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      John Schlesinger

      John Schlesinger

      Highest Rated: 95% Billy Liar (1963)

      Lowest Rated: 8% Eye for an Eye (1996)

      Birthday: Feb 16, 1926

      Birthplace: London, England, UK

      John Schlesinger was celebrated for his ability to elicit sensitive performances from his actors, a skill which drew on his own experience on the British stage in the 1950s. His style was also influenced by techniques he developed while directing TV documentaries--a period of his career characterized by extensive location shooting, tight production schedules and an emphasis on the role of editing in shaping narrative structure.

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      THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN, director John Schlesinger, 1985, ©Orion Pictures . A KIND OF LOVING, June Ritchie, Director John Schlesinger and Alan Bates, 1962. FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, John Schlesinger directs Julie Christie and Alan Bates, 1967 YANKS, director John Schlesinger, on location, 1979, (c) Universal Pictures DARLING, from left: director John Schlesinger, Dirk Bogarde (rear), Julie Christie on set, 1965 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, Terence Stamp, director John Schlesinger, on-set, 1967 THE BELIEVERS, Director John Schlesinger, on set, 1987, (c)Orion Pictures THE NEXT BEST THING, Rupert Everett, Madonna, director John Schlesinger, on set, 2000. (c)Paramount MARATHON MAN, director John Schlesinger, Laurence Olivier on set, 1976 EYE FOR AN EYE, director John Schlesinger, Sally Field, Ed Harris on set, 1996, (c) Paramount EYE FOR AN EYE, director John Schlesinger, on set, 1996. ©Paramount
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      19% 35% The Next Best Thing Director $15.0M 2000
      No Score Yet 37% The Tale of Sweeney Todd Director - 1998
      8% 55% Eye for an Eye Director $25.7M 1996
      83% 81% Cold Comfort Farm Director $5.6M 1995
      22% 29% The Innocent Director $413.6K 1993
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Question of Attribution Director - 1992
      No Score Yet 79% The Lost Language of Cranes Derek Moulthorpe (Character) - 1991
      52% 48% Pacific Heights Director $27.9M 1990
      78% 65% Madame Sousatzka Director $2.9M 1988
      35% 45% The Believers Director,
      Producer       		$17.4M 1987
      83% 69% The Falcon and the Snowman Director,
      Producer       		$14.9M 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet An Englishman Abroad Director - 1983
      No Score Yet 54% Honky Tonk Freeway Director - 1981
      57% 62% Yanks Director - 1979
      81% 81% Marathon Man Director - 1976
      63% 76% The Day of the Locust Director - 1975
      54% 56% Visions of Eight Director - 1973
      87% 70% Sunday, Bloody Sunday Director - 1971
      89% 88% Midnight Cowboy Director $201.0K 1969
      64% 77% Far From the Madding Crowd Director - 1967
      68% 70% Darling Director - 1965
      95% 83% Billy Liar Director $35.6K 1963
      93% 87% A Kind of Loving Director $3.3K 1962