Noah's Ark (1999) (TV)

Director:

John Irvin

Writer (WGA):

Peter Barnes (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

It was the end of the world... And the beginning of hope.

Plot:

In the Biblical story from Genesis, God floods the world as Noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark.

Plot Keywords:

God | Biblical | Flood | Sodom | Sodom And Gomorrah

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jon Voight	...	Noah
Mary Steenburgen	...	Naamah
F. Murray Abraham	...	Lot
Carol Kane	...	Sarah
Mark Bazeley	...	Shem
Jonathan Cake	...	Japhet
Alexis Denisof	...	Ham
Emily Mortimer	...	Esther
Sydney Tamiia Poitier	...	Ruth (as Sydney Poitier)
Sonya Walger	...	Miriam
James Coburn	...	The 'Peddler'
Max Phipps	...	Jezer
Joseph Spano	...	Micah
Terry Norris	...	High Priest
Jonathan Biggins	...	First Priest
Michael Sheridan	...	Second priest
Robert Essex	...	Old Zur
Paul Bertram	...	Joel
Howard Stanley	...	Tola
Julie Day	...	Bertha
Monica Maughan	...	Rachel
Denni Gordon	...	Ruth's Mother (as Deni Gordon)
Evelyn Krape	...	Esther's Mother
Daniel Daperis	...	Young Shem
William Dayble	...	Young Japheth
Jonathan Encavey	...	Young Ham
Dino Marnika	...	Rufus
Linda Ross	...	Micah's Wife
Clarence Biyan	...	Pirate 1
Michael O'Malley	...	Pirate 2

Directed by
John Irvin

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Barnes		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	executive producer (as Robert Halmi Sr)
Stephen Jones	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Grabowsky

Cinematography by
Mike Molloy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ian Crafford

Production Design by
Leslie Binns

Art Direction by
Peter Kendall
Andrew Walpole

Set Decoration by
Jill Eden

Costume Design by
Marion Boyce

Makeup Department
Jacqueline Bhavnani	....	hair artist
Jacqueline Bhavnani	....	makeup artist
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist: Mr. Voight
Annette Hardy	....	hair artist
Annette Hardy	....	makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wigs: Mr. Voight
Deborah Lester	....	hair artist (as Deb Lester)
Deborah Lester	....	makeup artist (as Deb Lester)
Paul Pattison	....	hair designer
Paul Pattison	....	makeup designer
José Luis Pérez	....	hair artist (as Jose Perez)
José Luis Pérez	....	makeup artist (as Jose Perez)
Heather Ross	....	hair artist
Heather Ross	....	makeup artist
Zeljka Stanin	....	hair artist
Zeljka Stanin	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lesley Parker	....	unit production manager
Dee D'Orazio	....	post-production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Brown	....	second assistant director
Liz Edwards	....	third assistant director
Dean Fay	....	second assistant director: second unit
Karan Monkhouse	....	first assistant director
Wade Savage	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Ben Bauer	....	buyer
Ben Bauer	....	stand-by props
Campbell Burdon	....	construction manager
Scott Burdon	....	foreman
Adrian Dalton	....	set dresser
Ian Foster	....	props buyer
Graeme Galloway	....	storyboard artist
Peter Hordern	....	greensman
Zlatko Kasumovic	....	assistant stand-by props
Barry Kennedy	....	props master
Gus Lobb	....	scenic artist
Michael Plummer	....	art department coordinator
Hugh Richards	....	stand-by props: second unit
Jeffrey Thorp	....	model making supervisor (as Jeff Thorp)

Sound Department
Steve Burgess	....	sound mixer
Francis Ward Lindsay	....	sound editor (as Francis Lindsay)
Gerard Long	....	foley
Martin Maryska	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Neil	....	assistant sound mixer
Glenn Newnham	....	sound editor
John Penders	....	sound editor
Skye Ritchie	....	assistant sound editor
Maureen Rodbard-Bean	....	sound editor
Mark J. Wasiutak	....	boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Gary Wilkins	....	location sound recordist
Bradford Cox	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor (uncredited)
Martin Maryska	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Armstrong	....	special effects engineer
Rob Heggie	....	special effects technician
Jenny O'Connell	....	special effects coordinator
Brian Pearce	....	special effects supervisor
Ceri Nicholls	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
John O'Brien	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Ali Pearce	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Cassie Pearce	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Murray Curtis	....	visual effects designer: Complete Post Melbourne
Tony Cutrono	....	director of photography: visual effects unit
Ernest D. Farino	....	visual effects supervisor (as Ernest Farino)
Sarah Hicks	....	visual effects coordinator
Rochelle Oshlack	....	visual effects editor
Jacques Stroweis	....	visual effects designer: CVFX (as Jacques Stroweiss)
Peter Webb	....	visual effects designer: Complete Post Melbourne
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor: Creative Visual Effects (uncredited)
Chad Carlberg	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: CVFX (uncredited)
Joseph Cotten	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
John Decker	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Eric Grenaudier	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Andrew Jerram	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Mark Knight	....	previsualiser (uncredited)
Andrea Parkes	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Steven Paul	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
David Rednour	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Eric Reinhard	....	2D composite artist: Flat Earth Productions (uncredited)
Rod Ripley	....	data management: Flat Earth Productions (uncredited)
Chris Schwarze	....	visual effects producer: Complete Post (uncredited)
Ziad Seirafi	....	visual effects consultant (uncredited)

Stunts
Lance Anderson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Zev Eleftheriou	....	stunt coordinator
Russell Frost	....	stunt performer
Raelene Chapman	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Nash Edgerton	....	stunts (uncredited)
David No	....	stunts (uncredited)
Puven Pather	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Warwick Sadler	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark Wickham	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicole Bandur	....	clapper loader: second unit
Dan Carr	....	electric
Damian Church	....	clapper loader
David Cross	....	key grip
Ian Dewhurst	....	gaffer
Chris Hansford	....	electric
Russell Hopkin	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Michael Hughes	....	electric
Craig Jackson	....	grip
Ian Jones	....	director of photography: second unit
Trish Keating	....	focus puller: second unit
Martin Lee	....	Steadicam operator
Peter MacDonnell	....	grip (as Peter Macdonnell)
Lex Martin	....	best boy
Calum McFarlane	....	camera operator (as Calum Mcfarlane)
Peter Moloney	....	electric
Josh Moore	....	grip
Nick Payne	....	gaffer: second unit
Michael Pickells	....	focus puller
Geoff Skilbeck	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
Robbie Van Amstel	....	key grip: second unit (as Robby Van Amstel)
Steve Wells	....	best boy grip
Robyn Good	....	rigger (uncredited)
Tiny Good	....	rigger (uncredited)
Jamie Leckie	....	assistant grip (uncredited)
Gerard Maher	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg Noakes	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Kressel	....	casting
Anissa McCarthy	....	extras casting
Joyce Nettles	....	casting: UK
Susie Farris	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Davies	....	costume stand-by: main cast
Lisa Galea	....	costume supervisor
Peter O'Halloran	....	assistant costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Rowena Crowe	....	assistant editor: Australia
Charlie Ellis	....	color grader
Alan Fairlie	....	on-line editor
John Handby	....	on-line editor
Carrie Shepard	....	assistant editor: USA

Music Department
Suzie Ahern	....	featured vocalist
Doug DeVries	....	orchestrations (as Doug Devries)
Michael Grabowsky	....	music coordinator
Paul Grabowsky	....	orchestrations
Robin Gray	....	scoring mixer
Niko Schauble	....	orchestrations (as Niko Schaüble)
Shelley Scown	....	featured vocalist
Steve Parr	....	music mixer (uncredited)
Steve Parr	....	music recordist (uncredited)
Yuri Worontschak	....	music engineer (uncredited)

Other crew
Brenton Bullen	....	animal handler: lion & tiger
Maurice Burns	....	location manager
Evanne Chesson	....	animal master
Mark Farr	....	location manager
Linda Gillespie	....	assistant: M. Steenburgen
Cody Harris	....	assistant animal master
Arthur Hoadley	....	safety officer
Dr. Roy Holland	....	veterinarian (as Dr Roy Holland)
Jilly Howe	....	production coordinator: second unit
Christine Hutchins	....	production coordinator
Jacqueline King	....	assistant coordinator
Fran Lugt	....	animal coordinator
Kimberley Mannix	....	assistant: Mr. Irvin
Kathy Maynard	....	animal handler: elephant (as Kathy)
Tony Maynard	....	animal handler: elephant
Andrew Payne	....	representative: Australian Raptor Centre
Kevin Plummer	....	production accountant
Jenny Quigley	....	script supervisor
Victor Fukushima	....	production runner (uncredited)
Jonathan Wolf	....	studio representative (uncredited)

Thanks
Darren Fletcher	....	acknowledgment: snakes n stuff

Production Companies

• Babelsberg International Film Produktion (produced for) (as Babelsberg International Filmproduktion)
• Hallmark Entertainment

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2000) (France) (all media)
• Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1999) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Creative Visual Effects (CVFX) (digital effects) (as CVFX)
• Complete Post (additional visual effects) (as Complete Post Melbourne)

Other Companies

• AAV Australia  post-production video (as AAV Melbourne)
• Allan Eaton Studios  music recorded at (as Allan Eaton Studios, Melbourne)
• Animated Extras  gorillas supplied by
• Fossil Rim Wildlife Centre  additional animal footage shot at (as 'Fossil Rim Wildlife Centre' - Glen Rose Texas)
• Maura Fay & Associates  Australian casting (as Maura Fay & Assoc.)
• Showtech Australia  rigging crew and equipment (uncredited)
• Showtech Australia  scaffold equipment (uncredited)
• Showtech Australia  stunt equipment (uncredited)
• Soundfirm  sound post production (as Soundfirm Melbourne)
• Steve Martin's Working Wildlife  additional animals
• The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra  music performed by
• Varèse Sarabande  original soundtrack available on (as Varèse Sarabande Compact Discs)

Also Known As:

Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (Germany)

Runtime:

Germany:160 min (2 parts) | USA:178 min | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Malaysia:(Banned) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Babelsberg International Film Produktion

Movie Connections:

Followed by Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV)

Historical inaccuracies aside, this is still one BAD show!

This is one of the worst mini-series I have ever seen on TV. I sat through the first half hoping it would improve but it only went from bad to worse. Needless to say I could not bring myself to sit through the torture of a second nights viewing. What was Jon Voight thinking when he made this?????