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Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

20/06/1941

Age

84 years old

Place of Birth

Leicester, England, UK

Biography

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence ... Read More

Known For

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Who Killed British Cinema?

Who Killed British Cinema?

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

Filmography

Cast

2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

2024

A Look Through His Lens

as Self

2023

The Rise of the Comic Strip

as Self

2022

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

as Self

2020

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

as Self

2019

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

2019

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

as Self

2018

Who Killed British Cinema?

as Self

2018

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making ...

2017

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

as Self

2017

She's French

2016

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

as Self

2015

Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A...

2015

French Cinema Mon Amour

as Self

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Self

2012

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2011

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

as Self

2010

Heavy Rain

as Himself

2009

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

as Self

2009

Great Directors

as Self

2009

Chéri

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2007

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

as Self

2007

The Making of 'The Queen'

as Self

2005

Michael Powell

2004

Cast & Crew: If....

as Self - Interviewee

2003

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

as Self

2002

Forever Ealing

as Self

2002

Robert Altman in England

as Himself

2001

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema ...

as Narrator

2000

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

as Self

1997

Howard Hawks: American Artist

as Narrator

1995

Typically British: A Personal History of...

1991

Director: Alan Clarke

1986

Hooray For Holyrood

as Self

1985

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, C...

as Self

1978

Long Shot

as Biscuit Man

1971

Incident

as Man

Crew

2013

Philomena

as Director

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as Director

2012

Lay the Favorite

as Director

2010

Tamara Drewe

as Director

2009

Jean Charles

as Executive Producer

2009

Chéri

as Director

2006

The Queen

as Director

2005

Mrs. Henderson Presents

as Director

2004

The Route V50

as Director

2003

The Deal

as Director

2002

Dirty Pretty Things

as Director

2001

Liam

as Director

2000

Fail Safe

as Director

2000

High Fidelity

as Director

1998

The Hi-Lo Country

as Director

1996

The Van

as Director

1996

Mary Reilly

as Director

1993

The Snapper

as Director

1992

Hero

as Director

1990

The Grifters

as Director

1988

Dangerous Liaisons

as Director

1987

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

as Director

1987

Prick Up Your Ears

as Director

1985

My Beautiful Laundrette

as Director

1984

The Hit

as Director

1983

Walter and June

as Director

1982

Walter

as Director

1980

Bloody Kids

as Director

1978

A Visit from Miss Prothero

as Director

1977

Last Summer

as Director

1977

Last Summer

as Producer

1975

Three Men in a Boat

as Director

1975

Sunset Across the Bay

as Director

1972

A Day Out

as Director

1971

Gumshoe

as Director

1968

The Burning

as Director

2022

The Lost King

as Director

2021

Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons

as Original Film Writer

2017

Victoria & Abdul

as Director

2016

Florence Foster Jenkins

as Director

2016

Florence Foster Jenkins

as Writer

2015

The Program

as Director

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Director

2014

Night Will Fall

as Producer

2014

Night Will Fall

as Executive Producer

2005

Le court des grands

as Director

1997

Beyond Fear

as Executive Producer

1995

Typically British: A Personal History of...

as Director

1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

as Director

1986

Song of Experience

as Director

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

as Director of Photography

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

as Director

1984

December Flower

as Director

1984

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

as Director

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

as Director

1981

Going Gently

as Director

1979

Long Distance Information

as Director

1979

One Fine Day

as Director

1979

One Fine Day

as Producer

1979

Afternoon Off

as Director

1979

Afternoon Off

as Producer

1978

Doris and Doreen

as Producer

1978

Doris and Doreen

as Director

1978

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

as Director

1978

Cold Harbour

as Director

1977

Black Christmas

as Director

1977

Able's Will

as Director

1976

Play Things

as Director

1976

Early Struggles

as Director

1974

Match of the Day

as Director

1966

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

as Assistant Director