Principal cast
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson and Kelly Macdonald
Film 458 of 498 on the Screen Path
No Country for Old Men
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About the film
No Country for Old Men at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2007 film at stop 458 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Key craft credits
Roger Deakins (director of photography), Ethan Coen (editor), Joel Coen (editor), Carter Burwell (original music composer) and Jess Gonchor (production design)
- Director
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Release
- 2007-11-09
- Runtime
- 122 minutes
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller and Western
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Javier BardemCharacter: Anton Chigurh
- Tommy Lee JonesCharacter: Ed Tom Bell
- Josh BrolinCharacter: Llewelyn Moss
- Woody HarrelsonCharacter: Carson Wells
- Kelly MacdonaldCharacter: Carla Jean Moss
- Garret DillahuntCharacter: Wendell
- Tess HarperCharacter: Loretta Bell
- Barry CorbinCharacter: Ellis
- Stephen RootCharacter: Man Who Hires Wells
- Rodger BoyceCharacter: El Paso Sheriff
- Beth GrantCharacter: Carla Jean's Mother
- Ana ReederCharacter: Poolside Woman
Full crew
Full crew
- Joel CoenCredits: Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
- Ethan CoenCredits: Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
- Scott RudinCredits: Producer
- Robert GrafCredits: Executive Producer
- Mark RoybalCredits: Executive Producer
- Roger DeakinsCredits: Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Jess GonchorCredits: Production Design
- Mary ZophresCredits: Costume Design
- Ellen ChenowethCredits: Casting
- Skip LievsayCredits: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Vincent CirelliCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Glenn MorrisCredits: Visual Effects Producer
- Sage Emmett ConnellCredits: Set Dresser
- Deborah JensenCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Quentin MatthysCredits: Set Dresser
- Joel DoughertyCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Mark NorbyCredits: Stunt Double
- Carter BurwellCredits: Original Music Composer
- Richard Foreman Jr.Credits: Still Photographer
- Edward LassakCredits: Transportation Captain
- Timothy P. RyanCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Nancy HaighCredits: Set Decoration
- John P. GoldsmithCredits: Art Direction
- Paul LeBlancCredits: Hair Department Head
- Jean Ann BlackCredits: Makeup Department Head
- Karen Ruth GetchellCredits: Production Supervisor
- Thomas JohnstonCredits: Script Supervisor
- Rachael Lin GallaghanCredits: Production Coordinator
- Todd KasowCredits: Music Editor
- Lori DeLappCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Jenny EaganCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- Greg OrloffCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Craig BerkeyCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Peter ChesneyCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Jery HewittCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Roberta Marquez SeretCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- David DilibertoCredits: Associate Producer
- Thomas Rosales Jr.Credits: Stunts
- Bac DeLormeCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Betsy MagruderCredits: First Assistant Director
- Debra ClairCredits: Additional Hairstylist
- Teresa ValenzuelaCredits: Wigmaker
- Ron AlexusCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Bryan BoothCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Andy GrahamCredits: Camera Operator
- Chris NapolitanoCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
- Scott KidnerCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
- Bruce HammeCredits: Dolly Grip
- Jamie GarciaCredits: Electrician
- George GreeneCredits: Electrician
- Tommy KeliiCredits: Electrician
- Louis NelsonCredits: Electrician
- Andy HarrisCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Josh BlakesleeCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Chris MackCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Thomas BangoCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Mitch LillianCredits: First Company Grip
- Dave ChildersCredits: First Company Grip
- Jeff LomaglioCredits: Grip
- Rick MarroquinCredits: Grip
- Asa-Luke TwocrowCredits: Grip
- Peter WeidenfellerCredits: Grip
- Charley GilleranCredits: Key Rigging Grip
- Daniel 'Lee' AndresCredits: Rigging Grip
- Hank HerreraCredits: Rigging Grip
- Gary KangrgaCredits: Rigging Grip
- Jim ThreadgillCredits: Rigging Grip
- Liza BambenekCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Paul CandrilliCredits: Second Company Grip
- Paul ElliottCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- Tracy KilpatrickCredits: Additional Casting
- Marie A.K. McMasterCredits: Casting Assistant
- Kathryn SchuetzeCredits: Casting Assistant
- Rachel TennerCredits: Casting Associate
- Amelia Rasche McCarthyCredits: Casting Associate
- Jo Edna BoldinCredits: Location Casting
- Delia HauserCredits: Costumer
- Christine HawesCredits: Costumer
- Aleah AmesCredits: Key Costumer
- Lisanne ScafineCredits: Set Costumer
- Katie McQuerreyCredits: Assistant Editor
- Bruce GoodmanCredits: Colorist
- Michael HatzerCredits: Digital Color Timer
- Michael KennedyCredits: Digital Intermediate Producer
- Karen YokomizoCredits: First Assistant Accountant
- Todd SpearsCredits: Payroll Accountant
- Cheryl KurkCredits: Production Accountant
- Gabriel PรฉrezCredits: Production Coordinator
- Jennifer MancusoCredits: Production Secretary
- Mamie MitchellCredits: Script Supervisor
- Melissa WisemanCredits: Second Assistant Accountant
- Narges TakeshCredits: Story Editor
- Mimi N. McGrealCredits: Travel Coordinator
- Louise SpencerCredits: Unit Publicist
- Cormac McCarthyCredits: Novel
- Byron WilsonCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Ben Hernandez BrayCredits: Stunts
- Jose VasquezCredits: Stunts
- Peter KurlandCredits: Sound Mixer
- Jason HamerCredits: Makeup Supervisor
- Christien TinsleyCredits: Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Bill AnagnosCredits: Stunts
- Tim BuchananCredits: Stunts
- Laurence ChavezCredits: Stunts
- Christopher Lee BaileyCredits: Stunts
- Eddie J. FernandezCredits: Stunts
- Toby HolguinCredits: Stunts
- Tom RoachCredits: Stunts
- Steve RizzoCredits: Stunts
- Jim HenryCredits: Stunts
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