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Richard Attenborough
Director 1923 - 2014

Richard Attenborough

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE (August 29, 1923 – August 24, 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

11 titles
Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

Richard Attenborough 2007 1h 58m 7.0

In 1943, A dying gunner, who was in a crash involving a United States B-17, gives a ring to a local to return to his girlfriend in the USA. Fifty years later, a man finds the ring and tracks down the girlfriend and the history of this ring. Set in Belfast and North Carolina.

In Love and War

In Love and War

Richard Attenborough 1996 1h 53m 5.0

After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he falls in love with Agnes von Kurowsky, a beautiful older nurse at the hospital where he's sent to recover. Their affair slowly blossoms, until Hemingway boldly asks Agnes to be his wife and journey to America with him.

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

Richard Attenborough 1993 2h 11m 6.8

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham

Chaplin

Chaplin

Richard Attenborough 1992 2h 25m 7.9

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Richard Attenborough 1987 2h 37m 7.0

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line

Richard Attenborough 1985 1h 58m 5.7

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach.

Gandhi

Gandhi

Richard Attenborough 1982 3h 12m 8.2

Director Richard Attenborough tells with this epic, and elaborate produced film, the story of freedom and peace fighter Gandhi, the Indian who helped give Indians their independence. The film was nominated in eleven categories at the Academy Awards, winning eight in total.

Magic

Magic

Richard Attenborough 1978 1h 47m 7.2

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Richard Attenborough 1977 2h 55m 6.9

A movie about the failed attempt to capture several bridges in The Netherlands in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.

Young Winston

Young Winston

Richard Attenborough 1972 2h 29m 6.0

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Richard Attenborough 1969 2h 24m 6.0

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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