Philip Saville
Philip Saville (born 28 October 1930 in London, England ) is an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He also works under the name of Philip Savile.
Life and work
Philip Saville began his career as an actor and stage director. At 18, he played his first film role as a driver of a police patrol car in the movie " Penny and the Pownall Case " directed by Slim hand. In the early 1950s he worked for a U.S. television channel, but then returned back to England and played until 1960 another 22 rolls of film.
In 1955, he had already been out on the Director together with his first wife, Jane Arden, written television movie "Curtains for Harry ." Since 1960 he is without significant interruption active in this genre and is one of the most prolific British film directors.
In 1963 he made for the BBC film "The Madhouse on Castle Street " and it could force the American folk singer Bob Dylan, who thus made his first appearance in England as an actor. Dylan, however, could not do justice to this job and Philip Saville had to commit another actor. Dylan but then sang some of his songs in the film.
1964 filmed Philip Saville, also for the BBC, to the Danish original locations Shakespeare drama " Hamlet" with actors Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw and Donald Sutherland. This film was also listed in 1967 in Germany.
In 1965, he wrote again, together with his wife Jane Arden the movie "The Logic Game " and turned it on BBC2. This film was very controversial by the critics, he demonstrated clearly that Philip Saville was a distinct avant-garde artists.
Worldwide attention was 1967 's " Oedipus " adaptation, where he also collaborated on the screenplay. Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer and Orson Welles were part of the cast list.
Significant films are still " Mandela ", he turned with Danny Glover in the title role, 1987, also " The Fruit Machine " from 1988, for Hans Zimmer wrote the music, shown in Germany with the German title "Rendezvous with a killer " and " Metroland " from 1997 starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson. starring, which is still regarded as his best film
In 2001, Philip Saville turned in Germany the film " Hans Christian Andersen - My Life as a Fairytale" at various locations in Berlin and Brandenburg. The creative chain of real and fairy tales scenes represented by the same actor in multiple roles, corresponds to the artistic style, the Philip Saville always preferred.
The documentary - drama "The Biographer " in Germany showed the television station N -24 on 27 August 2007 under the title " Diana - My Story - How the truth came to light " as a contribution to the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana of Wales.
2003 turned Philip Saville "The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John " as the 21st member of the international series of Bible films. This film has been performed in many countries around the world, in German synchronization, there is a DVD entitled " The Gospel of John - The Movie ".
His last work for the time being is the Holocaust drama " Love Is a Survivor" from the year 2004.
Since 2006, Philip Saville operates the " Philip Saville Studio " a drama master class in London, specializing in "dramatic improvisation".
Philip Saville one in England one of the 100 best directors of all time.
Philip Saville, who is called by friends " Savo " has always been understood to largely keep his private life from the media frenzy. From his marriage with Jane Arden had two sons.