City of Ember (2008) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Gil Kenan.

Cast

• Saoirse Ronan as Lina Mayfleet
• Harry Treadaway as Doon Harrow
• Bill Murray as Mayor Cole
• David Ryall as Chief Builder
• Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow
• Mackenzie Crook as Looper
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Clary
• Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Murdo
• Toby Jones as Barton Snode
• Lucinda Dryzek as Lizzie Bisco
• Martin Landau as Sul
• Ian McElhinney as Builder
• B.J. Hogg as Mayor's Guard
• Matt Jessup as Joss
• Lara McIvor as Roner
• Myles Thompson as Smat
• Rachel Morton as Student #2
• Conor MacNeill as Student #3
• Lorraine Hilton as Miss Thorn
• Eoin McAndrew as Student #1
• Liz Smith as Granny
• Mark Mulholland as Portrait Painter
• Heathcote Williams as Sadge Merrall
• Liam Burke as Mr. Boaz
• Maureen Dow as Mrs. Sample
• Simon Kunz as Captain Fleery
• Catherine Quinn as Poppy

Crew

• Tom Hanks — Producer
• Gary Goetzman — Producer
• Xavier Grobet — Director of Photography
• Gil Kenan — Director
• Caroline Thompson — Screenplay
• Steven Shareshian — Producer
• Andrew Lockington — Original Music Composer

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