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Iain Softley (b. 1956)

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Born:
November 30, 1956

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iain Softley (born November 30, 1956) is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), The Skeleton Key (2005) and Inkheart (2008). Softley also has been developing an adaptation of Stephen Gallagher's novel The Boat House for Dimension Films, set in the English Lake District. He previously attempted to film the book in 1999, with Milla Jovovich in the lead role of a haunted and driven Russian émigré.

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Film Production

Director:
1994  Backbeat
1995  Hackers
1997  The Wings of the Dove
2001  K-PAX
2005  The Skeleton Key
2008  Inkheart
2013  Trap for Cinderella
2015  Curve
2023  The Shepherd

Executive Producer:
1994  Backbeat
1995  Hackers
1997  The Wings of the Dove
2001  K-PAX
2005  The Skeleton Key
2008  Inkheart
2013  Trap for Cinderella
2015  Curve
2023  The Shepherd
????  Come and Get Me

Producer:
1994  Backbeat
1995  Hackers
1997  The Wings of the Dove
2001  K-PAX
2005  The Skeleton Key
2008  Inkheart
2013  Trap for Cinderella
2015  Curve
2023  The Shepherd
????  Come and Get Me

Screenplay:
1994  Backbeat
1995  Hackers
1997  The Wings of the Dove
2001  K-PAX
2005  The Skeleton Key
2008  Inkheart
2013  Trap for Cinderella
2015  Curve
2023  The Shepherd
????  Come and Get Me

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TV Production

Director:
2015  The Outcast

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