Where to watch John Schlesinger in the UK
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John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday). Schlesinger was born in London, into a middle class Jewish family. His acting career began in the 1950s and consisted of supporting roles in British films and television productions. He began his directorial career in 1956 with the short documentary Sunday in the Park about London's Hyde Park. In 1958, Schlesinger created a documentary on Benjamin Britten and the Aldeburgh Fest…
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- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Hale
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Amiens
- The Buccaneers (1956) as Pigtail
- Ivanhoe (1958) as Jack Ludlow
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) Director
- Marathon Man (1976) Director
- Flick Flack (1974) Cast
- Pacific Heights (1990) Director
- Eye for an Eye (1996) Director
- Darling (1965) Director
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
- Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years Director
- The Next Best Thing (2000) Director
- Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993) as Self
- The Celluloid Closet (1996) as Self
- The Believers (1987) Director
- Yanks (1979) Director
- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) Director
- Billy Liar (1963) Director
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) Director
- The Day of the Locust (1975) Director
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Director
- The Starfish (1952) Writer
- A Question of Attribution (1991) Director
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) as Self
- Brothers in Law (1957) as Assize Court Solicitor
- The Innocent (1993) Director
- Cold Comfort Farm (1995) Director
- Seven Thunders (1957) as German Soldier
- Madame Sousatzka (1988) Director
- The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998) Director
- Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) Director
- The Twilight of the Golds (1996) as Dr. Adrian Lodge
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (uncredited)
- The Divided Heart (1954) as Ticket Collector
- An Englishman Abroad (1983) Director
- The Big Screen (1973) as Self
- Stormy Crossing (1958) as Mechanic
- Visions of Eight (1973) Director
- The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) as Derek Moulthorp
- The Last Man to Hang (1956) as Dr. Goldfinger
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) as Self
- A Kind of Loving (1962) Director
- The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976) as Self
- Separate Tables (1983) Director
- Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as Himself
- Der Rosenkavalier (1985) Director
- Black Legend (1949) Director
- The Crowd Around the Cowboy (1969) as Self
- Terminus (1961) Writer
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1981) Director
- Days in the Trees (1967) Director
- Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (1990) Director
- Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Wakes Week in Blackburn (1957) Director
- Sunday in the Park (1956) Director of Photography
- The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann (2016) Director
- Speaking of Britain (1967) as Self
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Most-watched John Schlesinger films currently: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Marathon Man (1976), Pacific Heights (1990), Eye for an Eye (1996), Darling (1965).
What TV shows has John Schlesinger appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Golden Globe Awards (1944), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), Sunday Night Theatre (1950), The Buccaneers (1956), Ivanhoe (1958).
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