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James Marsh
Director 63 years old

James Marsh

Truro, Cornwall, England, UK

James Marsh (born April 30, 1963 Truro, Cornwall) is a film director known for directing the cult film Wisconsin Death Trip starring Marcus Monroe and Sir Ian Holm. He won 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for directing Man on Wire. Marsh lives in Copenhagen,... Read full bio →

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7 titles
The Mercy

The Mercy

James Marsh 2018 1h 42m 6.0

Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst's disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race ends up with him creating an outrageous account of traveling the world alone by sea.

King of Thieves

King of Thieves

James Marsh 2018 1h 48m 6.0

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

James Marsh 2014 2h 3m 7.4

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

James Marsh 2012 1h 41m 6.3

Set in 1990's Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980

James Marsh 2009 1h 33m 7.0

Police corruption interferes with the search for a killer in Yorkshire, England. Based on David Peace's novel "Nineteen Eighty".

Man on Wire

Man on Wire

James Marsh 2008 1h 34m 8.1

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

Wisconsin death trip

Wisconsin death trip

James Marsh 1999 1h 16m

Wisconsin Death Trip is a documentary of Black River Falls, Wisconsin in the 1890s. It follows the diphtheria outbreak and economic depression of the area, and the outbreak of insanity amongst the residents.

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