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Gillian Armstrong
Director 75 years old

Gillian Armstrong

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. She has won multiple awards including an AFI Best Director Award,... Read full bio →

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Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

Gillian Armstrong 2007 1h 37m 6.5

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

Gillian Armstrong 2001 2h 1m 7.5

A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France.

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Gillian Armstrong 1997 2h 12m

Set in the 19th century, an unconventional British minister falls in love with a free-spirited Australian heiress. Together they set out to bring a glass church to the Australian outback.

Little Women

Little Women

Gillian Armstrong 1994 1h 55m 7.5

With their father away fighting in the Civil War, Joe, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

Gillian Armstrong 1979 1h 40m 7.0

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

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