Michael Radford

Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Birthday: November 14, 1946

Born in New Delhi to an English father and Australian mother, Radford was raised in India. He moved to England to attend Oxford and after graduating worked briefly as an actor and a teacher. In 1971, he was among the first twenty-five students to enroll at the National Film School. Radford began as a documentary filmmaker. His most notable efforts include "The Madonna and the Volcano" (1979) and "Van Morrison in Ireland" (1981). Radford made his screenwriting debut and also directed the remake of "Another Time, Another …more

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Homicide: Life on the Street
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Career Milestones

2008
Directed Demi Moore and Michael Caine in Flawless a diamond heist story set in 1960
2004
Hemed the Shakespearian adaptation, The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Joseph Fiennes
2000
Directed (also co-scripted and co-produced) Daryl Hannah in Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2000
Staged the London revival of The Seven Year Itch with Daryl Hannah
1996
Directed B. Monkey (released theatrically in the USA in 1999)