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William Boyd is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer British born on 7 march 1952 at Accra
William Boyd, CBE (born 7 March 1952) is a British novelist and screenwriter resident in London.
Between 1980 and 1983 he was a lecturer in English at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and it was while he was there that his first novel, A Good Man in Africa (1981), was published.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005.
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Birth name William Andrew Murray Boyd
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 march 1952 (72 years) at Accra
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 march 1952 (72 years) at Accra
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Biography
Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana, and spent his early life in Ghana and Nigeria. He was educated at Gordonstoun school; and then the University of Nice, France, the University of Glasgow, and finally Jesus College, Oxford.Between 1980 and 1983 he was a lecturer in English at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and it was while he was there that his first novel, A Good Man in Africa (1981), was published.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005.
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Filmography of William Boyd (16 films)
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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
, 2h33Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Circus films, Films about euthanasia, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame
Rating64%
Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest railroad circus. He has a number of problems on his hands for the upcoming season.
Pride of the West (1938)
, 56minutesDirected by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, William Boyd, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Earle Hodgins, Glenn Strange
Rating61%
Flaming Gold (1932)
, 53minutesDirected by Ralph Ince
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors William Boyd, Pat O'Brien, William Boyd, Mae Clarke, Helen Ware, Gertrude Astor
Rating55%
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The King of Kings (1927)
, 1h55Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors H. B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut, James Neill, Jacqueline Logan
Rating73%
We see Mary Magdalene, here portrayed as a wild courtesan, entertain many men around her. Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back. Peter is introduced as the Giant apostle, and we see the future gospel writer Mark as a child who is healed by Jesus. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is shown as a beautiful and saintly woman who is a mother to all her son's followers. Our first sight of Jesus is through the eyesight of a little girl, whom He heals. He is surrounded by a halo. Mary Magdelene arrives afterwards and talks to Judas, who reveals that he is only staying with Jesus in hopes of being made a king after Jesus becomes the king of kings. Jesus casts the Seven Deadly Sins out of Mary Magdalene in a multiple exposure sequence.
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
, 2h16Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Joseph Schildkraut, Jetta Goudal, William Boyd, William Boyd, Vera Reynolds, Trixie Friganza
Rating62%
The Six Best Cellars (1920)
Directed by Donald Crisp
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Wanda Hawley, Bryant Washburn, Clarence Burton, Josephine Crowell, William Boyd, Frederick Vroom
Director
The Trench (1999)
, 1h38Directed by William Boyd
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Daniel Craig, Danny Dyer, Paul Nicholls, Julian Rhind-Tutt, James D'Arcy, Adrian Lukis
Rating58%
The film paints a picture of the soldiers’ emotional experience in the confines of the trenches; an experience running the gamut from boredom to fear, panic to restlessness. Billy MacFarlane (Paul Nicholls), 17, along with his older brother, Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. The whole platoon, all of them in their late teens, depend on the war-hardened Sergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and the scholarly Lieutenant Hart (Julian Rhind-Tutt) for their survival. When word arrives that the platoon will join the first wave of attacks, they do not yet know they will be present when the British Army loses the greatest number of soldiers in a single day in its history.
Scriptwriter
Man to Man (2005)
, 2h2Directed by Régis Wargnier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville, Flora Montgomery, Alistair Petrie
Roles Author
Rating64%
In 1860, Victorian scientists capture a pygmy couple during an expedition in Central Africa. They are transported back to the United Kingdom for further study as part of research involving the theory of the evolution of man. However, the primitive outlook of the pygmies and the sophisticated methods used by the scientists, as well as the complications of an adapting to a foreign environment, make their anthropological study all the more difficult. Ultimately, as the pygmies become more absorbed to the public, major disagreements erupt culminating in a bloody and tragic confrontation.
Sword of Honour (2001)
Genres Drama, War
Actors Daniel Craig, Katrin Cartlidge, Richard Coyle, Simon Chandler, Christopher Benjamin, Selina Cadell
Rating62%
Pendant la deuxième Guerre mondiale, le riche Guy Crouchback décide pour exorciser ses propres démons, de rejoindre le plus dur des commandos de l'armée britannique. Derrière les lignes ennemies, plusieurs de ses frères d'armes paient le prix fort de leur engagement pour la liberté.
The Trench (1999)
, 1h38Directed by William Boyd
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Daniel Craig, Danny Dyer, Paul Nicholls, Julian Rhind-Tutt, James D'Arcy, Adrian Lukis
Roles Writer
Rating58%
The film paints a picture of the soldiers’ emotional experience in the confines of the trenches; an experience running the gamut from boredom to fear, panic to restlessness. Billy MacFarlane (Paul Nicholls), 17, along with his older brother, Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. The whole platoon, all of them in their late teens, depend on the war-hardened Sergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and the scholarly Lieutenant Hart (Julian Rhind-Tutt) for their survival. When word arrives that the platoon will join the first wave of attacks, they do not yet know they will be present when the British Army loses the greatest number of soldiers in a single day in its history.
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
, 1h34Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin South africa
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Colin Friels, Joanne Whalley, Sean Connery, John Lithgow, Louis Gossett Jr., Diana Rigg
Roles Novel
Rating50%
Morgan Leafy is a British diplomat and works in the small African state of Kinjanja, in the process of decolonisation. Arthur Fanshawe, a new member of the Commission, brings Leafy the news that oil has just been discovered in Kinjanja. For the British to obtain the benefits of such unexpected news, they must maintain good relations with the man who appears likely to be the next president of Kinjanja, Sam Adekunle. But a diplomatic crisis occurs: a woman dies at the High Commission and the British want to prolong the native burial honors for several days.
Chaplin (1992)
, 2h23Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller
Rating74%
The film is structured around lengthy flashbacks as the elderly Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr.) (now living in Switzerland) recollects moments from his life during a conversation with fictional character George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty, from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls, after which he relocates to the United States.
Mister Johnson (1991)
, 1h37Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward, Beatie Edney, Nick Reding, Bella Enahoro
Rating63%
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
, 1h47Directed by Jon Amiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Keanu Reeves, Patricia Clarkson, Barbara Hershey, Richard Portnow, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon
Roles Writer
Rating60%
En 1951, à La Nouvelle-Orleans, Pedro Carmichael, scénariste brillant, est engagé par la radio "la Voix de La Nouvelle-Orleans". Son feuilleton Kings of the garden district est un succès sans précédent et redresse ainsi le taux d'écoute de la radio. Fin observateur, il alimente la trame de son feuilleton avec la vie privée de ses collaborateurs, ce qui ne manque pas de faire éclater un scandale.
Stars & Bars (1988)
, 1h34Directed by Pat O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Steven Wright, Kent Broadhurst, Maury Chaykin, Matthew Cowles
Roles Créateur de nouvelle
Rating48%
A British art expert (Day-Lewis) travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.