Tells the story of a chimpanzee taken from its mother at birth and raised like a human child by a family in a brownstone on the upper West Side in the 1970s.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 16 wins & 29 nominations.
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Cast
| Nim Chimpsky | ... |
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Jenny Lee | ... |
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Laura-Ann Petitto | ... |
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Bill Tynan | ... |
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Joyce Butler | ... |
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Renne Falitz | ... |
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Bob Ingersoll | ... |
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Alyce Moore | ... |
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James Mahoney | ... |
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Henry Herrmann | ... |
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Chris Byrne | ... |
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| Bern Cohen | ... |
Dr. William Lemmon: re-enactment unit)
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Reagan Leonard | ... |
Stephanie LaFarge: re-enactment unit
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Anna May Marsh | ... |
Signing Girl: re-enactment unit
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Sarah Sakaan | ... |
Renee Falitz: re-enactment unit
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Dennis Lauricella | ... |
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit
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Robert Nesi | ... |
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit
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| Scarlett Bermingham | ... |
Laura-Ann Petitto: re-enactment unit
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Mike Devoe | ... |
Mike Devoe
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| Michael S. LePera | ... |
Wer LaFarge: re-enactment unit
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| Bob Angelini | ... |
Lab Tech (uncredited)
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| Peter Elliott | ... |
Nim Cimpsky - Reenactment Unit (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Marsh | ||
Written by
| Elizabeth Hess | ... | (book "Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human") |
Produced by
| Prudence Arndt | ... | archive producer |
| John Battsek | ... | executive producer |
| George Chignell | ... | co-producer |
| Simon Chinn | ... | producer |
| Nick Fraser | ... | executive producer |
| Hugo Grumbar | ... | executive producer |
| Jamie Laurenson | ... | executive producer |
| Rosemary Lombard | ... | line producer: re-enactment unit |
| Andrew Ruhemann | ... | executive producer |
| Maureen A. Ryan | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Dickon Hinchliffe | ||
Cinematography by
| Michael Simmonds | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jinx Godfrey | ||
Editorial Department
| Mike Andrews | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Michelle Cort | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Tim Drewett | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Justin Eely | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Matt James | ... | digital film supervisor |
| Francois Kamffer | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Mark Keady | ... | assistant editor |
| Steve Knight | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Anne Monnehay | ... | assistant editor |
| Jana Novosad | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Tom Purdy | ... | on set editor |
| Andy Richards | ... | operations manager |
| Shrihari Sathe | ... | assistant editor |
| Gareth Spensley | ... | senior colorist |
| Jamie Welsh | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Jateen Patel | ... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) |
| Katelin Westwood | ... | data transfer (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Markus Kirschner | ||
Makeup Department
| Vera Lee Stabell Stromsted | ... | hair stylist: re-enactment unit (as Vera Stromsted) / makeup artist: re-enactment unit (as Vera Stromsted) |
Production Management
| Kate George | ... | post-production manager |
| Fiona Morham | ... | head of production: UK Film Council |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott Bowers | ... | second assistant director: re-enactment unit |
| Jamund Washington | ... | first assistant director: re-enactment unit |
Art Department
| Kinda Akash | ... | graphic designer |
| Thomas Carrera | ... | art department production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Joe Chiofalo | ... | swing: re-enactment unit |
| Stephane Coedel | ... | additional graphic artist |
| Gonzalo Cordoba | ... | art director: re-enactment unit |
| Jeffery Dundas | ... | carpenter: re-enactment unit |
| Jack Falanga | ... | set decorator: re-enactment unit |
| Pauline Fowler | ... | sculptor: re-enactment uit |
| Mark Gebel | ... | leadman: re-enactment unit |
| Markus Kirschner | ... | production designer: re-enactment unit |
| Adam Merritt | ... | carpenter: re-enactment unit |
| Sarah Moessner | ... | art department production assistant: re-enactment unit |
Sound Department
| Nicholas Ashe | ... | foley editor / sound re-recording assistant |
| Claire Ellis | ... | dialogue editor |
| George Foulgham | ... | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor |
| Lisa-Marie McStay | ... | sound effects editor (as Lisa McStay) |
| Peter Miler | ... | sound recordist: documentary unit |
| Steven Robinson | ... | sound recordist: documentary unit |
| James Shannon | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gordon Arkenberg | ... | first assistant camera: re-enactment unit |
| Olivier Bernier | ... | grip: documentary unit |
| Dan Carling | ... | digital imaging technician: documentary unit |
| Patrick Cecilian | ... | additional digital imaging technician: re-enactment unit |
| Nicholas D'Agostino | ... | best boy electric: re-enactment unit |
| David Dilley | ... | still photographer: re-enactment unit |
| Alvah Holmes | ... | first assistant camera: re-enactment unit |
| Aric Jacobson | ... | dolly grip: re-enactment unit / key grip: re-enactment unit |
| Chan Jeon | ... | grip: documentary unit |
| Mark Koenig | ... | gaffer: documentary unit / gaffer: re-enactment unit |
| Daniel Lam | ... | second assistant camera: re-enactment unit |
| Ryan Minelli | ... | best boy grip: re-enactment unit |
| Michael Mortel | ... | electrician: documentary unit |
| Robbie Omura | ... | second assistant camera: re-enactment unit (as Robert Yutaka Omura) |
| Matt Platts-Mills | ... | camera data supervisor: documentary unit |
| Darin Quan | ... | video playback: re-enactment unit |
| John Spicer | ... | best boy grip: re-enactment unit |
| Walter Strafford | ... | electrician: re-enactment unit |
| Chris Varga | ... | electrician: documentary unit |
Casting Department
| Adine Duron | ... | casting director: re-enactment unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tamara Cepeda | ... | wardrobe assistant: re-enactment unit (as Tamara E. Cepeda) |
| Kim Madalinski | ... | wardrobe assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Kathryn Nixon | ... | costume designer: re-enactment unit |
Location Management
| Kurt Enger | ... | location scout: re-enactment unit |
| David Velasco | ... | location scout: re-enactment unit |
Music Department
| Philip Bagenal | ... | music mixer / music recordist: drums |
| Rupert Coulson | ... | music recordist: orchestra |
| Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
| Dickon Hinchliffe | ... | arranger / music producer |
| Al Macaulay | ... | musician: drums |
| Lisa-Marie McStay | ... | music editor (as Lisa McStay) |
| Sam Navel | ... | music mixer assistant |
| Richard Sidwell | ... | music preparation |
| Steve Sidwell | ... | conductor |
| Lucy Wilkins | ... | orchestra contractor / orchestra leader |
Transportation Department
| Joe Chiofalo | ... | driver: re-enactment unit |
Additional Crew
| Kinda Akash | ... | title designer: Superfad |
| Geraldine Atlee | ... | senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council |
| Sayuj Banerjee | ... | legal services: US, SDD Global Solutions |
| William Berloni | ... | animal trainer |
| Jonathan Blair | ... | legal services: Michel Simkins |
| Natasha Boyd | ... | insurance broker: Media Insurance Brokers |
| Josh Braun | ... | distribution advisor: North America, Submarine Entertainment |
| Jessica Brown | ... | insurance broker: Ventura Insurance (as Jessica Brown) |
| Jessica Spring Brown | ... | insurance broker: Ventura Insurance (as Jessica Brown) |
| Len Brown | ... | consultant |
| Zoe Brown | ... | legal and business affairs: BBC Films |
| James Buckler | ... | delivery coordinator: BBC Films |
| Anthony Buckner | ... | head of sales: Icon |
| Serena Catapano | ... | production assistant: London |
| Moyra Chestnutt | ... | additional archive researcher |
| Chris Collins | ... | senior production executive: UK Film Council |
| Victoria S. Cook | ... | legal services: US, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz |
| Tom Corcoran | ... | animal trainer: Comet, re-enactment unit |
| Laird Criner | ... | insurance broker: Film Emporium |
| Johnny Davenport | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Anne Davin | ... | production accountant: 101 Film Production Accountants |
| Cynthia De Souza | ... | UK Film Council |
| Emmanuel Denizot | ... | French subtitles |
| David Dilley | ... | stills photography |
| Peter Elliott | ... | primate choreographer: re-enactment unit / vocal and movment artist |
| Renne Falitz | ... | subtitles |
| Tina Foster | ... | puppeteer dresser: re-enactment unit |
| Nicholas Greene | ... | assistant to director: re-enactment unit |
| Andrew Hauser | ... | production intern: re-enactment unit |
| Jane Hawley | ... | production executive: BBC Films |
| Elizabeth Hess | ... | consultant |
| Vince Holden | ... | head of production finance: UK Film Council |
| Bob Ingersoll | ... | subtitles |
| Bassem Jabawi | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Sarah Karas | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Tom Kelly | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Johanna Kovitz | ... | transcription services |
| Tobey List | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Perry Mallas | ... | caterer: re-enactment unit |
| David Menkin | ... | archive voice-over |
| Omari Miller | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Sara Neuffer | ... | key production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Veronica Nickel | ... | craft services: re-enactment unit |
| Estelle Overs | ... | general counsel: Icon |
| Becky Phillips | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Geoffrey Quan | ... | production coordinator: re-enactment unit |
| Sofia Santana | ... | production assistant: re-enactment unit |
| Adam J. Segal | ... | publicist |
| Tanya Seghatchian | ... | head of film fund: UK Film Council |
| Chloe Sizer | ... | head of development: Icon |
| Russell Smith | ... | legal services: US, Smith Dehn |
| Nicole Stott | ... | production executive: Passion Pictures |
| Jean-Marceau Sécheret | ... | production intern: re-enactment unit |
| Jodie Alexandra Taylor | ... | script supervisor: re-enactment unit |
| Jan Tomolin | ... | legal services: UK, Media Law Consultancy (as Jan Tomalin) |
| Debbie West | ... | animal trainer: Dusty, re-enactment unit |
| Nick Williams | ... | chief puppeteer: re-enactment unit |
| Will Yates | ... | researcher |
| Leonard Crooks | ... | head of new cinema fund: UK Film Council (uncredited) |
| Ed Perkins | ... | "behind the scenes" featurette director (uncredited) |
| Amanda Pyne | ... | production finance: UK Film Council (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Joyce Butler | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Joyce Butler) |
| Bob Ingersoll | ... | special thanks |
| Stephanie LaFarge | ... | special thanks |
| Laura-Ann Petitto | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto) |
| Herbert Terrace | ... | special thanks (as Professor Herbert Terrace) |
| Bill Tynan | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Red Box Films
- Passion Pictures (in association with)
- BBC Film
- UK Film Council
Distributors
- Roadside Attractions (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2011) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2012) (Spain)
- Against Gravity (2012) (Poland)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2011) (United States) (tv)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Animated Extras (animatronic chimpanzee: re-enactment unit)
- Baboo Color (digital image scanning)
- DiJiFi (digital image scanning)
Other Companies
- 101 Film Production Accountants (production accounting)
- 4K London (edit facilities)
- ABC News Video Source (moving archive)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (music recording facility: orchestra)
- American Entertainment Insurance Services (production insurance)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television Archives (moving archive)
- Columbia University (moving archive)
- Columbia University (with thanks to)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Eastcote Studios (music mixing facility)
- Eastcote Studios (music recording facility: drums)
- Film Emporium (insurance)
- Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (legal services: US)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (world receipts collection)
- Getty Images (moving archive)
- Hands On Productions (production services: New York)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Kon Gulerod Film (edit facilities)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- Media Law Consultancy (legal services: UK)
- Michael Simkins (legal services)
- Molinare Studio (post production facilities)
- NBC News Archives (moving archive)
- Offhollywood Digital (camera equipment provided by) (2nd unit)
- Pennsylvania State University (moving archive)
- Primate Planet Productions (moving archive)
- Ronald Reagan Library (moving archive)
- SDD Global Solutions (legal services)
- SDD Global Solutions (legal services: US)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- SmithDehn (legal services)
- SmithDehn (legal services: US)
- Submarine Entertainment (distribution advising: North America)
- Superfad (graphic design and title design)
- Thought Equity Motion (moving archive)
- Union Editorial (edit facilities)
- WGBH Media Library & Archive (moving archive)
- William Berloni Theatrical Animals (animal supplier: re-enactment unit)
Storyline
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From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Veteran primate choreographer and actor Peter Elliott actually met and worked with Nim Chimpsky when he was researching chimpanzees for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). He also met and worked with another famous signing chimp by the name of Washoe. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). See more » |