John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

English film and stage director (1926–2003)

John Richard Schlesinger was an English film, television and theatre director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood, often directing films dealing with provocative subject matter, combined with his status as one of the rare openly gay directors working in mainstream films.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1956–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1979 Yanks John Schlesinger 138 min Color
1974 The Day Of The Locust Long Road Productions 144 min Color sound
1973 Visions Of Eight Wolper Productions. 110 min 16mm Color sound
1973 Visions of Eight ALMI 105 min 16mm Color sound
1969 Midnight Cowboy Collectors Book Store 1:03 16mm Color
1965 Darling producer, Joseph Janni ; director, John Schlesinger ; screenplay, Frederic Raphael. 122 16mm Color sound
1965 Darling. John Schlesinger 4408 16mm sound
1963 Billy Liar John Schlesinger 98 min Color & B&W
1962 A Kind of Loving John Schlesinger 107 min B&W
1959 The Innocent eye John Schlesinger
1956 The Last Man To Hang. Warwick Film Productions Ltd. 75 min. 35mm B&W sound