Richard Loncraine facts for kids

Richard Loncraine (born on October 20, 1946) is a talented British director who makes both movies and TV shows. He was born in Cheltenham, a town in Gloucestershire, England.

About Richard Loncraine

Richard Loncraine started his career learning about filmmaking at the BBC, which is a big broadcasting company in the UK. He even directed parts of a science show called Tomorrow's World. Before becoming a director, he was a sculptor. He was the first person to create a shiny, chrome version of a Newton's cradle, which is a cool desk toy with swinging balls.

Richard has won some really important awards for his work. In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for his movie Richard III. This is a big award from a famous film festival! Then, in 2002, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special for his work on the TV series Band of Brothers. An Emmy is one of the highest awards you can get in television.

Movies and TV Shows He Directed

Richard Loncraine has directed many different films and television projects over the years. Here are some of them:

Movies

• Professor Popper's Problem (1975) (He only wrote this one)
• Slade in Flame (1975)
• Full Circle (1977)
• The Missionary (1982)
• Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
• Bellman and True (1987) (He also wrote this one)
• Richard III (1995) (He also wrote this one)
• Wimbledon (2004)
• Firewall (2006)
• My One and Only (2009)
• 5 Flights Up (2014)
• Finding Your Feet (2017)

Television Shows

• Secret Orchards (1979)
• Blade on the Feather (1980)
• Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)
• "Day of Days", Band of Brothers (2001)
• The Gathering Storm (2002)
• My House in Umbria (2003)
• The Special Relationship (2010)

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See also

In Spanish: Richard Loncraine para niños