Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale (2014)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2014-02-13

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Weed Road Pictures, Marc Platt Productions

Genre

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Budget

$60 000 000

Revenue

$30 800 231

Website

http://www.winterstalemovie.com/

Director

Akiva Goldsman

Actors

Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Will Smith, Eva Marie Saint, Graham Greene, Matt Bomer, Kevin Durand
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Scenario

Producer

Akiva Goldsman, Michael Tadross, Marc Platt, Bruce Berman, Steven Mnuchin

Operator

Caleb Deschanel

Composer

Hans Zimmer

Artist

Tobin Ost, Michael Auszura, Jeffrey D. MacDonald

Audition

Lora Kennedy, Cindy Tolan

Editing

Tim Squyres, Wayne Wahrman
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• The film is based on Mark Helprin's novel "Winter's Tale" (1983).
• Tom Hiddleston, Garrett Hedlund, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Luke Evans, Liam Hemsworth, and Benjamin Walker were considered for the role of Peter Lake, but Colin Farrell ultimately landed the part.
• Bella Heathcote, Lily Collins, Sarah Gadon, Gabriella Wilde, and Elizabeth Olsen auditioned for the role that ultimately went to Jessica Brown Findlay.
• Hans Zimmer composed much of the film's music before being forced to leave the project to complete his work on «12 Years a Slave» (2013) and «The Amazing Spider-Man 2» (2014). Zimmer brought in his friend Rupert Gregson-Williams to finish the film's soundtrack.
• Originally, the company Rhythm and Hues was hired to work on the film's visual effects, but it went bankrupt in 2013. Another company, Framestore, completed the work on the film.
• In the scene where Somes goes to Lucifer to obtain permission to enter the north of the city, Lucifer is reading Stephen Hawking's «A Brief History of Time».
• In the moment when Peter Lake and Beverly Penn are riding away from Pearly Somes on horseback through the forest, different horses are used in different shots. First, it’s a white horse with a gray mane, then one with a completely white muzzle and white mane, and then again a gray horse with black lips.
• When Peter tries to turn the valve on the broken stove, it's visible that the needle on the pressure gauge has fallen off due to the vibrations. But in the next frame, it shows a decrease in steam pressure.
• The film is based on Mark Helprin's novel "Winter's Tale" (1983).
• Hans Zimmer composed a large portion of the film's music before he was forced to leave the project to finish his work on "12 Years a Slave" (2013) and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014). To complete the film's soundtrack, Zimmer enlisted his friend Rupert Gregson-Williams.
• Originally, the company "Rhythm and Hues" was hired to work on the film's visual effects, but it went bankrupt in 2013. Another company, "Framestore," finished the work on the film.
• In the scene where Somes comes to Lucifer to gain the authority to enter the northern part of the city, Lucifer is reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time".