About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1946-02-24
Place of birth:
New Delhi, India
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Michael Radford

Overview

Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an Indian-born English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s. His best-known credits include the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four starring John Hurt and Richard Burton (in his final role), the Shakespeare adaptation The Merchant of Venice, the true crime drama White Mischief, and the 1994 Italian-language comedy drama Il Postino: The Postman, for which he won the BAFTA Awards for Best Direction and Best Film Not in the English Language, and earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Radford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Acting
2023 Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me Actor Sé stesso 60
Fair
2017 Raccontare Venezia Actor Self 58
Average
2011 Discovering Hamlet Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2017 The Music of Silence Directing Director 60
Fair
2014 Elsa & Fred Directing Director 58
Average
2013 The Mule Directing Director 58
Average
2011 Michel Petrucciani Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Flawless Directing Director 63
Fair
2004 The Merchant of Venice Directing Director 63
Fair
2002 Addicted to the Stars Directing Director N/A
N/A
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello Directing Director 59
Average
2001 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Directing Director 58
Average
1999 B. Monkey Directing Director 58
Average
1994 The Postman Directing Director 73
Good
1987 White Mischief Directing Director 59
Average
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Directing Director 65
Fair
1983 Another Time, Another Place Directing Director 58
Average
1981 Van Morrison in Ireland Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2017 The Music of Silence Writing Writer 60
Fair
2014 Elsa & Fred Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2013 The Mule Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2011 Michel Petrucciani Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2004 The Merchant of Venice Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2001 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Writing Writer 58
Average
1999 B. Monkey Writing Scenario Writer 58
Average
1994 The Postman Writing Screenplay 73
Good
1987 White Mischief Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1983 Another Time, Another Place Writing Screenplay 58
Average
Desperate Journey Writing Writer N/A
N/A
Sweethearts Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2013 The Mule Production Co-Producer 58
Average
2001 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Production Producer 58
Average
1977 Love Is Like a Violin Production Producer N/A
N/A