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Michael Apted
Director, Television Producer, Journalist / 1941 -
Michael Apted is a British film director known for his documentary series following a group of Londoners with installments every seven years (7 Up, 14Up, etc.).
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(1941-)
Director, Television Producer, Journalist
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Danny Boyle
Director, Screenwriter / 1956 -
Danny Boyle is a British film director whose films include Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours.
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(1956-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Alan Cumming
Actor, Director / 1965 -
Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor known for a range of work, from Shakespeare to Cabaret to X-Men, to the television series The Good Wife.
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(1965-)
Actor, Director
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Stephen Daldry
Director, Producer / 1960 -
Stephen Daldry is a three-time Oscar nominated director known for the films Billy Elliot, The Hours and The Reader.
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(1960-)
Director, Producer
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John Gielgud
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director, Producer / 1904 - 2000
John Gielgud was a prolific Shakespearean actor known for his varied film and TV work as well, including Arthur and Prospero’s Books.
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(1904-2000)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director, Producer
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Paul Greengrass
Director / 1955 -
English director and writer Paul Greengrass is known primarily for his film adaptations of real-life events and his signature use of hand-held cameras.
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(1955-)
Director
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Alfred Hitchcock
Director, Producer, Television Personality, Screenwriter / 1899 - 1980
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense" for employing a kind of psychological suspense in his films, producing a distinct viewer experience.
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(1899-1980)
Director, Producer, Television Personality, Screenwriter
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David Lean
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1908 - 1991
David Lean was a British director and screenwriter best known for his spectacular cinematography and adaptations of Charles Dickens classics, including Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948).
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(1908-1991)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Mike Leigh
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1943 -
Mike Leigh is a British film director and playwright who's known for his use of improvisation. He won best director at Cannes for his film Naked.
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(1943-)
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Ida Lupino
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter / 1918 - 1995
Ida Lupino was a famous mid-20th century film actress who was also a trailblazing director and producer in a male-dominated industry.
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(1918-1995)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter
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John Madden
Director / 1949 -
John Madden is an Oscar nominated film director. He made his first feature film, Ethan Frome, starring Liam Neeson and Patricia Arquette, in 1990.
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(1949-)
Director
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Sam Mendes
Director, Producer / 1965 -
English stage and film director Sam Mendes won an Oscar for American Beauty, and went on to direct films like Jarhead, Revolutionary Road and Skyfall.
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(1965-)
Director, Producer
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Anthony Minghella
Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1954 - 2008
Anthony Minghella was an Academy Award-winning director best known for his adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. Released in 1996, the film claimed the Oscar for best picture in 1997.
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(1954-2008)
Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Samantha Morton
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director / 1977 -
Samantha Morton is an English actress and film director, perhaps best known for her roles in Sweet and Lowdown and Minority Report.
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(1977-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director
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Christopher Nolan
Director, Screenwriter / 1970 -
Christopher Nolan is an innovative film director and screenwriter who's helmed several early 21st century megahits, including Memento, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.
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(1970-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Gary Oldman
Actor, Director / 1958 -
Gary Oldman is an English actor and film director whose edgy, intense style has brought him acclaim in such hits as Sid and Nancy, JFK, and The Dark Knight.
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(1958-)
Actor, Director
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Frank Oz
Director / 1944 -
Puppeteer Frank Oz is the man behind such iconic characters as Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, and Animal. He's also directed several films.
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(1944-)
Director
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Anthony Quayle
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1913 - 1989
Sir Anthony Quayle was a revered actor of stage and screen known for work that included Hamlet, Lawrence of Arabia and Anne of the Thousand Days.
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(1913-1989)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director
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Carol Reed
Director, Producer / 1906 - 1976
Sir Carol Reed was British film director noted for his technical mastery of the suspense-thriller genre.
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(1906-1976)
Director, Producer
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Tony Richardson
Director / 1928 - 1991
Tony Richardson was a director of stage plays and films who is known for such projects as Look Back in Anger and Tom Jones.
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(1928-1991)
Director
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Guy Ritchie
Director / 1968 -
Guy Ritchie, director of films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, became additionally famous when he married Madonna in 2000.
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(1968-)
Director
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John Schlesinger
Director / 1926 - 2003
British film and theater director John Schlesinger’s first American film, Midnight Cowboy (1969), won him an Academy Award.
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(1926-2003)
Director
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Ridley Scott
Director, Producer / 1937 -
Ridley Scott is an English director and producer, whose notable hits include Thelma and Louise, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. He is also recognized as the older brother of director Tony Scott, who committed suicide in August 2012.
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(1937-)
Director, Producer
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Tony Scott
Director / 1944 - 2012
English film director Tony Scott was best known for his first box-office success, Top Gun, as well as later films like True Romance and Enemy of the State. He was the brother of Ridley Scott, also a famed producer and director.
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(1944-2012)
Director
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Julien Temple
Director / 1953 -
Julien Temple is an English filmmaker and music video director who began his career directing the Sex Pistols documentary The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1979).
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(1953-)
Director
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Peter Ustinov
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright / 1921 - 2004
Peter Ustinov was an English actor, writer and director who is known for his Oscar-winning performances in Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).
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(1921-2004)
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright
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Samuel West
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1966 -
Samuel West is a British actor best known for his roles in the films Howards End, Notting Hill, Van Helsing and Hyde Park on Hudson.
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(1966-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director