Stephen Frears Movies

  • 1977
    Able's Will

    Able's Will

    Able's Will

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    Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home.

    Able's Will
  • 1978
    Long Shot

    Long Shot

    Long Shot

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    Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and...

    Long Shot
  • 2007
    Here’s Looking at You, Boy

    Here’s Looking at You, Boy

    Here’s Looking at You, Boy

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    Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.

    Here’s Looking at You, Boy
  • 1978
    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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    A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
  • 1995
    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

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    Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British...

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
  • 2011
    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

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    Documentary about Hans Zimmer.

    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
  • 2015
    French Cinema Mon Amour

    French Cinema Mon Amour

    French Cinema Mon Amour

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    French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their...

    French Cinema Mon Amour
  • 1991
    Director: Alan Clarke

    Director: Alan Clarke

    Director: Alan Clarke

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    Documentary - Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue...

    Director: Alan Clarke
  • 2017
    She's French

    She's French

    She's French

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    She's chic, slim and sexy like Brigitte Bardot. She's French. But she's not all French women, right?

    She's French
  • 1976
    Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

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    Kevin's wife walked out and left him holding the baby – no sleep, dirty nappies, and a career in pop music at risk. And ahead lies a visit to...

    Early Struggles
  • 2000
    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

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    British film-maker Alan Clarke was championed by the likes of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Ray Winstone - Stephen Frears even called him the best. And...

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man
  • 2023
    The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

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    Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.

    The Rise of the Comic Strip
  • 1977
    Last Summer

    Last Summer

    Last Summer

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    A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. Part of the ITV Playhouse strand.

    Last Summer
  • 1997
    Howard Hawks: American Artist

    Howard Hawks: American Artist

    Howard Hawks: American Artist

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    A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

    Howard Hawks: American Artist
  • 1972
    A Day Out

    A Day Out

    A Day Out

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    Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey....

    A Day Out
  • 1981
    Going Gently

    Going Gently

    Going Gently

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    Play about two elderly cancer patients suffering in hospital.

    Going Gently
  • 2009
    Jean Charles

    Jean Charles

    Jean Charles

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    The tragic true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist...

    Jean Charles
  • 2004
    Cast & Crew: If....

    Cast & Crew: If....

    Cast & Crew: If....

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    Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell,...

    Cast & Crew: If....
  • 2005
    Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

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    The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews...

    Michael Powell
  • 1975
    Sunset Across the Bay

    Sunset Across the Bay

    Sunset Across the Bay

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    A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature...

    Sunset Across the Bay