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Philip Saville

Directing 86 (deceased) years old London, UK ★ 1.2
Born: October 28, 1930
Died: December 22, 2016

Biography

Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile, born 28 October 1930, London) is a British actor who turned to television direction and screenwriting in the late 1950s.

During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and the lost Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play.

Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included Out of the Unknown (1965) and the Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) for which Saville received a BAFTA to add to his earlier BAFTA for Hamlet.

In film Saville directed The Fruit Machine (1988, released as Wonderland in the USA), Metroland (1997) and The Gospel of John (2003). Saville has been called one of the UK's top 100 directors of all time.

He is active in film and television as of 2006, and has a masterclass studio in London specializing in dramatic improvisation.

Philip Saville has recently completed a special documentary on Harold Pinter Pinter's Progress for Sundance international television channels and UK's Sky Arts. Saville is currently developing further arts programming with Sundance and British TV company 3DD Productions including Discovering Hamlet now in production.

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Known For

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Director 1965
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Director 1990
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May Director 1992
Design for Living
Design for Living Director 1979
The Best House in London
The Best House in London Director 1969

Filmography

Acting Credits (16)

Directing Credits (67)

Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet Director 2011
Pinter's Progress
Pinter's Progress Director 2009
The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John Director 2003
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale Director 2002
The Biographer
The Biographer Director 2002
My Uncle Silas
My Uncle Silas Director 2001
Little White Lies
Little White Lies Director 1998
Metroland
Metroland Director 1997
Deacon Brodie
Deacon Brodie Director 1997
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers Director 1995
Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence Director 1993
Family Pictures
Family Pictures Director 1993
Angels
Angels Director 1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May Director 1992
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Director 1990
Max and Helen
Max and Helen Director 1990
Fellow Traveller
Fellow Traveller Director 1989
The Fruit Machine
The Fruit Machine Director 1988
First Born
First Born Director 1988
First Born
First Born Director 1988
Mandela
Mandela Director 1987
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Director 1986
Shadey
Shadey Director 1985
Those Glory Glory Days
Those Glory Glory Days Director 1983
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff Director 1982
The Journal of Bridget Hitler
The Journal of Bridget Hitler Director 1981
Design for Living
Design for Living Director 1979
Sam's Song
Sam's Song Director 1979
Rotten
Rotten Director 1978
Count Dracula
Count Dracula Director 1977
Count Dracula
Count Dracula Director 1977
Cork and Bottle
Cork and Bottle Director 1977
Meriel the Ghost Girl
Meriel the Ghost Girl Director 1976
Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock Director 1976
Moss
Moss Director 1975
A Dream of Living
A Dream of Living Director 1975
Gangsters
Gangsters Director 1975
Churchill's People
Churchill's People Director 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Director 1974
The Actual Woman
The Actual Woman Director 1974
Access to the Children
Access to the Children Director 1973
The Creditors
The Creditors Director 1972
In the Beautiful Caribbean
In the Beautiful Caribbean Director 1972
O Fat White Woman
O Fat White Woman Director 1971
Secrets
Secrets Director 1971
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot Director 1971
The Rainbirds
The Rainbirds Director 1971
The Long Distance Piano Player
The Long Distance Piano Player Director 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Director 1970
The Best House in London
The Best House in London Director 1969
Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King Director 1968
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops Director 1966
Exit 19
Exit 19 Director 1966
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Director 1966
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Director 1965
Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown Director 1965
The Logic Game
The Logic Game Director 1965
In Camera
In Camera Director 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinore Director 1964
Prisoner and Escort
Prisoner and Escort Director 1964
Living Image
Living Image Director 1963
The Paradise Suite
The Paradise Suite Director 1963
The Madhouse on Castle Street
The Madhouse on Castle Street Director 1963
Afternoon of a Nymph
Afternoon of a Nymph Director 1962
Night Conspirators
Night Conspirators Director 1962
A Night Out
A Night Out Director 1960
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Director 1956

Writing Credits (9)

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