The Shape of Water

A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times

123 mins
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.

Sally Hawkins

Elisa Esposito

Michael Shannon

Richard Strickland

Octavia Spencer

Zelda Fuller

Michael Stuhlbarg

Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

Doug Jones

Amphibian Man

Nick Searcy

General Hoyt

Lauren Lee Smith

Elaine Strickland

Martin Roach

Brewster Fuller

John Kapelos

Mr. Arzounian

Marvin Kaye

Burly Russian

Dru Viergever

Military Policeman

Wendy Lyon

Sally (Secretary)

Madison Ferguson

Tammy Strickland

Jayden Greig

Timmy Strickland

Karen Glave

African American Wife

Danny Waugh

African American Husband

Dan Lett

Cadillac Salesman

Clyde Whitham

Wet Cinema Patron

Jonelle Gunderson

Bus Passenger #1

Cameron Laurie

Bus Passenger #2

Evgeny Akimov

Russian Band

Sergey Nikonov

Russian Band

Alexey Pankratov

Russian Band

Shane Clinton Jarvis

Military Police (uncredited)

Dave Reachill

Scientist (uncredited)

Amanda Smith

Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)

Maxine Grossman

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Matthew MacCallum

Shoe Store Owner (uncredited)

Edward Tracz

Stunt Double

Shaila D'Onofrio

Stunt Double

Vanessa Taylor

Screenplay

Liz Sayre

Executive Producer

Paul D. Austerberry

Production Design

Shane Vieau

Set Decoration

Luis Sequeira

Costume Design

Jordan Samuel

Makeup Department Head

Kristin Wayne

Makeup Artist

Pierre Henry

Assistant Director

David Best

Assistant Art Director

Guy Davis

Conceptual Design

Samantha Dick

Assistant Art Director

David G. Fremlin

Assistant Art Director

Marc Kuitenbrouwer

Construction Coordinator

Luca Nemolato

Conceptual Design

Evan Webber

Assistant Art Director

Glen Gauthier

Sound Mixer

Mike Hill

Sculptor

Dennis Berardi

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jean Frenette

Stunt Coordinator

John B. Harper

First Assistant Camera

Mary Juric

Assistant Editor

Lisa Shamata

Unit Publicist

Danny Haeberlin

Researcher

Christina Pitts Jazzar

Associate Choreographer

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Kazu Hiro

Sculptor

Jeffrey A. Melvin

Set Decoration

Nathan Robitaille

Supervising Sound Editor

Christian T. Cooke

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brad Zoern

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Laustsen

Director of Photography

Nigel Churcher

Art Direction

Paula Fleet

Hair Designer

Lukas Press

Hairstylist

Rossana Vendramini

Key Hair Stylist

Patricia Keighran

Key Makeup Artist

Sophie Giraud

Additional Still Photographer

Gilles Corbeil

Camera Operator

Chris Bacik

Drone Operator

Jason Dodds

Rigging Gaffer

Brent Robinson

Underwater Camera

Catherine Gilchrist

Casting Assistant

Ashley Gray

Casting Associate

Jonathan Oliveira

Casting Associate

Jeff Poulis

Set Dresser

Ann Steel

Assistant Costume Designer

Lisa Pagliaro

Seamstress

Sarah Riley

Digital Intermediate

Dustin Harris

Music Editor

Rob Hegedus

Music Editor

Cam McLauchlin

Music Editor

Cam McLauchlin

Title Designer

Dug Rotstein

Script Supervisor

Jordan Worrell

Animal Wrangler

Roberto Campanella

Choreographer

Kevin Scott

Animation Director

Peter Dydo

Animation

Nate Thomas

Animation

Trey Harrell

Digital Effects Supervisor

Kirsten Bligh

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jae Won D. Lee

Visual Effects Coordinator

Ryan MacDuff

Visual Effects Coordinator

John Markle

Visual Effects Coordinator

Anastasia Starova

Visual Effects Coordinator

Brandon Schaafsma

Visual Effects Editor

Luke Groves

Visual Effects Producer

Warren Appleby

Special Effects Coordinator

Steve Switzer

Boom Operator

Jill Purdy

Dialogue Editor

Alex Bullick

Sound Effects Editor

Kevin Howard

Sound Effects Editor

Dashen Naidoo

Sound Effects Editor

Tyler Whitham

Sound Effects Editor

Paul Gosse

Sound Mixer

John Soukup

Sound Recordist

Nicolas Charron

Orchestrator

Sylvain Morizet

Orchestrator

Clifford J. Tasner

Orchestrator

Bruce McLean

Transportation Coordinator

James D. Brown

Hairstylist

Douglas Wilkinson

Post Production Supervisor

Jeremy Johnson

Digital Compositor

Nelson Ferreira

Sound Editor

Glenn Hughes

Picture Car Coordinator

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