The Power of the Dog
Country
Production
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$271 009
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Jane Campion, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Rose Garnett, John Woodward, Simon Gillis
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Grant Major
Audition
Nina Gold, Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary
Editing
Peter Sciberras
Whole Team (82)
Whole Team (82)
Short description
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
What's left behind the scenes
- Kirsten Dunst and Benedict Cumberbatch became so immersed in their characters that they did not speak to each other during filming.
- The rights to the book on which this film is based were held by a wide variety of people over many years, but for one reason or another, no one ever got around to adapting the book for the screen. At one point, actor Paul Newman (1925-2008) owned the rights to the adaptation.
- Kirsten Dunst diligently and persistently learned the piano piece that her character performs on screen. In fact, she learned and played two pieces, but the performance of one was cut during editing – much to her displeasure.
- To get into the role of Phil, Benedict Cumberbatch didn't wash for almost two weeks at the beginning of filming. In addition, he started smoking non-stop, one cigarette after another. The actor smoked in real life, but he felt sick after each take due to smoking roll-ups. Continuous smoking led to him experiencing nicotine poisoning three times.
- Director Jane Campion had long wanted to work with Kirsten Dunst, whom she considered a wonderful actress, and at some point, even before filming this movie, fate brought them together on set. According to Dunst, Campion even wrote her a letter once – around 2001 – which she still keeps.
- Paul Dano was initially cast in the role of George, but due to commitments to other projects, he had to leave the film's cast.
- Editor Peter Skiberras from Australia began working in Sydney due to COVID restrictions. He later moved to New Zealand, where he continued working on the film's editing in complete solitude for the first two weeks of quarantine.
- Kirsten Dunst's character played the piano terribly, while Benedict Cumberbatch's character then brilliantly performed Johann Strauss the Elder's (1804-1849) “Radetzky March” (1848) on the banjo.
- Kirsten Dunst and Benedict Cumberbatch immersed themselves so deeply into their characters that they did not speak to each other during filming.
- Over many years, various people held the rights to the book upon which this film is based, but for one reason or another, no one ever got around to adapting it. At one point, the film rights were owned by actor Paul Newman (1925-2008).
- Kirsten Dunst spent a long time diligently practicing the piano piece that her character performs on screen. In fact, she learned and played two pieces, but the performance of one was cut during editing—much to her great dissatisfaction.
- To get into the role of Phil, Benedict Cumberbatch went without bathing for nearly two weeks at the start of filming. Additionally, he started smoking continuously, one cigarette after another. The actor smoked in real life, but because he was smoking hand-rolled cigarettes, he felt ill after every take. This incessant smoking led to him suffering from nicotine poisoning three times.
- Director Jane Campion had long wanted to work with Kirsten Dunst, whom she considered a wonderful actress, and at some point before this film, fate truly brought them together on a film set. According to Dunst, Campion once even wrote her a letter—around 2001—which she still keeps to this day.
- Paul Dano was initially cast in the role of George, but he had to leave the film's cast due to commitments in other projects.
- Due to COVID restrictions, Australian editor Peter Skiberas began work in Sydney. In time, he moved to New Zealand, where he continued editing the film in complete isolation during the first two weeks of quarantine.
- Kirsten Dunst's character played the piano terribly, after which Benedict Cumberbatch's character gave a magnificent banjo performance of Johann Strauss I's (1804-1849) "Radetzky March" (1848).
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