Todd
Eckert and Orian Williams: Producers from LA Based Claraflora films.
Orian's previous films include: Shadow Of The Vampire,
Tennis, Anyone ...?
They were the only Americans involved with the film and
they were keen from the outset for it to reflect the
true Ian Curtis and employed an English writer and
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Anton
Corbijn:
Director.
A big Joy Division fan, he moved to the UK in 1979 from
Holland in order to be nearer his heros, in November
1979 he took his first photos with the band including
the famous Tube Station shot. He remained in the UK and
has had an impressive career in photography and making
music videos for the likes of Depeche Mode and U2. He
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Deborah
Curtis: Co-producer.
Ian Curtis's widow. Her book Touching from a
Distance (Faber & Faber 1995) provides the most
detailed biographical portrayal of Ian Curtis to date.
While not a "warts and all" expose she does not shy away
from some of Ian's less endearing characteristics.
Deborah still lives in Macclesfield
See
our Deborah Curtis interview |
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Tony
Wilson:
Articulate Cambridge graduate and TV presenter who gave
Joy Division their TV break on What's On and So It Goes.
As founder of Factory Records and part owner of the
Hacienda nightclub his influence in the Manchester music
scene has been considerable. He is the main character in
the fictionalised story of Factory Records in the film
24 Hour Party people, and he wrote of his own
experiences in the book of the same name.
"It's like when I sat
down to write the book of the film. I had problems with
every single scene. What do I do - tell the truth, or go
for the myth? It's a big formal problem. But, this is a
film, so my instinct was go with the myth every time."'
- Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
died in August 2007. |
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Matt
Greenhalgh:
Writer:
Matt was was a nightlife journalist on City Life
magazine for five years and wrote Clocking Off (amongst
other TV shows).
He took Deborah Curtis's book and expanded on it by
interviewing the appropriate people, Including Annik
Honore. Born and bred in Salford, like Peter Hook and
Bernard Sumner he appreciates the difference between
Manchester, Macclesfield, and Salford where the story
takes place. |
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Sam
Riley: Actor - Role Ian Curtis
Born England 8
January 1980. Sam is the lead singer of UK indie band
10,000 Things. He has appeared in a couple of films
including 24 Hour Party People where he played Mark E
Smith. In an interview with Yorkshire Post newspaper Sam
said "I initially went auditioning for the drummer. But
then they asked me back. I left without much hope. But I
guess I didn't do too bad." |
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Samantha
Morton: Actress - Role Deborah Curtis
Born England 13
May 1977. Has appeared in a string of films including
Minority Report (2002) and more recently played starring
roles in films such as River Queen (2005) and The
Libertine (2004) with Johnny Depp. Now living in the US
she is clearly a rising talent. |
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Alexandra
Maria Lara:
Actress - Role Annik Honore
Born Romania 12 November 1978 and grew up in Germany. At
the age of 16 she appeared in TV dramas and has since
appeared in numerous German films.
Alexandra Maria Lara web
page |

Photo (C) Daniel Fuerg
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James
Anthony Pearson:
Actor - Role Bernard Sumner
Currently living in Edinburgh, he has appeared in TV
programmes such as Casualty, Holby City and Monarch of
the Glen.. |
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Harry
Treadaway:
Actor - Role Stephen Morris
Born 10th September 1984 Harry has appeared in
Brothers of the Head and various TV programmes |
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Joe
Anderson:
Actor - Role Peter Hook
At the time of writing (september 2006) he has three
films in the post-production stage: Control, Across The
Universe, and Becoming Jane. |
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Craig
Parkinson:
Actor - Role tony Wilson
Has appreared in numerous TV programmes including: Black
Books, Holby City, and the Worst Week Of My Life |
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Tony
Kebbell:
Actor - Role Rob Gretton
Born in Yorkshire in 1982 he left school at 15 to become
a painter and decorator. Previous films include:
Alexander, Dead Man's Shoes, and Wilderness |
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