19th June 2013
GUN OF THE BLACK SUN
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In 1940 General Lupescu of the Romanian Iron Guard has a spell from the ancient legend of the ‘Zmeu’ placed upon a golden Luger handgun - a gift to him from Himmler of the SS.
Year's later in modern day Bucharest, beautiful Gypsy girl Loredana Anescu finds the gun among her dying Grandfather's possessions. Long awaiting its re-emergence is Damian Lupescu, descendant of the General and owner of Archangel International Media. He has dreamed of unleashing the ZMEU* bestowed on the gun through media technology, to restore fascism and bring the return of the Forth Reich.
Knowing nothing of its dark and mystical past Loredana unwittingly shows the Luger to Harley riding Irishman Axel O'Rourke, a Nightclub owner who runs a cigarette smuggling operation from Bucharest to London. Lupescu learns that Loredana has found the Luger and goes after her to reclaim it. Escaping with Axel into the country Lupescu's henchmen catch up with them taking Loredana and the Luger, leaving Axel for dead.
On learning the legend of the Luger, Axel is urged to follow Lupescu to London to destroy it, putting an end to his bigoted plan. *The "zmeu" figures prominently in many Romanian folk tales as the manifestation of the destructive forces of greed and selfishness.The zmeu has a plethora of magical, destructive powers at his disposal. He can fly, transform himself into various creatures, and has tremendous supernatural strength the zmeu resides in the "other world" steals the sun and the moon from the sky, thereby enshrouding all humanity in darkness.
Evil… never ends
Credits
Main Cast
Gary Douglas ... Axel o Rourke
Richard Lynch ... Damian Lupescu
Ian Wright ... Duke
Mihaella Sinca ... Loredana
Kristina Cepraga ... Alessandra
Cast Romania
Nicoleta Chiriac ... Madga
Huggy Leaver ... Ciggy
Marian Adochitei ... Rudi
Ion Haiduc ... Proffesor Dragos
Claudiu Trandafir ... Little Nicky
Gabriel Spahiu ... Tibor
Mihai Smarandache ...Gregor
Elena...Carmen Trocan
Flaviu Crisan.... Flaviu (undertaker)
Octav Dona ... Undertaker 2
Constantin Florescu... Priest
Armand Utma... Young Priest
C.R.B.L. ...Shooter
Billy Barth...Angry Man
Roxana Horvath ...Michelle
Ion Saizu ... Dying Radu
Mihai...C-tin Petre
Bogdan... Bogdan Uritescu
Viorel... C.Mirea
Viorel 2...M.Mihalcea
Lucian Diaconu ... Photographer
Cast London
Danielle Coutts...Lynne
Geoff Troth...Yob
Gemma Hiles ... Dancer
Iga Wyrwal...Dancer
Larissa Summers ... Drunk Girl
Mitchell Thomas ... Bouncer No1
Conrad Kane ... Bouncer 2
Writers
Elaine Thompson
Gary Douglas
Patrick Tilley - Shooting Screenplay
Additional Material
Andrew Stear
Parv Bancil
Frank Rehwaldt
Producer - Andrew Stear
Producer - Gary Douglas
Assistant Producer - Elaine Thompson
Producer Romania
Viorel Sergovici ... Producer:
Radu Badica ... line producer
Publicist - Elaine Thompson
Still Photographers
Romania - Lucian Diaconu
London - George Richardson
London Bike Race - Chris Laurens
Camera
Director of Photography - Viorel Sergovici
Focus Puller - Pompiliu Avram
Loader - Ion Iancau
Video Assist Operatior - Marian Paun
Second unit -
Director - Will Huston
DOP- Lulu Hillerin ...
Assistant camera - Madalina Lungu.
Grip
Key Grip - Mihai Parvu
Dolly Grip - Costel Panoiu
Grip - Virgil Marcovici
Grip - Liviu Enache
Wardrobe
Costume Supervisor - Tora Dragomir
Costumier - Andrei Mezei
Costumier - Flori Sava
Art Department
Production Designer - Radu Corciova
Assistant Art Director - Madi Mazarean
Prop Department
Prop Master - Ion Tudor
Prop Man - Gheorghe Tudor
Prop Man - Marin Badea
Lighting
Gaffer - Lucian Diaconu
Best Boy - Florin Jumatate
Electrician - Adrian Gache
Electrician - Ionut Voicu
Electrician - Marius Jijie
Electrician - Alex Cojocaru
Gen Op - Marian Mihalcea
Make -up & Hair
Key Make-up Artist - Mariana Janos
Hair & Make-up - Dana Costache
Make-up Artist - Nicoleta Chiriac
Editors
Editor - Bogdan Albu
1st Assistant Editor - Tudor Gramescu
2nd Assistant Editor - Kozonac
3rd Assistant Editor - Constantin Tanasie
Sound Romania
Sound Mixer - Ian Richardson
Boom operator - D. Richardson
Cable Man - Cristian Coroiu
Sound London
John Rodda ... sound
Kelly Stewart ... boom operator
Special Effects
SP/FX/M/U - Constantin Petre
SP/FX/ Assistant - Alexandru Petre
VFX
VFX Supervisor.. Andy Frain
VFX...Adi Chifor
Production
1st AD - Lucian Cojocar
Production Co- ordinator - Alina Petrini
2nd AD - Tudor Cojocar
Location Manager - Razvan Radutiu
Script Supervisor - Violeta Rizea
Slate - Madalina Lungu
Casting Agency Constanta - Sabina Cernega
Casting Agency Bucharest - Mihaela Stoian
Miscellaneous Crew
Daniela Diaconu ... accountant
Alina Petrini ... production coordinator
Claudiu Trandafir ... acting/dialog coach
Stunts
Bogdan Uritescu - Stunt Co-ordinator/Stuntman
Gary Douglas
Ferrari driver...Sebastian Mordillo
Transportation Romania
Costume dep.car...Emilian Ghitescu
Production car...Stefan Marcu
Crew van 1...Mihai Dinu
Crew van 2...Stan Dorobantu
Cast van...Dragos Aleu
Talent trailer...Cosmin Guzan
Production trailer...Adi Guzan
Costumes truck...Mihai Militraru
London Ace Cafe/Bike Race Scene
Cast
Craig Jones - GXR Guy
Catherine McQueen ... Flag Girl
Jonathan McGuinness ... Brendan
Stefan Booth ... Biker
Charles Alan ... Biker
Munther El Akabi...Biker
Director - Gustavo Martinez Schmidt
Written by - Parv Bancil
1st AD - Koen Suidgeest
Line Producer - Kate Dain
Stunts
Stunt Co-ordinator & Stunt Performer- Craig Jones
Stuntman - Lee Foxhall
Doughnut Guy - Danny Shell
Additional Crew
Camera
Camera - Eric Wilson
Steady-cam - John Ward
Focus Pullers - Constantin Nica - Jason Walker
Clapper Loader - Sam Smith - Ollie Downey
Video Assist - Jack Wilkinson
Costume Designer - Marriane Agertoft
Dresser - Cat
Art Directors - Mike Woolfe - Diarmuid Byron O' Connor
Art Dept Driver - Gary Morrison
Make-up - Costin Voicu
Sound MIxer - Horea Corneliu Murgu
Boom - Sebastian Kadas
Electrician - Pete Jones -Sid Smith
Genny Operator - Eamon Fitzgerald
G.O. 2 John Donahoe
Production Designer - Linda Stefansdotir
Unit Production manager/AD - Luigi Enciu
Production Co- Ordinator/continuity - Anne Grant
Production Runner - Justin Pope
BS Security - Jack - Tom
Cherry Picker - Danny Cooney
Tracking Vehicles Operator - Dave Betts
London
Additional Crew
1st AD - David Dickson
Electrician - Jonathan Spencer
Make -up- Georgiana Creanga
Music
Film Score - Marius Baras
Music Supervisor - Gary Douglas
Music Consultant - Bogdan Albu
.......... by Open
on Extra records
Te vreali dar mi - e frica - JoJo
from Minti on Extra records
Danny Boy Instrumental - Composer: Trad./Arr Bjorn A. Lynne (PRS - CAE#: 272363273)
Publisher: Lynne Publishing (PRS – CAE #: 541626758)
I know - Written and performed by the G man A.K.A Gary Douglas
produced by Mihai Breazu
I have tried - written and performed by Ana Maria Popa with Perpetuum
from Perpetuum on Extra records
Transilvanya + Sora Mea produced by Mihai Breazu
To the Bone + Through the Storm
Tracks written and performed by Taxi
Alex Gordon, Stewart Barnes, Paul Tisell and Jamie Cullum.
© Taxi
(P) PRS/MCPS.
Disconnected:
By Neoterick & Reain of Lynx-Eyed
Album: Keen Sight
Produced by Stand Alone Productions
I Like Your Face:
By Precise
Album: On Point Vol. 1
Produced by Nutty P
Stranger in Berlin Written and performed by Dog Section
Filmed Entirely on Location London, Bucharest - Constanta Romania
Special thanks in Romania
To the Mayor and people of Constanta, the Management and staff of Hotel Class + Hotel Gugi. The Rex hotel Mamaia.
The Archbishop Of St.Peter & Paul Romanian Orthodox Church. The Natural History & Archeology Museum.
Boom T.V Bucharest
Extra thanks to The Monaco Boys - Nick Barry - George Tucci - Sebs Mordillo.
Special Thanks in London
Mark Wilsmore, Staff and Bikers at the ACE CAFE
James Nicolian and Staff at LOWLIFE BAR
Alberto Barbieri and Staff at PICASSO'S Kings Road
Tomak at SONETTI
John Warr and Staff at WARR'S H.D.
HARLEY DAVIDSON. U.K.
Extra thanks to:
Ian Jones - Danny Shell - David Upward- Dougie Bradford - Vince Tucker and Friends- Steve Hughes - Rick Zsigmond and friends - Justine Hiluk / Tara Wiggins and friends - all the PICASSO bikers past and present.
Thanks to Northern Ireland Office for Archive footage
(a massive thanks to everyone who helped that is not mentioned above........if we have left anyone out please email us to add to credits)
Gary Douglas
Film Maker
