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Allan Scott

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director | * 09/16/1940 (83) | Elgin (United Kingdom (UK))
Allan Shiach, who writes and produces under the pseudonym Allan Scott, is a Scottish screenwriter and producer, and former Scotch whisky executive. He was nominated for BAFTA's Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film and two Genie Awards for his 1997 film Regeneration. He has won the Edgar Award (1976) and Writers' Guild Award (1978). He was executive producer and co-creator of the multi-award-winning Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, a longtime collaborator of Nicolas Roeg, including co-writing his films Don't Look Now and The Witches. ()
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Allan Scott (born September 16, 1939, as Allan George Shiach) is a Scottish screenwriter and producer for film and television.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Laura and John, grieved by a terrible loss, meet in Venice, where John is in charge of the restoration of a church, two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife. ...

Don't Look Now

Κ-15

1973 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Thriller, Drama, Horror
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The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynes ...

Kon-Tiki

Κ-12

2012 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Adventure, History
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Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his ch ...

The Preacher's Wife

Certification unknown

1996 | 2.9/5 | 2h 4min
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all ...

The Witches

Certification unknown

1990 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Kids & Family, Mystery
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Movies with Allan Scott as Actor(2)

as Self - Co-Creator2021 Creating The Queen's Gambit
as himself2019 Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

Movies with Allan Scott as Crew(30)

Writing/Script Consultant2012 Kon-Tiki
Production/Producer2001 The Fourth Angel
Writing/Screenplay2001 The Fourth Angel
Production/Producer1997 Regeneration
Writing/Screenplay1997 Regeneration
Writing/Screenplay1996 In Love and War
Writing/Screenstory1996 In Love and War
Production/Executive Producer1996 Two Deaths
Writing/Writer1996 Two Deaths
Writing/Screenplay1996 The Preacher's Wife
Writing/Writer1996 Samson and Delilah
Writing/Writer1995 A Dime a Dance
Production/Executive Producer1994 Shallow Grave
Production/Producer1992 Cold Heaven
Writing/Writer1992 Cold Heaven
Writing/Screenplay1990 The Witches
Writing/Writer1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Production/Executive Producer1988 Taffin
Writing/Writer1988 Apprentice to Murder
Writing/Writer1986 Castaway
Writing/Writer1985 D.A.R.Y.L.
Writing/Writer1985 Martin's Day
Writing/Writer1980 The Awakening
Writing/Writer1977 Golden Rendezvous
Writing/Screenplay1977 Joseph Andrews
Writing/Lyricist1977 Joseph Andrews
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Spiral Staircase
Writing/Writer1974 The Girl from Petrovka
Writing/Screenplay1973 Don't Look Now
Writing/Writer1970 The Man Who Had Power Over Women

TV Shows/Series with Allan Scott as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2020 The Queen's Gambit
Creator/Creator2020 The Queen's Gambit

Additional Information

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Full Name: Allan Scott
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 09/16 1940 (September) in Elgin (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 83 years + 224 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: McGill University, Gordonstoun, École des Roches
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for Allan Scott (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Allan Shiach"
"Allan George Shiach"
"Alan Scott"
"Allan Scott (Scottish screenwriter)"
Allan Scott frequently works together with these people:
Chris Bryant (9x, Crew)
Nicolas Roeg (7x, Crew)
Tony Lawson (4x, Crew)
Hans Zimmer (4x, Crew)
Scott Frank (4x, Crew)
Stanley Myers (4x, Crew)
Jeremy Zimmermann (3x, Crew)
Tony Richardson (3x, Crew)
Tamara Asseyev (3x, Crew)
John Addison (3x, Crew)
Peter Shaw (3x, Crew)
Pia Schlipphak (3x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Allan Scott (US)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1445002, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 04/13/2024