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Richard Attenborough (1923–2014)

Author of A Bridge Too Far [1977 film]

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Richard Samuel Attenborough -- August 29, 1923 - August 24, 2014 Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, was a British actor, film director, film producer, and entrepreneur. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). As a film director and producer, he won two show more Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park. Attenborough was also dedicated to many charitable causes in his later years. He was President of the Muscular Dystrophy campaign for 33 years. He was also a patron of the United world Colleges movement. He was elected to the post of Chancellor of the University of Sussex on March 20, 1998, replacing The Duke of Richmond and Gordon. He retired as Chancellor of the university following graduation in July 2008. Attenborough died on August 24, 2014, five days before his 91st birthday.[ (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Richard Attenborough

A Bridge Too Far [1977 film] (1977) — Director — 282 copies
Gandhi [1982 film] (1982) — Director — 266 copies
Shadowlands [1993 film] (1993) — Director — 191 copies
A Chorus Line [1985 film] (1985) — Director — 172 copies
Chaplin [1992 film] (1993) — Director — 77 copies
Entirely Up to You, Darling (2000) 61 copies
Cry Freedom [1987 film] (1987) — Director — 56 copies
In Search of Gandhi (1982) 51 copies
In Love and War [1996 film] (1997) — Director and Producer — 51 copies
Oh! What a Lovely War! [1969 film] (1969) — Director — 47 copies
Young Winston [1972 film] (2011) — Director — 18 copies
Magic [1978 film] (2006) — Director — 18 copies
Grey Owl [1999 film] (1999) — Director — 15 copies
Whistle Down the Wind [1961 film] (2007) — Director — 15 copies
Closing the Ring [2007 film] (2007) — Director — 10 copies
4 Film Favorites: Sandra Bullock Romance Collection (2010) — Director — 9 copies
A Chorus Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1985) — Director — 7 copies
Guns at Batasi — Actor — 3 copies
Green Fried Tomatoes / Grey Owl — Director — 2 copies
The Bachelor [and] In Love and War [Video] (2005) — Director — 2 copies
Battle of Britain / A Bridge Too Far — Director — 1 copy

Associated Works

Jurassic Park [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 848 copies
The Great Escape [1963 film] (1963) — Actor — 540 copies
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [1997 film] (1997) — Actor — 436 copies
Elizabeth [1998 film] (1998) — Actor — 350 copies
Jurassic Park Trilogy (1993) — Actor — 271 copies
The Words of Gandhi (1982) — Editor, some editions — 211 copies
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life [2001 TV miniseries] (2001) — Narrator. — 140 copies
The Flight of the Phoenix [1965 film] (1965) — Actor — 112 copies
Doctor Dolittle [1967 film] (1967) — Actor — 100 copies
Jurassic Park Collection: 4-Movie Collection (2015) — Actor — 84 copies
A Matter of Life and Death [1946 film] (1946) — Actor — 80 copies
Jurassic World 5-Movie Collection (2018) — Actor — 59 copies
In Which We Serve [1942 film] (1942) — Actor — 46 copies
Brighton Rock [1947 film] (1947) 42 copies
David Copperfield [1970 TV Movie] (1970) — Actor — 36 copies
The Forgotten Woman (1998) — Foreword — 35 copies
Mother Teresa: The Legacy [1986 Documentary film] (1986) — Narrator — 26 copies
The Magic Christian [1969 film] (1989) — Actor — 23 copies
Brannigan [1975 film] (1975) — Actor — 19 copies
Dunkirk [1958 film] (1958) — Actor — 18 copies
Trial and Error [1962 film] — Actor — 16 copies
Seance On A Wet Afternoon [1964 film] (2002) — Actor — 10 copies
Still Memories: An Autobiography in Photographs (2000) — Foreword — 10 copies
Sea of Sand [1958 film] (2005) — Actor — 9 copies
And Then There Were None [1974 film] (1974) — Actor — 9 copies
Doctor Dolittle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008) — Performer — 8 copies
A bridge too far: Notes from a film maker (1977) — Foreword — 6 copies
All Night Long [1962 film] (2007) — Actor — 5 copies
The Gift Horse [1952 film] — Actor — 4 copies
Arts and disabled people (1985) 4 copies
Brothers in Law [1957 film] — Actor — 2 copies
Rosebud [1975 film] (1997) 2 copies
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom [1968 film] (1968) — Actor — 2 copies
Battle of Britain / A Bridge Too Far / Exodus (2014) — Director — 2 copies
The Third Secret [1964 film] (1964) — Actor — 2 copies
Dancing with Crime [1947 film] (1947) — Actor — 1 copy

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One of the few musicals I could watch repeatedly.

It's the classic score by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, done in a pseudo-stage show with Donny Osmond starring - brilliantly - as Joseph.

Some excellent routines in this. It's a very clever idea that works extremely well.

Highly recommended.
 
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a pictorial look at the making of his film Gandhi;
 
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