David Leland

David Leland

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   David Leland (born 20 April 1947, died 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: David Leland
  • Popularity: 15.914
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1947-04-20
  • Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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David Leland Movies

  • 1973
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    The Love-Girl and the Innocent
    The Love-Girl and the Innocent

    5.6 1973 HD

    A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Leland

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  • 1982
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    The Missionary
    The Missionary

    5.6 1982 HD

    In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael Palin

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  • 1996
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    When Saturday Comes
    When Saturday Comes

    5.7 1996 HD

    Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sean Bean

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  • 1981
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    Time Bandits
    Time Bandits

    6.613 1981 HD

    Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Craig Warnock

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  • 1970
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    Scars of Dracula
    Scars of Dracula

    6.02 1970 HD

    The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Christopher Lee

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  • 1973
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    Gawain and the Green Knight
    Gawain and the Green Knight

    4.6 1973 HD

    The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Murray Head

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  • 2019
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    An Accidental Studio
    An Accidental Studio

    6.2 2019 HD

    Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: George Harrison

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  • 1970
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    One Brief Summer
    One Brief Summer

    5 1970 HD

    The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Felicity Gibson

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  • 1970
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    1917
    1917

    1 1970 HD

    A British short film about World War I, directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Timothy Bateson, David Leland, and Geoffrey Davies.

    Genre: War

    Cast: Timothy Bateson

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  • 1987
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    Personal Services
    Personal Services

    6.1 1987 HD

    The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Julie Walters

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  • 1972
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    The Pied Piper
    The Pied Piper

    5.9 1972 HD

    Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Donovan

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  • 1999
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    The White River Kid
    The White River Kid

    5 1999 HD

    Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer who is running from the authorities.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Hoskins

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  • 2007
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    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    1 2007 HD

    Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Miriam Margolyes

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  • 1970
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    Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar

    5.7 1970 HD

    All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Charlton Heston

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  • 1985
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    Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
    Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

    1 1985 HD

    Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jason Carter

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  • 2000
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

    5.45 2000 HD

    In the fourteenth film in the series, sixteen-year-old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery

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  • 1986
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    Mona Lisa
    Mona Lisa

    6.9 1986 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Bob Hoskins

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  • 1982
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    Made in Britain
    Made in Britain

    6.9 1982 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Tim Roth

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  • 2003
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    Concert for George
    Concert for George

    8.1 2003 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Eric Clapton

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  • 2007
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    Virgin Territory
    Virgin Territory

    4.738 2007 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Hayden Christensen

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  • 2007
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    Virgin Territory
    Virgin Territory

    4.738 2007 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Hayden Christensen

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  • 2003
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    Concert for George
    Concert for George

    8.1 2003 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Eric Clapton

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  • 1987
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    Personal Services
    Personal Services

    6.1 1987 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Julie Walters

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  • 1998
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    The Land Girls
    The Land Girls

    6.3 1998 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Catherine McCormack

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  • 1987
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    Wish You Were Here
    Wish You Were Here

    6.6 1987 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Emily Lloyd

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  • 1987
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    Wish You Were Here
    Wish You Were Here

    6.6 1987 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Emily Lloyd

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  • 1999
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    The White River Kid
    The White River Kid

    5 1999 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Hoskins

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  • 1990
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    The Big Man
    The Big Man

    4.9 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Liam Neeson

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  • 1983
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    R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
    R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Deltha McLeod

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  • 1981
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    Beloved Enemy
    Beloved Enemy

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Graham Crowden

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  • 1983
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    Birth of a Nation
    Birth of a Nation

    7.083 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jim Broadbent

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  • 1989
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    Checking Out
    Checking Out

    4.324 1989 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jeff Daniels

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  • 1983
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    Flying Into the Wind
    Flying Into the Wind

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Graham Crowden

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  • 1981
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    Psy-Warriors
    Psy-Warriors

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Derrick O'Connor

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  • 1998
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    The Land Girls
    The Land Girls

    6.3 1998 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Catherine McCormack

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  • 1970
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    Running Wild
    Running Wild

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast:

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  • 1985
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    Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
    Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jason Carter

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  • 1981
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    8.1 1981 HD

    Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Simon Jones

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  • 1972
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    Callan
    Callan

    7 1972 HD

    Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Edward Woodward

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  • 1971
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    The Last of the Mohicans
    The Last of the Mohicans

    4.7 1971 HD

    The adventures of Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo and his Indian companions, caught in a war between the French and English in upstate New York in 1757.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth Ives

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  • 1992
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    Van der Valk
    Van der Valk

    5.6 1992 HD

    Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Barry Foster

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  • 1975
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    Barlow
    Barlow

    5.5 1975 HD

    Barlow at Large is a British television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the title role. Johns had previously played...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Stratford Johns

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  • 1968
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    Sherlock Holmes
    Sherlock Holmes

    6.4 1968 HD

    Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Peter Cushing

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  • 1971
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    The Last of the Mohicans
    The Last of the Mohicans

    4.7 1971 HD

    The adventures of Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo and his Indian companions, caught in a war between the French and English in upstate New York in 1757.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth Ives

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  • 1993
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    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    6.6 1993 HD

    At the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family expeditions as a 9-year-old to the battlefields of...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery

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  • 2022
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    Reel Britannia
    Reel Britannia

    8.5 2022 HD

    Comedian Nick Helm narrates this bold new documentary series exploring the dramatic history of British cinema. Discover how cinema held a mirror up...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nick Helm

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  • 2001
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    Reel Britannia
    Reel Britannia

    8.5 2001 HD

    Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Damian Lewis

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  • 2013
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    Reel Britannia
    Reel Britannia

    7.52 2013 HD

    Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jeremy Irons

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  • 1983
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    Reel Britannia
    Reel Britannia

    1 1983 HD

    This anthology mini-series brings together the four films written by David Leland and screened originally in 1983 - the films are BIRTH OF A NATION,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1983
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    Reel Britannia
    Reel Britannia

    1 1983 HD

    This anthology mini-series brings together the four films written by David Leland and screened originally in 1983 - the films are BIRTH OF A NATION,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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