The Shape of Water

A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times

Duration: 123 min

Release date: 2017-12-01

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An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

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as Elisa Esposito

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

as Richard Strickland

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

as Zelda Fuller

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

as Amphibian Man

as General Hoyt

Lauren Lee Smith

Lauren Lee Smith

as Elaine Strickland

as Brewster Fuller

as Mr. Arzounian

as Burly Russian

as Military Policeman

as Sally (Secretary)

Cody Ray Thompson

Cody Ray Thompson

Madison Ferguson

Madison Ferguson

as Tammy Strickland

as Timmy Strickland

as African American Wife

as African American Husband

as Cadillac Salesman

Brandon McKnight

Brandon McKnight

as Wet Cinema Patron

Jonelle Gunderson

Jonelle Gunderson

as Bus Passenger #1

as Bus Passenger #2

as Russian Band

as Russian Band

Vanessa Oude-Reimerink

Vanessa Oude-Reimerink

as Russian Band

Alexey Pankratov

Alexey Pankratov

as Russian Band

Shane Clinton Jarvis

Shane Clinton Jarvis

as Military Police (uncredited)

as Scientist (uncredited)

as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)

Maxine Grossman

Maxine Grossman

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Matthew MacCallum

Matthew MacCallum

as Shoe Store Owner (uncredited)

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Shaila D'Onofrio

Shaila D'Onofrio

Makeup Department Head

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Assistant Art Director

Paul D. Austerberry

Paul D. Austerberry

Production Design

Sidney Wolinsky

Sidney Wolinsky

Assistant Director

David G. Fremlin

David G. Fremlin

Assistant Art Director

Assistant Art Director

Assistant Editor

Conceptual Design

Conceptual Design

First Assistant Camera

Visual Effects Supervisor

Marc Kuitenbrouwer

Marc Kuitenbrouwer

Construction Coordinator

Stunt Coordinator

Danny Haeberlin

Danny Haeberlin

Assistant Art Director

Christina Pitts Jazzar

Christina Pitts Jazzar

Associate Choreographer

Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Jeffrey A. Melvin

Jeffrey A. Melvin

Nathan Robitaille

Nathan Robitaille

Supervising Sound Editor

Christian T. Cooke

Christian T. Cooke

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Director of Photography

Additional Still Photographer

Rossana Vendramini

Rossana Vendramini

Key Hair Stylist

Patricia Keighran

Patricia Keighran

Key Makeup Artist

Catherine Gilchrist

Catherine Gilchrist

Casting Assistant

Camera Operator

Casting Associate

Roberto Campanella

Roberto Campanella

Script Supervisor

Jonathan Oliveira

Jonathan Oliveira

Casting Associate

Animal Wrangler

Underwater Camera

Assistant Costume Designer

Digital Intermediate

Hayley Fromstein

Hayley Fromstein

Special Effects Coordinator

Visual Effects Coordinator

Clifford J. Tasner

Clifford J. Tasner

Visual Effects Producer

Carlos Arancibia

Carlos Arancibia

Brandon Schaafsma

Brandon Schaafsma

Visual Effects Editor

Animation Director

Visual Effects Coordinator

Visual Effects Coordinator

Visual Effects Coordinator

Anastasia Starova

Anastasia Starova

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jean-Pascal Beintus

Jean-Pascal Beintus

Nicolas Charron

Nicolas Charron

Digital Effects Supervisor

Sound Effects Editor

Transportation Coordinator

Dialogue Editor

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Recordist

Sylvain Morizet

Sylvain Morizet

Douglas Wilkinson

Douglas Wilkinson

Post Production Supervisor

Digital Compositor

Nelson Ferreira

Nelson Ferreira

Picture Car Coordinator

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Alfonso Cuarón

Tamara Deverell

Tamara Deverell

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

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