Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands

Guy Maddin

Guy Maddin

[Cast Group]
Actor: Darcy Fehr | Character: Guy Maddin
Actor: Melissa Dionisio | Character: Meta
Actor: Amy Stewart | Character: Veronica
Actor: Tara Birtwhistle | Character: Liliom
Actor: Louis Negin | Character: Dr. Fusi
Actor: Mike Bell | Character: Mo Mott
Actor: David Stuart Evans | Character: Shaky
Actor: Henry Mogatas | Character: Chas
Actor: Victor Cowie | Character: Maddin Sr.
Actor: Herdis Maddin | Character: Grandma
Actor: Marion Martin | Character: Mrs. Maddin
Actor: Aurum McBride | Character: Baby
Actor: Bernard Lesk | Character: Stickboy
Actor: Erin Hershberg | Character: Customer, Stylist
Actor: Erika Rintoul | Character: Customer
Actor: Charlene Van Buekenhout | Character: Customer
Actor: Sherrill Hershberg | Character: Customer
Actor: Kathryn Stuart | Character: Customer
Actor: Lauren Ritz | Character: Customer
Actor: Rebecca Sandulak | Character: Customer
Actor: Kirstin Ward | Character: Customer
Actor: Billy Dee Knight | Character: Customer
Actor: Ricardo Alms | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Craig Aftanas | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Jim Crawford | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Mike Silver | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Bob Unger | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Mark Yuill | Character: Hockey Player, Cop
Actor: Caelum Vatnsdal | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Matt Holm | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Meghan Greenlay | Character: Stylist
Actor: Erin McKenzie | Character: Stylist
Actor: Richard Orlandini | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Don Hewak | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Stan Lesk | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Ted Avent | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Jon Ted Wynne | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Ian Yorski | Character: Wax Maroon, Cop
Actor: Dave McDonald | Character: Wax Maroon
Actor: Steve Burke | Character: Cop
Actor: Robert Enright | Character: Cop
Actor: Spencer Maybee | Character: Cop
Actor: Brad Jonasson | Character: Cop
Actor: Shauna Evans | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Tracy McBride | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Rodney LaTourelle | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Alex Khizder | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Moses | Character: Toby
Actor: Erica Genereux Smith | Character: Customer

[Directors Group]
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Philip Monk | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Rubén Guzmán | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: John Gurdebeke | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Shawna Conner | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Craig Aftanas | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Shauna Evans | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Brad Jonasson | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Zarah Laszlo | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Rodney LaTourelle | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Deb Mosher | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Jesse Peterson | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Michael Stecky | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Ian Yorski | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Meg McMillan | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Beverley Hamilton | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tracy McBride | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Rubén Guzmán | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rebecca Sandulak | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Rubén Guzmán | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Geoff Heath | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Jaworski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Spencer Maybee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rebecca Sandulak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Allison Bile | Role: Costume Department

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346800/videogallery/

Netherlands: January 22, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Canada: February 2003 (limited)
United Kingdom: October 26, 2003 (BFI London Film Festival)
France: March 11, 2004 (Alès Film Festival)
Belgium: June 4, 2004 (Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film)
France: June 27, 2004 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
United States: July 11, 2004 (Maine International Film Festival)
United States: August 11, 2004 (New York City, New York)
France: December 29, 2004
Finland: June 17, 2005 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
Singapore: April 23, 2006 (Singapore International Film Festival)
United States: March 4, 2011 (Fargo Film Festival)
United States: October 16, 2015 (Harvard Film Archive)

Nominee | 2004 | Lyon Festival of New Generation Cinema | Best Film | Guy Maddin, Cowards Bend the Knee
Winner | 2003 | International Film Festival Rotterdam | FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention | Guy Maddin, Cowards Bend the Knee | For its perversly witty fusing of the silent cinema tradition and contemporary installation art, continuing Rotterdam's bridge-building between different visual disciplines.

Domestic: USD 25860
Period: Aug 20 – 22, 2004 | Rank: 96 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 22940 | Interval gross: USD 5570 | Per theater average: USD 5570
Period: Aug 13 – 15, 2004 | Rank: 90 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 11415 | Interval gross: USD 7030 | Per theater average: USD 7030