
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
March 13, 2019
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Cast (49)

Kit Harington
John F. Donovan

Natalie Portman
Sam Turner

Jacob Tremblay
Rupert Turner

Susan Sarandon
Grace Donovan

Kathy Bates
Barbara Haggermaker

Ben Schnetzer
Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)

Thandiwe Newton
Journalist

Jared Keeso
James Donovan

Chris Zylka
Will Jefford Jr.

Amara Karan
Miss Kureshi

Emily Hampshire
Amy Bosworth

Michael Gambon
Man in Diner

Sarah Gadon
Liz Jones

Susan Almgren
Aunt Faith

Jane Wheeler
Aunt Anne

Craig Eldridge
Uncle Patrick

Lukas Rolfe
Cedric

Ari Millen
Big Billy

Gijs Blom
Rupert's Boyfriend

Rob Baker
Late Night Show Host

Ellen David
Adam's Mother

Pat Kiely
Director

Anne Mroczkowski
News Anchor

James Marchant
Police Officer

Suzanne Virdee
Female Anchor

Guenièvre Sandré
Barmaid

Sangita Patel
Journalist #1

Hamza Haq
Journalist #2

Matthew Raudsepp
Hellsome High Actor

Michael Brunet
Cashier

Michael Dozier
Lawyer #1

Harvey Diamond
Lawyer #2

Pierre-Luc Lafontaine
Fan in the Club

Vincent Messina
Young Fan

Anthony Luigi Aguiar
Young Fan

Cassie Luk
Young Fan

Hannah Morgan Lord
Young Fan

Rebecca Windheim
Young Fan

Dakota Jamal Wellman
Eric (uncredited)

Leni Parker
Bonnie (uncredited)

Katy Breier
Trish (uncredited)

Alison Louder
Hellsome High Actress (uncredited)

Brent Skagford
Editor #1 (uncredited)

Carolyn Fe
Porter (uncredited)

Connor McMahon
Intern (Sasha) (uncredited)

Holly Bernier
Journalist (uncredited)

Sam Taylor Buck
Young Daniel (uncredited)

Daniel Murphy
Editor #2 (uncredited)

Karl Farrer
Driver (uncredited)
Crew (82)
Directing

Xavier Dolan
Director

Florelle Del Burgo
Third Assistant Director
Writing
Production

Patrick Roy
Executive Producer

Nancy Grant
Producer

Barry Ryan
Co-Producer

Carmen Cuba
Casting Director

Xavier Dolan
Producer

Joe Iacono
Executive Producer

Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager

Nicholas DeWitt
Location Assistant

Liana Dee
Production Accountant

Anick Poirier
Executive Producer

Christian Fluet
Production Accountant

Yves Desjardins
Production Coordinator

Peter Carlton
Co-Producer

Nathanaël Karmitz
Executive Producer

Lyse Lafontaine
Producer

Elisha Karmitz
Executive Producer
Sound

Sylvain Brassard
Sound Designer

Sylvain Brassard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sylvain Brassard
Sound Effects Editor

Sylvain Brassard
Supervising Sound Editor

Sylvain Brassard
ADR Editor

Felix Andrew
Sound Mixer

Jean-Charles Liozu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher
Foley Mixer

Jean-Philippe Savard
Sound Effects Editor

Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer

Nicolas Gagnon
Foley Artist
Art

Pascale Deschênes
Set Decoration

Raymond Larose
Set Designer

Louis Cyr
Set Dresser

Susan Raney
Set Decoration

Charles-Olivier Tremblay
Art Department Assistant

Frédérique Bolté
Set Decoration

Georges Samuel
Set Dresser

Colombe Raby
Production Design

Sébastien Thivierge
Set Decoration

Patrick Binette
Set Dresser

Radia Slaimi
Set Designer

Anna Mayerová
Set Designer

Benoit Robitaille
Set Dresser

Lucie Tremblay
Set Designer

James Price
Art Direction

Pierre Perrault
Art Direction
Camera

André Turpin
Director of Photography

Aymeric Colas
Steadicam Operator

Henry Landgrebe
Steadicam Operator
Costume & Make-Up

Michele Clapton
Costume Design

Maïna Militza
Makeup Artist

Sian Grigg
Makeup Artist

Linda Dowds
Makeup Artist

Xavier Dolan
Costume Design

Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Costume Design

Scott Hersh
Makeup Artist

Kathy Kelso
Makeup Department Head

Camiel McLean
Makeup Artist

Kathy Kelso
Key Makeup Artist

Karel Bocek
Set Costumer

Suzanne Pakier
Costume Supervisor

Sjaan Gillings
Makeup Supervisor

Denis Vidal
Key Hair Stylist

Julie Brisebois
Makeup Artist

Heather Leat
Costume Supervisor

Lenka Koutková
Costume Supervisor
Crew

Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator

Marianne Messier Petit
Transportation Coordinator

Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator

Lulu Dillon
Actor's Assistant
Editing

Mathieu Denis
Editor

Xavier Dolan
Editor
Lighting

Denis Lamothe
Gaffer
Visual Effects

Jean-François Ferland
Visual Effects Supervisor

Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Coordinator

Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer

Robert Bock
Visual Effects Supervisor

Alain Lachance
VFX Artist

Ismaël Gros
VFX Artist

Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer