson
    Ian Dickinson
    Ian Dickinson
    Party Man 2
  • Nadia Niazi
    Nadia Niazi
    Zahra's Colleague
  • Julia Temtsin
    Julia Temtsin
    Vodka Lady
  • Mathias Harrebye-Brandt in Furry Tales (2022)
    Mathias Harrebye-Brandt
    Mathias Harrebye-Brandt
    Viking
  • Raquel Stern
    Raquel Stern
    Eric Randall's Secretary
  • Vinod Subramanian
    Vinod Subramanian
    Edward
  • Zaki Al Rahman
    Zaki Al Rahman
    Receptionist
  • Asachan Nanwani
    Asachan Nanwani
    Receptionist
  • Mohamed Sofine
    Mohamed Sofine
    Receptionist
  • Kamal Shadadpuri
    Kamal Shadadpuri
    Receptionist
  • Panwala Soeb
    Panwala Soeb
    Receptionist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Janis Ahern
    Janis Ahern
    Janis Ahern
    Catherine Flynn
    (uncredited)
  • Mamdouh Al-Harthy
    Mamdouh Al-Harthy
    Jasem the shopkeeper
    (uncredited)
  • Jassim Alsaady
    Jassim Alsaady
    Cousin #1
    (uncredited)
  • Tamer Doghem
    Tamer Doghem
    Atif
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Ihnow
    Michael Ihnow
    Michael Ihnow
    Alan's colleague
    (uncredited)
  • Rolf Saxon
    Rolf Saxon
    Rolf Saxon
    Joe Trivoli
    (uncredited)
  • Alexander Yassin
    Alexander Yassin
    Zahra's Driver
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Mamdouh Al-Harthy
    Mamdouh Al-Harthy
    associate producer
  • Stefan Arndt
    Stefan Arndt
    producer
  • Gero Bauknecht
    Gero Bauknecht
    executive producer
  • Claudia Bluemhuber
    Claudia Bluemhuber
    executive producer
  • Alex Boden
    Alex Boden
    associate producer
  • Karim Debbagh
    Karim Debbagh
    co-producer: Morocco
  • Michael Dreher
    Michael Dreher
    co-producer: Morocco
  • Irene Gall
    Irene Gall
    executive producer
  • Léonard Glowinski
    Léonard Glowinski
    co-producer
  • Gary Goetzman
    Gary Goetzman
    producer
  • Arcadiy Golubovich
    Arcadiy Golubovich
    producer
  • Bill Johnson
    Bill Johnson
    executive producer
  • Marcus Loges
    Marcus Loges
    line producer
  • Matthew J. Malek
    Matthew J. Malek
    co-executive producer
  • Ulli Neumann
    Ulli Neumann
    line producer: X Filme
  • Tim O'Hair
    Tim O'Hair
    producer
  • Gastón Pavlovich
    Gastón Pavlovich
    executive producer (as Gaston Pavlovich)
  • Shervin Pishevar
    Shervin Pishevar
    executive producer
  • Ola Roshdy
    Ola Roshdy
    service producer: Egypt
  • Silvio Saade
    Silvio Saade
    line producer: Saudi Arabia (as Silvio Saadé)
  • Sabine Schenk
    Sabine Schenk
    line producer: US, Boston
  • Uwe Schott
    Uwe Schott
    producer
  • Jim Seibel
    Jim Seibel
    executive producer
  • Steve Shareshian
    Steve Shareshian
    executive producer (as Steven Shareshian)

Composers

  • Johnny Klimek
    Johnny Klimek
  • Tom Tykwer
    Tom Tykwer

Cinematographer

  • Frank Griebe
    Frank Griebe

Editor

  • Alexander Berner
    Alexander Berner

Casting

  • Noureddine Aberdine
    Noureddine Aberdine
  • Luise Eigner
    Luise Eigner
  • Fiona Gehrlein
    Fiona Gehrlein
    casting director (casting assistant)
  • Michelle Guish
    Michelle Guish
  • Avy Kaufman
    Avy Kaufman
    casting director (u.s casting)
  • Gaby Kester
    Gaby Kester
  • Mounir Saguia
    Mounir Saguia
    casting director (Morocco)

Production Designer

  • Uli Hanisch
    Uli Hanisch

Art Directors

  • Abdellah Baadil
    Abdellah Baadil
  • Daniel Chour
    Daniel Chour
  • Kai Koch
    Kai Koch
    supervising art director
  • Marco Trentini
    Marco Trentini
    art director (art direction)

Costume Designer

  • Pierre-Yves Gayraud
    Pierre-Yves Gayraud

Makeup Department

  • Dana Bieler
    Dana Bieler
    additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
  • Anja Bissinger
    Anja Bissinger
    additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
  • Anna Sophie Evenkamp
    Anna Sophie Evenkamp
    additional hair stylist (as Anna Evenkamp) / additional makeup artist (as Anna Evenkamp)
  • Maria Jittou
    Maria Jittou
    hair stylist / makeup artist / makeup artist: Morocco
  • Jan Kempkens-Odemski
    Jan Kempkens-Odemski
    additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
  • Heike Merker
    Heike Merker
    hair designer / makeup designer
  • Daniel Parker
    Daniel Parker
    hair designer / makeup designer
  • Elise Tillmann
    Elise Tillmann
    additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
  • Jordi Morera
    Jordi Morera
    special makeup effects artist: Twilight Creations (uncredited)
  • Jörn Seifert
    Jörn Seifert
    prosthetics supplier (uncredited)

Production Management

  • Adil Abdelwahab
    Adil Abdelwahab
    unit production manager
  • Majid Aoulad Abdellah
    Majid Aoulad Abdellah
    production manager
  • Christopher Berg
    Christopher Berg
    post-production supervisor
  • Miki Emmrich
    Miki Emmrich
    unit production manager
  • Youssef Jaber
    Youssef Jaber
    unit manager
  • Sebastian Neitsch
    Sebastian Neitsch
    unit production manager: Morocco
  • Anja Wedell
    Anja Wedell
    production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Noureddine Aberdine
    Noureddine Aberdine
    first assistant director
  • Jassim Alsaady
    Jassim Alsaady
    cultural advisor / first assistant director: second unit: Saudi Unit
  • Tobias Asam
    Tobias Asam
    third assistant director
  • Dennis Becker
    Dennis Becker
    second second assistant director: Germany
  • Rachid Doha
    Rachid Doha
    third assistant director
  • Akram Elkouzouz
    Akram Elkouzouz
    third assistant director
  • Sebastian Fahr-Brix
    Sebastian Fahr-Brix
    first assistant director
  • Mustapha Grumij
    Mustapha Grumij
    first assistant director
  • Aladin Hasic
    Aladin Hasic
    second unit director / second unit director: second unit
  • Mina Mouiz
    Mina Mouiz
    assistant director

Art Department

  • Abdellah Baadil
    Abdellah Baadil
    assistant art director
  • Laura Bach
    Laura Bach
    set designer
  • Tanja Baumgartner
    Tanja Baumgartner
    set designer
  • Rana Dabbour
    Rana Dabbour
    props (as Rana Daboour)
  • Hicham El Kounti
    Hicham El Kounti
    set decoration buyer
  • Karim Elamri
    Karim Elamri
    art department
  • Ouassel Elkilali
    Ouassel Elkilali
    graphic designer
  • Alex Friedrich
    Alex Friedrich
    prop maker
  • Leif Heanzo
    Leif Heanzo
    concept artist (as Leif Hendel)
  • Anna Jarocka
    Anna Jarocka
    art department runner

Sound Department

  • Peter Brückelmayer
    Peter Brückelmayer
    boom operator
  • Peter S. Carlstedt
    Peter S. Carlstedt
    adr mixer
  • Nishanth Dass
    Nishanth Dass
    assistant recording engineer
  • Iain Eyre
    Iain Eyre
    adr supervisor / dialogue supervisor
  • Jay Fisher
    Jay Fisher
    adr mixer
  • Peter Gleaves
    Peter Gleaves
    adr mixer
  • Dino Herrmann
    Dino Herrmann
    music mix engineer
  • Thomas Kalbér
    Thomas Kalbér
    assistant re-recording mixer
  • Kyle D. Krajewski
    Kyle D. Krajewski
    adr mixer
  • Frank Kruse
    Frank Kruse
    supervising sound editor

Special Effects

  • Marcel Caspers
    Marcel Caspers
    special effects technician vomit effect
  • Björn Friese
    Björn Friese
    special effects: supervisor vomit effect mr. hanks
  • Sven Hübner
    Sven Hübner
    armourer

Visual Effects

  • Robert Aldag
    Robert Aldag
    visual effects coordinator: RISE Visual Effects Studios
  • Benjamin Aulinger
    Benjamin Aulinger
    digital compositor (as Benjamin Kaczorek)
  • Friderieke Bach
    Friderieke Bach
    cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios
  • Konstantin Borchert
    Konstantin Borchert
    digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios
  • Angelo Caruso
    Angelo Caruso
    title artist
  • Christopher Chaber
    Christopher Chaber
    visual effects editor: ARRI
  • Peter Colebatch
    Peter Colebatch
    cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios
  • Andrei Dimitriu
    Andrei Dimitriu
    compositing artist
  • Sebastian Elsner
    Sebastian Elsner
    pipeline td: RISE Visual Effects Studios
  • Tim Emeis
    Tim Emeis
    digital compositor: ARRI VFX

Stunts

  • Hicham El Ghorfi
    Hicham El Ghorfi
    precision stunt driver
  • Marco Erler
    Marco Erler
    stunt double: Tom Hanks

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Christian Almesberger
    Christian Almesberger
    camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera: "a" camera
  • Amrahou Asmaa
    Amrahou Asmaa
    Vidéo operator (as Asma Amrahou)
  • Frédéric Batier
    Frédéric Batier
    still photographer
  • Sebastian Behrens
    Sebastian Behrens
    electrician
  • Amine Boudour
    Amine Boudour
    camera operator
  • Celio Castro
    Celio Castro
    electrician
  • Sifeddine El Amine
    Sifeddine El Amine
    still photographer
  • Lotfi El Gorda
    Lotfi El Gorda
    first assistant camera
  • Mads Gutowski
    Mads Gutowski
    electrician
  • Oliver Haas
    Oliver Haas
    best boy: lighting

Animation Department

  • Lukas Kampichler
    Lukas Kampichler
    compositing artist: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Santiago Lopez Jover
    Santiago Lopez Jover
    animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm (as Santiago López)
  • Hilde Renner
    Hilde Renner
    animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Johannes Schiehsl
    Johannes Schiehsl
    animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Guillermo Segui
    Guillermo Segui
    animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Benjamin Swiczinsky
    Benjamin Swiczinsky
    animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm / animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm / storyboard artist: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Conrad Tambour
    Conrad Tambour
    animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm
  • Sascha Vernik
    Sascha Vernik
    animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm

Casting Department

  • Amine Louadni
    Amine Louadni
    casting
  • Alan Scott Neal
    Alan Scott Neal
    casting associate
  • Annika Sell
    Annika Sell
    extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Wyatt Bartlett
    Wyatt Bartlett
    personal costumer: T. Hanks
  • Dominique Cristina
    Dominique Cristina
    costume buyer
  • Rana Dabbour
    Rana Dabbour
    costumer (as Rana Daboour)
  • Dorothea Kulhawy
    Dorothea Kulhawy
    costumer
  • Elisabeth Martirena
    Elisabeth Martirena
    assistant costume designer: breakdown artist / breakdown artist: breakdown artist
  • Oriol Nogues
    Oriol Nogues
    assistant costume designer
  • Pauline Näscher
    Pauline Näscher
    additional costumer
  • Bettina Seifert
    Bettina Seifert
    costume supervisor
  • Lisa Spengler
    Lisa Spengler
    set costumer
  • Alice Wolfbauer
    Alice Wolfbauer
    Crowd Fitting

Editorial Department

  • Arne Hastedt
    Arne Hastedt
    head of production
  • Natalie Helgath
    Natalie Helgath
    colorist: dailies
  • Sabrina Koch
    Sabrina Koch
    post production pa
  • Lukas Lerch
    Lukas Lerch
    post-production assistant
  • Traudl Nicholson
    Traudl Nicholson
    lead colorist
  • Chris A. Peterson
    Chris A. Peterson
    additional editor
  • Manuel Scholz
    Manuel Scholz
    first assistant editor
  • Steffen Schuchhardt
    Steffen Schuchhardt
    digital intermediate engineer
  • Johannes Wurm
    Johannes Wurm
    post-production trainee

Location Management

  • Mustapha Bediar
    Mustapha Bediar
    assistant location manager
  • Samir Benayyad
    Samir Benayyad
    location assistant
  • Badr El Kababri
    Badr El Kababri
    location manager (as Badr Elkbabri)
  • Jaouad El Kacimi
    Jaouad El Kacimi
    locations
  • David Pieper
    David Pieper
    location manager
  • Steve Sauthoff
    Steve Sauthoff
    assistant location manager
  • Mario Wittmann
    Mario Wittmann
    assistant location manager

Music Department

  • Kristjan Järvi's Absolut Ensemble
    Kristjan Järvi's Absolut Ensemble
    conductor
  • Justin Bell
    Justin Bell
    arranger / orchestrator
  • Hans Hafner
    Hans Hafner
    additional programming
  • G.C. Johnson
    G.C. Johnson
    musician: guitars (as Gregory Johnson)
  • Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
    Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
    lead score arranger / lead score programmer
  • Steven Phillips
    Steven Phillips
    composer: additional music
  • Gene Pritsker
    Gene Pritsker
    lead orchestrator / orchestrator
  • Stuart Roslyn
    Stuart Roslyn
    trailer score composer
  • Jonathan Levi Shanes
    Jonathan Levi Shanes
    additional score arranger / additional score programmer
  • Frank Kruse
    Frank Kruse
    music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

  • Hicham El Ghorfi
    Hicham El Ghorfi
    picture car coordinator
  • Redouane Fihi
    Redouane Fihi
    transportation captain
  • Daniel Huhn
    Daniel Huhn
    second driver: Tom Hanks
  • Robert J. Napier
    Robert J. Napier
    production driver
  • Philipp von Bremen
    Philipp von Bremen
    transportation captain

Additional Crew

  • Ahmed Al-Ibrahim
    Ahmed Al-Ibrahim
    consultant
  • Jassim Alsaady
    Jassim Alsaady
    dialect coach / dialogue coach
  • Jaafar Ameur
    Jaafar Ameur
    production assistant
  • Cassandra Barbour
    Cassandra Barbour
    rights and clearances
  • Andreas Friedrich Bareiss
    Andreas Friedrich Bareiss
    legal counsel (as Dr. Andreas Bareiss)
  • Michael Barnes
    Michael Barnes
    legal services
  • Taoufiq Belemqadem
    Taoufiq Belemqadem
    security manager
  • Carles Berot
    Carles Berot
    dubbing supervisor (uncredited) / marketing and creative services
  • Eve Borchardt
    Eve Borchardt
    stand-in: Sarita Choudhury
  • Marie Brock
    Marie Brock
    adr artist

Thanks

  • Christina Bentlage
    Christina Bentlage
    thanks
  • Dave Eggers
    Dave Eggers
    Tom Tykwer wishes to thank
  • Petra Müller
    Petra Müller
    thanks
  • Gerd Schepers
    Gerd Schepers
    thanks
  • Lana Wachowski
    Lana Wachowski
    Tom Tykwer wishes to thank

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