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Fred Schepisi

Highest Rated: 100% The Devil's Playground (1976)

Lowest Rated: 12% Mr. Baseball (1992)

Birthday: Dec 26, 1939

Birthplace: Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

A former director of TV commercials, Fred Schepisi made his mark in the late 1970s and early 80s with sensitively handled dramas which defied easy categorization and were therefore somewhat underrated. Schepisi is generally attracted to stories pitting strong outsiders against small-minded establishments which are recounted with a smooth and straightforward filmmaking technique even when shifting back and forth between flashbacks, time zones and diverse locations. He has also proved a master at translating difficult material (i.e., plays and novels) into entertaining and captivating feature films.

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Highest rated movies

100% 66% The Devil's Playground
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100% 73% The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
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100% 72% Barbarosa
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94% 73% A Cry in the Dark
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88% 71% Six Degrees of Separation
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79% 73% Last Orders
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70% 49% The Russia House
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60% 46% The Eye of the Storm
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59% 52% Plenty
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Fred Schepisi

Fred Schepisi IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, director Fred Schepisi on the set, 2003, (c) MGM IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY, Director Fred Schepisi, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas on the set, 2003, (c) MGM IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Kirk Douglas, director Fred Schepisi, Diana Douglas on the set, 2003, (c) MGM RUSSIA HOUSE, Michelle Pfeiffer, director Fred Schepisi, Sean Connery, on set, 1990. (c)MGM RUSSIA HOUSE, director Fred Schepisi, on set, 1990. (c)MGM View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
44% 50% Words and Pictures Director $2.2M 2013
60% 46% The Eye of the Storm Director $67.0K 2011
No Score Yet 75% Empire Falls Director - 2005
34% 47% Levity Executive Producer $209.2K 2003
30% 29% It Runs in the Family Director,
Executive Producer 		$7.4M 2003
79% 73% Last Orders Director,
Writer,
Producer 		$2.3M 2001
53% 58% Fierce Creatures Director $9.2M 1997
45% 48% I.Q. Director,
Producer 		$25.2M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet That Eye, the Sky Executive Producer - 1994
88% 71% Six Degrees of Separation Director,
Producer 		$6.3M 1993
12% 41% Mr. Baseball Director,
Producer 		$20.3M 1992
70% 49% The Russia House Director,
Producer 		$22.6M 1990
94% 73% A Cry in the Dark Director,
Screenwriter 		$5.7M 1988
88% 63% Roxanne Director $34.8M 1987
59% 52% Plenty Director $6.1M 1985
No Score Yet 49% Iceman Director - 1984
100% 72% Barbarosa Director - 1982
100% 73% The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 1978
100% 66% The Devil's Playground Director - 1976

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Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Empire Falls Executive Producer,
Director 		2005