The Cry of the Owl (2010) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A troubled young man, Robert, leaves the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He finds respite from his problems by secretly watching the normal domestic life of a woman he doesn't know through her kitchen window. When Jenny catches Robert in the act, she doesn't call the po

Cast & Crew

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Jamie Thraves

Paddy Considine

Scott Speedman

Julia Stiles

Caroline Dhavernas

Charlotte Sullivan

Film Details

Also Known As

Cry of the Owl, Der Schrei der Eule, Le cri du hibou, Schrei der Eule, Der, cri du hibou, Le

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Thriller

Release Date

2010

Production Company

Bbc Films; Mact Productions; Studio Hamburg Gmbh

Distribution Company

Ctv International; Gulf Film, Llc; Myriad Pictures; Paramount Home Media

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Synopsis

A troubled young man, Robert, leaves the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He finds respite from his problems by secretly watching the normal domestic life of a woman he doesn't know through her kitchen window. When Jenny catches Robert in the act, she doesn't call the police. Instead she starts an affair with him, which has dire consequences when her boyfriend Greg finds out. Immediately suspicious of Robert, Greg makes it his mission to destroy him. But when a fight leaves Greg unconscious and missing, Robert discovers he is the number one suspect in a murder case that is slowly beginning to look like the ultimate set-up.

Director

Jamie Thraves

Cast

Paddy Considine

Scott Speedman

Julia Stiles

Caroline Dhavernas

Charlotte Sullivan

Dru Viergever

James Gilbert

Karl Pruner

Peter Macneill

Krista Bridges

Maria Ricossa

Jennifer Kydd

Brian Bisson

Sarah Podemski

Chris Gillett

James Byron

Gord Rand

Crew

Cynthia Amsden

George Aywaz

Iain Baird

Steadicam Operator

Richard A Black

Assistant Director

Darren Boyce

Kimberly Bradley

Production Coordinator

Derek Brady

Location Manager

Lea Carlson

Costume Designer

David Charap

Robin D. Cook

Casting Director

Kirk D'amico

Executive Producer

Matthew Davies

Production Designer

Greg Davis

Antoine De Clermont-tonnerre

Pam Dixon Mickelson

Casting Director

Julia Drache

Assistant Editor

Rob Fletcher

Sound Department

Brad Gratkowski

Assistant Location Manager

Malte Grunert

Patricia Highsmith

Source Material

Brock Jolliffe

Special Effects Coordinator

Jennifer Kawaja

Jamie Laurenson

Executive Producer

Sebastian Lipp

Assistant Editor

Stephen Lynch

David Manion

Assistant Director

Brent Mcgillivray

Christopher Mcguire

Erica Milo

Luc Montpellier

Director Of Photography

Gabrielle Niemeyer

Post-Production Supervisor

Anthony Police

Allison Reid

Stunt Coordinator

Julia Sereny

Jeff Smallacombe

Michael Spicer

Camera Operator

David M. Thompson

Executive Producer

Jamie Thraves

Sytze Van Der Laan

Claire Welland

Michael Wood

Executive Producer

Film Details

Also Known As

Cry of the Owl, Der Schrei der Eule, Le cri du hibou, Schrei der Eule, Der, cri du hibou, Le

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Thriller

Release Date

2010

Production Company

Bbc Films; Mact Productions; Studio Hamburg Gmbh

Distribution Company

Ctv International; Gulf Film, Llc; Myriad Pictures; Paramount Home Media

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring March 12, 2010

Based on the novel "The Cry of the Owl" written by Patricia Highsmith and published by Harper in 1962. The novel was adapted to film once before as "The Cry of the Owl" (France/1987) written and directed by Claude Chabrol.

Sarah Polley was previously attached to star.

Released in United States Spring March 12, 2010

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