Bill Bryden

Bill Bryden

Nascimento : 1942-04-12, Greenock, Scotland

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Campbell Rough Bryden CBE (born 12 April 1942, Greenock, Scotland) is a British stage- and film director and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bryden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Bill Bryden

Filmes

James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Himself
Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Director
Adaptation of Pirandello's play.
Separation
Executive Producer
When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls. And both Sarah and Joe have very special conditions they both have to fight to overcome their separation.
Normal Service
Executive Producer
It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too quickly. Some of the design and graphics staff are intent on not getting involved. Others won't survive the strain.
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Executive Producer
Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Aria
Writer
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.
Aria
Director
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.
Blood Hunt
Executive Producer
The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Innes flees to the hills, pursued by Robert's brother. An old friend, Sandy Ross, tries to prevent the inevitable blood hunt.
Ill Fares the Land
Writer
The story of the last two years the inhabitants of the islands of St Kilda (far off the west coast of Scotland) spent there, before being evacuated at their own request. This film, originally shown at the London Film Festival, marked the screen debut of writer and director Bill Bryden, who made his theatre reputation directing at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre and the National Theatre. In persuasive style.
Ill Fares the Land
Director
The story of the last two years the inhabitants of the islands of St Kilda (far off the west coast of Scotland) spent there, before being evacuated at their own request. This film, originally shown at the London Film Festival, marked the screen debut of writer and director Bill Bryden, who made his theatre reputation directing at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre and the National Theatre. In persuasive style.
Cavalgada dos Proscritos
Writer
A história de um dos mais perigosos pistoleiros do velho-oeste “Jesse James” e de seu bando. Composta por vários irmãos, a quadrilha James & Younger tornou-se legendária por suas ações ousadas que muitas vezes acabavam em banhos de sangue. Dirigida pelo talentoso Walter Hill, esta produção traz como curiosidade a escolha de atores irmãos que interpretam também irmãos foras-da-lei.
Willie Rough
Writer
'Ah walked 15 miles tae Greenock tae get a job and ah'm no' going hame without wan. Ah've got tae stay. Ah've got tae show folk what it's like tae live by somethin' ye believe in.'