John Schlesinger
Highest Rated: 94% Billy Liar (1963)
Lowest Rated: 8% Eye for an Eye (1996)
Birthday: Feb 16, 1926
Birthplace: London, England, UK
John Schlesinger was celebrated for his ability to elicit sensitive performances from his actors, a skill which drew on his own experience on the British stage in the 1950s. His style was also influenced by techniques he developed while directing TV documentaries--a period of his career characterized by extensive location shooting, tight production schedules and an emphasis on the role of editing in shaping narrative structure.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19% | 35% | The Next Best Thing | Director | $15.0M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Director | - | 1998 |
| 8% | 55% | Eye for an Eye | Director | $25.7M | 1996 |
| 83% | 81% | Cold Comfort Farm | Director | $5.6M | 1995 |
| 22% | 29% | The Innocent | Director | $413.6K | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Question of Attribution | Director | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | The Lost Language of Cranes | Derek Moulthorpe (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 50% | 46% | Pacific Heights | Director | $27.9M | 1990 |
| 78% | 65% | Madame Sousatzka | Director | $2.9M | 1988 |
| 35% | 45% | The Believers |
Director, Producer |
$17.4M | 1987 |
| 82% | 69% | The Falcon and the Snowman |
Director, Producer |
$14.9M | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Englishman Abroad | Director | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Honky Tonk Freeway | Director | - | 1981 |
| 57% | 63% | Yanks | Director | - | 1979 |
| 81% | 81% | Marathon Man | Director | - | 1976 |
| 65% | 75% | The Day of the Locust | Director | - | 1975 |
| 50% | 56% | Visions of Eight | Director | - | 1973 |
| 86% | 71% | Sunday, Bloody Sunday | Director | - | 1971 |
| 89% | 88% | Midnight Cowboy | Director | $201.0K | 1969 |
| 64% | 76% | Far From the Madding Crowd | Director | - | 1967 |
| 67% | 70% | Darling | Director | - | 1965 |
| 94% | 84% | Billy Liar | Director | $35.6K | 1963 |
| 93% | 87% | A Kind of Loving | Director | $3.3K | 1962 |