Behind the Candelabra - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Behind the Candelabra"
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Timing:
1:58 (118 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Michael Polaire
Producer
Susan Ekins
Producer
Executive Producer
Casting
Editor
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Production Design
Howard Cummings
Production Design
Set Decoration
Barbara Munch
Set Decoration
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Michael Polaire
Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Julie M. Anderson
Production Supervisor
Second Assistant Director
Jody Spilkoman
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Makeup Department Head
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Department Head
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Annie Welles
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
Marie Larkin
Hair Department Head
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
Set Designer
Greg Berry
Set Designer
Eric Sundahl
Set Designer
Book
Scott Thorson
Book
Alex Thorleifson
Book
Location Manager
Caleb Duffy
Location Manager
Casting Assistant
Julia Ballou
Casting Assistant
Casting Associate
Wittney Horton
Casting Associate
Music
Post Production Supervisor
David Kirchner
Post Production Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Selena Carrillo
Production Coordinator
Medical Consultant
Linda Klein
Medical Consultant
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the novel by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, “Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace” (1988).
- Soderbergh offered Douglas the role of Liberace during the filming of “Traffic” in 2000. The actor thought the director was joking, as he didn't consider himself to resemble the American pop legend. Several years passed, Soderbergh returned to the idea and gave Douglas the actual book by Scott Thorson, “Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace.” “I read this book and thought it was really very suitable for a film,” the actor said. He later admitted that this role was a “real gift” for him after he overcame throat cancer in 2011.
- To recreate Liberace’s distinctive voice, Douglas trained for a long time, and to teach the actor to play the piano, Soderbergh wanted to hire him a teacher, but the actor managed with real video recordings of the pianist and a meticulous study of his technique.
- Soderbergh spent several years trying to get a Hollywood studio to take his work "under its wing"; he received rejections every time with the explanation "too gay a film." After this failure, the director decided to make his film exclusively for television.
- Despite the presence of repeated bed scenes in the film, Douglas believed that the most difficult thing for the actors was still the daily application of makeup. "We shot this film very quickly, but we had to apply complex makeup every day. And when I went outside without it for the first time after filming ended, I was even a little worried," he recalled.
- Soderbergh incredibly quickly edited the footage, which was ready by the end of the shooting day.
- Soderbergh offered Douglas the role of Liberace as early as the filming of “Traffic” in 2000. The actor thought the director was joking, as he didn’t consider himself to resemble the American entertainment legend. Several years passed, Soderbergh returned to the idea, and gave Douglas the book by the real Scott Thorson, “Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace.” “I read the book and thought it was really very suitable for a film,” the actor said. He later admitted that this role was a “real gift” for him after he overcame throat cancer in 2011.
- Soderbergh spent several years trying to get a Hollywood studio to take his work 'under its wing'; he received a rejection each time with the explanation 'too gay a film'. After this failure, the director decided to make his film exclusively for television.
- Despite the presence of repeated bed scenes in the film, Douglas believed that the most difficult thing for the actors was still the daily application of makeup. 'We filmed this movie very quickly, but we had to apply complex makeup every day. And when I first went outside without it after the end of filming, I even got a little worried,' he recalled.
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