Tailor of Panama
Brief Synopsis
Coerced into working for British Intelligence, a tailor living in Panama concocts a left-wing movement with the goal of luring the American military into an invasion of Panama, thereby nullifying the Panama Canal treaty.
Cast & Crew
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John Boorman
Director
Pierce Brosnan
Andrew Osnard
Geoffrey Rush
Harry Pendel
Jamie Lee Curtis
Louisa Pendel
Brendan Gleeson
Mickie Abraxas
Catherine Mccormack
Francesca
Film Details
Also Known As
El sastre de Panamá, Skräddaren i Panama
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Spy
Thriller
War
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Ardmore Sound, Ltd.; Columbia Pictures; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Double Negative Visual Effects; General Screen Enterprises; Panavision, Ltd.; Technicolor; Wescam Usa, Inc.; Windmill Lane; Windmill Lane Studios
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Cts; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Panama; Ireland; Ardmore Studios, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
Coerced into working for British Intelligence, a tailor living in Panama concocts a left-wing movement with the goal of luring the American military into an invasion of Panama, thereby nullifying the Panama Canal treaty.
Director
John Boorman
Director
Cast
Pierce Brosnan
Andrew Osnard
Geoffrey Rush
Harry Pendel
Jamie Lee Curtis
Louisa Pendel
Brendan Gleeson
Mickie Abraxas
Catherine Mccormack
Francesca
Leonor Varela
Marta
Martin Ferrero
Teddy
David Hayman
Luxmore
Jon Polito
Mark Margolis
Rafi Domingo
Dylan Baker
Dusenbaker
Ken Jenkins
Morecombe
Jonathan Hyde
Cavendish
Paul Birchard
Joe
Harry Ditson
Elliott
John Fortune
Ambassador Maltby
Martin Savage
Stormont
Harold Pinter
Uncle Benny
Daniel Radcliffe
Mark Pendel
Lola Boorman
Sarah Pendel
Edgardo Molino
Juan-David
Adolfo Arias Espinosa
President
Juan Carlos Adames
Marco
Luis A Goti
Ernesto Delgado
Vladimir Vega
Customer
Iris De Arco
Palace Secretary
Cesar Sanjur
Angelo The Manager
Heather Emmanuel
Esmeralda
Diomara De Ruiz
Mrs Delgado
Doug Cockle
Petagon Aide
Patrick Poletti
Officer
Andrew French
Officer
Frank Melia
1st Official
Lisa Dwan
Stewardess
Paolo Tulio
Panamanian Businessman
Siraj Zaidi
2nd Official
Crew
Adolfo Alvarez-calderon
Location Manager
Robin Aristorenas
Animator
Mary-gail Artz
Casting (United States)
Mark Auguste
Sound Editor
Sam Auguste
Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Bain
Compositing Supervisor
Adrian Banton
Compositing Supervisor
Kevan Barker
Co-Producer
Paula Barnes
Production Manager (Ireland)
Wayne Baxter
Assistant
Clive Beard
Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Bebb
Animator
John Boorman
Producer
John Boorman
Screenwriter
Laura Bowe
Set Decorator
Jim Bowers
Animator
Richard Briscoe
Compositing Supervisor
Sarah M Burn
Other
David Byrne
Production Manager (Panama)
Mark Byrne
Video Assist/Playback
Sandra Campbell
Post-Production Coordinator
Orla Carroll
Key Hairdresser
Stephen Carroll
Coordinator
Stephen Carroll
Other
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
Frazer Churchill
Digital Effects
Barbara Cohen
Casting (United States)
Orla Collins
Accountant
Xiomara Comrie
Loader
Rita Connolly
Song Performer ("Todavia Cantamos")
John Conroy
Camera Focus Puller
Louis Conroy
Chief Lighting Technician
Gerry Cooklin
Consultant (Panama)
Neil Crawford
Rigging Grip
Con Cremins
Production Accountant
Noel Cullen
Rigging Gaffer
Jorge Cunningham
Effects Assistant
Susan D'arcy
Publicity
Stephen Daley
Assistant Art Director
Manus Daly
Carpenter
Shaun Davey
Music
Shaun Davey
Original Music
Andrew Davies
Screenwriter
Ron Davis
Editor
Ron Davis
Editor
Simon Davis
Dialogue Editor
Raisa De Alba
Production Assistant
Brendan Deasy
Sound Mixer
Sandra L Dixon
Accounting Assistant
Gerard Donnelly
Best Boy
Mick Doyle
Other
Mick Doyle
Special Effects Technician
Ventura Driguez
Song Performer ("Mickie'S Street")
Wayde Duncan-smith
Animator
Alan Dunne
Props
Arthur Dunne
Transportation Captain
Noel Eccles
Percussion Soloist
Emily Edwards
Visual Effects Producer
Emer Egan
Accounting Assistant
Richard Egan
Grip
Paschal Farrell
Construction Manager
Jonathan Fildes
Driver
Ken Fildes
Driver
Maurice Foley
Special Effects Supervisor (Ireland)
Mauri Freed
Assistant
Howard Gibbons
Production Manager (Ireland)
Joe Gilmore
Dialogue Editor
Tommy Gormley
Assistant Director
Carol Graham
Wardrobe Assistant
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist
Jim Hanna
Caterer
John Hardwick
Compositing Supervisor
Sarah Hauldren
Supervising Art Director
Paul Hedges
Property Master
Shirley Henderson
Art Department
James Vaughan Hennessy
Rigging Grip
Jonathan Hession
Photography
Eric Hirsch
Gaffer
Mark Holmes
Wardrobe Master
Elie Jamaa
Animator
Jina Jay
Casting (United Kingdom)
Emma Jennings
Production Secretary
Jose Jimenez
Assistant Director
Jody Johnson
Compositing Supervisor
Tom Johnson
Re-Recording Mixer
Lynn Johnston
Makeup Artist
Matt Kelly
Transportation Captain
Lee Kennealy
Other
Roger Kenny
Camera Trainee
Jesper Kjolsrud
Animator
German Lawson
Song Performer ("El Prextero Y La Dispensa")
Hiroko Ray Lay
Effects Assistant
John Le Carré
Executive Producer
John Le Carré
Source Material (From Novel)
John Le Carré
Source Material (Novel)
John Le Carré
Screenwriter
Marcelo Leon
Video Assist/Playback
Anthony Litton
Foley Editor
Peter Marinker
Dialogue Coach
Brian Masterson
Music Recording Engineer
Tara Mchugh
Makeup
Conagh Mcmorrow
Assistant Production Coordinator
John Moffatt
Compositing Supervisor
Des Moore
Guitar Soloist
Toby Munoz
Song Performer ("Picadillo Panameno")
Owen Murnane
Painter
John Murphy
Key Grip
Philip Murphy
Grip
Charlie Noble
Compositing Supervisor
Dino Nugent
Music Consultant (Panama)
Dino Nugent
Song Performer ("Two Oceans Salsa" "Techno-N-Trance")
Irene O'brien
Art Director
Susan O'connor Cave
Wardrobe Supervisor
Niamh O'dea
Production Coordinator
Des O'neill
Plasterer
Maire O'sullivan
Key Makeup Artist
Laurence O'toole
Scenic Artist
Maeve Paterson
Costume Designer
Vincent R. Pecora
Assistant
Laerke Pedersen
Script Supervisor
Alan Poole
Special Effects Technician
Pamela Poole
Effects Coordinator (Panama)
Rick Provenzano
Hairdresser
Sarah Purser
Assistant Director
Eddie Quinn
Boom Operator
Nic Raine
Original Music
Roxanna Rangel
Coordinator
Paul Riddle
Compositing Supervisor
Bob Robinson
Assistant Editor
Philippe Rousselot
Director Of Photography
Philippe Rousselot
Dp/Cinematographer
Bron Roylance
Makeup Artist
Samy Y Sandra Sandoval
Song Performer ("La Gallina Fina")
Fionn Seavers
Assistant Editor
Peter Skehan
Special Effects Technician
John Stanbaraugh
Color
Mary Sunshine
Production Accountant
Sonya Supple
Assistant
Simon Terry
Compositing Supervisor
Lucinda Thompson
Art Director
Aoife Thunder
Assistant Director
Deirdre Tormey
Hairdresser
Fiachra Trench
Conductor
Julian Valdez
Assistant Location Manager
Gaetano Veloso
Song Performer ("Let'S Face The Music & Dance")
Jean Wainwright
Assistant Production Accountant
David Wallace
Props
Derek Wallace
Production Designer
Brendan Walsh
Senior Effects Technician (Ireland)
Sylvia Wheeler
Negative Cutter
Dave Whelan
Construction Manager
Des Whelan
Camera Operator
Stuart A Whelan
Loader
Genevieve Whitefield
Assistant Director
Hannia Woodman
Production Secretary
Jenny Lee Wright
Foley Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
El sastre de Panamá, Skräddaren i Panama
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Spy
Thriller
War
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Ardmore Sound, Ltd.; Columbia Pictures; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Double Negative Visual Effects; General Screen Enterprises; Panavision, Ltd.; Technicolor; Wescam Usa, Inc.; Windmill Lane; Windmill Lane Studios
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Cts; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Panama; Ireland; Ardmore Studios, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States March 30, 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Released in United States on Video August 11, 2001
Released in United States Spring March 30, 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Andrew Davies was previously attached to direct.
Began shooting March 11, 2000.
Completed shooting May 19, 2000.
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.)
Limited Release in United States March 30, 2001
Released in United States Spring March 30, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 11, 2001
