Before Sunrise (1995)
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- R
- 1h 41min
- Drama, Romance
- 27 Jan 1995 (USA)
- Movie
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ethan Hawke | ... |
Jesse
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| Julie Delpy | ... |
Céline
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Andrea Eckert | ... |
Wife on Train
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Hanno Pöschl | ... |
Husband on Train
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Karl Bruckschwaiger | ... |
Guy on Bridge
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Tex Rubinowitz | ... |
Guy on Bridge
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| Erni Mangold | ... |
Palm Reader
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Dominik Castell | ... |
Street Poet
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| Haymon Maria Buttinger | ... |
Bartender
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Harald Waiglein | ... |
Guitarist in Club
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Bilge Jeschim | ... |
Belly Dancer
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Kurti | ... |
Percussionist
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| Hans Weingartner | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Liese Lyon | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Peter Ily Huemer | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Otto Reiter | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Hubert Fabian Kulterer | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Branko Andric | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Constanze Schweiger | ... |
Cafe Patron
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| John Sloss | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Alexandra Seibel | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Georg Schöllhammer | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Christian Ankowitsch | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Wilbirg Reiter | ... |
Cafe Patron
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Barbara Klebel | ... |
Musician on Boat
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Wolfgang Staribacher | ... |
Musician on Boat
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Wolfgang Glüxam | ... |
Harpsichord Player
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| Adam Goldberg | ... |
Man Sleeping on Train (uncredited)
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| Richard Linklater | ... |
Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
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| Paul Poet | ... |
Guy in Bar (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Linklater | ||
Written by
| Richard Linklater | ... | (written by) & |
| Kim Krizan | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Gregory Jacobs | ... | associate producer |
| Wolfgang Ramml | ... | co-producer |
| Gernot Schaffler | ... | co-producer |
| John Sloss | ... | executive producer |
| Anne Walker-McBay | ... | producer |
| Ellen Winn Wendl | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Fred Frith | ||
Cinematography by
| Lee Daniel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sandra Adair | ||
Editorial Department
| Barbara Albert | ... | assistant editor |
| Peter Fahrngruber | ... | avid consultant |
| Sheri Galloway | ... | second editor |
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
| Bob Kaiser | ... | color timer |
| Eric A. Lewy | ... | first assistant editor |
| Christine Radovanov | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Alycia Aumuller | ||
| Judy Henderson | ||
| Lisa Pantone | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Florian Reichmann | ||
Costume Design by
| Florentina Welley | ||
Makeup Department
| Karen Dunst | ... | hair stylist (as Karin Dunst) / makeup artist (as Karin Dunst) |
Production Management
| Bernhard Schmatz | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Buche | ... | second assistant director |
| E. Otto Sperl | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Maria Bluemel | ... | stand-by props (as Maria Blümel) |
| Max Parovsky | ... | art department assistant (as Maximilian Jezo-Parovsky) |
| Michael Suchy | ... | property master |
| Mark Lambert Bristol | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Wayne Bell | ... | sound effects editor |
| Stan Ginsel | ... | assistant sound editor (as Stanley Ginsel) |
| Douglas Greenfield | ... | stereo consultant: Dolby |
| Tom Hammond | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Steve Jaszkowiak | ... | foley mixer |
| Ossama Khuluki | ... | foley artist |
| Paul Koronkiewicz | ... | boom operator (as Paul Koronkiewiecz) |
| Christopher Moriana | ... | foley artist (as Chris Moriana) |
| Charles W. Ritter | ... | dialogue editor (as Chip Ritter) |
| Larry Seyer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Russ Smith | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Reilly Steele | ... | adr mixer |
| Thomas Szabolcs | ... | sound mixer |
| Todd Toon | ... | foley editor |
| Patrick Giraudi | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Alexander | ... | steadicam operator |
| Walter Bednarik | ... | dolly grip |
| Gabriela Brandenstein | ... | still photographer |
| Philipp Grausam | ... | electrician (as Phillip Grausam) |
| Matthias Grunsky | ... | clapper loader (as Mathias Grunsky) |
| Susanne Habitzel | ... | best girl electric |
| Roland Heinrich | ... | grip |
| Thomas Horváth | ... | second electric (as Thomas Horvath) |
| Gero Lasnig | ... | gaffer |
| Francesco Lorusso | ... | grip |
| Heinz Menschik | ... | first assistant camera |
| Bernd Pfingstmann | ... | third electric |
| Clark Walker | ... | second assistant camera |
| Thomas Öhl | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Chloe Ernst | ... | casting associate: New York |
| Robyn Levinson | ... | casting assistant |
| James Pantone | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
| Lisa Pantone | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
| Regina Schlagnitweit | ... | casting: Austria |
| Birgit Sturm | ... | extras casting: Vienna People |
Location Management
| Philipp Kaiser | ... | location assistant |
| Kurt Werner Krusche | ... | location manager (as Kurt 'Mingo' Krusche) |
| Axl Newrkla | ... | set location manager |
Music Department
| Arlene Fishbach | ... | music consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Monika Petrillo | ... | script supervisor (as Monika von Manteuffel) |
Transportation Department
| Michael Hopfgartner | ... | transportation captain |
| Stegan Stein | ... | driver: trailer (as Stefan Stein) |
Additional Crew
| Catherine Bauer | ... | production assistant |
| Dennis Davidson | ... | unit publicist |
| Bob Dillon | ... | production assistant |
| Uli Halbritter | ... | production coordinator |
| Jeff Hill | ... | publicity: Clein+White |
| Jérôme Jouneaux | ... | press attache: France |
| Alexander Kleinszig | ... | key production assistant |
| Avi Levy | ... | production accountant |
| Karol Martesko | ... | co-production liaison |
| Morgan Miles | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Andrea Nunner | ... | accountant: Austria |
| Chris Paton | ... | unit publicist: DDA London |
| Regina Schlagnitweit | ... | set production assistant |
| Hans Weingartner | ... | production assistant |
| Reini Weissensteiner | ... | set production assistant (as Reinhard Weißensteiner) |
| Susanne Wouk | ... | set production assistant |
Thanks
| Wolfgang Ainberger | ... | we wish to thank |
| Karen Arikian | ... | we wish to thank (as Karin Arikian) |
| Manfred Bartunek | ... | we wish to thank |
| Ivan Bigley | ... | we wish to thank |
| Arie Bohrer | ... | we wish to thank |
| Laura Duda | ... | we wish to thank |
| Courtney Eldridge | ... | we wish to thank |
| Jürgen Forster | ... | we wish to thank |
| Walter Galosch | ... | we wish to thank |
| Leonhard Gmür | ... | we wish to thank |
| Robyn Gray | ... | we wish to thank |
| Stefan Grissemann | ... | we wish to thank |
| Ada Harmon | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Cecil Harmon | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Alexander Horwath | ... | we wish to thank |
| John Hunt | ... | we wish to thank |
| Heather McGrath Jacobs | ... | we wish to thank |
| David Jewell | ... | acknowledgment: poem "Delusion Angel" written by |
| Alan Jones | ... | we wish to thank |
| Gudrun Kampl | ... | we wish to thank |
| Constanze Kargl | ... | we wish to thank |
| Lynn Keller | ... | we wish to thank |
| Kurt Kren | ... | we wish to thank |
| Charles Krieger | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Thelma Krieger | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Doris Krumpl | ... | we wish to thank |
| Charles Linklater | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Shirley Linklater | ... | in memory of: my grandparents |
| Amy Lowrey | ... | we wish to thank |
| Peter Muhr | ... | we wish to thank |
| Vesna Muhr | ... | we wish to thank |
| Jim Osborne | ... | we wish to thank |
| Katharina Pirker | ... | we wish to thank |
| Bernhard Praschl | ... | we wish to thank |
| Ulla Rapp | ... | we wish to thank |
| Christa Reeh | ... | we wish to thank |
| Stefan Ruul | ... | we wish to thank |
| Mária Schmidt | ... | we wish to thank (as Maria Schmidt) |
| Franz Schwartz | ... | we wish to thank |
| Heinz Skala | ... | we wish to thank |
| Philipp Teuchtler | ... | we wish to thank |
| I.D. Lila von Schwarzenberg | ... | we wish to thank |
| Dagmar Wagner | ... | we wish to thank |
| Fritz Wagner | ... | we wish to thank |
| Peter Wallner | ... | we wish to thank |
| Heinz Wendl | ... | we wish to thank |
| Cornelia Zweigert | ... | we wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Castle Rock Entertainment (presents) (a Turner Company)
- Detour Filmproduction (producer)
- Filmhaus Wien Universa Filmproduktions (in association with)
- Sunrise Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Filmhaus Films (co-production)
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1995) (World-wide) (sales)
- Columbia Pictures (1995) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmayer (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fox-Warner (1995) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Rank Film Distributors (1995) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1995) (France) (theatrical) (as UGC-PH)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1996) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Austin Recording Studio (re-recording facility)
- Austrian Airlines (we wish to thank)
- Clein + White (publicity)
- Curtis Brown (used by permission of) ("As I Walked Out One Evening" written by W. H. Auden Copyright © 1940 W. H. Auden All Rights Reserved.)
- DDA Public Relations (unit publicist)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Digital Sound and Picture (foley recorded at)
- Filmfonds Wien (this film received financial support from)
- Frederick's (caterer)
- Kunsthaus Wien (we wish to thank)
- LISTO MediaServices Cine + TV Postproduction (negative processing and dailies)
- Milan Records (soundtrack published by)
- Moody Hall Madrigals (we wish to thank)
- Ottakringer (we wish to thank)
- Pacific Title (opticals and titles)
- Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo (legal services)
- Sound One (adr recorded at)
- Soundcrafter (sound post-production)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- Technicolor (prints by)
- Texas Motion Picture Service (we wish to thank)
- The City of Vienna (we wish to thank)
- The Mayor's Office of the City of Vienna (we wish to thank)
- Vienna People (extras casting)
- Vienna Tourist Bureau (we wish to thank)
- Zomba Music Services (we wish to thank)
- Österreichische Bundesbahn (ÖBB) (we wish to thank)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? Written by randywong70@comcast.net |
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| Taglines | Jump on and live a Eurorail journey you will never forget! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,423,537, 29 Jan 1995 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $22,600,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The idea for the movie came from the backgrounds of both Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan. Linklater spent a night walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he randomly met. Krizan rode around Europe on trains meeting people and on one trip met a Norwegian man on the way to Paris, and ended up walking around the city all night much like Before Sunrise (1995). Krizan has never revealed whether or not they had a romance that night and they lost contact. Linklater and Amy stayed in touch for a while, until contact was lost and he never heard from her again. It was not until 2010 that Linklater found out that Amy had died in a traffic accident before the release of Before Sunrise (1995), the first film in the trilogy. Krizan has never re-connected with the Norwegian man that was her inspiration for the famous night of walking around a European city. See more » |
| Goofs | Jesse and Celine walk towards the back of the train heading for the dining car. As they enter the dining car, the train is now traveling in the opposite direction, backwards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Miami Rhapsody/Federal Hill/Before Sunrise/A Man of No Importance/Safe Passage (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dido And Aeneas See more » |
| Quotes |
Celine:
Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more? See more » |