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Fred Schepisi

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Fred Schepisi
Lindy Chamberlain's story has figured in Australia's collective conscious since 1980, when a dingo took her defenseless baby in a random horrific attack. But it quickly became much more than that. The intrigue of the mostly unknown and untamed outback, of parents - particularly mothers - not behaving to conventional expectations; of a ruthless media, self-serving politicians and cowboy police resulted in the trial of the century and Australia's most notorious miscarriage of justice. Through interviews with Lindy, her children and eyewitnesses today, archival footage and broadcasts and - for the first time -access to Lindy's personal archive of family stills, movies, audio recordings and letters Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story is a compelling universal story that still resonates today.
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Fred began in advertising in Melbourne, Australia, working in an ad agency before joining the film production house, Cinesound. Two years later he founded the Film House directing both TV commercials and PR documentaries. His first foray into feature film making was The Priest, one chapter of the portmanteau film, Libido (1974). His first feature- length film was The Devil's Playground (1975), which won 6 AFI awards and established Fred's reputation as a talented producer, director, writer. The success of his second film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1977) with Tommy Lewis, Freddie Reynolds. This took Fred to the U.S. where he directed Barbarosa (1981),with Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Iceman with Timothy Hutton, John Lone (1983), Plenty (1985) starring Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Sir John Gielgud and Sam Neil, Roxanne (1987) starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. Fred returned to Australia to co-write and direct Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark, 1988) from the novel by John Bryson, starring Meryl Streep and Sam Neil. Other films Fred directed and produced are The Russia House (1990) Sean Connery and Michele Pfeiffer, Mr. Baseball (1992) Ken Takakura, Tom Selleck, and Aya Takanashi. Six Degrees of Separation (1993) Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland and Will Smith, then directed and co-produced IQ (1994) with Walter Matthau, Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins. Fred directed a re-shoot and restructure of Fierce Creatures (1996) John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis. Then he wrote the screenplay, produced and directed Last Orders (2000) Ray Winston, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins. Soon after he directed and co-produced It Runs in the Family (2002) with Kirk, Michael and Cameron Douglas, Bernadette Peters and Michele Monaghan. Fred directed and co-produced Richard Russo's Empire Falls (2004) featuring Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joanne Woodward, Robin Wright Penn and Helen Hunt for HBO. It was nominated for a number of awards and won the Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television. In 2009 he directed and co-produced The Eye of the Storm, based on the novel by acclaimed author Patrick White starring Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis. The film won the Special Jury Prize at Rome International Film Festival in November 2011. Fred's most recent project was 2013's Words & Pictures, with Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche. Since then he has been busy writing and developing a five part mini series, two original feature films, one a light comedy of a wedding on a train that goes crazily wrong, the other a satire of Bond 007 involving much mayhem and mistaken identities. He co-wrote, with Judy Morris, a romancedy set in China and Australia. Then co-wrote, with Morrie Rosmarin, a whistle blower thriller/romance. Fred is also mid development of The Olive Sisters, a romance across two time periods and Hitches, his original screenplay of a coming of age adventure. Fred Schepisi was awarded the Order of Australia for his service to the Australian film industry as a director, producer and screenwriter and a mentor to up and coming filmmakers.
BornDecember 26, 1939
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 15 wins & 26 nominations total

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Fred Schepisi in The Eye of the Storm (2011)
Fred Schepisi in The Russia House (1990)
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Fred Schepisi directs Juliette Binoche
Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, and Fred Schepisi in It Runs in the Family (2003)
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Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, and Fred Schepisi at an event for Last Orders (2001)
Fred Schepisi at an event for Last Orders (2001)
Fred Schepisi at an event for Last Orders (2001)

Known for

Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)
Empire Falls
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Roxanne (1987)
Roxanne
6.6
  • Director
  • 1987
Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Six Degrees of Separation
6.8
  • Director
  • 1993
Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling, and Geoffrey Rush in The Eye of the Storm (2011)
The Eye of the Storm
5.9
  • Director
  • 2011

Credits

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Director

  • The Dimona Affair
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen in Words and Pictures (2013)
    Words and Pictures
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling, and Geoffrey Rush in The Eye of the Storm (2011)
    The Eye of the Storm
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)
    Empire Falls
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2005
  • Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, and Diana Douglas in It Runs in the Family (2003)
    It Runs in the Family
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Michael Caine, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, and Ray Winstone in Last Orders (2001)
    Last Orders
    • Director
    • 2001
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
    Fierce Creatures
    • co-director
    • 1997
  • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    I.Q.
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
    Six Degrees of Separation
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Mr. Baseball
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Russia House (1990)
    The Russia House
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Sam Neill and Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (1988)
    A Cry in the Dark
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Roxanne (1987)
    Roxanne
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Meryl Streep in Plenty (1985)
    Plenty
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Iceman (1984)
    Iceman
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Gary Busey and Willie Nelson in Barbarosa (1982)
    Barbarosa
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer

  • Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen in Words and Pictures (2013)
    Words and Pictures
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)
    Empire Falls
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2005
  • Say I Do (2003)
    Say I Do
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas, and Diana Douglas in It Runs in the Family (2003)
    It Runs in the Family
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Levity (2003)
    Levity
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Michael Caine, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, and Ray Winstone in Last Orders (2001)
    Last Orders
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    I.Q.
    • producer
    • 1994
  • That Eye, the Sky (1994)
    That Eye, the Sky
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
    Six Degrees of Separation
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Mr. Baseball
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Boys from the Bush (1991)
    Boys from the Bush
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Russia House (1990)
    The Russia House
    • producer
    • 1990
  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
    • producer
    • 1978
  • The Devil's Playground (1976)
    The Devil's Playground
    • producer
    • 1976

Writer

  • The Dimona Affair
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Michael Caine, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, and Ray Winstone in Last Orders (2001)
    Last Orders
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Sam Neill and Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (1988)
    A Cry in the Dark
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • The Devil's Playground (1976)
    The Devil's Playground
    • original screenplay
    • 1976
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    • December 26, 1939
    • Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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    • Mary Rubin? - present (2 children)
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    [on 'The Eye of the Storm'] What I love about Patrick White's writing is that he understands that we are all actors. We don't do it as consciously as he would have us believe. But I wanted you to see the surface person of who these people are, and then explore the cracks. Because it's the cracks that make us who we are.

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