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Michael Apted(1941-2021)

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Michael Apted
A documentary film that examines the iconic hillbilly image in media and culture. The film explores more than a hundred years of media representation of mountain and rural people and offers an urgent exploration of how we see and think about rural America.
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Hillbilly (2018)
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Michael Apted was born on 10 February 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Rome (2005), Enigma (2001) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was previously married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted. He died on 7 January 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(79)
BornFebruary 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(79)
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  • Won 3 BAFTA Awards

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Michael Apted, Larry Cohen, and B.B. King in Spies Like Us (1985)
Michael Apted in Spies Like Us (1985)
Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
Michael Apted in Continental Divide (1981)
Michael Apted and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Michael Apted, Richard Pryor, and Rubén Blades in Critical Condition (1987)
Hugh Grant and Michael Apted in Extreme Measures (1996)
Michael Apted in Nell (1994)
Jodie Foster and Michael Apted in Nell (1994)
Pierce Brosnan and Michael Apted in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, and Michael Apted in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Michael Apted in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Known for

Rome (2005)
Rome
8.7
TV Series
  • Director
Jeremy Northam, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, and Dougray Scott in Enigma (2001)
Enigma
6.4
  • Director
  • 2001
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, and Denise Richards in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The World Is Not Enough
6.4
  • Director
  • 1999
Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Noomi Rapace in Unlocked (2017)
Unlocked
6.3
  • Director
  • 2017

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Director

  • 63 Up (2019)
    63 Up
  • Sissy Spacek, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, and Kyle Chandler in Bloodline (2015)
    Bloodline
  • Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Noomi Rapace in Unlocked (2017)
    Unlocked
  • Lizzy Caplan, Michael Sheen, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Annaleigh Ashford in Masters of Sex (2013)
    Masters of Sex
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
  • Bending the Light (2014)
    Bending the Light
  • Cam Gigandet and Anna Wood in Reckless (2014)
    Reckless
  • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
    Chasing Mavericks
  • 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
  • Hallelujah (2011)
    Hallelujah
  • Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, and Will Poulter in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
  • The Power of the Game
  • The World Is Not Enough: The Thames Boat Chase - Alternate Angle/Expanded Angle Scene
  • The World Is Not Enough: The Thames Boat Chase - Extended Scene

Producer

  • Section 1591
    • Post-production
  • The Loneliest Time (2016)
    The Loneliest Time
  • Lizzy Caplan, Michael Sheen, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Annaleigh Ashford in Masters of Sex (2013)
    Masters of Sex
  • Bending the Light (2014)
    Bending the Light
  • Eddie (2013)
    Eddie
  • 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
  • 21 Up America (2006)
    21 Up America
  • Rome (2005)
    Rome
  • 49 Up (2005)
    49 Up
  • It's a Shame About Ray
  • 42 Up (1998)
    42 Up
  • 14 Up in America
  • Inspirations (1997)
    Inspirations
  • Robert Urich and Dalton James in Crossroads (1992)
    Crossroads
  • Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (1992)
    Dracula

Additional Crew

  • 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
  • Born in the USSR: 14 Up (1998)
    Born in the USSR
  • 49 Up (2005)
    49 Up
  • Seven Up! (1964)
    Seven Up!

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:49
Official Trailer
U.S. Version
Trailer 2:14
U.S. Version
Unlocked
Trailer 2:09
Unlocked

Personal details

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    • BFI
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    • February 10, 1941
    • Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • January 7, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(unknown)
    • Paige SimpsonJanuary 8, 2014 - January 7, 2021 (his death)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed "I Burn for You" for Sting.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Directed three different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jodie Foster, Sissy Spacek and Sigourney Weaver (Spacek won).
  • Quotes
    When I joined Granada - which, you don't want to start crying about these things, but Granada was a very, very hot place to be, it was my good fortune to be there at that time - the BBC was firmly asleep.

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