Anthony ShafferFilmography

Born:: May 15, 1926 in Liverpool, England
Occupation:: Screenwriter, Play Author
Birth name:: Anthony Joshua Shaffer
Biography:: A former barrister-cum-dramatist well known for such successful thrillers as Sleuth and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, writer Anthony Shaffer penned numerous works over his fruitful career, though it was Sleuth that proved to be Shaffer's most enduring work among fans. The British-born writer worked...Read More

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Sleuth

Crew: Play Author

Actors: Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter

Synopsis: The Anthony Shaffer play originally brought to the screen in 1972 gets the remake treatment in this updating that finds Michael Caine stepping into the role of the brilliant thriller writer portrayed by Laurence Olivier in the original, and Jude Law following in Caine's footsteps as the young Read More

10/12/07
The Wicker Man

Crew: From Screenplay by

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy

Synopsis: A young child has gone missing and it's up to a haunted but determined policeman to travel to the remote island community where she was last seen and solve the lingering mystery of her disappearance in director Neil LaBute's updated reworking of Anthony Shaffer's 1973 cult horror classic. Upon Read More

9/1/06
Sommersby

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty, James Earl Jones, Wendell Wellman, William Windom, Bill Pullman

Synopsis: This Americanized remake of the French classic The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) transports the story's setting from the 16th century Gallic countryside to 19th century Tennessee at the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War. Richard Gere stars as Jack Sommersby, a wealthy landowner who returns to his Read More

1993
Appointment with Death

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie

Synopsis: In this mystery, Peter Ustinov reprises the role of Hercule Poirot, the fussy and flower-tending detective from Belgium created by Agatha Christie. In 1937, Mrs. Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie) is on an archeological dig in Palestine; she inherited the wealth of her recently deceased husband and Read More

4/15/88
Absolution

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley, Billy Connolly, Andrew Keir

Synopsis: Two Catholic boarding school students (Dominic Guard and Dai Bradley) embark upon a carefully calculated campaign to drive their hated headmaster (Richard Burton) insane. The boys launch their scheme by cooking up the most bizarre and depraved of imaginary sins, then recite these infractions in Read More

2/12/88
The Sting II

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden, Oliver Reed

Synopsis: Although penned by the same screenwriter, David S. Ward, this sequel to The Sting (1973) is tarnished by comparisons to its predecessor. Jackie Gleason fills the shoes of Paul Newman as Harry Gondorff and Mac Davis slips into the Robert Redford role of Johnny Hooker, two con men pals whose latest Read More

1983
Evil Under the Sun

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, James Mason

Synopsis: Peter Ustinov makes his second appearance as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this adaptation of the popular Agatha Christie mystery. When noted stage star Arlena Marshall (Diana Rigg) is found murdered while visiting a posh island resort, Poirot is called upon to find the culprit, but given Read More

1982
Rough Cut

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven, Patrick Magee, Joss Ackland

Synopsis: Notorious international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynolds) is out to steal $30 million in uncut diamonds in this visually opulent, uneven comedy. Chief Inspector Cyril Willis (David Niven) is Rhodes' nemesis. He wants to retire from Scotland Yard but would like to capture Rhodes as a final Read More

1980
Death on the Nile

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, David Niven, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury

Synopsis: Peter Ustinov began his long association with the Hercule Poirot character of murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie with this lavish but financially disappointing follow-up to the popular Murder on the Orient Express (1974). During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel Read More

1978
The Wicker Man

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee

Synopsis: A righteous police officer investigating the disappearance of a young girl comes into conflict with the unusual residents of a secluded Scottish isle in this unsettling, intelligent chiller. Brought to the island of Summerisle by an anonymous letter, Edward Woodward's constable is surprised to Read More

1974
Frenzy

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey, Alec McCowen

Synopsis: Alfred Hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. Then, he'd been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on Read More

6/21/72
Cry of the Penguins

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dudley Sutton, John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Tony Britton

Synopsis: A great deal of director Al Viola's version of this film was pruned away for its general release. The missing portions are not only the heart of the story, but they are the heart of the novel by Graham Billings which gave rise to the film. The whole story is that Forbush (John Hurt) is going Read More

1972
Sleuth

Crew: Play Author, Screenwriter

Actors: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine

Synopsis: The mystery stage play by Anthony Shaffer was adapted by the author into this stylish film from director Joseph L. Manciewicz. Laurence Olivier stars as Andrew Wyke, a best-selling author of detective fiction living in a grand 16th century mansion. Andrew is visited by Milo Tindle (Michael Caine) Read More

1972