Philip Saville
Directing
- Born
- October 28, 1930 · London, UK
- Died
- December 22, 2016 (age 86)
Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile, born 28 October 1930, London) is a British actor who turned to television direction and screenwriting in the late 1950s.
During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and the lost Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play.
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Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included Out of the Unknown (1965) and the Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) for which Saville received a BAFTA to add to his earlier BAFTA for Hamlet.
In film Saville directed The Fruit Machine (1988, released as Wonderland in the USA), Metroland (1997) and The Gospel of John (2003). Saville has been called one of the UK's top 100 directors of all time.
He is active in film and television as of 2006, and has a masterclass studio in London specializing in dramatic improvisation.
Philip Saville has recently completed a special documentary on Harold Pinter Pinter's Progress for Sundance international television channels and UK's Sky Arts. Saville is currently developing further arts programming with Sundance and British TV company 3DD Productions including Discovering Hamlet now in production.
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Known for
Behind the camera53
- 2011Discovering Hamlet Director
- 2009Pinter's Progress Director
- 2003The Gospel of John Director
- 2002The Biographer Director
- 1998Metroland Director
- 1998Little White Lies Director
- 1997Deacon Brodie Director
- 1993Wall of Silence Director
- 1992Angels Director
- 1990Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Director
