The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life
Release: 2011-05-17
·Runtime: 139m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Fantasy
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
River Road Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Showers
as Mr. Brown
Hunter McCracken
as Young Jack
Joanna Going
as Jack's Wife
Kimberly Whalen
as Mrs. Brown
Mary Anzalone
as School Teacher (uncredited)
Jessica Chastain
as Mrs. O'Brien
Fiona Shaw
as Grandmother
Benjamin Dane
as Symphony Patron (uncredited)
Debbi Tucker
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Tye Sheridan
as Steve
Savannah Welch
as Mrs. Kimball
Gregory Kelly
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Ryan Melton
as Prisoner
Brad Pitt
as Mr. O'Brien
Nicolas Gonda
as Mr. Reynolds
Wally Welch
as Clergyman
Michael Dixon
as Dusty Walsh
Jackson Hurst
as Uncle Ray (uncredited)
Crystal Mantecon
as Elisa (uncredited)
Tamara Jolaine
as Mrs. Stone
Jodie Moore
as Mr. Walsh (uncredited)
Sean Penn
as Jack
Irene Bedard
as Messenger
Will Wallace
as Architect
Carlotta Maggiorana
as Ragazza-angelo (uncredited)
Crew
Vicky Boone
Casting
George Hull
Concept Artist
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer
Trey Edward Shults
Intern
Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
Zbigniew Preisner
Songs
Jack Fisk
Production Design
Bill Pohlad
Producer
Terrence Malick
Director, Writer
Dede Gardner
Producer
Jörg Widmer
Camera Operator
Jeff Schwan
Stunt Coordinator
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Steve Schwartz
Co-Executive Producer
Joel Dougherty
Sound Editor
Brad Pitt
Producer
Sarah Green
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Nicolas Gonda
Co-Producer
Elliott Hostetter
On Set Dresser
Karen Clarke
Visual Effects Producer
Will Files
Sound Designer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Grant Hill
Producer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Olivier Dumont
Visual Effects Supervisor
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Mark Yoshikawa
Editor
Hank Corwin
Editor
Erik Aadahl
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ruth De Jong
Art Department Coordinator
Daniel Rezende
Editor