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Terry George

Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer | * 12/20/1952 (71) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
Terence George (born 20 December 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Much of his film work (e.g. The Boxer, Some Mother's Son, and In the Name of the Father) involves "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He was nominated for two Oscars: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (1993; In the Name of the Father), and Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2004; Hotel Rwanda). On 26 February 2012, he received an Academy Award in the live action short film category for The Shore. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | History | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Ru ...

Hotel Rwanda

PG-13

2004 | 3.9/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, History, War
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A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police ...

In the Name of the Father

R

1993 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Drama
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Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of w ...

Some Mother's Son

R

1996 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, History
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Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journal ...

The Promise

PG-13

2016 | 3.5/5 | 2h 13min
History, Romance / Love, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Terry George

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Young European Film of The Year Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Young European Film of The Year
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Movies with Terry George as Actor(1)

as himself2017 Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction

TV Shows/Series with Terry George as Actor(1)

as himself2011 On Story

Movies with Terry George as Crew(22)

Directing/Director2016 The Promise
Writing/Writer2016 The Promise
Directing/Director2012 The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action
Directing/Director2011 Whole Lotta Sole
Production/Producer2011 Whole Lotta Sole
Writing/Screenplay2011 Whole Lotta Sole
Directing/Director2011 The Shore
Writing/Writer2011 The Shore
Directing/Director2007 Reservation Road
Writing/Screenplay2007 Reservation Road
Directing/Director2004 Hotel Rwanda
Production/Producer2004 Hotel Rwanda
Writing/Author2004 Hotel Rwanda
Writing/Screenplay2004 Hotel Rwanda
Writing/Author2002 Hart's War
Directing/Director1998 A Bright Shining Lie
Writing/Teleplay1998 A Bright Shining Lie
Writing/Writer1997 The Boxer
Directing/Director1996 Some Mother's Son
Writing/Writer1996 Some Mother's Son
Production/Co-Executive Producer1993 In the Name of the Father
Writing/Screenplay1993 In the Name of the Father

TV Shows/Series with Terry George as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2012 Luck
Directing/Director2008 In Treatment
Directing/Director2000 The District
Writing/Writer2000 The District
Writing/Story2000 The District
Creator/Creator2000 The District

Full Name: Terry George
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 12/20 1952 (December) in Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 71 years + 288 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Children: Oorlagh George
Other names for Terry George (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Terence George"
Terry George frequently works together with these people:
Jim Sheridan (7x, Crew)
A. Kitman Ho (5x, Crew)
John Valdetero (5x, Actor)
Craig T. Nelson (4x, Actor)
Rodrigo García (4x, Crew)
Hagai Levi (4x, Crew)
Jennifer Schuur (4x, Crew)
Sarah Treem (4x, Crew)
Nye Heron (4x, Crew)
Joan Bergin (3x, Crew)
Gerard McSorley (3x, Actor)
Joe Berlinger (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:58994, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 09/26/2024