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Left Bank Pictures (stylized as LEFT BANK Pictures) is an English film and television production company. It was formed in 2007 by Andy Harries, formerly controller of drama, comedy and film at Granada Productions, and Francis Hopkinson and Marigo Kehoe. The company is the first British media company to receive investment from BBC Worldwide, the commercial venture of the BBC; BBC Worldwide took a 25% equity stake, worth £1 million, in Left Bank in exchange for first-look distribution rights on all television productions. The company operates both television and film production departments. Key personnel are managing director Marigo Kehoe, formerly head of production in Harries' drama department at Granada, Francis Hopkinson, formerly senior commissioning editor of drama at Channel 4, and Suzanne Mackie, formerly director of development at Harbour Pictures.
Left Bank Pictures' productions include the television series Wallander, School of Comedy and Zen, and the film The Damned United.
Best films
(2011)Filmography of Left Bank Pictures (2 films)
Production
Add to a movie listThe Lady (2011)
, 2h7Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Actors Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Woodhouse, William Hope, Benedict Wong, William Hope
In 1947, when Aung San Suu Kyi is two years old, her father Aung San leads Burma to independence. But soon afterwards, on 19 July 1947, he along with a group of his colleagues is assassinated by a group of armed men in uniform.
The Damned United (2009)
, 1h37Directed by Tom Hooper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Maurice Roëves, Elizabeth Carling
After failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, England manager Alf Ramsey is replaced by Don Revie (Colm Meaney), the highly successful manager of Leeds United. Revie's replacement at Leeds is Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), the former manager of Derby County and a fierce critic of Leeds, because of their violent and physical style of play under Revie's management. Furthermore, Clough's longtime assistant, Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall), has not joined him.