Bastille Day - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Bastille Day"
Bastille Day (2016)
Timing: 1:32 (92 min)
Bastille Day - TMDB rating
6.318/10
1512
Bastille Day - Kinopoisk rating
6.849/10
98173
Bastille Day - IMDB rating
6.4/10
55000

Actors and characters

Photo Idris Elba #6447Photo Idris Elba #6448Photo Idris Elba #6449Photo Idris Elba #6450

Idris Elba

Idris Elba
Character Sean Briar
Photo Richard Madden #32749Photo Richard Madden #32750Photo Richard Madden #32751Photo Richard Madden #32752

Richard Madden

Richard Madden
Character Michael Mason
Photo Charlotte Le Bon #52896Photo Charlotte Le Bon #52897Photo Charlotte Le Bon #52898Photo Charlotte Le Bon #52899

Charlotte Le Bon

Charlotte Le Bon
Character Zoe Naville
Photo Kelly Reilly #12866Photo Kelly Reilly #12867Photo Kelly Reilly #12868Photo Kelly Reilly #12869

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly
Character Karen Dacre
Photo José Garcia #38698Photo José Garcia #38699Photo José Garcia #38700

José Garcia

José Garcia
Character Victor Gamieux
Photo Anatol Yusef #63859
Anatol Yusef
Character Tom Luddy
Photo Alex Fondja #63860
Alex Fondja
Character Ange
Photo Arieh Worthalter #63861Photo Arieh Worthalter #63862Photo Arieh Worthalter #63863
Arieh Worthalter
Character Jean
Photo Thierry Godard #63864Photo Thierry Godard #63865

Thierry Godard

Thierry Godard
Character Rafi Bertrand
Photo Vincent Londez #63866
Vincent Londez
Character Yannick Bertrand
Photo Stéphane Caillard #63867
Stéphane Caillard
Character Beatrice
Photo Mohamed Makhtoumi #63868
Mohamed Makhtoumi
Character Christophe
Photo Théo Costa-Marini #63869
Théo Costa-Marini
Character Xavier
Photo Jérôme Gaspard #24276
Jérôme Gaspard
Character Yves
Photo Ismaël Sy Savané #63870Photo Ismaël Sy Savané #63871Photo Ismaël Sy Savané #63872
Ismaël Sy Savané
Character Serge
Ines Boughanmi
Character French Journalist (uncredited)
Photo Jorge Leon Martinez #29364
Jorge Leon Martinez
Character Rioter (uncredited)
Photo Valeria Ragonese #63873

Valeria Ragonese

Valeria Ragonese
Character Protester (uncredited)
Tugba Tirpan
Character French Protestor (uncredited)

Karl Farrer

Karl Farrer
Character Journalist (uncredited)
Stephen Parker
Character CIA Executive Officer (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The opening and closing credits are accompanied by a performance of "The Road Less Travelled" by Idris Elba, who plays the main role in the film.
  • Adèle Exarchopoulos was initially cast in one of the roles in the film, but she left the project and the role of Zoe Neville was played by Charlotte Le Bon.
  • Before filming began, director and one of the screenwriters James Watkins advised the lead actor Idris Elba to re-watch films featuring famous anti-heroes such as Dirty Harry (played by Clint Eastwood) and Popeye Doyle (played by Gene Hackman).
  • This is the second film by James Watkins to feature Kelly Reilly. She previously worked with this director on the horror film "Paradise Lake" (2008).
  • At one time, it was believed that Pierre Morel would direct the film.
  • Due to the terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day, which occurred between the film's theatrical and home video release, the DVD version of the film in the UK was released under the title The Take ("The Capture").
  • Of all the preparation for the role, Richard Madden, who played Michael Mason, enjoyed learning how to pick pockets the most. Madden was advised by a professional pickpocket, who taught the actor sleight of hand and techniques for distracting victims.
  • The actors performed almost all of the stunt scenes, including the fight sequences, themselves. Refusing to use professional stunt doubles added to the film's authenticity. Stunt coordinator James O’Donnell prepared the actors for the stunts over several weeks, planning the sequence of movements and rehearsing everything with the actors involved in each specific scene. Idris Elba and Richard Madden understood the importance of both physical and emotional preparation and gave it their all.
  • Richard Madden began preparing for the stunt and fight scenes approximately six weeks before filming began. For this purpose, an obstacle course was specially built, on which he trained.
  • The preparation of Idris Elba and Richard Madden for filming the rooftop chase scene took 6 weeks.
  • A mock-up of the Metro shopping complex was created for filming the explosion scene.
  • Scenes on the streets of Paris, near the Bank of France, were filmed near the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Filming directly in Paris would have been incredibly complex logistically, while in Greenwich, filming took place on private property, which greatly facilitated the work for James Watkins and his crew.
  • Due to the terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day, which occurred between the film's theatrical and home video release, the DVD of the film was released in the UK under the title "The Take".
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