Empire of Light

6.6
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 115 min
  • Premiere: 2022. December 9.

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Discover

Micheal Ward

Stephen

Toby Jones

Norman

Colin Firth

Donald Ellis

Monica Dolan

Rosemary Bates

Ron Cook

Mr. Cooper

Sara Stewart

Brenda Ellis

Justin Edwards

Jim Booth

William Chubb

Doctor Laird

D.J. Bailey

Mr. Podd

Tom Colley

Paramedic

Mark Goldthorp

Ballroom Instructor

Mark Field

Constable Bramah

Tim Samuels

Receiving Doctor

Mark Collier

Premiere Guest (uncredited)

Caroline Glass

Premiere Guest (uncredited)

Eliza Glock

Brandy (uncredited)

George Greenland

Ryan (uncredited)

Art

Mark Tildesley

Production Design

Neal Callow

Art Direction

Tim Devine

Art Direction

Virginia Reina

Standby Art Director

Philippa Bruges

Set Decoration

Kamlan Man

Set Decoration

Charlie Bartlett

Art Department Assistant

Matilda Beard

Draughtsman

Mat Bergel

Standby Property Master

Charlie Cobb

Conceptual Design

Erin Coutts

Assistant Set Decoration

Harriet Wilkins

Art Department Assistant

Rosalind Grégoire

Assistant Art Director

Beth Kendrick

Graphic Designer

Ronan Kennedy

Standby Property Master

Chris Kitisakkul

Graphic Designer

Gabrielle Leon

Graphic Designer

Jessica Miles

Assistant Set Decoration

Izzy Morreale

Petty Cash Buyer

Julie O'Connor

Standby Painter

Milly White

Draughtsman

Stephanie Clerkin

Assistant Art Director

Adam O'Neill

Supervising Art Director

Camera

Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

Monaya Abel

Camera Trainee

Audrey Amankwa

Digital Imaging Technician

Mustafa Tyebkhan

Digital Imaging Technician

Parisa Taghizadeh

Still Photographer

Gary Smith

Best Boy Grip

Nicholas Milligan

Camera Loader

Paul Hymns

Dolly Grip

Isabel Fewing

Camera Loader

Gary Hymns

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Alexandra Byrne

Costume Design

Aston Davies

Makeup Artist

Sara Kramer

Makeup & Hair

Jackson Soar

Key Costumer

Laura Smith

Assistant Costume Designer

Emily Grace Kirby

Costume Assistant

Jodie-Simone Howe

Costume Standby

India Ayles

Costume Assistant

Marc Aubert

Set Dressing Artist

Jayne Barratt-Haynes

Set Dressing Artist

Naomi Donne

Makeup Designer

Naomi Donne

Hair Designer

Kate O'Farrell

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Hayley Saywell

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Cooke

Stunt Coordinator

Jeremy Chi-Hang Au

Video Assist Operator

Dean Thomas

Transportation Captain

Doron Levi

Driver

Lauren Beacham

Stand In

John Gomez

Stand In

Wabriya King

Health and Safety

Tom Neale

Set Production Assistant

Ita O'Brien

Health and Safety

Malcolm Pearce

Health and Safety

Richard Wild

Logistics Coordinator

Directing

Sam Mendes

Director

Nicoletta Mani

Script Supervisor

Cristina Pagani

Script Supervisor

Andrew Richards

Crowd Assistant Director

Sam Neale

Third Assistant Director

Michael Lerman

First Assistant Director

Louis Clark

Assistant Director

Editing

Lee Smith

Editor

Pearce Roemer

Associate Editor

James Slattery

Colorist

Gemma Bourne

First Assistant Editor

Cassandra Eiler

Assistant Editor

Ellie Fenn

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Galo Dominguez

Lighting Programmer

Nathan Carson

Lighting Technician

Chris Thompson

Lighting Supervisor

Galo Dominguez

Lighting Supervisor

Dave Gray

Standby Rigger

Adam Smart

Lighting Technician

Terry Robb

Rigging Gaffer

Sean Malski

Electrician

Robert Jackson

Electrician

Jamie Field

Electrician

Tony Higgins

Electrician

Production

Sam Mendes

Producer

Pippa Harris

Producer

Celia Duval

Co-Producer

David Greenbaum

Supervising Producer

Matthew Greenfield

Supervising Producer

Michael Lerman

Executive Producer

Lola Oliyide

Co-Producer

Julie Pastor

Executive Producer

Nina Gold

Casting

Lorenzo Bertolazzi

Assistant Location Manager

Will Nairne

Location Assistant

Iona Young

Assistant Location Manager

Augustin Dukes

Production Supervisor

Monique Mussell

Unit Production Manager

Ben Gerry

Production Assistant

Rebecca Cronshey

Researcher

Jessica Saabor

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tim Powell

First Assistant Accountant

Lawrence Rowe

Location Assistant

Eleanor Boyce

Location Assistant

Hedge Seel

Location Assistant

Sound

Rachael Tate

Supervising Sound Editor

Trent Reznor

Original Music Composer

Atticus Ross

Original Music Composer

Randall Poster

Music Supervisor

Oliver Tarney

Supervising Sound Editor

Oliver Tarney

Sound Designer

William Miller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dawn Gough

Sound Effects Editor

Chris Burdon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Sam Mendes

Writer

Art

Mark Tildesley

Production Design

Neal Callow

Art Direction

Tim Devine

Art Direction

Virginia Reina

Standby Art Director

Philippa Bruges

Set Decoration

Kamlan Man

Set Decoration

Charlie Bartlett

Art Department Assistant

Matilda Beard

Draughtsman

Mat Bergel

Standby Property Master

Charlie Cobb

Conceptual Design

Erin Coutts

Assistant Set Decoration

Harriet Wilkins

Art Department Assistant

Rosalind Grégoire

Assistant Art Director

Beth Kendrick

Graphic Designer

Ronan Kennedy

Standby Property Master

Chris Kitisakkul

Graphic Designer

Gabrielle Leon

Graphic Designer

Jessica Miles

Assistant Set Decoration

Izzy Morreale

Petty Cash Buyer

Julie O'Connor

Standby Painter

Milly White

Draughtsman

Stephanie Clerkin

Assistant Art Director

Adam O'Neill

Supervising Art Director

Camera

Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

Monaya Abel

Camera Trainee

Audrey Amankwa

Digital Imaging Technician

Mustafa Tyebkhan

Digital Imaging Technician

Parisa Taghizadeh

Still Photographer

Gary Smith

Best Boy Grip

Nicholas Milligan

Camera Loader

Paul Hymns

Dolly Grip

Isabel Fewing

Camera Loader

Gary Hymns

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Alexandra Byrne

Costume Design

Aston Davies

Makeup Artist

Sara Kramer

Makeup & Hair

Jackson Soar

Key Costumer

Laura Smith

Assistant Costume Designer

Emily Grace Kirby

Costume Assistant

Jodie-Simone Howe

Costume Standby

India Ayles

Costume Assistant

Marc Aubert

Set Dressing Artist

Jayne Barratt-Haynes

Set Dressing Artist

Naomi Donne

Makeup Designer

Naomi Donne

Hair Designer

Kate O'Farrell

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Hayley Saywell

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Cooke

Stunt Coordinator

Jeremy Chi-Hang Au

Video Assist Operator

Dean Thomas

Transportation Captain

Doron Levi

Driver

Lauren Beacham

Stand In

John Gomez

Stand In

Wabriya King

Health and Safety

Tom Neale

Set Production Assistant

Ita O'Brien

Health and Safety

Malcolm Pearce

Health and Safety

Richard Wild

Logistics Coordinator

Directing

Sam Mendes

Director

Nicoletta Mani

Script Supervisor

Cristina Pagani

Script Supervisor

Andrew Richards

Crowd Assistant Director

Sam Neale

Third Assistant Director

Michael Lerman

First Assistant Director

Louis Clark

Assistant Director

Editing

Lee Smith

Editor

Pearce Roemer

Associate Editor

James Slattery

Colorist

Gemma Bourne

First Assistant Editor

Cassandra Eiler

Assistant Editor

Ellie Fenn

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Galo Dominguez

Lighting Programmer

Nathan Carson

Lighting Technician

Chris Thompson

Lighting Supervisor

Galo Dominguez

Lighting Supervisor

Dave Gray

Standby Rigger

Adam Smart

Lighting Technician

Terry Robb

Rigging Gaffer

Sean Malski

Electrician

Robert Jackson

Electrician

Jamie Field

Electrician

Tony Higgins

Electrician

Production

Sam Mendes

Producer

Pippa Harris

Producer

Celia Duval

Co-Producer

David Greenbaum

Supervising Producer

Matthew Greenfield

Supervising Producer

Michael Lerman

Executive Producer

Lola Oliyide

Co-Producer

Julie Pastor

Executive Producer

Nina Gold

Casting

Lorenzo Bertolazzi

Assistant Location Manager

Will Nairne

Location Assistant

Iona Young

Assistant Location Manager

Augustin Dukes

Production Supervisor

Monique Mussell

Unit Production Manager

Ben Gerry

Production Assistant

Rebecca Cronshey

Researcher

Jessica Saabor

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tim Powell

First Assistant Accountant

Lawrence Rowe

Location Assistant

Eleanor Boyce

Location Assistant

Hedge Seel

Location Assistant

Sound

Rachael Tate

Supervising Sound Editor

Trent Reznor

Original Music Composer

Atticus Ross

Original Music Composer

Randall Poster

Music Supervisor

Oliver Tarney

Supervising Sound Editor

Oliver Tarney

Sound Designer

William Miller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dawn Gough

Sound Effects Editor

Chris Burdon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Sam Mendes

Writer