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Sony Pictures Classics
Men With Guns
 
Cast
Dr. Fuentes  FEDERICO LUPPI
Domingo, the soldier  DAMIÁN DELGADO
Conejo, the boy  DAN RIVERA GONZÁLEZ
Graciela, the mute girl  TANIA CRUZ
Padre Portillo, the priest  DAMIÁN ALCÁZAR
Andrew  MANDY PATINKIN
Harriet  KATHRYN GRODY
Mother  IGUANDILI LÓPEZ
Daughter  NANDI LUNA RAMÍREZ
General  RAFAEL DE QUEVEDO
Angela, Dr. Fuentes' daughter  CARMEN MADRID
Raúl, Angela's fiance  ESTEBAN SOBERANES
Carlos, Dr. Fuentes' son  ALEJANDRO SPRINGALL
Rich ladies  MARICRUZ NAJERA
  JACQUELINE WALTERS VOLTAIRE
Bravo  ROBERTO SOSA
Cienfuegos  IVÁN ARANGO
Montoya  LIZZIE CURRY MARTÍNEZ
Hidalgo  LUIS RAMÍREZ
De Soto  HUMBERTO ROMERO
Echevarría  GABRIEL COSME
Arenas  HORACIO TRUJILLO
Kokal drivers  EFRINE ELFARO
  PEDRO HERNÁNDEZ
Salt man  DIONISIOS
Blind woman  LOLÓ NAVARRO
Tourists by pool  MAGGIE RENZI
  SHARI GRAY
Captain  PACO MAURI
Mother with baby  GILMA TUYUB CASTILLO
Vendor  ARMANDO MARTÍNEZ VELÁSQUEZ
Barber  LUIS FELIPE TOVAR
Barber's client  FERNANDO MEDEL
Gum people  DAVID VILLALPANDO
  RAÚL SÁNCHEZ
Moisés  DIEGO MÉNDEZ GUZMÁN
Gonzalo  MARIANO LÓPEZ DE LA CRUZ
Isidro  ANTONIO DE LA TORRE LÓPEZ
Sixto  ERMENEHILDO SÁENZ GUZMÁN
Artemio  CRISTÓBAL GUZMÁN MESA
Junípero  DOMINGO PÉREZ SÁNCHEZ
Sergeant  OSCAR GARCÍA ORTEGA
Modelo boy  MIGUEL XOCUA
Modelo woman  GUADALUPE XOCUA
Raped girl  CELESTE CORNELIO SÁNCHEZ
Guerrillas  NAZARIO MONTIEL
  FRANCISCO VÁLDEZ
  JOSÉ ALBERTO ACOSTA
 
Credits
Written, Directed and Edited by  JOHN SAYLES
Producers  R. PAUL MILLER
  MAGGIE RENZI
Production Companies  LEXINGTON ROAD PRODUCTIONS
  CLEAR BLUE SKY PRODUCTIONS
  in association with
  THE INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL
  ANARCHISTS' CONVENTION
Director of Photography  SLAWOMIR IDZIAK
Production Designer  FELIPE FERNÁNDEZ DEL PASO
Costume Designer  MAYES C. RUBEO
Original Music  MASON DARING
Casting  LIZZIE CURRY MARTINEZ
Music Supervisor  TOM SCHNABEL
Co-Producer   BERTHA NAVARRO
Executive Producers  JODY PATTON
  LOU GONDA
  JOHN SLOSS
Associate Producers  ERIC ROBISON
  PETER GILBERT
  JIM DE NARDO
  DOUG SAYLES
Unit Production Manager (Mexico)  MATTHIAS EHRENBERG
First Assistant Director  MANUEL HINOJOSA
Second Assistant Director  ADRIAN GRUNBERG
Unit Manager  JAVIER CLAVE
First Assistant Camera  CARLOS GUERRA
Second Assistant Camera  SERGIO GARCÍA
Still Photographer  SHANE YOUNG
Script Supervisor  LUCIANA KAPLAN
Gaffer  LEONARDO JULIÁN
Electricians  JUAN MANUEL ALVAREZ
  FERNANDO CORIA REYES
Key Grip  JUAN ARAIZA
Best Boy Grip  DELFINO PEÑA
Dolly Grip  FRANCISCO GARCÍA
Grip  PEDRO HERNÁNDEZ
Special Effects Coordinator  ALEX VÁZQUEZ
Production Sound Mixer  JUDY KARP
Boom Operator  JAIME REYES
Location Manager  TERRY FERNÁNDEZ
Assistant Location Manager  BERNARDO CHÁVEZ
Art Director  SALVADOR PARRA
Set Decorator  MIGUEL ANGEL ALVAREZ
Assistant Set Decorator  DIANA QUIROZ ENNIS
Set Dresser  RIGOBERTO CASTAÑEDA
Wardrobe Supervisor  SHARI GRAY
Costume Assistant  GUADALUPE NARVÁEZ
Set Costumer  MARTHA CASTILLERO
Make Up & Hair  CARLOS SÁNCHEZ
Prop Master  MARIO ALFARO
Art Department Coordinator  PATRICIA NAVA
Construction Coordinator  ANTONIO MUÑOHIERRO
Head Carpenter  ARISTEO RUIZ LUGO
Assistant Set Dresser.  JUAN JOSÉ GOLDARACENA
Production Accountant  ROSA MARÍA GÓMEZ
Assistant Accountant  FLAVIO CASTILLERO
Production Coordinator  EMILY GAMBOA
Production Secretary  SUSANA LOYO
Production Office Manager (New York)  DAN RYBICKY
Local/Extras Casting  DAVID CERVANDO MARTÍNEZ
Transportation Captain  SALVADOR SERVIN
Associate Editor  PLUMMY TUCKER
Assistant Editor  MARIO ONTAL
Post Production Supervisor  SARAH CONNORS
Post Production Intern  FRANCES SIMONOVICH
Supervising Sound Editor  PHILIP STOCKTON
Music Editor  PATRICK MULLINS
Re-recording Engineer  TOM FLEISCHMAN
Legal Services  SLOSS LAW OFFICE P.C.
  PAUL BRENNAN
  JODI PEIKOFF
Main Title Sequence  IMAGINARY FORCES
Title Photographs  LUIS GONZÁLEZ PALMA
Spanish Translation  ALEJANDRO SPRINGALL
English Subtitles  HELEN MILSTED EISENMAN
Music Mixed by   MICHAEL GOLUB
Music Arrangements  JEANINE COWEN
  FRANK LONDON
  LARRY LUDDECKE
  JOSUÉ MONDRAGÓN
  BILLY NOVICK
Music Principally Performed by  MASON DARING (Keyboards)
  JAMEY HADDAD (Percussion)
  EVAN HARLAN (Accordion)
  DUKE LEVINE (Guitar)
  FRANK LONDON (Trumpet)
  BILLY NOVICK (Woodwinds)
  RICHARD SEBRING (French Horn)
  NANCY ZELTSMAN (Marimba)
  BOBBY SANABRIA (Percussion)
  ARTURO OFARRILL (Piano)
  LEWIS KAHN (Trombone)
  ANDREW GONZALEZ (Bass)
 
"Amor De Pobre"
Written by Juan Gabriel
Performed by El General
Courtesy of BMG Latin

"Es Mentiroso"
Written by Rodolfo Barreras
Performed by Olga Tañón
Courtesy of WEA Latina
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

"Esta Cache"
Written By Raul Acosta
Performed by Oro Solido
Courtesy of WEA Latina
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

"Cumbia de Menor"
Written by Raphael Coides
Performed by Lito Barrientos y Su Orquestra
Courtesy of Disco Fuentes Ltd.
By arrangement with Vedisco Records

"El Sincelajano"
Written by José Ricardo
Performed by El Chane
Courtesy of Sony Discos
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"La Verdolaga"
Written by G. Cervantes and G. Fuentes
Performed by Toto La Momposina
Courtesy of ASPIC

"Xtabay"
Written by Les Baxter
Performed by Yma Sumac
Courtesy of The Right Stuff
By arrangement with EMI-Capitol Records

"Mi Cumbia"
Written by Lucho Bermudez
Performed by Ramón Ropain
Courtesy of Discos Fuentes
By arrangement with Vedisco Records

"Fiesta En Corraleja"
Written by Luciano Luciani
Performed by Banda Once de Enero
Courtesy of Sony Discos
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"El Dios Nunca Muerte"
Arranged and Performed by Les Misérables Brass Band
Courtesy of Northeastern Records

"Copla De La Muerte"
Performed by Susana Baca
Courtesy of Del Fuego Y Del Agua

"Mojana"
Performed by Toto La Momposina Y Sus Tambores
Courtesy of ASPIC


The character of Dr. Fuentes was inspired by the character of Dr. Arrau who appears in the novel
The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman


Filmed entirely on location in Mexico


Running Time: 128 minutes  Not yet rated by the MPAA
In Spanish, English, Nahuatl, Tzotzil, Maya and Kuna (with English subtitles)


A Sony Pictures Classics Release
 

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