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David Leland

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 04/20/1947 († 76, 12/24/2023) | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
David Leland (20 April 1941 – 24 December 2023) was a British film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks h ...

Mona Lisa

FSK: 18+ years

1986 | 3.4/5 | 1h 45min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
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Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the e ...

Band of Brothers

Certification unknown

2001 | 4.4/5 | 11h 45min
Action, Drama, War
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The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, ...

Virgin Territory

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2007 | 2.3/5 | 1h 33min
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Romance / Love
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In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen ...

Wish You Were Here

Certification unknown

1987 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for David Leland

Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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Movies with David Leland as Actor(13)

as himself2019 An Accidental Studio
as himself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Socrates Storekeeper1999 The White River Kid
as Priest1996 When Saturday Comes
as Mr. Pilkington / Danielle1987 Personal Services
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace1982 The Missionary
as Puppeteer1981 Time Bandits
as Humphrey1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
as Nemov1973 The Love-Girl and the Innocent
as Officer1972 The Pied Piper
as Felix, the Cook1970 1917
as First Officer1970 Scars of Dracula
1970 One Brief Summer

TV Shows/Series with David Leland as Actor(9)

as himself2022 Reel Britannia
as Costume Designer1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
as Costume Designer1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Madame Arthur1972 Van der Valk
1971 The Last of the Mohicans
as David Gamut1971 The Last of the Mohicans
1971 Barlow
1967 Callan
1964 Sherlock Holmes

Movies with David Leland as Crew(20)

Writing/Screenplay2023 Running Wild
Directing/Director2007 Virgin Territory
Writing/Writer2007 Virgin Territory
Directing/Director2003 Concert for George
Production/Producer2003 Concert for George
Writing/Screenplay1999 The White River Kid
Directing/Director1998 The Land Girls
Writing/Writer1998 The Land Girls
Directing/Director1990 The Big Man
Directing/Director1989 Checking Out
Directing/Director1987 Wish You Were Here
Writing/Writer1987 Wish You Were Here
Writing/Writer1987 Personal Services
Writing/Screenplay1986 Mona Lisa
Writing/Writer1983 R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Writing/Writer1983 Flying Into the Wind
Writing/Writer1983 Birth of a Nation
Writing/Screenplay1982 Made in Britain
Writing/Writer1981 Psy-Warriors
Writing/Screenplay1981 Beloved Enemy

TV Shows/Series with David Leland as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2011 The Borgias

Full Name: David Leland
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 04/20 1947 (April) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 12/24 2023 (December) (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama
Other names for David Leland (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Leland (Regisseur)"
David Leland frequently works together with these people:
George Harrison (8x, Actor)
Michael Palin (7x, Actor)
George Lucas (6x, Crew)
Jamie Leonard (6x, Crew)
Ben Burtt (5x, Crew)
Patrick Cassavetti (5x, Crew)
Terry Gilliam (4x, Actor)
Alan Clarke (4x, Crew)
Derrick O'Connor (4x, Actor)
Denis O'Brien (4x, Crew)
Margaret Matheson (4x, Crew)
Ian Wilson (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1338324, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/28/2024