Stephen Frears
Born
1941-06-20
Place of birth
Leicester, England, UK
Biography
Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2...
Known for
Chéri
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Great Directors
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
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Here’s Looking at You, Boy
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Forever Ealing
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Howard Hawks: American Artist
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
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Reel Britannia
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Heavy Rain
Himself
French Cinema Mon Amour
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
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30 Years of Comic Strip
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Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
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Alan Clarke: His Own Man
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In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
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