6.8
Movie
Directing
Michael Radford
- Born
- (age 80)
- Birthplace
- New Delhi, India
- Credits
- 25 titles
Biography
Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an 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.
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Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
7.9
Movie
The Postman
6.8
Movie
Flawless
6.8
Movie
The Merchant of Venice
8.1
TV
Homicide: Life on the Street
6.0
Movie
Elsa & Fred
7.0
Movie
The Music of Silence
5.8
Movie
B. Monkey
5.4
Movie
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
6.1
Movie
White Mischief
7.7
Movie
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
5.3
Movie
The Mule
6.6
Movie
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
4.6
Movie
Another Time, Another Place
6.6
Movie
Michel Petrucciani
8.3
Movie
Desperate Journey
Movie
Addicted to the Stars
Movie
The Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel
Acting credits 4
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me Film | Sé stesso |
| 2017 | Raccontare Venezia Film | Self |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet Film | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 21
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sweethearts Film | Writer |
| 2025 | Desperate Journey Film | Writer |
| 2017 | The Music of Silence Film | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2013 | The Mule Film | Director, Co-Producer, Screenplay |
| 2011 | Michel Petrucciani Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2007 | Flawless Film | Director |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2002 | Addicted to the Stars Film | Director |
| 2001 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1999 | B. Monkey Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1994 | The Postman Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1987 | White Mischief Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Nineteen Eighty-Four Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1983 | Another Time, Another Place Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | Van Morrison in Ireland Film | Director |
| 1980 | The White Bird Passes Film | Director, Writer |
| 1979 | The Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel Film | Producer |
| 1977 | Love Is Like a Violin Film | Producer |