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Richard Franklin (I) (1948–2007)

Director | Producer | Writer

Writer, director and producer Richard Franklin was born on July 15, 1948 in Melbourne, Australia. Infatuated with cinema at an early age, Franklin first began making 8mm films at age 10. Franklin saw Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" two years later and was hooked on movies for life. Richard enrolled at Monash... See full bio »

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in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died:

(age 58) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Filmography

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2003 Visitors
 
2002 Flatland (TV series)
– Shadow Warriors (2002)
– The Mists of Time (2002)
 
1999-2000 The Lost World (TV series)
– The Prisoner (2000)
– Tourist Season (2000)
– Blood Lust (1999)
– Salvation (1999)
– Stranded (1999)
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1999 The Lost World (TV movie)
 
1997 One Way Ticket (TV movie)
 
1996 Brilliant Lies
 
1995 Hotel Sorrento
 
1993 Running Delilah (TV movie)
 
1991 F/X2
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
– Pilot (1989)
 
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
– Once Upon a Time (1987)
 
1986 Link
 
1984 Cloak & Dagger
 
1983 Psycho II
 
1981 Road Games
 
1978 Patrick
 
1976 World of Sexual Fantasy (as Richard Bruce)
 
1975 The True Story of Eskimo Nell
 
1970 Homicide (TV series)
– Wall of Silence (1970)
– Midnight Pizza (1970)
– The Lonely Ones (1970)
– A Place to Live (1970)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2007 Cut the Crap (short) (executive producer)
 
2003 Visitors (producer)
 
1996 Brilliant Lies (producer)
 
1995 Hotel Sorrento (producer)
 
1986 Link (producer)
 
1981 Road Games (producer)
 
1980 The Blue Lagoon (co-producer)
 
1978 Patrick (producer)
 
1975 The True Story of Eskimo Nell (producer)
 
1971 The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1996 Brilliant Lies (written by)
 
1995 Hotel Sorrento (written by)
 
1981 Road Games (original story)
 
1975 The True Story of Eskimo Nell (written by)
 
1971 The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay (short)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1985 Into the Night
Aerospace Engineer
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary) (dedicatee)
 
2004 3D: A Brief History (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1989 Mergers & Acquisitions (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2009 Re-Living Off the Land (documentary)
 
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 3D: A Brief History (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Psycho II'
 
2004 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Psycho II'
 
2004 Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Psycho II'
 
2004 Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Psycho II'
 
2004 'Fantasm' Penetrated (video documentary short) (as Richard Bruce)
 
2004 The True Story of... The True Story of Eskimo Nell (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1980 An Adventure in Filmmaking: The Making of 'The Blue Lagoon' (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 The Psycho Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed a promotional commercial for Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia in 1998 featuring comic actor, Francis Greenslade.

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Bruce
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

We're already a cross-culturalized society. I'm always concerned whether my friends in America will be able to understand what we're saying on screen. I'm trying to be true for Australians and true to the international audience. I'm all for personal film, but if I can make a statement that's universal, is it any less personal? See more »

Trivia:

He was working on his autobiography and a PhD at the time of his death. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer