WAR HORSE Production Notes

WAR HORSE (2011)PRODUCTION NOTESNational Theatre's production of "War Horse." This production of Morpugo's moving andpowerful story of survival on the Western Front, which reached number one in the Observer's topten theater performances, was also awarded the best design prize in the Evening StandardTheatre Awards. This production has now moved to the West End's New London Theatre.Produced on Broadway, "War Horse" won the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Play.Morpurgo travels all over the U.K. and abroad, talking to children and adults, telling his storiesand encouraging them to tell theirs.In 1976 Morpurgo and his wife, Clare, started the charity Farms for City Children. They help torun three farms around the country, in Gloucestershire, Pembrokeshire and North Devon. Eachfarm offers children and teachers from urban primary schools the chance to live and work in thecountryside for a week and gain hands-on experience.Morpurgo lives in Devon with his wife, Clare. He has three children and seven grandchildren.JANUSZ KAMINSKI (Director of Photography) has created some of the most lasting andmemorable images in cinema history.A native of Poland, Kaminski has enjoyed a long and illustrious collaboration with StevenSpielberg, first with the 1993 made-for-television film "Class of '61," on which Spielberg wasexecutive producer. Together they went on to combine their talents on "Schindler's List" (forwhich Kaminski won his first Academy Award® for Best Cinematography), "The Lost World:Jurassic Park," "Amistad" (Oscar® nomination), "Saving Private Ryan" (for which he receivedhis second Academy Award), "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "Minority Report," "Catch Me if YouCan," "The Terminal," "War of the Worlds," "Munich," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of theCrystal Skull" and "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn." He is currently working on"Lincoln."Among Kaminski's other credits as cinematographer are "How Do You Know," "Funny People,""The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Oscar® nomination), "Jumbo Girl," "Jerry Maguire," "TallTale," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Little Giants," "The Adventures of Huck Finn" and"Killer Instinct," among many others.Early in Kaminski's career, he worked with Roger Corman on "Streets," "The Rain Killer" and"The Terror Within II."Kaminski's directing credits include "Lost Souls" and "Hania" (on which he also served ascinematographer). He is also directing and working as cinematographer on "American Dream."© 2011 DreamWorks Pictures 42