Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Year:
Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2012-03-09
Filming Locations: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $225,894 (USA) (11 March 2012)
Gross: $9,025,107 (USA) (3 June 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Amr Waked
Amr Waked
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Emily Blunt
Harriet
Catherine Steadman
Ashley
Tom Mison
Capt. Robert Mayers
Ewan McGregor
Dr. Alfred Jones
Tom Beard
Peter Maxwell
Jill Baker
Betty Burnside
Conleth Hill
Bernard Sugden
Alex Taylor-McDowall
Edward Maxwell
Matilda White
Abby Maxwell
Otto Farrant
Joshua Maxwell
Hamish Gray
Malcolm
Clive Wood
Tom Price-Williams
Nayef Rashed
Rebel Leader
Peter Wight
Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Waleed Akhtar
Essad
Steven Blake
Cabinet Member
Hugh Simon
Brian Fleet
James Cutting
Journalist
Colin Kilkelly
Journalist
Jorge Leon Martinez
SAS Soldier (uncredited)
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Trivia
When rehearsing with an instrumental ensemble in the church, Mary Jones is playing the sackbut (a Baroque precursor to the trombone) and Dr Jones is playing a bass viol (a precursor to the 'cello).
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The salmon are delivered to the project in tanks slung under Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters. US (military) helicopter manufacturers tend to name aircraft after American Native tribes, in this case the Chinook people of Pacific Northwest region of the United States. However, the Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is also a species of salmon.
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Ewan McGregor had to learn the art of fly fishing for his role as Dr. Alfred Jones.
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Goofs
Harriet's luggage disappears towards the end of the movie.
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When playing the cello, Dr Jones holds the bow incorrectly.
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When Harriet and Dr Jones are eating at a restaurant for the first time, Dr Jones empties his glass, yet in the next scene the glass is full again. This happens a few times throughout the scene.
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Quotes
Sheikh Muhammed: To faith and fish.
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Dr. Alfred Jones: When things get tricky in my life, I talk to my fish.
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Dr. Alfred Jones: I don't know anyone that goes to church anymore.
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Faq
Q
Is this film based on a book?
A
Yes, the screenplay is based on a novel of the same name by Paul Torday.
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Photos from cast
Kristin Scott Thomas Rachael Stirling Amr Waked
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