The Clearing

Name: The Clearing
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004-07-16
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven

IMDb ID: tt0331952 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 5.8 (14,708 votes)

Genres: Drama · Mystery · Thriller

As an executive is held captive by a former employee, it's up to his wife to deliver the ransom.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Clearing
Canada: The Clearing (English)
United Kingdom: The Clearing
Ireland: The Clearing (English)
India: The Clearing (English)
New Zealand: The Clearing (English)
Philippines: The Clearing (English)
United States: The Clearing
South Africa: The Clearing (English)
Argentina: Secretos de un secuestro
Chile: Secretos de un secuestro
World-wide: Secretos de un secuestro (Spanish)
Germany: Anatomie einer Entführung
Hungary: Az emberrablás
Slovenia: Grozljiva jasa
Italy: In ostaggio
Denmark: Kidnapningen (TV Title)
France: L'enlèvement
Spain: L'ombra d'un segrest (Catalan)
Canada: La clairière (French)
Spain: La sombra de un secuestro
Portugal: Na Sombra de um Rapto
Lithuania: Pagrobimas
Serbia: Preteća čistina
Brazil: Refém de uma Vida
Poland: Rozrachunek
Mexico: Secretos De Un Secuestro
Estonia: Selginemine
Turkey: Tehdit (Turkish)
Greece: To xefoto (transliterated title)
Greece: Το ξέφωτο
Bulgaria: Катарзис (Bulgarian)
Russia: Расчет
Japan: 二重誘拐 (Japanese)
China: 大清洗 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 家变 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 家變
China: 赎金危情 (Mandarin)
China: 赎金注码 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Secretos de un secuestroContent RatingRRelease Date2004-07-16Runtime95 minutesMetascore60IMDb Popularity884User Reviews155Critic Reviews109Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
Germany
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsransom
marriage
pittsburgh pennsylvania
fbi federal bureau of investigation
wifeFilming LocationsAsheville, North Carolina, USAProduction CompaniesSearchlight Pictures
Thousand Words
Wildwood EnterprisesOfficial SitesFox Searchlight - http://www.foxsearchlight.com/theclearing/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331952/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0331952.jpgUpdated At2025-09-23T09:28:55

Directors

Pieter Jan Brugge

Writers

Pieter Jan Brugge
Justin Haythe

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Redford | Character: Wayne Hayes
Actor: Helen Mirren | Character: Eileen Hayes
Actor: Willem Dafoe | Character: Arnold Mack
Actor: Alessandro Nivola | Character: Tim Hayes
Actor: Matt Craven | Character: Agent Ray Fuller
Actor: Melissa Sagemiller | Character: Jill Hayes
Actor: Wendy Crewson | Character: Louise Miller
Actor: Larry Pine | Character: Tom Finch
Actor: Diana Scarwid | Character: Eva Finch
Actor: Elizabeth Ruscio | Character: Cindy Mack
Actor: Gwen McGee | Character: Agent Kathleen Duggan
Actor: Sarah Koskoff | Character: Lane Hayes
Actor: Graciela Marin | Character: Graciela
Actor: Mike Pniewski | Character: Detective Kyle Woodward
Actor: Geoff McKnight | Character: John Dewitt
Actor: Tom Arcuragi | Character: Mr. Schmidt
Actor: Audrey Wasilewski | Character: Lisa
Actor: Peter Gannon | Character: Agent Elkins
Actor: Jacqi Loewy | Character: Agent Crew
Actor: Matt Miller | Character: Another Agent
Actor: Mark Emery Moore | Character: Agent Sullivan
Actor: Joel Nunley | Character: Waiter
Actor: Ted Manson | Character: Robert Gidden
Actor: Tony Amen | Character: Customer in Supermarket
Actor: Jackie Goldston | Character: Reporter
Actor: Mark Golik | Character: Convention attendee
Actor: CB Hackworth | Character: Reporter
Actor: Alex Houvouras | Character: Reporter
Actor: John W. Iwanonkiw | Character: FBI Driver
Actor: William Kania | Character: Subway Patron
Actor: Noah Law | Character: Oscar Hayes
Actor: Donna Lefont | Character: Lady on Escalator -Opening Scene
Actor: Phil Nardozzi | Character: Subway Passenger
Actor: Jackson Nunn | Character: Subway Passanger
Actor: Wendy Lee Rounds | Character: Reporter
Actor: Sandy Slicker | Character: Subway Rider
Actor: Nathan M. Wright | Character: Airport Passenger
Actor: Sarah Spencer Yerger | Character: Reporter
Actor: John Yost | Character: FBI Agent

[Directors Group]
Name: Pieter Jan Brugge | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Pieter Jan Brugge | Role: Writer
Name: Justin Haythe | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Pieter Jan Brugge | Role: Producer
Name: Kim Honeyman | Role: Producer
Name: Jawal Nga | Role: Producer
Name: Jonah Smith | Role: Producer
Name: Dara Weintraub | Role: Producer
Name: Palmer West | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Craig Armstrong | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Denis Lenoir | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kevin Tent | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Victoria Thomas | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Lucrezia Casta | Role: Production Designer
Name: Chris Gorak | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Paul Huggins | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marthe Pineau | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Florence-Isabelle Megginson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Roxanne Ferguson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jane Galli | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Virginia G. Hadfield | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Taylor Knight | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gary Liddiard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tena Parker | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Stephanie Ponder | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Judy Ponder-Patton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michael Riley | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Denise Tunnell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Patty Bell | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Kimberly Rach | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dara Weintraub | Role: Production Manager
Name: Patrick Esposito | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Alison C. Rosa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: John Rusk | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: James Brothers | Role: Art Department
Name: Matthew Butler | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Didiot | Role: Art Department
Name: David Dreyer | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel B. Foster | Role: Art Department
Name: Sammy Ray Hill | Role: Art Department
Name: Michelle Ihnot | Role: Art Department
Name: Gregory Jones | Role: Art Department
Name: Kenneth J. Kellers | Role: Art Department
Name: Lauri Mancuso | Role: Art Department
Name: Swift Moseley | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Nave | Role: Art Department
Name: Gregg Perez | Role: Art Department
Name: Lisa 'Pike' Rincon | Role: Art Department
Name: Mike Sullivan | Role: Art Department
Name: Lance Totten | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Christopher Assells | Role: Sound Department
Name: Douglas Axtell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lon Bender | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Bires | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bryan Bowen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Bowman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Harry Cohen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Coppola | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mick Davies | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc Fishman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Randy Kelley | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Kudell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Lamberti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Longstaffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anna MacKenzie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael McNerney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carey Milbradt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Navarro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Todd Niesen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Drew Ponder | Role: Sound Department
Name: George E. Simpson Jr. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Unsun Song | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul P. Soucek | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Staubli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Steele | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karen Vassar Triest | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Soukup | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Lisa Reynolds | Role: Special Effects
Name: Bob Shelley | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Heather Ignarro | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tommy Tran | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Toby Wilkins | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Craig Branham | Role: Stunts
Name: Gavin Buhr | Role: Stunts
Name: Charles Croughwell | Role: Stunts
Name: Dan Shea | Role: Stunts
Name: Keith Shindoll | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kenny Bazal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kyle Boorman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bobby Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jarrett Buba | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Casey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jorgen Christensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Cohagan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Crowley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff W. Curtis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Dilucente | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Ellis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Evans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Donny Fowler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Randall Freeman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josh Hancher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darryl Humber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Ippolito | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Lugar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marc Margulies | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack McCollum | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David McLean | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Emery Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Morse | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Nutini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dick Oakes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jesse Wayne Parker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Pellegrini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryan Powell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Repeta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Robinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacob Ross | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Monty Rowan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ted Sapp | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chad Schroeder | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Art Schultz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lorey Sebastian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jared Seltzer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nick Tallo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ted Wiegand | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Nicole Abellera | Role: Casting Department
Name: Janelle Cochrane | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kim Coleman | Role: Casting Department
Name: Shirley Fulton Crumley | Role: Casting Department
Name: Patrick Ingram | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lori Maloney | Role: Casting Department
Name: Caitlin McKenna | Role: Casting Department
Name: Nancy Mosser | Role: Casting Department
Name: Karen Faith Rothwell | Role: Casting Department
Name: Marty Keener Cherrix | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Daniel George | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nan McCulloch | Role: Costume Department
Name: Stephen K. Randolph | Role: Costume Department
Name: Linda N. Robinson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Stephanie Siemens | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sanford Slepak | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: David Berman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Charles Bunn | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Gary Burritt | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Carlos M. Castillón | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Fred Chandler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Richard B. Molina | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jami Philbrick | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alexis Seymour | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lonnie A. Mathes | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Gerard Averill | Role: Location Management
Name: Frawley Becker | Role: Location Management
Name: John Findley | Role: Location Management
Name: Lance Holland | Role: Location Management
Name: Stephen Hough | Role: Location Management
Name: Mike Riley | Role: Location Management
Name: Doug Mackenzie | Role: Location Management
Name: James A. Mahathey | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Stephen Coleman | Role: Music Department
Name: Rupert Coulson | Role: Music Department
Name: David Donaldson | Role: Music Department
Name: Matt Dunkley | Role: Music Department
Name: Geoff Foster | Role: Music Department
Name: Christine H. Luethje | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Mera | Role: Music Department
Name: Zdena Pelikanova | Role: Music Department
Name: Roy Prendergast | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Cavanaugh | Role: Music Department
Name: Julia Michels | Role: Music Department
Name: Alfred Newman | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jessica Abrams | Role: Production Department
Name: Rozzanna Bonesso | Role: Production Department
Name: Steve Cainas | Role: Production Department
Name: Elizabeth Cline | Role: Production Department
Name: Michele Cusick | Role: Production Department
Name: Nathan Earley | Role: Production Department
Name: Jordan Brendan Finnegan | Role: Production Department
Name: Benjamin Fretheim | Role: Production Department
Name: Larry Geyer | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Hinton | Role: Production Department
Name: Shane Meador | Role: Production Department
Name: Kari Mills | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Niemczyk | Role: Production Department
Name: Rosemary Orlando | Role: Production Department
Name: Teresa M. Yarbrough | Role: Production Department
Name: Craig T. Brown | Role: Production Department
Name: Hope Anne Nathan | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Janna Stern | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Janet Perrotti | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Cindi Randall | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pamela C. Ray | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Patricia Sammons | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Marc Scott | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Windi Robinson | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Gloria Winship Ayon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Greg Bell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Casey Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Burns | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bella Cosper | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joan Eisenberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric L. Fersten | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Ford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eddie Frierson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Avery Galligan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Gee-George | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Hatzer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donna Kail | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alisa Katz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephanie Lewis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Pape | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marsha L. Swinton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birdie Talanca | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Tuerpe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan Van Apeldoorn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Trish Vengoechea | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Salvador Vidal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven Blumenfeld | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christie Christl | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jeroen Krabbé | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Mann | Role: Thanks
Name: Alan J. Pakula | Role: Thanks
Name: Hannah Pakula | Role: Thanks
Name: Billy Weber | Role: Thanks
Name: Bryce Guy Williams | Role: Thanks
Name: Edward Zwick | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Clearing | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4287234329/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4287234329/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564560999616.mp4?Expires=1788320935&Signature=X-wfJZ7qV03Wyf7iiguoFBrPQFDYrly7WSw-xHZf9zPOy7izcfuKLyyGLY2Vv6jVIo5QMB~g6Ld1MG3ggUqcKavdEySUrOJP0KAMOj7z0vvvVsQO02JiJb1n-mAI789f~IHZw1paPvNUaYSMheMqGND4oAwUFx0e8aB6voDBaja~HWoCQgzNUioejf~w-52H72EPtitDpSnfxBJRXSyBubd5eG2dbW7Ll4BOuNr1YbajlNu5UlISX66WJrlep1VBqq0VQoLidVN295fzuABbmTkV-5xx3iPnvlB8x7ParGZRur3yHxbqYKcWV1mzpqtSXNcERhQwOjyegJUqADyzxw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: July 2, 2004 (limited)
United States: July 16, 2004
Spain: August 20, 2004
United Kingdom: September 3, 2004
France: September 4, 2004 (Deauville Film Festival)
Greece: September 10, 2004
Denmark: September 17, 2004
Japan: September 25, 2004 (Tokyo)
Netherlands: September 26, 2004 (Nederlands Film Festival)
Germany: September 27, 2004 (Hamburg Film Festival)
Belgium: October 6, 2004 (Flanders International Film Festival)
Poland: October 10, 2004 (Warsaw Film Festival)
France: October 14, 2004 (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival)
Netherlands: October 21, 2004
Brazil: October 24, 2004 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Mexico: October 29, 2004
Belgium: November 3, 2004
Argentina: November 4, 2004
Czech Republic: November 11, 2004
Turkey: November 12, 2004
Portugal: November 18, 2004
France: November 24, 2004
Australia: November 25, 2004
Brazil: November 26, 2004
Italy: November 26, 2004
Romania: November 26, 2004
Panama: December 3, 2004
Chile: December 9, 2004
Sweden: December 10, 2004
United Arab Emirates: December 22, 2004
Austria: December 23, 2004
Germany: December 23, 2004
South Korea: January 7, 2005
Taiwan: February 17, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Norway: February 18, 2005
Finland: April 6, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: April 6, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Kuwait: April 6, 2005
Sweden: April 27, 2005 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: May 3, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

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