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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

20126.4 / 10107 min

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Overview

Make the Improbable Possible

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Cast

Ewan McGregor

Dr. Alfred Jones

Emily Blunt

Harriet Chetwode-Talbot

Kristin Scott Thomas

Patricia Maxwell

Rachael Stirling

Mary Jones

Amr Waked

Sheikh Muhammad

Catherine Steadman

Ashley

Tom Mison

Capt. Robert Mayers

Tom Beard

Peter Maxwell

Jill Baker

Betty

Conleth Hill

Bernard Sugden

Alex Taylor-McDowall

Edward Maxwell

Peter Wight

Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Hugh Simon

Foreign Secretary Brian Fleet

Crew

Lasse Hallström

Director

Simon Beaufoy

Screenplay

Paul Torday

Novel

Naomi Donne

Hairstylist

Jack Stew

Foley Artist

Wakana Yoshihara

Makeup Artist

Steve Carter

Art Direction

Khalid Alami

Makeup Artist

Peter Lindsay

Sound Mixer

Adam Mendez

Foley Recordist

Lucy Friend

Makeup Artist

Harry Barnes

Supervising Sound Editor

Jason Swanscott

Foley Artist

Richard Straker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Norma Webb

Makeup Artist

Zineb Bendoula

Hairstylist

Norma Webb

Hairstylist

Gareth Bull

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Naomi Donne

Makeup Artist

Michael Carlin

Production Design

Jamie Laurenson

Executive Producer

Lisa Gunning

Editor

Terry Stacey

Director of Photography

Rebecca Alleway

Set Decoration

Paula Jalfon

Executive Producer

Zygi Kamasa

Executive Producer

Susanna Lenton

Script Supervisor

Fiona Weir

Casting

Julian Day

Costume Design

Stephen Garrett

Executive Producer

Nicky Kentish Barnes

Co-Producer

Dario Marianelli

Original Music Composer

Paul Webster

Producer

Samuel Hadida

Co-Executive Producer

Guy Avshalom

Executive Producer

Victor Hadida

Co-Executive Producer