Michael Radford | |
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| Born | 24 February 1946 New Delhi, British India |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Worcester College National Film and Television School |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, television writer |
| Spouse(s) | Iseult Teran (1990–1997) Emma Tweed (2006 –present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | 1996 BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Il Postino: The Postman 1996 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Il Postino: The Postman |
Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an English film director and screenwriter.[1] He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s.
His best-known credits include the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four starring John Hurt and Richard Burton (in his final role), the Shakespeare adaptation The Merchant of Venice, the true crime drama White Mischief, and the 1994 Italian-language comedy drama Il Postino: The Postman, for which he won the BAFTA Awards for Best Direction and Best Film Not in the English Language, and earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "Michael Radford". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.