"The man who tried to cheat the devil."

2009

2h 3m

6.4(2767 votes)

Adventure

Fantasy

Mystery

Overview

A travelling theatre company has more to it than meets the eye.

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Cast & Crew

72 members

Acting

Christopher Plummer

Doctor Parnassus

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Lily Cole

Valentina

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Heath Ledger

Tony

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Andrew Garfield

Anton

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Verne Troyer

Percy

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Tom Waits

Devil

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Johnny Depp

Imaginarium Tony 1

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Jude Law

Imaginarium Tony 2

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Colin Farrell

Imaginarium Tony 3

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Fraser Aitcheson

Dancing Policeman

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Bart Anderson

Young Boy's Father

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Patrick Bahrich

Dancing Policeman

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Michael Bean

Dancing Policeman

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Mark Benton

Dad

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Moya Brady

Aunty Flo

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Lisa Bunting

Charity Guest 3

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Bobby Bysouth

Louis Vitton Woman's Reflection

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Wendy Carson

Nun 1

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Ben Cartwright

Policeman 1

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Lorraine Cheshire

Mum

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Gwendoline Christie

Classy Shopper 2

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John Stewart

Dancing Policeman

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Chris Cochrane

Dancing Policeman

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Joann Condon

Shopper

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Erika Conway

Young Boy's Mother

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Ray Cooper

Vladimir

Crew

Bruce Crawford

Face Changed Martin

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D. Harlan Cutshall

Charity Guest 1

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Simon Day

Uncle Bob

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Deni DeLory

Charity Guest 2

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Michael Eklund

Tony's Assistant

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Paloma Faith

Sally

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Craig Fraser

Debonair Gent

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Carrie Genzel

Female Journalist

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Lewis Gott

Diego

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Ryan Grantham

Little Anton

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Mackenzie Gray

First Monk

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Jason Griffith

Dancing Policeman

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Sarah Groundwater-Law

Sales Girl

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Johnny Harris

Policeman

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Georgina Hegedos

Baboushka

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Emil Hostina

Serge

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Igor Ingelsman

Gregor

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Michael Jonsson

Paramedic 2

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Emma Karwandy

Valentina's Daughter

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Виталий Кравченко

Piotr

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Montserrat Lombard

Sally's Friend

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Quinn Lord

Young Boy

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Katie Lyons

Martin's Girlfriend

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Donna Lysell

President's Wife

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Amy Marston

Classy Shopper 1

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Scott A. McGillivray

Dancing Policeman

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Charles McKeown

Fairground's Inspector

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Christine McMahon

Nun 2

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Dean Moen

Smiling Policeman

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Peter New

Paramedic 1

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Mark Oliver

Male Journalist

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Carolyn Pickles

Shopper

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Richard Riddell

Martin

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Gavin Rolph

Policeman 2

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Lucy Russell

Classy Shopper 3

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Cassandra Sawtell

Olga

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Sian Scott

Linda

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Richard Shanks

Friend of Martin

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Charles Singh

Security Guard

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Maggie Steed

Louis Vuitton Woman

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Peter Stormare

The President

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Pearce Visser

Dancing Policeman

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Amanda Walker

Shopper

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Ian A. Wallace

Third Monk

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Kis Yurij

Second Monk

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Charlie Carter

Shopper (uncredited)

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