Richard Loncraine Filmography

Born:: October 20, 1946 in Cheltenham, England
Occupation:: Director, Screenwriter
Biography:: A rare director with the ability to shift between Shakespeare and spy films at the drop of the hat, Richard Loncraine has been turning out fine movies in nearly every genre since the mid-'70s. As equally adept as he may be at all kinds of films, it's precisely his wide versatility that has likely...Read More

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My One and Only

Crew: Director

Actors: Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Chris Noth, Steven Weber, Nick Stahl, Kevin Bacon

Synopsis: Renée Zellweger stars as a mother who travels down the East Coast with her children as they look for a wealthy socialite to take care of them in this comedy based on a childhood recollection of actor George Hamilton. Richard Loncraine (Firewall) directs from a script by Forrest Gump scribe Charlie Peters Read More

1/1/09
Firewall

Crew: Director

Actors: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick

Synopsis: A businessman becomes the last line of defense for his family and his business in this thriller. Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an upper-echelon technology executive at Landrock Pacific Bank, a leading financial institution based in Seattle. Stanfield oversees security for Landrock, and has Read More

2/10/06
Wimbledon

Crew: Director

Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill, Austin Nichols

Synopsis: Directed by Richard Loncraine, Wimbledon follows the plight of aspiring tennis-star Peter Colt (Paul Bettany), whose bad luck seems to manifest itself just about everywhere. Professionally, Peter is near the very bottom of the world tennis ranks, and personally, he can't find love despite his best Read More

1/1/04
My House in Umbria

Crew: Director

Actors: Maggie Smith, Ron Barker, Chris Cooper, Bernard Furmann, Giancarlo Giannini

Synopsis: Adapted from William Trevor's novella of the same name, the made-for-cable My House in Umbria stars Dame Maggie Smith as Mrs. Emily Delahunty, a British romance novelist living in Italy. While on a shopping excursion to Milan, Emily barely survives a terrorist train bombing. Though she recovers Read More

2003
The Gathering Storm

Crew: Director

Actors: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey

Synopsis: Today, Winston Churchill is regarded as one of the great leaders of his time, and a hero for helping to guide Great Britain through the crises of World War II. But in the 1930s, Churchill's place in history hardly seemed assured; his early warnings against the growing threat of the Third Reich Read More

2002
Band of Brothers: Day of Days

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Richard Loncraine (Richard III) directed the second installment of HBO's acclaimed Band of Brothers mini-series, "Day of Days." The action begins just before D-Day, and finds the men of Easy Company on a harrowing night-jump over Normandy. Their first mission is to take out German artillery so the Read More

2001
Richard III

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey, Jr., Nigel Hawthorne

Synopsis: Richard Loncraine takes Shakespeare's classic tale of treachery, Richard III, and transplants it to the 1930s. Ian McKellen is Richard who, as the film opens, begins plotting against his brother Edward, who has just ascended to the throne after a bloody civil war. Richard begins by seducing and Read More

1995
The Wedding Gift

Crew: Director

Actors: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Lancel, Anastasia Mulrooney, Thora Hird, Sian Thomas

Synopsis: This British drama was originally created for British television but was later released in the U.S. It is based on a true story and chronicles the struggles of Deric and Diana Longden, a happily married couple who try to cope with Diana's inexplicable degenerative disease which causes occasional Read More

1994
Bellman and True

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Bernard Hill, Kieran O'Brien, Richard Hope, Frances Tomelty, Derek Newark

Synopsis: In flashback, we learn how nerdish computer whiz Bernard Hill has gotten himself involved with nasty gang boss Richard Hope. When Hill's wife leaves him and his stepson, he gets drunk and loses his job; before he cleans out his desk, he sells one of his "worthless" computer tapes to Hope. The Read More

4/1/88
The Missionary

Crew: Director

Actors: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern

Synopsis: Michael Palin wrote and stars in this comedy as The Reverend Charles Fortescue, an unassuming missionary called back to England after spending ten years in Africa teaching children in a native village. Upon arriving in London, he finds that his new assignment is to take charge of a slum mission Read More

1982
Brimstone and Treacle

Crew: Director

Actors: Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton

Synopsis: The arrival of a mysterious stranger disrupts the lives of the members of a British family in this dark, psychological thriller. The stranger is one Martin Taylor (Sting), a dangerous charmer who ingratiates himself with the Bateses, a dignified, older couple (Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright). Read More

1982
Deep Cover

Crew: Director

Actors: Donald Pleasence, Tom Conti, Denholm Elliott, Kika Markham, Phoebe Nicholls

Synopsis: In this Dennis Potter-scripted TV film, Donald Pleasence plays Jason Cavendish, a retired Cambridge professor, who lives in a remote country estate with his second wife (Kika Markham), his daughter (Phoebe Nicholls), and his butler/secretary/confidant (Denholm Elliott). Their sleepy routine is Read More

1980
Vanishing Army

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Vanishing Army was originally produced for British television. The anecdotal storyline dwells upon the highs and lows of peacetime army life. The focus is on a career drill sergeant, played by Kenneth Cope. His career and behavior is compared with that of his more easygoing comrade in arms Read More

1978
Full Circle

Crew: Director

Actors: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, Robin Gammell

Synopsis: The British/Canadian Full Circle is better known by its American title, The Haunting of Julia. The eponymous Julia, played by Mia Farrow, is driven to near-madness by the death of her daughter. Things don't get much better when Julia and her husband move into a forbidding old mansion. The events Read More

1977
Flame

Crew: Director

Actors: Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Tom Conti

Synopsis: British glam rock superstars Slade made their collective acting debut in this downbeat drama about a pop group's struggles with success. In the late '60s, Barry (Dave Hill), Paul (Jim Lea), and Charlie (Don Powell) are musicians who are barely making a living playing pub dates, weddings, and Read More

1975
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Actors: Cindy Burrows, Emma Schlesinger, Kimi Tallmadge, Patrick Thornberry, Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Maurice Denham

Synopsis: This British film examines the choices individuals must make when confronted with a romantic relationship which is rewarding but does not offer them everything they want. In this sympathetic and psychologically precise drama, Alexandra Greville (Glenda Jackson), "Alex" to her friends, has a Read More

1971