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John Irvin

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John Irvin is a British director who has made more than thirty motion pictures in his career so far, and has received mixed success over the years. Born in England, Irvin began his career in television before he filmed the gritty and violent theatrical motion picture, The Dogs of War. The film, starring Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger... See full bio »

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in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
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2014 Monte Cassino (pre-production)
 
2008 The Garden of Eden
 
2007 The Moon and the Stars
 
2005 The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
 
2005 Digital Reaper
 
2003 The Boys & Girl from County Clare
 
2001 The Fourth Angel
 
2000 Shiner
 
1999 Noah's Ark (TV movie)
 
1998 When Trumpets Fade (TV movie)
 
1997 City of Industry
 
1996 Crazy Horse (TV movie)
 
1995 A Month by the Lake
 
1994 Freefall
 
1994 Widows' Peak
 
1991 Robin Hood
 
1990 Eminent Domain
 
1989 Next of Kin
 
1987 Hamburger Hill
 
1986 Raw Deal
 
1985 Turtle Diary
 
1984 Champions
 
1983 All for Love (TV series)
– Down at the Hydro (1983)
 
1981 Ghost Story
 
1980 The Dogs of War
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
 
1978 Alphabetical Order (TV movie)
 
1978 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
– Alphabetical Order (1978)
 
1977 Hard Times (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1977 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– The Proofing Session (1977)
 
1975 The Nearly Man (TV series)
– Options (1975)
– Casualties: August 1975 (1975)
– Confrontation: July 1975 (1975)
– Re-Shuffle: June 1975 (1975)
– Millie: May 1975 (1975)
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1974 The Nearly Man (TV movie)
 
1974 Childhood (TV series)
– Possessions (1974)
 
1974 Haunted: The Ferryman (TV movie)
 
1974 Possessions (TV movie)
 
1969 Tomorrow Night in London (short)
 
1967 Mafia No! (documentary short)
 
1967 Bedtime
 
1966 Five More (TV series)
– Strangers (1966)
 
1966 Go Go Go Said the Bird (documentary short)
 
1966 Carousella (documentary short)
 
1966 East of Howerd (TV movie)
 
1963 Inheritance (documentary short)
 
1963 Gala Day (documentary short)
 
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1966 Five More (TV series)
– Strangers (1966) (writer)
 
1963 Gala Day (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
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2014 The Writer with No Hands (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2008 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Medics in Vietnam (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Hamburger Hill: The Appearance of Reality (video short)
Himself
 
2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) … Himself
 

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The Garden of Eden -- Based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel and set in the jazz age, a successful young American writer and his beautiful wife on their extended honeymoon in Europe. Widows' Peak -- Edwina has just moved into the neighborhood known as "Widows' Peak," so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents... When Trumpets Fade -- A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct.
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First started work with British Transport Films as an assistant director. He worked extensively for English television until 1980. See more »

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Frequently casts Uma Thurman, Don James, Edward Fox and'Jeroen Krabbé' See more »

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