John McGrath

Produttore, Sceneggiatore, Attore, Regista

1 luglio 1935 — 22 gennaio 2002 (66 anni)
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.

Famoso per

  • Carrington
    Carrington1995
  • Il cervello da un miliardo di dollari
    Il cervello da un miliardo di dollari1967
  • Robin Hood - La leggenda
    Robin Hood - La leggenda1991
  • La mia vita in rosa
    La mia vita in rosa1997
  • The Reckoning
    The Reckoning1970
  • The Bofors Gun
    The Bofors Gun1968
  • La sarta
    La sarta1988
  • The Virgin Soldiers
    The Virgin Soldiers1969
  • Z Cars
    Z Cars12 stagioni
  • Play for Today
    Play for Today14 stagioni
  • Screen Two
    Screen Two15 stagioni

Filmografia

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