John McGrath

Produzent, Autor, Darsteller, Regie

1. Juli 1935 — 22. Januar 2002 (66 Jahre)
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.

Bekannt aus

  • Carrington - Liebe bis in den Tod
    Carrington - Liebe bis in den Tod1995
  • Das Milliarden Dollar-Gehirn
    Das Milliarden Dollar-Gehirn1967
  • Robin Hood - Ein Leben für Richard Löwenherz
    Robin Hood - Ein Leben für Richard Löwenherz1991
  • Mein Leben in Rosarot
    Mein Leben in Rosarot1997
  • Die Abrechnung
    Die Abrechnung1970
  • Ereignisse beim Bewachen der Bofors-Kanone
    Ereignisse beim Bewachen der Bofors-Kanone1968
  • The Dressmaker
    The Dressmaker1988
  • Rekruten im Todesdschungel
    Rekruten im Todesdschungel1969
  • Freie Hand für Barlow
    Freie Hand für Barlow12 Staffeln
  • Play for Today
    Play for Today14 Staffeln
  • Screen Two
    Screen Two15 Staffeln

Filmografie

2000
Aberdeen · as Co-Producer
1997
Ma vie en rose · as Co-Producer
1995
1988
The Dressmaker · as Executive Producer
1984
Screen Two · as Executive Producer

2001
Beyblade · as Tao
1974
1970
Play for Today · as 7:84 Company - Writer

1990
Ex-S · as Self - Interviewed