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Two brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

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Chris
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Frank
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Monica
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Natalie
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Vanessa
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Scarfo
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Leon
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Lieutenant Connellan
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Marie
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Mike
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Valenti
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McNally
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Nick
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Fabio De Soto
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Yvonne
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Janie
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Janie
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Romero
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Louis
Vincent Lamberti ...
Johnny
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Tommy
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Policeman Station (as Joseph O'Malley)
Laurence Lowry ...
Cell Guard
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Mechanic / Witness
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Partenza
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Vincent
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Marco
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Michael
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Robin
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The Girl
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Police Officer Norm
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Policeman 50's
Audrey Amey ...
Policewoman (as Audrey Amey Akins)
Mike Sheehan ...
Manager
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Head Internal Affairs
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Young Chris
Ron Crawford ...
Old Man
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Policeman #2
Eli Tokash ...
Young Frank
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Jack Wheeler
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Ruby Bartender
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Ryan Smith
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Fake Cop
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Bored Hooker #1
Matthew Sprout ...
SWAT Cop #1
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Park Goer (as Craig 'Radioman' Castaldo)
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Prison Guard #1
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Prostitute (uncredited)
Daniel Bainbridge ...
In a rushTrain Rider (uncredited)
Anne Bergstedt ...
The Ruby Hooker (uncredited)
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NYPD Police Officer (uncredited)
Amanda Brooklyn ...
Roller Girl (uncredited)
Richard R. Corapi ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Wedding guest (uncredited)
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Subway Conductor (uncredited)
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Pimp Smoking Cigarette (uncredited)
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Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Sarah Dulat ...
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Dennis Duswalt ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Daniella Escobio ...
Grand Central Passenger (uncredited)
Edgar Felix ...
Detective (uncredited)
Chris Haemmerle ...
Club Dancer (uncredited)
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Waitress (uncredited)
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Third Guy (uncredited)
Tammy Jean ...
Prostitute (uncredited)
Anna Kuchma ...
Hooker (uncredited)
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Prostitute (uncredited)
John Mancini ...
NYPD Police Officer (uncredited)
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Junkie (uncredited)
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John (uncredited)
Melissa Mikel ...
Bordello Hooker (uncredited)
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Disco Dancer (uncredited)
Ismaelpeter Casillas Nelson ...
Basketball kid with Mom (uncredited)
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Ivy (uncredited)
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Escort (uncredited)
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Daughter in the Park (uncredited)
Chris Rodriguez ...
Guy in Brothel (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Young Leon (uncredited)
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Natalie's Friend (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Train Passenger (uncredited)
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John #1 (uncredited)
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Street Guy #1 (uncredited)

Directed by

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Guillaume Canet

Written by

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Guillaume Canet ... (screenplay) &
James Gray ... (screenplay)
 
Jacques Maillot ... (film "Les liens du sang") and
Pierre Chosson ... (film "Les liens du sang") and
Eric Veniard ... (film "Les liens du sang")
 
Bruno Papet ... (novel "Deux freres, un flic, un truand") and
Michel Papet ... (novel "Deux freres, un flic, un truand")

Produced by

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Xavier Amblard ... line producer
Alain Attal ... producer
Guillaume Canet ... producer
Maria Cestone ... executive producer
Cyril Colbeau-Justin ... associate producer
Molly Conners ... executive producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont ... associate producer
Christopher Goode ... executive producer (as Chris Goode)
James Gray ... executive producer
Sarah E. Johnson ... executive producer
John Lesher ... producer
Vincent Maraval ... executive producer
Hoyt David Morgan ... executive producer
Kerry Orent ... executive producer
Hugo Sélignac ... producer
Bruno Vatin ... line producer
Christopher Woodrow ... producer

Music by

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Yodelice

Cinematography by

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Christophe Offenstein

Editing by

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Hervé de Luze

Editorial Department

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Lionel Cassan ... first assistant editor
Ana-Maria Cojanu ... digital image technician intern: english language version (as Ana Cojanu)
Mickaël Commereuc ... colorist assistant
Xavier Desjours ... dailies color grader
Aurélien Grand ... dailies manager
Alexis Mallard ... trainee editor
Matthieu Monteux ... video mastering
Fabien Pascal ... digital film colorist

Casting By

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Avy Kaufman

Production Design by

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Ford Wheeler

Art Direction by

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Henry Dunn

Set Decoration by

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Cherish M. Hale ... (as Cherish Magennis)
Heather Loeffler

Costume Design by

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Michael Clancy

Makeup Department

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Margot Boccia ... makeup department head
Martial Corneville ... hair stylist and wig maker for Marion Cotillard
Tom Denier Jr. ... special makeup effects artist
Sunday Englis ... makeup artist
Christine Fennell ... key hair stylist
Julia Lallas ... makeup artist
Craig Lindberg ... special makeup effects artist
Sanja Milic ... additional makeup artist
Dorka Nieradzik ... hair stylist: Mr. Owen / makeup artist: Clive Owen
John Quaglia ... hair stylist
Roxanne Rizzo ... key makeup artist
Jasen Joseph Sica ... hair department head (as Jason Joseph Sica)
Stanley Tines ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Nicolas Mouchet ... post-production supervisor
Thomas Sellitti Jr. ... unit production manager
Igor Srubshchik ... unit production manager
Zoe Hartman ... production assistant (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Scott Bowers ... additional second assistant director
Jason Fesel ... second second assistant director
Charlie Foster ... second assistant director
Mathias Honoré ... first assistant director
Bobby Kennedy ... additional second assistant director
Brendan C. Lynch ... additional second assistant director
Justin Ritson ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Diane Andazola ... scenic artist
Anthony Baldasare ... set dresser
Julia Barraclough ... scenic artist
Bobby Berg ... assistant art director
Shannon Robert Bowen ... assistant property master
Tessa Brophy ... art department coordinator
Leni Calas ... assistant picture car coordinator
Katie Clinebelle ... picture car coordinator
Dominick Cocuzzo ... construction grip
David Cooney ... storyboard artist
Benjamin K. Cox ... art department coordinator (as Benji Cox)
Michael Curry Jr. ... construction foreman
Pete Didomenico ... helper: set dressing truck
James Donahue ... scenic foreman
Liza Donatelli ... props
Christopher Doogan ... scenic artist
Mary Fellows ... shopper
Kendall Fleisher ... art department production assistant
Isaac Gabaeff ... props
David Scott Gagnon ... leadman
Scott Getzinger ... property master
Chel Hathaway ... art department production assistant (as Ráchel Lowery)
Jay Hendrickx ... camera scenic
Kevin Herlihy ... carpenter
Michael Herlihy ... construction coordinator
Jonathan Huggins ... set dresser
Teddy Janicki ... scenic shop person
Janet Kalas ... charge scenic
Mat Kowalski ... additional on-set dresser
Joanna Leavens ... props
Hank Liebeskind ... key set dresser
Lou Lotto ... construction production assistant
Scott Matthew MacDonald ... set dresser foreman
Greg Mazzola ... construction grip
Mike Melchiove ... carpenter
Fred Momole ... helper: electric truck
John Pollard ... assistant art director
Malcolm Reid ... key carpenter
Jeffrey Rollins ... on-set dresser
Ann Marie Ryan ... scenic artist
Max Sherwood ... property master
James Tlockowski ... carpenter
Bryan Tonkin ... key construction grip
Daniel Tonkin ... best boy construction grip
Davin Vazquez ... construction production assistant
Joshua Vogel ... assistant picture car coordinator
Ralph Volpe Jr. ... helper: set dressing truck
William Wiggins ... additional on-set dresser
Joan Winters ... graphic designer
Joshua Lee Yancey ... picture car coordinator

Sound Department

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Michael Barosky ... sound mixer
Katia Boutin ... adr supervisor / dialogue editor
Matthieu Choux ... adr assistant
Vincent Cosson ... re-recording mixer
Alexis Ertzbischoff ... sound projects coordinator: Technicolor
Steven Ghouti ... adr mixer
Jean Goudier ... supervising sound editor
Tom Johnson ... re-recording mixer
Pierre-Jean Labrusse ... sound mix technician
Gilles Marsalet ... assistant to foley artist
Linda Murphy ... boom operator
Mari Riviere ... assistant sound editor
Bret Scheinfeld ... additional sound utility
Wyatt Tuzo ... utility sound

Special Effects by

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Jeff Brink ... special effects coordinator
Edward Drohan IV ... special effects technician
Kevin Hannigan ... special effects coordinator
Adam Smith ... special effects technician
Kevin Zack ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Alain Carsoux ... visual effects supervisor
Florian Chauvet ... visual effects coordinator
Christophe Dehaene ... digital compositor
Bessaguet Eléonore ... digital compositor
Adrien Garcia ... digital compositor
Aurelie Lajoux ... senior compositor
Mathieu Legros ... digital compositor
Arnaud Ortmann ... digital compositor
Kevin Pacini ... visual effects editor
Benjamin Pelletreau ... digital compositor
Vincent Perzo ... digital compositor
Joel Pinto ... digital compositor
Pierre Procoudine-Gorsky ... digital compositor
Amélie Rey ... digital compositor
Etienne Salançon ... visual effects artist
Valerie Taylor ... digital artist
Georges Tornero ... visual effects supervisor
Franklin Toussaint ... senior compositor
Charles Zoller ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Ray Abbott ... stunt performer
Airon Armstrong ... stunt performer
Peter Bucossi ... stunt driver
Michael Burke ... stunt double: Chris
Mike Burke ... stunt driver
Chris Colombo ... stunts
Blaise Corrigan ... stunts
Harry Corrigan ... stunts
Michael Ebert ... stunt driver
Roy Farfel ... stunt coordinator
Aja Frary ... stunt double: Zoe Saldana
Edward Gabree ... stunts
Tim Gallin ... stunts
Christopher Jon Gombos ... stunt performer
Tony Guida ... stunt player
Greg Harvey ... stunt driver
Robert Lee Harvey ... stunt double: Billy Crudup (as Robert Harvey) / stunts (as Robert Harvey)
Don Hewitt ... stunt driver
James Hook ... stunt player
Asa Liebmann ... stunts
Roberto Lopez ... stunt performer
Steve Mack ... stunt driver
John Patrick McLaughlin ... stunt driver
Josiah Nolan ... stunts
Mick O'Rourke ... stunts
Christopher Place ... stunt driver / stunts
Thomas Place ... stunt driver
Kevin Rogers ... stunts
David Shumbris ... stunt player
Manny Siverio ... stunt driver
Aaron Vexler ... stunt player
Anthony Vincent ... stunt double: Clive Owen
Patrick M. Walsh ... stunts
Steven Wargo ... stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Alcantara ... lighting technician
Michael F. Barrow ... making-of
Timothy Berg ... generator operator
Carter Bissell ... electrician
Warren Brace ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mike Buck ... technocrane technician
J. Eric Camp ... digital imaging technician
James Eric Camp ... data manager
Jesse Chertoff ... electrician
Daniel Cocuzzo ... grip
Jon Delgado ... camera operator
Nick Demas ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
George Elias ... grip
Kris Enos ... second assistant camera: "c" camera
Keith Gordon ... grip
Michael Grantland ... first assistant camera: "d" camera (as Beau Grantland)
Pedro Hernández ... best boy grip / grip
John Hockenberry ... electrician
Lee Hopp ... video assist
Douglas K. Horton ... digital imaging technician
Rodolphe Lauga ... camera operator / steadicam
Christopher Liscinsky ... electrician
Shaun Lowry ... grip
Gary Martone ... key grip
Greg McMahon ... second assistant camera: "d" camera
Camilo Mendoza ... camera production assistant
Atsushi Nishijima ... still photographer
Robin Pontbriand ... video assist
Chris Quilles ... grip
Lance Rieck ... scorpio head technician
Ethan Rosenduft ... grip
Paul Schilens ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Schwentner ... gaffer
Daniel Wallenstein ... dolly grip: "a" camera (as Dan Wallenstein)
Brett Walters ... first assistant camera: "c" camera
Joy Weber ... electrician
Dana Wisher ... grip
Julien Zeitouni ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Zenfeek ... electrician (as Jon Unjang)

Casting Department

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Meredith Jacobson Marciano ... extras casting (as Meredith Jacobson)
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting
Leeba Zakharov ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christine Bean ... assistant costume designer
Kristine Bellerud ... set costumer
Troy David ... costume ager/dyer
Stephanie Farah ... set costumer
Erika Lilienthal Gage ... shopper (as Erika Lilienthal)
Linda Giammarese ... key costumer
Colleen Morris Glennon ... tailor (as Colleen Morris)
Dan Hicks ... set costumer
Shawnique Hill ... set costumer
Dain I. Kalas ... tailor and seamstress
John Klein ... costume production assistant
Naomi Wolff Lachter ... assistant costume designer (as Naomi Wolff)
Alex McBean ... costume production assistant
Ann Nguyen ... costume production assistant / set costumer
Tracey Phillips-Boone ... costume supervisor
Kevin Ritter ... costume supervisor
Hilary Sahn ... costume coordinator
Hannah Schatzle ... costume production assistant
Angela M. Simpson ... costumer
Thomas M. Smalley ... set costumer
Amy L. Teets ... costumer
Richard A. Zimmer ... set costumer

Location Management

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Alec Bates ... locations coordinator
Paul Contos ... location assistant
Steve Grivno ... locations
Alexis Lancer ... location assistant
Michael Matlak ... assistant location manager
Leila Nurse ... additional location assistant
Brendan O'Rourke ... key assistant location manager
Daniel Pfeffer ... location assistant
Daniel Pollack ... location scout
Karen T. Salva ... location assistant
Daniel Scarpati ... additional location assistant
Ryan Smith ... location manager
A.J. Swirz ... assistant location manager
Wing Yeong ... locations scout

Music Department

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Rémi Barbot ... assistant engineer: music recording
Isabelle Degremont ... assistant to music supervisor
Jérôme Devoise ... additional recording engineer
Patrice Renson ... orchestrator: conductor
Jeremy Sweet ... music
Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen ... score preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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Valerie Harrington ... script supervisor
Diane Hounsell ... script supervisor
Katie Tibaldi ... script coordinator

Transportation Department

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Frank Appedu ... driver: star trailer
Henry S. Avelin ... driver
Robert Bermudez ... set decoration driver
John Brady ... driver: passenger van
Greg Clovel ... driver: grip truck
George Collins ... crane driver
Robert Collins ... driver: passenger van
Nicholas Coviello ... driver
Mike Easter ... driver: genny van
Richie Hubka ... driver: honeywagon
Kevin Keefe ... driver: passenger van
Jim Lembo ... driver: camera truck
Ron Lucas ... driver
Jamie Mariano ... parking coordinator
Victor Meich Jr. ... driver: passenger van
Brett Michael ... driver: wardrobe
George Moran ... driver: passenger van
Thomas Morris ... driver: props
Vic Nowak ... driver: set dressing truck
Kevin O'Neill ... driver: star trailer
Ayo Ogundele ... parking coordinator
Rich Presotti ... driver: set dressing truck
James T. Quinn ... driver: star trailer (as Jim Quinn)
Tim Spillane Jr. ... driver: passenger van
Rich Sumberac ... driver: passenger van
Kenneth Swanson ... driver: hair/make-up
Ralph Volpe ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Joe Allen ... additional set production assistant
Sam Arthurs ... armorer
Arusha Baker ... additional set production assistant
Will Bigwood ... production assistant
Debra Blake ... set medic
Shannon Blaney-Bezanyuk ... additional set production assistant (as Shannon Blaney)
Monica Buccini ... office production assistant
Ashley Buonanno ... payroll accountant
Rob Buschgans ... second assistant accountant
Maggie Callis ... additional set production assistant
Eric J Carlson ... photo double / stand-in: Billy Crudup
Kevin Chang ... accounting clerk
Joshua Chaplinsky ... production secretary
Amanda Cheng ... additional set production assistant
Vicki Cherkas ... business and legal affairs: Worldview Entertainment
Christina Chow ... additional production assistant
Margaret Chu ... production finance: Worldview Entertainment
Corey Cohen ... production assistant
Wendy Cohen ... product placement
Alex Conway ... production assistant
Sussan Cordero ... production assistant
Angela Cutrone ... fitting production assistant
Joseph DeCongilio ... key craft service
Andrew Devlin ... additional set production assistant
Cathy Dutheil ... assistant to producers
Ben Egan ... additional set production assistant
Jason Egan ... assistant production coordinator (as Jason Dean)
Taylor Fain ... additional set production assistant
Peter Farnsworth ... additional set production assistant
Juan Fernandez ... craft service
Bobby Finn ... assistant: mr owen
Bobby Finn ... assistant: Mr Owen / assistant: mr owen / cast assistant
Marissa Fiore ... additional set production assistant
Abi Franz ... set production assistant
Leah Garvonic ... additional set production assistant
Gina Giordano ... caterer
Melisa Godet ... assistant to producer (as Melissa Godet)
Adrien Guillon-Verne ... marketing & communications
Zoe Hartman ... additional set production assistant
Jerome Hawkins ... production assistant
Michael Hernandez ... chef (as Mike Hernandez)
Danny Hertz ... assistant to producer (as Danny S. Hertz)
Daniel Herz ... assistant to producer (as Daniel Hertz)
John Henry Hinkel ... Assistant: Mr. Lesher
Carlos Illarazza ... caterer
Klarissa Jackson ... additional set production assistant / production assistant
Ben Katz ... additional set production assistant
Charlie Kessler ... assistant to executive producer
Ian Knoblock ... additional set production assistant
Steven Lafferty ... additional set production assistant
Anne Yvette Legendre ... set production assistant
David Tierney Lerner ... additional set production assistant
Stephane Lieser ... immigration attorney
Brendan C. Lynch ... set production assistant
Dan Majkut ... additional set production assistant
Jaime Mariano ... parking coordinator: features
Jonathan Edward Mazzei ... production assistant
Taylor McNulty ... production assistant
Israel Medina ... caterer
Mega ... security
Meredith Mills ... production coordinator (as Meredith Mills-Cavalluzzo)
Matt Molony ... additional set production assistant
Tim Monich ... dialect coach
Tam Mueller ... additional set production assistant
Bonnie Munoz ... first assistant accountant
Sean Murphy ... assistant: John Lesher
Matt Ott ... additional set production assistant
Gabrielle Pauling ... production assistant
Jakub Porembski ... additional set production assistant
Drew Ritson ... production assistant
Jannett Roberts ... accounting clerk
Chris Rodriguez ... office production assistant
Ben Roosevelt ... additional set production assistant
Leigh Rydberg ... additional set production assistant
Alex Schwerin ... additional set production assistant
Todd Sells ... body double
Michael Sheehan ... police technical advisor
Ramel Sherman ... production assistant
Emmanuel Sierra ... chief finance officer
Matt Slamowitz ... production assistant (as Matthew Slamowitz)
Frank Slaten ... set production assistant
Marlon Small ... additional set production assistant
Andrew R. Smith ... production assistant
Rue Sundell ... additional set production assistant (as Ruth Sundell)
Richard Taylor ... travel agent
John Teten ... additional set production assistant
Robert Teten ... set production assistant
Christine Varley ... production assistant
Orlando M. Vazquez ... additional set production assistant / production assistant
Christian Vogeler ... additional set production assistant
Janick Vyater ... craft service
Ryder Washburn ... armorer
Greg Wason ... production assistant / set production assistant
Katie Watson ... business representative: SAG
Aaron Weiss ... business and legal affairs: Worldview Entertainment
Caroline Weldon ... additional production assistant / additional set production assistant
Peter Westervelt ... additional set production assistant
Joshua Williams ... production assistant
Self Williams ... additional set production assistant
Michael Woody ... payroll accountant
Derek Yip ... production accountant
Lionel Zafar ... additional set production assistant
Ryan Lakestream ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Alain Attal ... the director wishes to thank
Holly Johnson Bartlett ... special thanks
Amanda Bowers ... special thanks
Aaron Boyajian ... special thanks
Marie-Antoinette Canet ... the director wishes to thank
Philippe Canet ... the director wishes to thank
Michele Cestone ... special thanks
John D'Amico ... special thanks
Maha Dakhil ... the director wishes to thank
Hervé de Luze ... the director wishes to thank
Anna Demchick ... special thanks
Conal Duffy ... special thanks
Christian Duguay ... the director wishes to thank
Ali Faramawy ... special thanks
Mo Faramawy ... special thanks
Cécile Felsenberg ... the director wishes to thank
James Gray ... the director wishes to thank
Adam Kassan ... special thanks
Bertrand de Labbey ... the director wishes to thank
Patricia Lambrecht ... special thanks
Rodolphe Lauga ... the director wishes to thank
Ethan Lazar ... special thanks
Shawn Leventhal ... special thanks
Christophe Offenstein ... the director wishes to thank
Matthew Paszamant ... special thanks
Hylda Queally ... the director wishes to thank
Rick Reid ... special thanks
Jerry Schatzberg ... the director wishes to thank
Rebecca Shanahan ... special thanks
Joshua Spiegel ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

In 1974 New York, 50-year-old Chris (Clive Owen) has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Reluctantly waiting for him outside the gates is his younger brother (Billy Crudup), a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon (James Caan), who raised them alone, seems to favor Chris despite all his troubles. Yet blood ties are the ones that bind, and Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance - he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica (Marion Cotillard). But Chris' inevitable descent back into a life of crime proves to be the last in a long line of betrayals, and after his brother's latest transgressions, Frank banishes him from his life. But it's already too late, as the brothers' destiny is bound together, forever. Written by Polly_Kat

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Taglines Crime runs in the family. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rivals (United States)
  • Llaços de sang (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Lazos de sangre (Spain)
  • Ο νόμος του αίματος (Greece)
  • Legături de sânge (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 127 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend France $1,797,864, 30 Oct 2013
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $2,415,472, 08 Jun 2014

Did You Know?

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Trivia Matthias Schoenaerts was cast after starring opposite Marion Cotillard (who is the partner of director Guillaume Canet) in Rust and Bone (2012). Canet has said that he chose Schoenaerts after hearing Cotillard praising his acting several times. Schoenaerts and Canet had met up briefly on the set of "Rust and Bone", when Canet went to visit Cotillard. See more »
Goofs The story opens in 1974 but the song playing in the background on the record player is "New York Groove" from Ace Frehley's 1978 solo release and even the original by the band Hello was not released until 1975. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Blood Ties: Behind the Scenes (2014). See more »
Soundtracks New York Groove See more »
Quotes Leon: [to his son, Frank] Listen, your mother... your mother was a bitch. She was a real bitch. She beat the shit out of your brother and sister on a daily basis with whatever she had in her hand. She was a violent drunk, she was a twisted fucking slut.
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