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Simon Langton (b. 1941)

Alias:
사이먼 랭턴

Birthplace:
Amersham, England, UK

Born:
November 5, 1941

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs.  After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People was nominated for both a BAFTA award in the UK, and an Emmy Award in the USA. He later won a BAFTA award for the 1989 series Mother Love, starring Diana Rigg.  He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA.  He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of Rosemary and Thyme.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Langton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Film Production

Director:
1979  The Beast
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue
1982  I Remember Nelson
1983  Afterward
1984  The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1985  Anna Karenina
1986  The Whistle Blower
1987  Casanova
1987  Laguna Heat
1997  Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1999  Nancherrow

Producer:
1979  The Beast
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter
1980  The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue
1982  I Remember Nelson
1983  Afterward
1984  The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1985  Anna Karenina
1986  The Whistle Blower
1987  Casanova
1987  Laguna Heat
1997  Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1999  Nancherrow

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TV Production

Director:
1962  Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1965  Public Eye
1966  Softly, Softly
1970  Menace
1971  Barlow
1971  Upstairs, Downstairs
1972  Dead of Night
1972  The Befrienders
1974  Dial M for Murder
1975  You're On Your Own
1977  Supernatural
1979  Rebecca
1979  Tales of the Unexpected
1980  Thérèse Raquin
1982  Smiley's People
1989  Agatha Christie's Poirot
1990  Jeeves and Wooster
1994  The Cinder Path
1995  Pride and Prejudice
1997  Midsomer Murders
1999  The Scarlet Pimpernel
2001  Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Series Director:
1962  Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1965  Public Eye
1966  Softly, Softly
1970  Menace
1971  Barlow
1971  Upstairs, Downstairs
1972  Dead of Night
1972  The Befrienders
1974  Dial M for Murder
1975  You're On Your Own
1977  Supernatural
1979  Rebecca
1979  Tales of the Unexpected
1980  Thérèse Raquin
1982  Smiley's People
1989  Agatha Christie's Poirot
1990  Jeeves and Wooster
1994  The Cinder Path
1995  Pride and Prejudice
1997  Midsomer Murders
1999  The Scarlet Pimpernel
2001  Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

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