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David Leland is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer British born on 20 april 1947 at Cambridge (United-kingdom)

David Leland

David Leland
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 april 1947 at Cambridge (United-kingdom)
Death 24 december 2023 (at 76 years)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

David Leland (born 20 April 1947) is a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

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Filmography of David Leland (23 films)

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Actor

Virgin Territory, 1h33
Directed by David Leland
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Tim Roth, Ryan Cartwright, Christopher Egan, Rosalind Halstead
Roles Ricciardo
Rating47% 2.3517752.3517752.3517752.3517752.351775
The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.
The White River Kid, 1h35
Directed by Arne Glimcher
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Hoskins, Wes Bentley, Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Kim Dickens, Roger Clinton, Jr.
Roles Socrates Storekeeper
Rating47% 2.360622.360622.360622.360622.36062
Frère Edgar, petit escroc qui vend des chaussettes soi-disant pour les bonnes œuvres, est assisté de Morales Pittman, un clandestin. Un jour, agressé par le Kid de la White River, il s'attache à lui, et c'est le départ d'une pérégrination jusque chez les parents de la petite amie du Kid. Le tout sur fond d'élections, de fêtes locales et de racket en Arkansas.
When Saturday Comes, 1h38
Directed by Maria Giese
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly, Jimmy McKenna, Melanie Hill
Roles Priest
Rating59% 2.9992752.9992752.9992752.9992752.999275
A factory worker who gets scouted, firstly by the well-known non-league side Hallam F.C. and then later by Sheffield United Football Club. It was filmed at various locations around South Yorkshire including Rotherham, Sandygate Road and Bramall Lane.
Personal Services, 1h45
Directed by Terry Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Biography, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Julie Walters, Shirley Stelfox, Alec McCowen, Tim Woodward, Dave Aktins, Ewan Hooper
Roles Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
Rating62% 3.148253.148253.148253.148253.14825
Christine Painter (Julie Walters) is a sexually naive waitress and single-mother who pays for her teenage son's tuition by renting flats to local tarts. She later becomes a call girl herself - joining her friend Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and their "maid" Dolly (Danny Schiller) - and specializes in fetish/kink roleplay with older gentlemen. With her new family of friends and admirers, she becomes a huge sensation leading to wealth and infamy in the tabloids. The brothel business also brings out Christine's self-confidence, and leads to repairing a previously strained relationship with her father.
Wish You Were Here, 1h32
Directed by David Leland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Heathcote Williams, Jesse Birdsall, Geoffrey Hutchings, Charlotte Barker
Roles Margaret (aged 7)
Rating67% 3.396243.396243.396243.396243.39624
Sixteen-year-old Lynda Mansell (Emily Lloyd) lives in a small English seaside town in the early 1950s. She is feisty and precocious and tries to shock other people with her vulgar and saucy tongue (her favourite insult is "Up yer bum"). Bored with conventional jobs (which she frequently loses) and her town's dull young men, Lynda has her first sexual experience with Dave (Jesse Birdsall) but after she has slept with one of her father's middle-aged friends (Tom Bell), her life changes. She becomes pregnant and her father, a somewhat rigid and conventional man, disowns her. Desperately she tries to seek an illegal abortion but in the end decides to become a mother.
The Missionary, 1h30
Directed by Richard Loncraine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Graham Crowden
Roles Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Rating61% 3.097873.097873.097873.097873.09787
Church of England Reverend Charles Fortescue (Palin) works as a missionary in Africa for ten years, then returns to England in the spring of 1906. As the ship docks, a fellow passenger, later identified as Lady Isabel Ames (Smith), bumps into him by accident.
Time Bandits, 1h56
Directed by Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, Sean Connery, Katherine Helmond, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Transport films, Time travel films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Craig Warnock, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond
Roles Puppeteer
Rating68% 3.4478853.4478853.4478853.4478853.447885
Eleven-year-old Kevin has a vivid imagination and is fascinated by history, particularly Ancient Greece; his parents ignore his activities, having become more obsessed with buying the latest household gadgets to keep up with their neighbours. One night, as Kevin is sleeping, an armoured knight on a horse bursts out of his wardrobe. Kevin is scared and hides as the knight rides off into a forest setting where once his bedroom wall was; when Kevin looks back out, the room is back to normal and he finds one of his photos on the wall similar to the forest he saw. The next night he prepares a satchel with supplies and a Polaroid camera, but is surprised when six dwarves spill out of the wardrobe. Kevin quickly learns the group has stolen a large, worn map, and are looking for an exit from Kevin's room before they are discovered. They find that Kevin's bedroom wall can be pushed, revealing a long hallway. Kevin is hesitant to join until the visage of a menacing head – the Supreme Being – appears behind them, demanding the return of the map. Kevin and the dwarves fall into an empty void at the end of the hallway.
Gawain and the Green Knight, 1h33
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Murray Head, Nigel Green, Robert Hardy, Ciaran Madden, Anthony Sharp, David Leland
Roles Humphrey
Rating54% 2.7128352.7128352.7128352.7128352.712835
The mysterious Green Knight appears before King Arthur's court in the New Year and demands the head of Sir Gawain as the prize in a bizarre game. Given a year's grace, Gawain sets off in search of the Knight for a rematch.
The Pied Piper, 1h26
Directed by Jacques Demy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Actors Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, Diana Dors, Donovan, John Hurt, Roy Kinnear
Roles Officer
Rating63% 3.1908153.1908153.1908153.1908153.190815
En 1349, alors que la peste noire ravage l'Allemagne, un mystérieux pèlerin se joint à une troupe de comédiens ambulants qui se rend dans la cité de Hamelin encore épargnée par l'épidémie.
Scars of Dracula, 1h36
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Patrick Troughton, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, David Leland, Michael Ripper
Roles First Officer
Rating60% 3.049113.049113.049113.049113.04911
The scene switches to Dracula's homeland (after a period of approximately a year), where the local villagers are enraged that yet another young woman has been murdered by the Count. With a priest's blessing, they rise up and set fire to Castle Dracula. However, the Count is safely asleep in a solid stone crypt. When the villagers return home, they find that every single woman and child in the village has been slaughtered in the church by bats.
Julius Caesar, 1h46
Directed by David Bradley, Stuart Burge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, David Bradley, John Gielgud, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Vaughn
Roles Plebian
Rating62% 3.133743.133743.133743.133743.13374
Jules César, empereur romain, a bien du mal à gouverner avec le sénat. son propre fils complote contre lui. Assassiné, Marc Antoine prononce un discours qui monte la foule contre les agresseurs.
Julius Caesar, 1h56
Directed by Stuart Burge
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Robert Vaughn, Richard Chamberlain
Roles Plebian
Rating60% 3.047893.047893.047893.047893.04789
Jules César, empereur romain, a bien du mal à gouverner avec le sénat. son propre fils complote contre lui. Assassiné, Marc Antoine prononce un discours qui monte la foule contre les agresseurs.
1917
1917 (1969)

Origin United-kingdom
Genres War
Actors David Leland, Timothy Bateson
Roles Felix, the Cook
Rating58% 2.9283052.9283052.9283052.9283052.928305
Nothing But Trouble, 1h9
Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Cooking films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Boland, Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill, John Warburton
Roles Roi Christopher
Rating62% 3.146793.146793.146793.146793.14679
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel return to America after ten years of voluntary exile to find jobs. Oliver has worked as a mediocre cook and Stan has served as a butler for many years. Upon their return they find that there is plenty of positions to apply to, unlike when they left ten years earlier.