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The Stone Merchant

The Stone Merchant (2006)

Directed by Renzo Martinelli
2h 0minruntime
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Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan and Turkey. He's above suspicion. In truth, the "Stone Merchant" is a Christian convert into Islam. He's rich, cultured, fascinating. Leda (Jane March) is a successful woman who works as Head of the Public Relations for a big company. She's married to Alceo, a professor at the Sapienza University, specialized in the history of terrorist movements. Alceo is on a wheel chair. He lost his legs in the attack to the American Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. Shahid is a terrorist. Now he's planning an attack along the English Channel. Their lives, their destinies cross in Turkey, where Leda and Alceo are on holiday. And the plot will go on to Rome and Turin till the epilogue of the attack on the ferry boat.

Genres

DramaThriller

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleIl mercante di pietre
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesItaliano, English, Português
Production countriesItaly, United Kingdom, Turkey
StatusReleased
Production companiesMedusa Film, Martinelli Film Company International, Panfilm, Box TV, Sky Cinema
Release date15 settembre 2006
ProductionAli Akdeniz, André Djaoui, Patrick Irwin, Renzo Martinelli, Riccardo Pintus
WriterRenzo Martinelli, Fabio Campus, Corrado Calabrò
EditingOsvaldo Bargero, Pier Paolo Abbà, Enrico Giovannone, Sergio Cremasco, Andrew Dearnley, Carlo Paramidani
CinematographyBlasco Giurato, Mark Binnall, Cem Koray Ercelebi, Alessio Federico Fugolo, Alias Gallione, Graeme Hunter, Fabio Lanciotti, Stefano Paradiso, Daniele Tarantino
Assistant directorsSergio Bosatra, Lusin Dink, Lance Roehrig, Renzo Martinelli, Kathy Hughes
LightingVito Brunetti, Ali Salim Yaşar
Camera operatorsAlessio Federico Fugolo, Stefano Paradiso, Daniele Tarantino, Blasco Giurato, Mark Binnall, Cem Koray Ercelebi, Alias Gallione, Graeme Hunter, Fabio Lanciotti
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Additional photographyBlasco Giurato, Mark Binnall, Cem Koray Ercelebi, Alessio Federico Fugolo, Alias Gallione, Graeme Hunter, Fabio Lanciotti, Stefano Paradiso, Daniele Tarantino
Production designAndrea Faini, Monica Sironi, Rita Di Marco, Avni Tuna Dilligil, Paul McNamara, Andrea Chisesi, Yaprak Cika, Veronica Rosafio
Art directionMonica Sironi, Yaprak Cika, Veronica Rosafio, Andrea Faini, Rita Di Marco, Avni Tuna Dilligil, Paul McNamara, Andrea Chisesi
Set decorationAndrea Faini, Monica Sironi, Rita Di Marco, Avni Tuna Dilligil, Paul McNamara, Andrea Chisesi, Yaprak Cika, Veronica Rosafio
Special effectsMaurizio Corridori, Marcello Buffa
Visual effects
StuntsMassimo Vanni
MusicAldo De Scalzi, Pivio, Yasemin Sannino, Paolo Amici, Colin Codner, St. Clair Davis, Giancarlo Dellapina, Mark DeSimone, Enzo Diliberto, Davide Favargiotti, Mitch Low, Vito Martinelli, Daniele Quadroli, David Quadroli, Fabrizio Quadroli, Bruno Ventura
SoundAldo De Scalzi, Pivio, Yasemin Sannino, Paolo Amici, Colin Codner, St. Clair Davis, Giancarlo Dellapina, Mark DeSimone, Enzo Diliberto, Davide Favargiotti, Mitch Low, Vito Martinelli, Daniele Quadroli, David Quadroli, Fabrizio Quadroli, Bruno Ventura
Costume designSilvia Nebiolo, Cristina Audisio, Patrizia Arrighi, Francesca Latella, Katia Lentini, Maurizio Trani
MakeupKatia Lentini, Maurizio Trani, Silvia Nebiolo, Cristina Audisio, Patrizia Arrighi, Francesca Latella
HairstylingSilvia Nebiolo, Cristina Audisio, Patrizia Arrighi, Francesca Latella, Katia Lentini, Maurizio Trani
Budget10.000.000 €
Revenue1.029.807 €

Release dates

Theatrical release

Italy / Sep 15, 2006

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