The Ring (live-action movie 2002)
Alternative title: 
	
La Señal (Spanish)
	Le Cercle (French)
	O Aviso (Portuguese)
	O Chamado (Portuguese)
	Звонок (Russian)
	ザ・リング (Japanese)
	링 (Korean)
Objectionable content: 
	Significant
Plot Summary: 
	Rachel Keller is a journalist who decides to go undercover on the mysterious death of her niece and her three friends, who seemed to all died on the same day at the same time- 10:00 PM. After being told that her niece was found in a closet with a horrifying look on her face, she searches through her room and finds some pictures, pictures of the cabin where her niece and her friends had stayed a week before the deaths. Rachel finds the cabin and finds an unknown video there. She decides to watch it there, and now has only a limited time to live. She and her divorced husband, Noah, research about the video and find facts about Anna Morgan and her daughter, Samara Morgan, the maker of this video. With only a week left, Rachel and Noah discover the unknown secrets of the life of Samara Morgan, and, hopefully for them, a way to break the curse.
Running time: 
	115 minutes
Vintage: 
	2002-10-02
Premiere date: 
	
2002-10-02 (USA - Hollywood Film Festival)
	2002-10-18 (USA/Canada)
	2002-10-28 (Japan - Tokyo International Film Festival)
	2002-11-02 (Japan)
	2002-11-14 (Australia/Hong Kong)
	2002-11-15 (Poland)
	2002-12-06 (Mexico/Taiwan)
	2003-01-09 (Chile)
	2003-01-10 (South Korea/Spain)
	2003-01-15 (Philippines)
	2003-01-22 (Argentina - Premiere)
	2003-01-24 (Czech Republic - Febio Film Festival)
	2003-01-30 (Argentina - General Release)
	2003-01-31 (Brazil)
	2003-02-01 (France - Gerardmer Film Festival)
	2003-02-05 (Belgium/France)
	2003-02-05 (Switzerland - French region)
	2003-02-07 (Denmark/Estonia/Greece/India)
	2003-02-13 (Germany)
	2003-02-13 (Switzerland - German region)
	2003-02-14 (Austria)
	2003-02-15 (South Africa)
	2003-02-20 (Netherlands)
	2003-02-21 (Israel - Premiere)
	2003-02-21 (Switzerland - Italian region)
	2003-02-21 (UK/Iceland/Italy/Norway/Sweden)
	2003-02-27 (Czech Republic/Israel)
	2003-02-28 (Turkey)
	2003-03-06 (Hungary/New Zealand)
	2003-03-07 (Finland/Lithuania)
	2003-03-13 (Peru)
	2003-04-01 (Kuwait)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) | 
| The Ring (Blu-ray) 2012-09-11 (from $17.12) | 
| DVD (Region 1) | 
| The Ring [Widescreen Edition] (DVD) 2003-03-04 (from $5.87) | 
Hiroshi Yanaka as  Kikuko Inoue as  Mabuki Andou as  Toshihiko Seki as  Ikue Ōtani as  Mika Kanai as  Yui Horie as  Yukari Nozawa as  Yūto Uemura as  Mie Kataoka as   | ||||
Director: Gore Verbinski Screenplay: Ehren Kruger Art Director: Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. Original Novel: Kōji Suzuki Executive producer: Emma McGuinness (Asylum) Joe Gareri (Pacific Title & Arts) Michele Weisler Mike Macari Neysa Horsburgh (Method Studios) Roy Lee 2D Department: Andrew Eksner (Method Studios) Brandon Sanders (Method Studios) Joe Morrison (Method Studios) Ryan Yoshimoto (Method Studios) Scott McNiel (Method Studios) 3D Artist: Glenn Cotter (Matte World Digital) 3D Department: Gil Baron (Method Studios) Hatem Benabdallah (Method Studios) James LeBloch (Method Studios) Accounting Assistant: Chris Romberg Additional Craft Service: Lea Anderson Administration/facilities: Brian Morishita (Cinovation) Elizabeth MacGregor-Scott (Cinovation) Jesus Chavez (Cinovation) Jose Sandoval (Cinovation) Scott Brines (Cinovation) Tiffany Smith (Cinovation) ADR Editor: Michael Axinn ADR Recording: Tami Treadwell Adr/dialogue Supervisor: Bruce Lacey Aerial Assistant: Richard Burton (second unit) Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell (second unit) Animation: Michael Hemschoot (Asylum) Animation Setup: Will Telford (Rhythm & Hues) Animatronics: Jurgen Heimann (Cinovation) Art Department Coordinator: Ashley Sibille Assistant: Heidi Holicker (Rick Baker, Cinovation) Jason Bierfeld (Mr. Parkes) Jayme Lemons (Ms. Weisler) Leilani Gushiken (Ms. MacDonald) Linda Kroll (Ms. MacDonald) Melissa Muik (Hans Zimmer) Moanike'ala Nakamoto (Hans Zimmer) Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Seco: Glenn Corbett Assistant Costume Designer: Kimberly Adams-Galligan Assistant Marine Coordinator: Matt O'Connor Assistant Music Mix Engineer: Gregg Silk Assistant Property Master: Michael Hansen Assistant Visual Effects Coordinator: Andy Foster (Asylum) Bischoff's Taxidermy: Gary Robbins (Tippett Studios) Boom Operator: Knox White Cable Person: Mike Anderson Casting Associate: Dena Berman Casting Executive: Leslee Feldman Caterer: Paul Kuzmich (Hat Trick Catering) Cg Artist: David Stephens (Asylum) CG Lighter: Judith Adamson (Rhythm & Hues) Chief Technical Artist: Paul Rivera (Matte World Digital) Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli Co-Producer: Christine Iso Color Timing: Dale E. Grahn Compositor: Chris Crowell (Pacific Title & Arts) Chris Flynn (Pacific Title & Arts) Jennifer Law-Stump (Pacific Title & Arts) Maureen Healy (Pacific Title & Arts) Michael Degtjarewsky (Pacific Title & Arts) Patrick Phillips (Pacific Title & Arts) Construction Coordinator: Michael Diersing Construction Foreman: Jerry Brooks Data Management: Mike Coulter (Method Studios) Designer/sculptor: Chet Zar (Cinovation) Jeffrey P. Buccacio Jr. (Cinovation) Matt Rose (Cinovation) Mitch Devane (Cinovation) Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Himmelstein Digital Art: Patrick Keenan (Pacific Title Digital) Digital Composition: David Gutman (Rhythm & Hues) Digital Effects Coordinator: Gene Kozicki (Rhythm & Hues) Digital Effects Supervisor: Mark Rodahl (Rhythm & Hues) Digital I/O: Haunt Rama (Matte World Digital) Rick Kim Langius (Pacific Title & Arts) Steve Langlus (Pacific Title & Arts) Digital Opticals: Paul Curley (Pacific Title & Arts) Digital Painting: Brad Kalinoski (Pacific Title & Arts) George Gervan (Pacific Title & Arts) Jennifer Chantnicki (Pacific Title & Arts) Richard Gervan (Pacific Title & Arts) Dolly Grip: Nico Bally Drapery Foreman: Jay Smith Driver: David Holden Gary Kincaid Hector Ramirez James Norton John Aquino Loretta Huggett Michael Allegro Michael Chonos Paul Huggett Payton Kirkpatrick Peter Giraldo Richard Garcia Richard Padgett Russel Overstreet Tommy Rizzo Tony Greasley William Ballard Editing: Craig Wood Editing Assistant: Zach Justman (Asylum) Editorial Systems Manager: Steven Moder Effects Compositor: Peter Juneau (Matte World Digital) Effects Editorial: Ken Rogerson (Matte World Digital) Effects Producer: Blondel Aidoo (Asylum) Electrician: Alejandro J. Castillo Dave Potter David Ray Robinson Jeffrey M. Hall Patrick Hoeschen Steve Colgrove Executive Production Coordinator: Jennifer Sanger Film Loader: Mark Connelly First Assistant Camera: Craig Cockerill ("b" camera) John Holmes Patrick McArdle ("b" camera) Rick Ewald (second unit) First Assistant Film Editor: Tony Bacigalupi Foam Latex Department: Hiroshi Yada (Cinovation) Foam Latex Technician: Roland Blancaflor (Cinovation) Foley Editor: Sue Fox Foley Mixer: Frank Merel Foley Recording: Travis Crenshaw General Foreman: Brent Regan Graphics: François Audouy Greens Foreman: Tom Acosta Greensman: Michael McCombe (second unit) Hair Department: Sylvia Nava (Cinovation) Hair Stylist: Roxanne Wightman Head Horse Wrangler: Michael E. Boyle Head of Feature Production: Michael Grillo Horse Stunt Sequence Coordinator: Gary Combs Inferno Artist: Brian Hanable (Asylum) Colleen Smith-Brattesani (Rhythm & Hues) Mark P. Renton (Asylum) Rob Moggach (Asylum) Steve Muangman (Asylum) Key Assistant Location Manager: Leslie A. Morrow Key Hair Stylist: Medusah Key Makeup Artist: Jean Ann Black Key Rigging Grip: Larry J. Aube Machine Room Operator: Sean England Matchmover: Mark Welser (Rhythm & Hues) Mold Technician: Carl Crandall Jr. (Cinovation) Frank Rydberg (Cinovation) Gil Liberto (Cinovation) Jim McLoughlin (Cinovation) Mike Manzel (Cinovation) Motion Control Producer: Nicholas Peterson Music Coordination: Becky Bentham (Hothouse Music Ltd.) Music Editing: Trevor Morris Music Executive: Todd Homme Music Mixing Engineer: Slamm Andrews Music Recording Engineer: Geoff Foster Negative Cutting: Gary Burritt Non-Original Music: Curtis Ryker (song "Hey John") Eddie Willis (song "Hey John") Nate Navarro (song "Hey John") Scott Leger (song "Hey John") Steve Rude (song "Hey John") On-set Dresser: Kristin Frances Jones Original screenplay: Hiroshi Takahashi Paint Foreman: Clyde Zimmerman Patching Department: Karen Keener (Cinovation) Payroll Accountant: Teresa Jaime Drapkin Pipeline Setup: Raymond Chih (Rhythm & Hues) Plasterer Foreman: Douglas R. Miller Post-Production Accountant: Maria DeVane Post-Production Coordinator: Sven E. Fahlgren Post-Production Supervision: Erica Frauman Production Accounting: Kathryn Mindala Production Assistant: Alex Brandenburg Chamonix Bosch Cris De Arce (second unit) David Mendoza Janice Lee (Method Studios) Kevin Lum (second unit) Kirby C. Fortenberry Lisa McElroy (Matte World Digital) Sam McMullen Tyler W. Gaisford Production Coordination: Daren Hicks Production Design: Tom Duffield Production Sound Mixer: Lee Orloff Production Supervision: Kimberly Rach Project Supervision: Bill Sturgeon (Cinovation) Chad Waters (Cinovation) Eddie Yang (Cinovation) Glen Griffin (Cinovation) Kazuhiro Tsuji (Cinovation) Projectionist: René González Propmaker Foreman: Scott E. Handt Props: Adam Olszewski Research: Jesse Cook Rigging Gaffer: Gary Dahlquist Scan/record Operator: Phil Holland (Rhythm & Hues) Second Assistant Accountant: Jennifer Koenig Second Assistant Editor: Kindra Marra Second Unit Director: Charles Gibson Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Nathan McGuinness (Asylum) Set Decoration: Rosemary Brandenburg Set Design: Maya Shimoguchi Set Dresser: Edward J. Protiva Emily Cupper Erik Berentsen J.R. Vasquez Marcus Epps Peggy Casey Carter Sean Fong Steven Ladish Tom Callinicos Software Engineer: Michael Root (Matte World Digital) Sound Editorial Technical Support: Noah Katz Special Effects Supervisor: Burt Dalton Special Effects Technician: Bill Schepler Bob Stoker Clark Templeman Dale Ettema Garth Majors Jeffrey Watts Ronald D. Goldstein William Aldridge William A. Klinger Standby Painter: Tony Leonardi Stock Footage Researcher: Deborah Ricketts Studio Teacher: Thomas John McGowan Stunt Coordination: Keith Campbell Stunts: Art Hickman Audrey Marie Crouse Cliff McLaughlin Daniel W. Barringer Debbie Evans Gilbert B. Combs Julia Seaver Kelly Stables Michael Hilow Rob Mars Robert Jauregui Svetla Krasteva Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Holland Technical Supervision: Andreas Wacker (Method Studios) Technical Support: Andrew Bell (Method Studios) Texture Painter: Nori Kaneko (Rhythm & Hues) Title Design: Brian King Transportation Coordinator: Denny Caira Transportation Office Assistant: Edward Hunt Unit Production Manager: Bill Johnson Videotape Lead Artist: Chris Staves (Method Studios) Visual Effects Coordinator: Bernadette Castillo (Method Studios) Christopher Anderson Daniel Riha Jimmy Batchelder (Asylum) Renee Gharib (Method Studios) Visual Effects Editing: Kristopher Kasper (Asylum) Visual Effects Producer: Alessandra de Souza Gary Nolin (Rhythm & Hues) Krystyna Demkowicz (Matte World Digital) Visual Effects Supervision: Alex Frisch (Method Studios) Craig Barron (Matte World Digital) David Jones (Asylum) David Sosalla (Pacific Title & Arts)  | Naomi Watts as  Brian Cox as  Daveigh Chase as  David Dorfman as  Martin Henderson as  Rachael Bella as  Adam Brody as  Aixa Clemente as  Alan Blumenfeld as  Amber Tamblyn as  Art Frankel as  Billy Lloyd as  Catherine Paolone as  Chris Cooper as  Chuck Hicks as  Coleen Maloney as  David Povall as  Gary Cervantes as  Geoff Garza as  Guy Richardson as  Jane Alexander as  Joanna Lin Black as  Joe Chrest as  Joe Sabatino as  Keith Campbell as  Lindsay Frost as  Lindsey Stoddart as  Mar Party as  Maura McNamara as  Maury Ginsberg as  Michael Spound as  Pauley Perrette as  Richard Lineback as  Robert Gatewood as  Ronald William Lawrence as  Sandra Thigpen as  Sara Rue as  Sasha Barrese as  Shannon Cochran as  Stephanie Erb as  Tess Hall as   | |||
3D Matte Paintings: Matte World Digital Animal Action Monitoring: The American Humane Association AVID Editing Equipment: Pivotal Post Broadcaster: American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Camera Equipment: Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Clairmont Camera Flying Pictures (Gyrosphere aerial camera system) Technovision Cameras Catering: Hat Trick Catering Distributor: DreamWorks Extras Casting: Central Casting Grips: TM Equipment Rentals Licensed by: DreamWorks Music Contractor: Isobel Griffiths Limited Music Coordination: Hothouse Music Mixing: Media Ventures Music Recording: Air Lyndhurst Studios Night Lights: BeeBee Opticals: Pacific Title and Art Studio Production Equipment: Leonetti Company Rentals: Rockbottom Rentals Sound Post-Production: Dolby Laboratories Sound Post-Production Service: Skywalker Sound Soundtrack: Decca Records special effects: Bischoff's Taxidermy and Animal FX Cinovation Studios (special makeup effects) Method Studios (Ring video tape effects Thanks: California Film Comission Department of Mental Health Services, Metropolitan State Hospital Emerald Glen Farms Fort Worden State Park Orange County Register Visual Effects: Asylum VFX Method Studios (Ring video tape effects) Rhythm and Hues (visual effects) Tippett Studio (additional visual effects) Voice Casting: L.A. Mad Dog  | ||||
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Direction Artistique: Thierry Wermuth  | Helene Bizot as  Damien Boisseau as  Galilée Herson-Macarel as  Gallilée Herson-Maca as  Josiane Pinson as  Karine Martin as  Mireille Delcroix as  Noémie Orphelin as  Richard Leblond as   | |||
Distributor: United International Pictures Dubbing Studio: Dubbing Brothers  | ||||
ADR Director: Jose Luis Angulo (Spain dub) Translation: Kenneth Post (Spain dub) ADR Engineer: Francisco Cámara (Spain dub) Mix Engineer: Antonio Esquivel (Spain dub)  | Circe Luna as  Marta Sáinz as  Ana Esther Alborg as  Iván Muelas as  Mario Martín as  Raúl Rojo as  Adelaida López as  Alfredo Martínez as  Ana García Olivares as  Ana Jiménez as  Chema Rolland as  Jose Luis Angulo as  José Manuel Rodríguez as  Luis Bajo as  Mar Bordallo as  María Luisa Rubio as  Mayte Torres as  Mercedes Espinosa as  Pepa Castro as  Rafael Azcárraga as  Rosa Vivas as   | |||
Barbara De Bortoli as  Emiliano Coltorti as  Alessandro Mottini as  Anna Rita Pasanisi as  Cristina Grado as  Elena Bianca as  Eleonora De Angelis as  Francesca Guadagno as  Isabella Pasanisi as  Letizia Scifoni as  Lilian Caputo as  Luciano De Ambrosis as  Monica Vulcano as  Rossella Acerbo as  Sergio Di Stefano as   | ||||
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Dubbing: Berliner Synchron AG  | ||||
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Dubbing Director: Elżbieta Jeżewska Dialogues: Elżbieta Kowalska Song Lyrics: Andrzej Brzeski Sound: Elżbieta Mikuś  | Anna Powierza as  Joanna Jeżewska as  Katarzyna Taracińska as  Leszek Teleszyński as  Marcin Perchuć as  Małgorzata Niemirska as  Sebastian Machalski as  Sylwia Nowiczewska-Elis as  Agata Kulesza as  Aleksandra Rojewska as  Andrzej Chudy as  Anna Klamczyńska as  Elżbieta Kopocińska-Bednarek as  Jacek Mikołajczak as  Janusz Wituch as  Katarzyna Skolimowska as  Lukasz Lewandowski as  Piotr Zelt as   | |||
Dubbing Studio: Master Film  | ||||
Dubbing Director: Marlene Costa Translation: Emilia Rey  | Priscila Amorim as  Bernardo Coutinho as  Claudio Galvan as  Fernanda Baronne as  Lauro Fabiano as  Lina Mendes as  Andréa Murucci as  Bruno Pontes as  Carmem Sheila as  Cristiane Louise as  Flávia Saddy as  Geisa Vidal as  Hamilton Ricardo as  Hércules Fernando as  José Santacruz as  Mabel Cezar as  Mariana Torres as  Melise Maia as  Paulo Vignolo as  Ricardo Telles as  Samir Murad as  Waldir Santana as   | |||
Broadcaster: Rede Globo Dubbing Studio: Double Sound  | ||||
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