David Leland (born 20 April 1947 in Cambridge, England) 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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David Leland Biography / Wiki
Name
David Leland
Also Know
Gender
Male
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Date of Birth
1947-04-20
Age(as in 2022)
75
Deathday
David Leland Acting Movies
Movie Name
Character
Release Date
Overview
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Nemov
1973-09-16
A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of Articl…
1917
Felix, the Cook
1970-01-01
A British short film about World War I, directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Timothy Bateson, David Leland, and Geoffrey Davies….
Gawain and the Green Knight
Humphrey
1973-06-01
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king’s men to kill him….
One Brief Summer
1970-05-10
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives….
Scars of Dracula
First Officer
1970-11-08
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat’s blood and Dracu…
The Pied Piper
Officer
1972-12-27
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor’s daughter…
The White River Kid
Socrates Storekeeper
1999-01-01
Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer, who is running from the authorities….
The Missionary
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
1982-11-02
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment…
An Accidental Studio
Himself
2019-07-12
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George …
When Saturday Comes
Priest
1996-03-01
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other idea…
Time Bandits
Puppeteer
1981-07-13
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they’ve purl…
Personal Services
Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
1987-02-12
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows C…
David Leland Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Virgin Territory
Director
2007-12-17
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 stor…
Concert for George
Director
2003-10-03
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 Nov…
The Land Girls
Director
1998-06-12
During World War II, the organisation “The Women’s Land Army” recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such “land…
Wish You Were Here
Director
1987-07-24
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been…
The Big Man
Director
1990-08-31
An unemployed Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet….
Checking Out
Director
1989-04-21
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an …
Director
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men …
Director
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where h…
David Leland Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Concert for George
Producer
2003-10-03
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 Nov…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Mona Lisa
Screenplay
1986-06-13
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class…
Made in Britain
Screenplay
1982-02-25
After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo….
Virgin Territory
Writer
2007-12-17
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 stor…
Personal Services
Writer
1987-02-12
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows C…
Wish You Were Here
Writer
1987-07-24
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been…
The White River Kid
Screenplay
1999-01-01
Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer, who is running from the authorities….
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Writer
1983-07-02
An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her….
Beloved Enemy
Screenplay
1981-02-10
A cool hard study of ‘the art of the deal’ on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chief exec of big British multi-national UKM, learns t…
Birth of a Nation
Writer
1983-06-19
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaig…
Flying Into the Wind
Writer
1983-06-26
The Wyatts wish to educate their children at home, but the education authorities have other ideas. Moving between 1969 and 1980, we see how this affec…
Psy-Warriors
Writer
1981-07-17
Soldiers are captured and interrogated by terrorists: but is it real or only a sadistic form of psychological training exercise?…
The Land Girls
Writer
1998-06-12
During World War II, the organisation “The Women’s Land Army” recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such “land…
Running Wild
Screenplay
A forensic psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of thirty-two adults in an exclusive gated community…
