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Poster by Javi Aznarez © Wes Anderson / Searchlight Pictures
Poster by Javi Aznarez © Wes Anderson / Searchlight Pictures

The French Dispatch

  • TFD (Working title)
All titles (3)
Feature Film | 2018-2020 | Dramedy, Period, Romance | USA

Trailers/Videos

Brief synopsis

A love letter to journalists set at an outpost of an American newspaper in 20th-century Paris and centers on three storylines.

(https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/wes-anderson-the-french-dispatch-france-casting-1202024587/)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Tilda SwintonJ. K. L. Berensen [L]
Frances McDormandLucinda Krementz [L]
Bill MurrayArthur Howitzer Jr. [L]
Jeffrey WrightRoebuck Wright [L]
Adrien BrodyJulian Cadazio [L]
Benicio del ToroMoses Rosenthaler [L]
Owen WilsonHerbsaint Sazerac [L]
Léa SeydouxSimone [L]
Timothée ChalametZeffirelli [L]
Lyna KhoudriJuliette [L]
Steve ParkLieutenant Nescafier [GS]
Mathieu AmalricPoliceman [GS]
Liev SchreiberTalk Show Host [SR]
Elisabeth MossAlumna [SR]
Edward NortonKidnapper [SR]
Willem DafoePrisoner [SR]
Lois SmithUpshur Clampette [SR]
Saoirse RonanFirst Showgirl [SR]Stella Sommerfeld
Christoph WaltzPaul Duval [SR]
Cécile de FranceMrs B. [SR]
Guillaume GallienneMr. B. [SR]
Jason SchwartzmanHermes Jones [SR]
Tony RevoloriYoung Rosenthaler [SR]
Rupert FriendDrill-Sergeant [SR]
Henry WinklerUncle Joe [SR]
Bob BalabanUncle Nick [SR]
Hippolyte GirardotChou-fleur [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADBen Howard
Key AD PAEmeline Robbes
AD PAEmma Andrews
Temporary reinforcement . postmaster, Andrea Hachuel
Temporary reinforcement . postmaster, Andrea Hachuel
VFX production coordinatorEva Mularonek
RISE | Visual Effects Studios
RISE | Visual Effects Studios
Digital compositor / compositing artistFinn Jäger
Director of photographyRobert D. Yeoman
1st assistant cameraJust-Aurèle Meissonnier
Casting directorDouglas Aibel
USA
USA
Casting directorAntoinette Boulat
France
France
Casting directorJina Jay
UK
UK
Casting assistantMatthew Glasner
Extras/bit player castingAmélie Covillard
Extras/bit player castingAntoine Marc
assistant
assistant
Costume designerMilena Canonero
Assistant costume designerStefanie Bruhn
Assistant Costume Designer
Assistant Costume Designer
Costume dyeingJan Dieckmann
KB Milena Canonero (BAFTA nomination for best costume design)
KB Milena Canonero (BAFTA nomination for best costume design)
DirectorWes Anderson
EditorAndrew Weisblum
VFX editorLaurette El-Alam
RISE Visual Effects Studios
RISE Visual Effects Studios
Key makeup artistCorinne Bossu
Stills
Stills
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Music supervisorRandall Poster
SongMark Mothersbaugh
ProducerWes Anderson
ProducerSteven M. Rales
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush
ProducerJeremy Dawson
Executive producerCharlie Woebcken
Executive producerChristoph Fisser
Executive producerHenning Molfenter
Executive producerRoman Coppola
Executive producerScott Rudin
Co-producerOctavia Peissel
Production designerAdam Stockhausen
Assistant production designerLoïc Chavanon
to Stéphane Cressend
to Stéphane Cressend
Art directorStéphane Cressend
Assistant art directorAlice Leconte
Set decoratorRena DeAngelo
Assistant set decoratorLouise Pichon
Set decoration buyerJerome Wargnier
Construction managerLudovic Erbelding
Prop masterEckart Friz
property master
property master
Standby propsBenoit Herlin
Standby propsTill Sennhenn
Assistant stand by propsVictor Peyrin
Set builderAntonia Nestler
junior modeller - miniature unit
junior modeller - miniature unit
Construction gripNicolas Emard
Head of drapesSacha Malheraux
Lead locksmithTiresias Mercier
Plaster foremanPascal Chevé
Lead painterPhilippe Meynard
Lead painterHélène Imbert
Scenic painterMyriam Valet
Sign painterFrédéric Rigaud
Lead sculptorFrancois Roux
Lead sculptorBenjamin Vermot
Prop storemanDamien Boissier
Graphic artistJavi Aznarez
Zeitschrifte & Filmplakat
Zeitschrifte & Filmplakat
Property driverVictor Peyrin
Line producerFrédéric Blum
ScreenwriterWes Anderson
StoryJason Schwartzman
StoryWes Anderson
StoryHugo Guinness
StoryRoman Coppola
Production sound mixerJean-Paul Mugel
Miniature supervisorSimon Weisse
Miniature Unit Berlin
Miniature Unit Berlin
Model makerNadja Safvat
Model makerRobert Wiesner
miniature models
miniature models
Model makerLinda Blüml
Model makerHolger Delfs
modeller miniature unit
modeller miniature unit
Model makerMario Gattner
Modellbau - Assistenz
Modellbau - Assistenz

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Searchlight Pictures [us] (formerly Fox Searchlight Pictures)
USA (theatrical)
USA (theatrical)
The Walt Disney Company France [fr]
France (theatrical)
France (theatrical)
Walt Disney Company [pl]
Poland
Poland
The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH [de]
Germany 2021 (theatrical)
Germany 2021 (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
KB: Milena Canonero
KB: Milena Canonero
DecorationArt Department Studio Babelsberg GmbH

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Alexandre Desplat2022Golden Globes Awards [us]
Best Score Motion Picture
Best Score Motion PictureNominated
Alexandre Desplat2022BAFTA Awards [uk]
Original Score
Original ScoreNominated
Adam Stockhausen2022BAFTA Awards [uk]
Best Production Design
Best Production DesignNominated
Adam Stockhausen2022Critics Choice Awards [us]
Best Production Design
Best Production DesignNominated
Milena Canonero2022BAFTA Awards [uk]
Best Costume Design
Best Costume DesignNominated
Rena DeAngelo2022BAFTA Awards [uk]
Best Production Design
Best Production DesignNominated
Robert D. Yeoman2021Camerimage Festival [pl]
Golden Frog - Main Competition
Golden Frog - Main CompetitionNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021SwitzerlandZurich Film Festival
Gala-Sektion
Gala-Sektion
2021GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
Transatlantic
Transatlantic
2021SpainSan Sebastian Film Festival (Zinemaldia)
Perlak
Perlak
2021FranceFestival de Cannes
Official Selection - Competition
Official Selection - Competition
2020FranceFestival de Cannes
Label Official Selection
Label Official Selection

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
RepeatFranceCanal+ [fr]Tuesday, 05/07/2022, 11.15 PM
First showingFranceCanal+ [fr]Tuesday, 28/06/2022, 9.10 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 19/11/2021
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 27/10/2021
Theatre releaseUSAFriday, 22/10/2021
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 21/10/2021
PremiereMonday, 12/07/2021Festival de Cannes [fr]