David Leland
Date of birth: 1947-04-20
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known for: Writing
Also known as:
Biography
David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.
Movie Credits
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed progra
Julius Caesar
1970-06-04
All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which port
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985-04-08
Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music sco
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000-07-13
Posing as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Barcelona, Indy meets old friend Pablo Picasso, and nar
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
1973-09-16
A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man s
The Missionary
1982-11-02
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to Engl
Golden Gordon
1979-10-17
Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935, who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw is
When Saturday Comes
1996-03-01
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down
Time Bandits
1981-07-13
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. F
Scars of Dracula
1970-11-08
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973-06-01
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
An Accidental Studio
2019-07-12
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and
One Brief Summer
1971-02-25
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who
1917
1970-01-01
A British short film about World War I, directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Timothy Bateson, Davi
Personal Services
1987-02-12
Fed up with working hard just to scrape by, Christine Painter comes up with a bold plan to become th
The Pied Piper
1972-12-27
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany
The White River Kid
1999-01-01
Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer w
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001-09-09
Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production ski
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016-06-13
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and pr
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009-12-21
A look back at Victoria Wood's hugely successful television career. Featuring sketches, stand-up, ch